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NonParrishable: An Exclusive Interview with Parrish Hall

The face of Swarthmore College is its oldest and best known building: the Pastor Parrish Hall, sitting grandly at the top of Magill Walk. In the early years of the school, he was home to everything from the dining hall to dormitories

February 15, 2024

Campus Journal·Highlights

Fences

In a groundbreaking move which has left the Scott Arboretum of Swarthmore College and students amazed for the past year, Swarthmore’s once-lush campus has been transformed into a construction site of environmental progress. While some students may have enjoyed serene strolls amidst

February 15, 2024

Highlights·Opinion

I’m Running for President

Of the United States of America, of course. There is a great deal of current consternation over whether Donald J. Trump is eligible to serve as President of the United States again. The Fourteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution stipulates that individuals

February 15, 2024

Highlights·News

Bringing Home to Campus: Students Celebrate The Lunar New Year

From Feb. 10 to 12, students participated in Lunar New Year festivities hosted by the Swarthmore Chinese Society (SCS) and Swarthmore Taiwanese Association (STA) to welcome the incoming Year of the Dragon based on the Chinese Zodiac. Lunar New Year is celebrated

February 15, 2024

Highlights·Sports

Philadelphia 76ers suffer daunting loss to Dallas Mavericks, 102-118, dropping to a 30-19 record

The Philadelphia 76ers faced the Dallas Mavericks in front of a home crowd on Monday at the Wells Fargo Center. The Sixers had a stellar start, leading throughout the entire first half and by a high of eleven points, 45-34, with 8:30

February 8, 2024

Highlights·Opinion

Swarthmore in 1881, the Great Fire, and Renaming Trotter

To continue my history of Swarthmore series for this semester, I decided to begin with an important date in Swarthmore’s formative years. It may be hard to imagine a Swarthmore without iconic features such as Kohlberg, McCabe, Magill Walk, and the omnipresent

February 8, 2024

Highlights·News

SGO Calls for Administration to Reverse Course on Protest Response, Reaffirms 2019 BDS Resolution

On Feb. 1, the Student Government Organization (SGO) responded to the college’s investigations into disciplinary action for student protestors by passing a resolution and statement. In a school-wide email titled “Statement in Support of First Amendment Rights and Opposition to Unfair Punishments

February 8, 2024

Highlights·News

Code of Conduct Investigations Over Campus Protests Prompt Community-Wide Condemnation

Students are under investigation for participating in campus protests, and some may already be facing charges, according to a series of emails sent by Swarthmore College President Valerie Smith and Vice President for Student Affairs Stephanie Ives. On Jan. 25, Smith’s email

February 8, 2024

Highlights·News

RA Union, Swarthmore, Prepare to Negotiate for Crucial First Contract Amid Union Surge

When Swarthmore College Resident Assistants (RAs) voted overwhelmingly to approve membership in the Office and Professional Employees International Union (OPEIU), they joined a wave of undergraduate organizing throughout the country. OPEIU Local 153, to which the Swarthmore Workers Union belongs, has since

February 8, 2024

Highlights·Sports

Palestinian Men’s National Soccer Team Haunted by Regional Violence

In the midst of regional violence and war, Tunisian manager Makram Daboub is struggling to field his Palestinian Men’s National Soccer Team. It has proved difficult for Daboub to add certain players, such as Ibrahim Abuimeir, Khaled Al-Nabris, and Ahmed Al-Kayed to

December 7, 2023

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