Willa Glickman, Author at The Phoenix

Engaging to Disengage: Mark Wallace Inaugurates the Faculty Fast for Divestment

When Professor Mark Wallace first came to Swarthmore, he introduced one of the first environmental studies courses into the religion department curriculum: “Religion and Ecology”, a course he still teaches today. Recently, in keeping with the widespread darkening of our environmental future,

April 26, 2018

Campus Journal

The Ins and Outs of the Outage: An Interview with Ralph Thayer and Bill Maguire

When the power went out last Thursday for the second time in three weeks and the student body funneled into generator-powered Sharples, clustering around the scarce outlets and eating waffles through the evening to quell a rising sense that the world is

March 29, 2018

Campus Journal

Hold the Hand and Guide: Money 101 With SWIFT and Franklin Mint

I have never considered myself to be a financial aficionado, but I was recently confronted with the depths of my ineptitude after a protracted tangle with the New York State Tax Department. In order to work a summer job scooping ice

March 8, 2018

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Scott Arboretum Reaches Out: A Conversation with Sue McQueen, Community Coordinator

The Scott Arboretum retains an air of mystery even for a veteran senior like myself. The word ‘arboretum’ is awkward to pronounce and clearly has something to do with trees, but at Swarthmore the term encompasses a vast botanical garden containing

February 22, 2018

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The Morning After: A Post-Eagle Walk in Philly

Philadelphia had the air of a city recovering from a natural disaster on Monday morning – the shuttered businesses, the detritus, the ubiquitous sense of fellowship and renewed appreciation for life among those on the mostly empty streets. Newscasters and cameramen

February 8, 2018

Campus Journal

The Art of the Scoop: Reflections on Student Journalism

Given that I am at a time in my life when almost any moment could be productively spent chipping away at a tall stack of obligatory and enlightening readings, and more often than not I am sitting in a library while a

December 7, 2017

Campus Journal

The Cassowary Strikes: Into the Woods with the Bird Club

My introduction to Swarthmore Bird Club came several weeks ago during the beginning-of-year activity fair. Wearing a full bird mask, Ben Schmidt ’18 writhed on his back, propelling himself in circles in front of Parrish Hall like the frontman of AC/DC. While

October 5, 2017

Campus Journal

The Beautiful Grind: Henry Ortmeyer ’18 Explains Squash

When I asked Henry Ortmeyer ’18 how often he meets people who don’t know what squash is, his answer was immediate and matter-of-fact: “Oh, so often. No, no one knows about it, no one ever knows.” The strategy he’s developed for

September 21, 2017

Willa Glickman

Engaging to Disengage: Mark Wallace Inaugurates the Faculty Fast for Divestment

The Ins and Outs of the Outage: An Interview with Ralph Thayer and Bill Maguire

Hold the Hand and Guide: Money 101 With SWIFT and Franklin Mint

Scott Arboretum Reaches Out: A Conversation with Sue McQueen, Community Coordinator

The Morning After: A Post-Eagle Walk in Philly

The Art of the Scoop: Reflections on Student Journalism

The Cassowary Strikes: Into the Woods with the Bird Club

The Beautiful Grind: Henry Ortmeyer ’18 Explains Squash

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