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Nathanael D. Brown

Language Learning at Swarthmore

When I tell people that my major is German studies, I often get the follow-up question, “Are you German?” No, I am not German. I took Spanish and German in high school, and I liked German enough that I decided to continue
February 13, 2025

Weekly Column: Swat Says

We, the Phoenix Opinions section, are proud to debut Swat Says. In this weekly column, we will talk with students around campus who might otherwise not want to write full opinion articles and record highlights from their responses here. For our first
February 6, 2025

TAP Minus

Upon attempting to order my textbooks this semester, I was shocked to find that I had $289.72 less in my Textbook Affordability Program (TAP) account than I thought. “Where did the funds go?” I asked myself. Upon investigation, I found they had
February 6, 2025

Through the Woods

♫Over the Crum and through the woods/to Swarthmore College we go♫ Nixon’s Vice President, Spiro Agnew, once allegedly called Swarthmore the “Kremlin on the Crum.” Swarthmore’s Alma Mater says “Ev’ry ripple of Crum’s water/Is a greeting clear.” The Crum Woods are a
November 21, 2024

The World Must Be Made Safe for Democracy

26-year-old American Quincy Claude Ayres stepped off the boat on December 5, 1917, onto the soil of war-torn France. Before him, hundreds of Americans had volunteered as ambulance drivers and doctors or joined the Canadian military to fight before the United States
November 14, 2024

Red Light on the Blue Route

Those of you who spend your time looking at maps of highways in Delaware County have likely noticed a weird bow in the route of I-476, commonly called the Blue Route. For those who do not, I will quickly summarize. I-476 runs
October 10, 2024
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Roll Garnet Tide, Roll

“That’s alright, that’s okay, you’ll all work for us someday!” So went the chant from the avid fans of Swarthmore’s football team. I can imagine, dear readers, especially for those of you who are first-year students, that the absence of a football
October 3, 2024

Honor is Better Than Honors

“Come gather ‘round people, wherever you roam/and admit that the waters around you have grown/and accept it or soon you’ll be drenched to the bone/for the times they are a-changin’.” With the rainy days we’ve had on Wednesday and Thursday, Bob Dylan’s
April 18, 2024
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