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DPA Program Discontinued for 2020-21

On Feb. 10, the Office of Student Engagement sent an email informing the Swarthmore community that OSE is no longer hiring Diversity Peer Advisors and the applications for the next school year have been discontinued, as they are in the process of

February 20, 2020

Highlights·News

President’s Sustainability Research Fellows Tackle Campus Climate Engagement

For nearly nineteen weeks now, Atticus Maloney ’22 and Declan Murphy ’21 have dwelled on the dilemma of connecting students and faculty to the ongoing climate crisis. Their solution: devise a course. Maloney and Murphy are two of twelve President’s Sustainability Research

February 20, 2020

Highlights·Sports

Liverpool Seeks Second Undefeated Run in Premier League History

On May 12 last year, Manchester City trounced Brighton & Hove Albion 4-1 on the road, securing the Premier League title. In an astonishing turn of events, Liverpool finished second despite having 97 points, the third-highest tally in the history of the

February 20, 2020

Highlights·Sports

Athlete of the Week: Vinny DeAngelo ’23

Swarthmore men’s basketball has maintained a flawless record, going 24-0-0 into their final two conference games of the season. They have been ranked at the top of the nation since the pre-season polls and several of their players have previously earned all-America

February 20, 2020

Highlights·Opinion

SwHeartmore: The Holiday We Get Right

For a day full of love and hearts and chocolate, Valentine’s Day provokes a surprising amount of bitterness. People tend to view Valentine’s Day as an exclusive holiday, one reserved for lovebirds who sit in a quaint café holding hands. In the

February 20, 2020

Arts·Highlights

Artist of the Week Alexandra Kingsley ’20 on the Collaborative Spirit of Writing

If you follow theater at Swarthmore, you are bound to come across Alex Kingsley ’20 in one of her many forms as an actor, writor, director, and even as a stand-up comedian. Personally, I’ve always looked up to her for her tremendous

February 13, 2020

Highlights·Opinion

To Progress

I am scared. We are at the nexus of an immovable moment in our modern history. What we know to be true has been a perfuse fallacy. Our existence and future is no more real than answering to the proverbial question: what

February 13, 2020

Highlights·Sports

Jon Jones Makes UFC History With Controversy

Jon Jones, 32 and UFC’s current light heavyweight champion, looked to continue his reign by putting an end to undefeated, hot–handed contender Dominick Reyes Feb. 8th, night in the main event of UFC 247 in Houston. This fight carried extra weight for

February 13, 2020

Highlights·News

Swarthmore Queer Union Reorganizes, Takes Aim at Expanding Gender-Neutral Bathrooms

On Tuesday, Feb. 4, Swarthmore Queer Union hosted its first meeting of the academic year, reviving the organization after a semester-long hiatus. SQU’s new board is looking to expand and re-establish the organization as Swarthmore’s main group for queer and LGBT+ students.

February 13, 2020

Campus Journal·Highlights

quit your extracurriculars

One of my least favorite aspects of wisdom is how difficult it is to acquire. Acquiring wisdom takes time, of course. But it oftentimes also takes emotional difficulty, self-doubt, and, my least favorite of all, soul-searching. I don’t know if people exist

February 13, 2020

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