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This Game Will Change Your Life This Valentine’s Day

Brought to you by the makers of “Decide the Sharples Menu for the Next Week: The Game,” we have come to fix your semester! With Valentine’s Day fast approaching, it seems like finding a boo in time is impossible, especially with your

January 31, 2019

Campus Journal

$100 Million Donated on Condition That Every Building Be Renamed “Lang”

A historic gift to the college of $100 million will commence a massive campus-wide renovation project of almost every single building, from academic to dining to residence halls. The contribution, donated by an anonymous alumni, comes with the caveat that every building

December 6, 2018

Campus Journal

Swat Ed: Structures and Pressures

Swat Ed is the Phoenix’s biweekly sex education Q & A. We accept all questions and they are kept completely anonymous. If you’re looking for medical advice or a diagnosis for that weird thing on your genitals, get in touch with a

December 6, 2018

Campus Journal

Back to Back Adirondacks: Swarthmore’s Obsession With Lawn Chairs

Here at Swarthmore, we tend to take the subtle majesty of the Adirondack chair for granted. From Big Chair to the flock of brilliant white chairlings that reside on Parrish Beach to the jaded, wooden chairs on the expanse of lawn between

December 6, 2018

Campus Journal

A Friendly Message from the Winners of the Sharples Pumpkin Carving Contest

In case you were wondering where the Swarthmore First-Generation/Low-Income clothing donations in Parrish East went recently, look no further. After Swarthmore students got first pick at the winter garment donations, Bryn Mawr College’s Office of Admissions imposed a challenge on themselves. Maintaining

December 6, 2018

Campus Journal

Orientation Play: Going Out on a Meme

At the end of orientation week, students are forewarned of the dangers of making assumptions about other people, encouraged to actually fill out their roommate contracts, reminded of the PubSafe emergency number, and serenaded with songs about consent and safe sex. This

November 15, 2018

Campus Journal

How I Became an Underground Crocs Dealer

This story needs no introduction. This story is one that plays a central role in my reputation on this campus, and precedes me in ways that I never considered could be possible before. This story is one of Homerian status, one of

November 15, 2018

Campus Journal

The Future of Swarthmore Memes for Quaker Teens

Swarthmore Memes for Quaker Teens is undoubtedly the epicenter of meme culture at Swarthmore. Like savanna animals flocking to a fertile watering hole, students converge on the group en masse to share and view memes. Yet in this place of unity, there

November 15, 2018

Campus Journal

Swat Ed: Second Base

Swat Ed is the Phoenix’s biweekly sex education Q & A. We accept all questions and they are kept completely anonymous. If you’re looking for medical advice or a diagnosis for that weird thing on your genitals, get in touch with a

November 15, 2018

Campus Journal

The Genealogy of Memeology

Throughout mankind’s short history one question has permeated, evolved, and perplexed all kinds of human and non-human thought: memes? (acceptable pronunciations: mēm, may-may, mem, mīme, mr. mīme, mem-buh, and/or saw-wee ay own-lee hah-viv ah cahn-t oh-pen-err) But, how does one describe meme?

November 15, 2018

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