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Statement of Tri-Co Solidarity on the National Day of Action for Higher Education

Our campuses in the Tri-Co are unfortunately, under unprecedented attack. In recent weeks, a new direction on immigration policy by the Trump administration has led to detention, detainment, and deportation of college and university students and faculty across the country, as well

April 17, 2025

Highlights·Opinion

Swarthmore College’s Role in Displacing Black Communities

As students at Swarthmore College, we had become accustomed to hearing about the college’s “ongoing responsibility for community care,” “commitment to social responsibility,” and care for “peace and equity” as social values. Likewise, we realized the history of gentrification progressed by many

April 10, 2025

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The Performative Nature of Social Media

“Nothing on social media is real” – this idea has been repeated to us throughout our lives. The reality of this statement became jarringly clear to me recently. During my TikTok doomscroll before bed, I came across a video of a woman

March 27, 2025

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Student Groups Respond to Unprecedented Suspension

On March 6, 2025, Swarthmore College sanctioned fifteen students for participating in pro-Palestinian protest. In one extreme case, the college decided to suspend a second-semester senior two months from graduating, denying them access to college resources with full knowledge that the student

March 20, 2025

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Weekly Column: Swat Says

This or That from the Swarthmore community: What are your plans for spring break? Marco DeStefano ’27: I’m lowkey only leaving for half of spring break but I intend to spend the rest of it on SEPTA. Jade Buan ’27: I’m going

March 6, 2025

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The Rational Ideology of Philadelphia’s Urban Landscape

Dostoevsky would have detested the city of Philadelphia. In many ways, the city exemplifies everything that he hated about the West in general; problems which, in his view, were beginning to infiltrate Russia as well. He was appalled by what he saw

March 6, 2025

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The Romantic Piano: An Evolution of Technologies and Ideas

My favorite practice room on campus is definitely room 420. And it seems that many people would agree, because it’s very rarely available even at 11:30 p.m., which is when I usually decide to begin practicing for the day. The reason I

December 5, 2024

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Truth and Consequences

Growing up, we were taught that truth was, of all things, objective. It either happened or it did not. There was only one singular truth, and if you defy it or you lie, it is bad. Often, when we were young, we

November 14, 2024

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The True Cost of AI

It is not difficult for any high school or college student these days to rattle off a dozen reasons that they have been told to avoid using ChatGPT or artificial intelligence (AI) for their schoolwork. These reasons are not arbitrary: concerns about

October 24, 2024

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Roll Garnet Tide, Roll

“That’s alright, that’s okay, you’ll all work for us someday!” So went the chant from the avid fans of Swarthmore’s football team. I can imagine, dear readers, especially for those of you who are first-year students, that the absence of a football

October 3, 2024

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