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Are Two Phoenixes Better than One?

Two campus newspapers, both alike in dignity, In fair Swarthmore, where we lay our scene, From ancient grudge break to new mutiny, Where civil blood makes civil hands unclean. In the Mar. 15 edition of The Phoenix from 1963, a proposal to
February 29, 2024

The ACL Epidemic of Women’s Soccer

Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) announced this week that Arsenal teammates Beth Mead and Vivianne Miedema will work with FIFA to help understand the increasingly alarming occurrence of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries within women’s soccer. This development comes after the
February 29, 2024

Famed Shoe Designer Stuart Weitzman Visits Campus

On Feb. 28, famed shoe designer CEO Stuart Weitzman visited Swarthmore to talk to students about his business journey and give advice. Creating and repeating unique styles such as thigh-high boots and “nudist” heels and using celebrity imagery, Weitzman has become foundational
February 29, 2024

I HEART DINOSAURS 3

Dinosaur of the Week: Microraptor Growing up, I was a big summer camp kid. I would anticipate the thrill of being dropped off at a forest-y campsite with a few of my friends – and a handful of kids from across the
February 29, 2024

Magic Oreo Bars

I’m a religion major. I tend to see God all around me. On those beautiful spring days when the weather isn’t too hot or too cold, I see God in the air. When the sun is out and the sky is blue,
February 29, 2024

The Future of German Studies

An apocryphal joke supposedly originating from Mark Twain goes something along the lines of: “I have known many a student who would rather decline two German beers than one German adjective.” Many students today would rather, or so it seems, decline to
February 22, 2024
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