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Dorks on drugs acquire through friends, use safely and widely, disappointed by stigma

Are Swatties druggies? Few tour guides will give you a breakdown of their institution’s drug usage, and to many, the shape and structure of Swarthmore’s hard drug culture remains elusive. Nevertheless, it is present: small pockets of friends do lines on a

February 26, 2015

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The BCC: a hard-earned space for everyone

It is an ordinary Sunday night in Robinson House, also known as the Black Cultural Center, on the corner of College Avenue and Cedar Lane. Overlooking Cunningham House and the rest of campus from its hilltop perch, the BCC appears quiet in

February 15, 2015

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Remembering and rewriting: fashion and narrative

Leila Selchaif ’18 made a comment to our fiction class a few days ago about how plot can sometimes be structured around objects. In reference to some of the stories we had read, she explained that “it seems to me like

February 12, 2015

Campus Journal

How to cross the great, big boring sex divide

For many at a school like Swarthmore, the end goal is to get hitched for good. After all, few things take the edge off stress like a regular fuck — and emotional intimacy, I guess. This is especially true now, in the

February 12, 2015

Campus Journal

Remembering the origins of struggle, change

From 1968 to 1972, the Black student protest movement reached more than 500 American colleges and universities. Students across the country demanded, often successfully, higher enrollment of Black students, increased hiring of Black faculty and administrators, more relevant educational curricula in the

February 12, 2015

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Oral histories project captures the past

Campus Journal Oral Histories “What’s the story that you’d like to tell?” asked Jasmyne Kim ’17. Two recording booths had been set up in the back of McCabe’s first floor, first over the course of this past Alumni Weekend, and then over

February 12, 2015

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Amada in Philly’s Old City was ritzy, rich, and really pricey

Tapas, for those sad souls among you who’ve never had it, is a type of Spanish cuisine originating in Andalusian bars as a type of snack food that you ordered with alcohol. Now, tapas is an incredible opportunity to eat many, many

February 12, 2015

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Adjusting to norms, my core aesthetic

Photo by Ian Holloway There’s something about winter that makes me want to look boring. Spending these first dreary months in New York, amongst masses of quick-moving black swathes, I want to sink into the sleet and the rain and buy a

January 29, 2015

Campus Journal

Rediscovering safety in their own space

What makes a room feel safe? This question is especially pertinent here at Swarthmore, where the high-stress environment reinforces the need to create a space where one is comfortable: an escape of sorts from campus life. In building a home away from

January 29, 2015

SwatFems members discuss feminist issues over dinner at Sharples

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SwatFems: political and social activists balancing serious topics and fun

SwatFems is a feminist group that has been on campus since the 1980s, where members meet weekly to discuss a current topic or multiple topics of interest relating to feminism. Tessa Rhinehart ’17, a member of SwatFems, describes the group’s meetings as

January 29, 2015

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