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Sunset on Sophomore

Amethyst. You exercise patience, forgiveness, and acceptance. You often think to yourself: “There are times when I’m an ambitious warrior blazing my own path, defying destiny’s claws to the last. But during times like today, I’m just alive.” Today started out fine.

April 20, 2023

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The Little Things: Reflections From a Senior

By the time this article comes out, I will have one and a half weeks of classes, two weeks of reading period and finals, and an extra senior week left of my time at Swarthmore. There have been lots of important events

April 20, 2023

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Towards a More Caring and Emotional World

Blossoming flowers and radiant sunshine hint at the arrival of April, the month of awakening nature and the end of an academic year. Sprouts poke their heads out all around us, but so do assignments; bees fly across our path, but so

April 6, 2023

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April Fools’ Day Isn’t as Good as It Used to Be

It used to be so much fun to hear the exclamation: “April Fools!” When I was a little kid, April Fools’ Day was always exciting. I never was a big prankster — I think the biggest “prank” I’ve ever pulled off in

April 6, 2023

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Running the Virginia Beach Marathon

There is an indescribable magic that lingers in the air at the starting line of a marathon. Hearts pound in anticipation, and minds buzz with a mix of excitement and trepidation. This was the profound sensation that enveloped me as I stood

April 6, 2023

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Ugly Album Covers, Good Songs 1

A saying I’ve heard throughout my life is that beauty is in the eye of the beholder. This might be true in some cases, but I think there exist others where this phrase actually doesn’t apply. Sometimes, things are objectively ugly, and

April 6, 2023

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The Swarthmore Sandwich Scandal

If you ask someone to define a sandwich, odds are they are going to say something along the lines of “two slices of bread with some sort of filling in between.” Oh, you can debate endlessly over the gray areas — is

March 23, 2023

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The Crum and I

March 8, 2023 At 6:00 p.m., the sun hangs low, painting the skyline with multiple shades of reddish-orange. I have just left Essie’s, but instead of walking back to my dorm as I always do after a meal, I’m staring dumbfounded into

March 23, 2023

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Half-Hour Zoom Call: the Modern Interview Process

Coming up on what will be my last spring break for the foreseeable future, I have transitioned from a meager job inquiry to a full-blown job hunt. I fleshed out my Handshake account and created a LinkedIn profile stating that I seek

March 2, 2023

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The Feminine Architecture

On the streets, I stand tall and straight. I was built from reinforced concrete and steel, then clothed with brown bricks in stretcher bonds for aesthetics. I am a ten story apartment building, housing two households on each floor, with a vertical

March 2, 2023

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