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Historic Election Opportunity for Delaware County Democrats

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Delaware County will be holding elections on Tuesday, November 5th for three open seats on County Council. Members of the County Council are elected for four-year terms at staggered two-year intervals. As a result, the two current Democratic members, Kevin Madden and Brian Zidek, are not up for reelection for another two years while the three remaining seats, previously held by Republicans whose terms have now expired, are open in the coming election. There are six candidates competing for the three seats: three Republicans and three Democrats. The Republican candidates are Jim Raith, businessman and chairman of Thornbury Township Supervisors;

Swat’s in a Name? S’more Than You Think

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I am a first-year student, and I already love many aspects of Swarthmore College: the beautiful campus, the unique and compassionate students, the interesting classes, the dedicated professors, and numerous other miscellaneous quirks. I am decidedly not enamored, however, with one very important part of going to Swarthmore: being called a Swattie. Now, please banish the thought that I do not enjoy being a Swarthmore student; that is false. It is simply that the nicknames “Swat” and “Swattie” bring to mind a small, handheld plastic device one would use to demolish flies. I have absolutely nothing against flyswatters, but I

Celebrating Black Excellence in the Many Forms It Takes: Emma Morgan-Bennett ’20

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In honor of the anniversaries on campus — the 50th anniversary of the BCC, 50th anniversary of the Black Studies Program, and 25th anniversary of the Chester Children’s Chorus — the college is Celebrating Black Excellence through programming for this year. The Phoenix, in addition to event coverage, will be publishing features of students on campus who embody Black Excellence in the many forms it takes. Emma Morgan-Bennett ’20 is active in many different roles on campus. An accomplished member of the volleyball team, Morgan-Bennett was awarded Academic All-Centennial, AVCA Division III All-Region, and AVCA Division III All-America Honorable Mention

Stressed by Stress Injuries

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When I asked Lucas Heinzerling ’20, a distance runner on the men’s varsity cross country and track teams, about the injuries he has sustained during his seven-year career, he rattled them off quickly: Achilles tendonitis in both legs, plantar fasciitis in both legs, tibial stress fractures in both legs, IT band syndrome in both legs and hip abductor injuries in—you guessed it—both legs.  Despite Heinzerling’s limitations during his junior year, he ran at conferences and made the regional team during the cross country season, but was too injured to compete at the regional meet.  During the next season, he continued

“Manet and Modern Beauty” Graces the Getty Museum in Los Angeles

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The timing of Fall Break could not have been better! As soon as I arrived home in LA, I attended the newest show at the J. Paul Getty Museum: “Manet and Modern Beauty.” The show had recently been at SAIC in Chicago and moved to the Getty this fall, opening on October 8.    The show is a large and unique collection of the realist master’s work. The stunning exhibit spans the last years of his life, primarily the late 1870’s through the early 1880’s, just before his death in 1883. The show’s collection of Manet’s later work displays the culmination

Athlete of the Week: Ben Lau ’22

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Ben Lau is a sophomore from Los Altos, California considering a major in biochemistry or neuroscience. He is a center-back on the Swarthmore men’s soccer team, who had two solid results over the span of fall break. Lau helped keep #7 Johns Hopkins at bay in the Garnet’s 2-2 draw on Saturday, October 12. Lau then led a back line that stifled McDaniel in a 1-0 Swarthmore victory last Saturday in which he scored the winner.  Joe Barile: How did you get recruited to Swarthmore and end up choosing the school? Ben Lau: My club coach grew up playing with

Ramp Renovated For Disability Accessibility

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Construction on the ramp connecting Magill Walk to the tunnel under the SEPTA tracks has been completed for the time being. Additional work to replace broken sections of pavement is scheduled for this fall and is expected to be minimally disruptive. College officials expect that the current maintenance work will end up being a temporary measure while funding for more substantial renovations is sorted out.  According to Jeff Jabco, Director of Grounds who has been the point person for the project, “[the schedule] has come along fine as we’ve had good weather.”  In addition to the work that has already

Where Should You Go To Study? The Ultimate Swarthmore Library Quiz

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The looming weight of this decision haunts you wherever you go; night and day you feel it nagging, worrying you, hovering over you with seemingly life-altering consequences. The choice you must make again and again, every new day, sometimes multiple times a day. It’s there waiting for you when you get out of class, when you leave Sharples with a takeout container in hand, when it’s 10:30 p.m. and that paper is due by midnight.  Every Swat student must answer the constant, all-important question: “Where should I go to study?” Yes, it may at first glance sound trivial, but the

Exploring New Asian Futurisms Alongside Pastries and the Past

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Despite having been in the area numerous times for Reading Terminal Market, I’d never seen the gallery before. It’s a short, unassuming building next to a highway and an alleyway. The only branding is on its green awning, and it’s in plain, white sans-serif font: Asian Arts Initiative. It’s one of the most unpretentious art spaces I’ve ever seen. And as someone who often conflates quality with pretension, I probably I wouldn’t have entered if I wasn’t on a class trip. We were there for the opening reception of the New Asian Futurisms exhibit, featuring works by Saks Afridi, Melissa

Say Boo to Halloween

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October has descended upon us, and we all know what that means — pumpkin spice, sweater weather, and general spookiness. To cap off this long month, America has adopted an old Celtic celebration, now known as Halloween. However, this celebration is merely an excuse for people to dress up as something they’re not. Costumes are sometimes used as an excuse to take on a different identity, but they can often be offensive or culturally appropriative. Halloween is a waste of time and money and acts as the worst possible prologue to the actual holiday season. I simply cannot understand why

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