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Everything is Embarrassing

Opinions Editor Nasrin Ahmed '28 chronicles the embarrassing moments that have happened to her during her two years at Swarthmore.

April 30, 2026

Highlights·Opinion

Letter From Faculty and Staff In Defense of Students’ Freedom of Expression

79 members of Swarthmore's faculty and staff condemn the college's recent disciplinary charges against student protestors for the distribution of allegedly violent zines.

April 9, 2026

Highlights·Opinion

The Fleeting Nature of the Human Experience: ‘If Beale Street Could Talk’

Opinions Editor Nasrin Ahmed '28 examines the difficulties of reckoning with the passage of time through her analysis of American author James Baldwin's "If Beale Street Could Talk".

April 9, 2026

Around Campus·College·Features·Highlights·Student Activities

Crumb Cafe Secret Menu

Charlotte Hall '28 reviews Crumb Cafe's menu.

April 9, 2026

About·Around Campus·College·Features·Highlights·Student Activities

A Ranked Guide to the Hobbs Spring Menu

Cameron Alleyne '29 reviews Hobbs Spring Menu.

April 9, 2026

Around Campus·Features·Highlights·Student Activities

Chabad’s Mega Shabbat: Connecting Campus

Jeremy Weinstein-Sears '28 covers on Swarthmore's Chabad celebration for Mega Shabbat.

March 26, 2026

Highlights·Opinion

‘It’s a Long Journey:’ Michael B. Jordan and The Recognition of Black Excellence at the Academy Awards

Opinions Editor Nasrin Ahmed '28 comments on Michael B. Jordan's recent Oscar victory and the historical exclusion of Black artists from the Academy Awards.

March 19, 2026

Highlights·Opinion

Our Community Norms: Isolating Survivors

An anonymous alum examines the harmful culture within Swarthmore community that isolates and stigmatizes sexual assault survivors.

March 5, 2026

Highlights·Opinion

Aramark and Outsourcing: Undermining the Purpose of Public Institutions

Opinions Editor Rafael Karpowitz '27 argues that the approach to outsourcing embraced by publicly oriented institutions such as colleges, universities, and the state undermines the social obligations that distinguish them from for-profit companies.

March 5, 2026

Highlights·Opinion

Resilience in the Face of Oppression: Reflections on Black History Month

As BHM concludes, Nasrin Ahmed '28 discusses the importance of telling Black history not simply as a story of oppression and resistance, but instead as one of triumph and excellence.

February 26, 2026

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