Erik Myers, Author at The Phoenix

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Campus Journal

Over Sharples dinner: an ode to specs

April 16, 2015 Erik Myers 0 Comment Dostoevsky, Jonathan Franzen, ride the tide, Specs

— When confronted by someone new at Swat, do you think you take the “flight” or the “fight” response? “I

April 16, 2015 Erik Myers 0 Comment books, lecture, peripeteia

I was scrolling down my news feed this Tuesday when Peripeteia, a Community Development Grant Recipient for 2015, announced that

April 2, 2015 Erik Myers 2 Comments culture, erik myers, liberal arts, masterpiece, quirky

I was assigned your account, because you’re quirky, and I’m the quirkiest they had. I always say, “If you don’t

March 19, 2015 Erik Myers 2 Comments Career Services, future, internships, jobs

I stumbled upon Career Peer Advisor (CPA) Stephanie Wang ’17 off-work, doing her homework in Trotter. I needed help on

February 19, 2015 Erik Myers 2 Comments community, dorm games, erik

As with any personable, resilient, creative, and obnoxious “Positive Mental Attitude,” or any united concept, principle, worldview, or coherent life

February 5, 2015 Erik Myers 1 Comment parties, tarble, winter formal

The writer was assigned to the Winter Formal. There was never any promise of a story. Like many Swarthmore students,

January 29, 2015 Erik Myers 1 Comment innovation, military, snapchat, technology

On January 27, 2015, Swarthmore’s many Snapchat users received a snapchat ‘story’ from Team Snapchat itself. “Today we’re introducing Discover,”

December 4, 2014 Erik Myers 0 Comment night of scenes, shakespeare, theater, yellow stockings

If you look deeply enough into the rabbit hole, the stained glass windows, the use-value of Essie Mae’s, the dubious

December 4, 2014 Erik Myers 0 Comment constance hungerford, lecture, perfection, peripeteia, peter baumann

It was late evening when the professors arrived. The college lay deep in rainy mist. There was nothing to be