Liz Whipple, Author at The Phoenix

From ceramics to catacombs, swatties abroad go beyond classroom

Students at Swarthmore study abroad for countless reasons. Some go to fulfill language requirements, some because they find the one perfect, chance-of-a-lifetime program, and some, if not most, go for the main goal of getting off of Swarthmore’s beautiful but sometimes suffocating

November 12, 2015

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Swiping: A modern love story

Between the long nights of studying, recuperative naps in the science center and the wild nightlife our school is famous for, most Swarthmore students don’t have a lot of time to devote to finding love. Thankfully, this trend is not Swarthmore-specific, and

October 29, 2015

Campus Journal

Scorecard presents misleading financial data

On September 12, the U.S. Department of Education released its new College Scorecard, a website that President Obama introduced as a way for students and families to compare how much alumni of different schools earn, their levels of debt, and how easily

October 1, 2015

Campus Journal

Advice for freshmen, from Swatties who learned it the hard way

Your first year at college is a time for learning. And while you all, like me, have somehow weaseled your way into one of the most academically intense colleges in the country, I found that the majority of my learning last year

September 3, 2015

Liz Whipple

From ceramics to catacombs, swatties abroad go beyond classroom

Swiping: A modern love story

Scorecard presents misleading financial data

Advice for freshmen, from Swatties who learned it the hard way

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