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Swarthmore College Hosts Joint Webinar on Indo-Pacific Politics with the Brookings Institute

November 28, 2020November 28, 2020 Best Chantanapongvanij and Cami Brix 0 Comment Brookings Institute, Indo-Pacific Politics, international relations, Sino-US Relations, Webinar

On November 9 at 8 p.m. EST, Assistant Professor of Political Science George Yin ’09 sat in Taiwan’s parliament in

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Head Coach Signor-Brown Engaged In Inappropriate Behaviors, Players Consider Future Options

November 21, 2020November 22, 2020 Nicole Liu, Anatole Shukla and Trina Paul 3 Comments candice signor-brown, inappropriate behavior, speaking out, Swarthmore Women's Basketball, Women's Basketball

Content warnings: mentions of alleged sexual abuse, unequal power dynamics, serious injuries, mentions of trauma. This is the third story

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Editorial Note: Our Investigative Methods on the Women’s Basketball Head Coach Coverage

November 20, 2020November 21, 2020 Nicole Liu, Anatole Shukla and Trina Paul 0 Comment candice signor-brown, investigation, investigative methods, Swarthmore Women's Basketball, Women's Basketball

RECEIVING THE TIP In late August, a member of the women’s basketball team at Swarthmore emailed The Phoenix about a

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Head Coach Signor-Brown Encouraged Culture of Ignoring Injuries, Favoritism, Unusual Control

November 20, 2020November 23, 2020 Trina Paul, Nicole Liu and Anatole Shukla 0 Comment candice signor-brown, control, favoritism, ignoring injuries, injuries, social life, social media, sports, Swarthmore Women's Basketball, unusual control, Women's Basketball

Content warnings: mentions of alleged sexual abuse, unequal power dynamics, serious injuries, mentions of trauma. This is the second story

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Head Coach Signor-Brown Departed From Vassar Amidst Multiple Investigations

November 20, 2020November 23, 2020 Anatole Shukla, Trina Paul and Nicole Liu 0 Comment candice signor-brown, eoaa investigation, Swarthmore Women's Basketball, title ix, Title IX Inquiry, Women's Basketball

Content warnings: mentions of alleged sexual abuse, unequal power dynamics, serious injuries, mentions of trauma. This is the first of

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President Smith Declines Black Affinity Coalition’s Town Hall Invitation

November 19, 2020November 20, 2020 Anatole Shukla 2 Comments Black Affinity Coalition, Black Lives Matter, No Longer Minding the Light, President Smith, strike, Swarthmore Strike, Swarthmore Strike Coalition, Valerie Smith

At 11:10 a.m. on Thursday, Nov. 19, President Valerie Smith sent out an email to Swarthmore students titled, “Regarding the

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Black Affinity Coalition and Swarthmore Strike Coalition Begin Strike

November 16, 2020November 19, 2020 Anatole Shukla 0 Comment BAC, Black Affinity Coalition, Black Lives Matter, Indigenous Rights, No Longer Minding the Light, strike, Swarthmore Strike, Swarthmore Strike Coalition

On Wednesday, November 11, the Black Affinity Coalition published a statement and list of demands in Voices, a student-run news

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When Jeff Bezos Literally Broke the Internet

November 15, 2020November 14, 2020 Zachary Robinson 3 Comments Amazon, cloud, jeff bezos, storage, tech

February 28th, 2017. A day that will live in infamy — or not. You probably remember it even if you

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Residential Assistants organize “Screw Your Roommate” for Halloween 2020

November 13, 2020November 14, 2020 Eva Nahass and Kirit Minhas 0 Comment halloween, residential assistants, residential life, screw your roommate

Roasting smores, screening a horror movie, seeing the Fairly OddParents and even a spotted lanternfly: Halloween was a particularly busy

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The Waiting Game

November 7, 2020November 7, 2020 Robert Zigmund 0 Comment 2020 election, donald trump, elections, joe biden, presidential election

60 electoral votes. As of now, on Thursday afternoon, all but 60 electoral votes have been determined in the 2020

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