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Missing a COVID-19 Test May Lead to Serious Consequences for International Students

After over 100 students missed mandatory biweekly COVID-19 testing the week of Sept. 13, Dean of Students Tomoko Sakomura and Senior Associate Dean of Student Life Nathan Miller sent an email to all students listing potential consequences for missing COVID-19 tests. “Failure

September 30, 2021

Features·Highlights·News

The Pig Iron Theater Company Comes to Swarthmore with Love Unpunished

Founded by Swarthmore College alums in 1995, the Pig Iron Theater Company has created over 30 original works and toured internationally in countries including England, Scotland, Poland, Lithuania, Brazil, Ireland, Japan, Italy, Romania, and Germany. During the Fringe Festival in 2006, five

September 30, 2021

Arts·Highlights

First Year Artists Light Up Kitao Gallery

Friday, September 17, 8 p.m. The relief of the weekend arriving was palpable in the air. Soft peals of laughter and low conversation could be heard all across campus as students finally relaxed, untensed their shoulders, and fell into the comfort of

September 23, 2021

Highlights·Opinion

The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly of Swarthmore’s COVID-19 Policy

We’re entering a new phase of the pandemic. We’re always entering a new phase of the pandemic, to the point that I’m getting sick of the phrase “new phase of the pandemic.” As a matter of fact, we should probably retire that

September 23, 2021

Highlights·Sports

Phillies’ Postseason Hopes Still Within Reach Despite Monday Night Shutout Loss

It has been a decade since the Philadelphia Phillies last competed in the postseason. Now, nearly ten years after losing the National League Division Series in 2011, a playoff spot has finally come within reach. The hopes of capitalizing on this opportunity,

September 23, 2021

Highlights·News

Bells Chime on Parrish Beach for the International Day of Peace

If you heard the bells chime 21 times in a row on Tuesday, September 2 at 2 p.m., you’re not the only one; dozens of students gathered on Parrish Beach to mark the International Day of Peace through an event organized by

September 23, 2021

Highlights·News

Jewish Students Navigate Starting Classes in Between High Holiday Celebrations

The High Holidays are the most important holidays on the Jewish calendar. Observed ten days apart, Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, and Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, fall during the academic year, usually in September or October. Jewish students, often

September 23, 2021

Arts·Highlights

Speechless Storytelling to the Ear: The Jasper String Quartet

Warm sun fills my blood with a sense of calm, as the balance of chirps in the air and water flowing keeps my senses charged with anticipation. The morning rays promise heaven ahead, so why is the intensifying wind so cold? Trying

September 23, 2021

Highlights·Opinion

The Supreme Court Needs to Revisit Hazelwood V. Kulhmier

In 1988, the Supreme Court issued its only ruling on student journalism to date. The case was about a school-funded high school newspaper that had printed a story on teen pregnancy in a school-funded newspaper. The school’s principal deleted the pages without

September 16, 2021

Highlights·News

Players Reflect on Resignation of Former Women’s Basketball Head Coach Signor-Brown

Candice Signor-Brown, The former Head Coach of the Swarthmore’s Women’s Basketball team, resigned from Swarthmore in late August. Prior to the resignation, students at Swarthmore and Vassar, where Signor-Brown had previously coached for ten years, had voiced allegations against her of favoritism,

September 16, 2021

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