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Administration to Repurpose former Frat House as “Promising Gentlemen’s Club”

The Swarthmore College administration received permission this week from the board of managers to move forward with its plans for the house that formerly belonged to the College’s chapter of the Delta Upsilon fraternity. Swarthmore’s oldest students will remember that Delta Upsilon

February 3, 2022

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An Allegory for a Good Night’s Sleep

At night, there should be rest. With the sun going down at a predictable 5:30 p.m., I always try to see it as a time to de-stress from the day and fall into a blissful sleep. But rarely is the night

February 3, 2022

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BREAKING: Students who Wear Masks Incorrectly not doing it to be Insensitive

I can’t count the number of times I’ve had to restrain myself from shaking the shoulders of the person in front of me in the Sharples line for wearing their mask as a chin strap. I can’t count the number of times

February 3, 2022

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Did Swarthmore Change or Did I?

Two weeks ago, some percentage of Swarthmore students returned in the freezing weather to another batch of liminal Swarthmore. By liminal Swarthmore, I refer to the mix of synchronous and asynchronous classwork, the long treks to and from Sharples with the chill

February 3, 2022

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Jellow Conducts AOD Survey for Stat 011 Final Project

As the semester crawls to a close, tests and final projects have been steadily piling up. Among those dealing with a mounting workload is Joshua Ellow, who has been kept busy by the final project assigned for Professor Suzanne Thornton’s Stat 011:

December 2, 2021

Campus Journal·Highlights

This Swattie Does Not Exist: Joseph Nasrallah ’22

Joseph Nasrallah ’22 considers himself to be pretty behind-the-scenes at Swarthmore, keeping mostly to himself and living in a one-bedroom apartment in the Ville. In reality, Nasrallah is just humble — he can be seen all over campus greeting friends and giving

December 2, 2021

Campus Journal

First Semester Time-Capsule by an Underdog: Growth

-4 weeks before this release was Act 2 Act 3: First Semester Time-Capsule by an Underdog: Growth [A mass chain of people are lined up on a concrete path that leads to a light gray-ish building with a shifting pattern of black

December 2, 2021

Campus Journal

The Legend of the Fire Moose

Once upon a time, there was a moose named Loudmouth (to use the closest English translation). As you may have guessed from the fact that meese* tend to confront their problems by head-butting them, meese are neither subtle nor circumspect. As a

December 2, 2021

Campus Journal·Highlights

This Swattie Does Not Exist: Meet Sophie Corbett ’24!

A day in the life of Sophie Corbett ’24 means a full stack of academics, extracurriculars, and social interactions. Though some would find it difficult to keep up with her packed schedule, she keeps an optimistic outlook on life, which fills her

November 18, 2021

Campus Journal

Student Activists Drive Change at Swarthmore by Driving Change at Williams and Amherst

Despite all the fancy buildings and gushing promotional materials that the college generates feverishly day in and day out, it seems that Swarthmore can never break out of the #3 spot on U.S. News and World’s Top Liberal Arts Colleges list. The

November 18, 2021

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