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A change of guard

Pennsylvania is broken. While neighboring New York is poised to have a surplus of over $4 billion next year, our state is anticipating a $1.3 billion deficit. It is facing mounting pension costs. Philadelphia schools are falling apart. Yet in spite of
October 9, 2014

Faculty vote a step in the right direction

With the end-of-year schedule back to its previous, less hectic form, we at the Phoenix would like to congratulate the faculty for doing the right thing and listening to the students. We also want to acknowledge and thank the students, particularly the
October 2, 2014

Divestment is possible and necessary

The movement to divest from fossil fuels started at Swarthmore in the Spring of 2011. It’s time that the institution from which the movement grew support it. Swarthmore needs to divest, and it needs to do it now. An increasing number of
September 25, 2014

An opportunity for change

With the recent departure of Rebecca Chopp and the announcement of the new presidential search committee, is there any better time to talk about the role of a college president? First, a brief retrospective: during her tenure as president, Chopp raised unprecedented
September 11, 2014

Imposing their judgments

There are many things that are extraordinary about the recent series of decisions emanating from our college’s administration. The first is the seeming suddenness with which they are thrust upon students. In spite of Dean Lili Rodriguez’s bold-faced email disclaimer that recent
September 4, 2014

Swat Slang: Terms, Tips, and Tricks

YOPFO — an acronym for “You Only Pass/Fail Once.” Good excuse for focusing on building friendships and trying out extracurriculars during your first semester. Cygnet — a database of awkward high school yearbook photos. Swat Swivel — the act of rapidly looking
September 4, 2014

A bad decision, poorly made

Our faculty, it seems, are a rather cheeky bunch. That, at least, is the impression we are left with in the wake of their recent pronouncement that the length of the spring semester’s reading week and senior week will be reduced in
June 19, 2014

A step in the right direction: queering college history

Four alumni historians and current senior Ali Roseberry-Polier captivated a packed LPAC Cinema on Friday afternoon, thanks to Assistant Professor of History Farid Azfar, who organized the “Queer Histories of Swarthmore” panel that constitutes a crucial part of the College’s Sesquicentennial celebrations.
April 24, 2014
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