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Pittenger Door Handle Scandal

Imagine this likely scenario. After a long day working you return to your dorm room, ready to crash onto your bed and relax after twelve consecutive hours of classes, quizzes, and homework. You walk up to the door and reach into that

October 10, 2019

Campus Journal

Investigating the Cunningham Fire: Part 2 of 3

It has been three weeks now since the Cunningham Fire. It has been three weeks since we all woke up to the smell of smoke in our otherwise-beautiful borough and to the fire moose going off as if its life depended on

October 10, 2019

Campus Journal

Tea Time: Defining the Relationship

Besides the Swat plague, something else seems to spread around Fall Break: the love bug. After one and a half months of getting to know fellow Swatties, some of us may find ourselves head over heels in the Quaker Matchbox. But is

October 10, 2019

Campus Journal

Party Shoes Revisited: Cross Country Fancy Party

Truth can be found in the most unassuming places. As a disoriented first year, I wanted to learn more about the Swarthmore party scene, and maybe do a freshman perspective piece about it. Thinking about riffing on it — all alone with

October 10, 2019

Campus Journal·Highlights

I Went to Every Free Food Event at Swarthmore College for Two Weeks. Here’s What Happened.

During the first two weeks of this school year I attended every event on campus that was advertised to have food that I possibly could attend. This took an insane amount of time management skills, and oddly enough I did better at

September 26, 2019

Campus Journal·Highlights

Renato’s Does Not Exist

Renato’s Pizza is the workhorse of the Swarthmore food scene. Sure, you could spend time walking to Swarthmore Pizza or sit around waiting for Uber Eats. But when you’re hungry, or sad, or drunk, or high, or just want to have fun

September 26, 2019

Campus Journal

Investigating the Cunningham Fire: Part 1 of ??

Note: this is satire (or is it??) On Saturday, September 21, in a campus-wide text message alert, Public Safety warned Swarthmore students of a fire raging on the grassy plain known as Cunningham Field. Pub Safe could not identify the source of

September 26, 2019

Campus Journal

Tea Time in Philly

Three weeks into the semester and perhaps you are already thinking of escape. Thankfully, Swarthmore is half an hour away from Philadelphia, one of the biggest cities in the northeast. From parks to restaurants, Philly has plenty of spaces for college students

September 26, 2019

Campus Journal

Aesthetic in Equilibrium: a History of Esoteric Meme Groups at Swarthmore

Many (if not most) students are familiar with Swarthmore Memes for Quaker Teens, the de facto Swarthmore meme page that supplies 2,259 content-hungry members with fresh memes every day. But for those consumers looking for more refined, particular, or artisan content, there

September 12, 2019

Campus Journal·Highlights

Occasionally Yours Is About to Be Yours More Often

I’m at brunch with friends at Occasionally Yours. It’s only been about a week since they’ve opened after renovating the place, but you’d never guess it from how smoothly the kitchen and service is running. Coldplay plays quietly in the background as

September 12, 2019

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