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Roderick Williams and Swarthmore College Chorus

Cats in Airpumps: A Reflection On What Music Brings to Light

With this article, I wanted to write down some random thoughts I had on the day of the chorus concert two weeks ago. Of course, the lion’s share of my attention that night was devoted to sneaking gulps of air where I

December 5, 2024

Campus Journal

Swattie Survival Guide

Congratulations! We’re almost done with the 2024 fall semester. We finished a semester of late nights in McCabe, Saturday nights out, Tuesday nights at Crumb, and everything in between. It can be tricky adjusting to Swat, let alone college in general. Here,

December 5, 2024

Campus Journal

Welcome to Swarthmore! Population: You

While most of us look forward to traveling back home for Winter Break, there are a few of us who will be spending Christmas and New Year’s on campus. For those selective few, my thoughts and prayers go out to you. But

December 5, 2024

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Swarthmore and its Quintessential Tropes

If you have taken Introduction to Psychology, you would know Swarthmore is the birthplace of the infamous Myers–Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI), an early-20th century personality assessment that many people, and some Fortune 500 companies, swear by to this day. You might also

November 14, 2024

Campus Journal

Swarthmore Tropes Quiz

For each of the four quizzes, if you agree with the statement, circle the letter at the end of the statement on the right-hand column. Across the four quizzes, the most popular letter from each quiz will accumulate into a string that

November 14, 2024

Campus Journal

In Attack of Men’s Lacrosse

As an intellectually curious young man, my life was completed when I stepped onto Swarthmore College’s campus. That was a day my parents told me I would remember forever. I can still picture it: they showed me McCabe basement and Cornell second,

November 14, 2024

Campus Journal

Announcing My Campaign as President of Social Affairs

I am not much of a jock or party guy, nor will I ever be. However, in recent years, as I’ve watched Swarthmore’s party scene unfold, in a social world absent of fraternities, I cannot help but wonder about how and if

November 14, 2024

Campus Journal

Swatties Get Sprayed: The Phoenix Investigates Excessive Sprinkling On Campus

Disclaimer: The content of this article is satire and not intended to be taken as fact. Despite a recent lack of precipitation in the Greater Philadelphia area, the Swarthmore Grounds Department rejects the idea that brown is the new green. Campus-goers have

October 24, 2024

Campus Journal

In Our Defense: Vegans

“Vegan” is one of those elusive words that can function as any part of speech. Adverb: “I’ve been eating vegan for five years.” Here, the word “vegan” reveals that the “eating” happens in a miserable way, dull in flavor, with not enough

October 24, 2024

Campus Journal

The Epidemiology of the Swat Plague

Take a quick walk around Swarthmore and you’ll gain a close look at the most common affliction of our era. No, it’s not the cough that lingers two weeks after the cold, neither is it our collective caffeine addiction, not even the

October 10, 2024

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