Anatole Shukla

Original Student Musical “The Kai’s the Limit” Celebrates Student Passion, Queerness

The last time Swarthmore saw a football team on its campus was the year 2000. After the team won just five games in five years and at one point had the longest losing streak in America, the Board of Managers decided to

November 4, 2021

Arts

Leaving it All to Nostalgia: iCarly Reboot Not a Total Flop

Three things I never thought I would live to see on “iCarly,” the beloved Nickelodeon sitcom that originally aired from 2007–2012: a lesbian kiss, an openly pansexual main character who pursues love interests of all genders, and a plotline about sex work.

October 28, 2021

Arts

Jewel Tones in July: Life in a Vital Marsh

Eagle Marsh, a 831-acre wetland nature preserve in my hometown of Fort Wayne, Indiana, is one of the best places on the planet. It’s not up for discussion — it’s just a fact. The Little River Wetlands Project acquired the land in

October 21, 2021

Highlights·News

Players Reflect on Resignation of Former Women’s Basketball Head Coach Signor-Brown

Candice Signor-Brown, The former Head Coach of the Swarthmore’s Women’s Basketball team, resigned from Swarthmore in late August. Prior to the resignation, students at Swarthmore and Vassar, where Signor-Brown had previously coached for ten years, had voiced allegations against her of favoritism,

September 16, 2021

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Party Scene in Limbo Following Return to Campus Life

As Swarthmore returns to a more typical semester after half of the student body studied remotely during the past academic year, one aspect of normal student life at Swarthmore remains in limbo: the party scene. During the last fully normal semester at

September 16, 2021

Campus Journal·Highlights

Five Emails I Didn’t Need to Receive but I’m Glad I Did

Let’s face it: email is the bane of all of our existences. Every day there are new emails, glowing white in our soulless inboxes, that require mundane responses. The only thing worse than receiving emails when you don’t want them is not

September 16, 2021

Arts

Putting the Dog Down: Brooklyn Nine-Nine’s Final Season Should Not Have Been Made

When I saw that the eighth and final season of “Brooklyn Nine-Nine” had begun airing, I was shocked that no one was talking about it. Though it had previously been one of the most popular sitcoms on air, having become famous for

September 16, 2021

Arts

Birds I’ve Met and the Peace I’ve Found

In March 2020, barely into the throes of the pandemic, Nick Lund (my favorite bird writer) wrote an article for Slate titled, “You Have No Choice but to Become a Backyard Birder.” Though perhaps a little threatening, he was right. I had

September 9, 2021

Highlights·News

Nearly All Women’s Basketball Players Quit, Eight New Players Recruited Following College’s Inaction Towards Head Coach Signor-Brown

In December 2020, following an extensive three-part investigation from The Phoenix about allegations from numerous players of intense favoritism, toxic team culture, and bullying towards women’s basketball players on behalf of Coach Candice Signor-Brown, members of the Swarthmore women’s basketball team created

May 9, 2021

Highlights·News

i20 Holds Lunch Buddies Program to Help Involve African International Students

At noon on April 17, i20, Swarthmore’s international student group, held its first iteration of a new program called i20 Lunch Buddies on Mertz Field. The socially distanced program aimed to involve more African international students in i20 activities. In the program,

May 1, 2021

Anatole Shukla

Original Student Musical “The Kai’s the Limit” Celebrates Student Passion, Queerness

Leaving it All to Nostalgia: iCarly Reboot Not a Total Flop

Jewel Tones in July: Life in a Vital Marsh

Players Reflect on Resignation of Former Women’s Basketball Head Coach Signor-Brown

Five Emails I Didn’t Need to Receive but I’m Glad I Did

Putting the Dog Down: Brooklyn Nine-Nine’s Final Season Should Not Have Been Made

Birds I’ve Met and the Peace I’ve Found

Nearly All Women’s Basketball Players Quit, Eight New Players Recruited Following College’s Inaction Towards Head Coach Signor-Brown

i20 Holds Lunch Buddies Program to Help Involve African International Students

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