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Refusal to divest may not have been entirely financial
During the most recent meeting of the Board of Managers’ Committee on Social Responsibility on Friday, September 18, the Board revisited its May decision to not divest from fossil fuels in order to clarify which arguments drove their spring deliberations. Despite the
Rule changes affect misconduct, party policies
Every year, the Dean’s Office revises the student handbook based on feedback from students, faculty, and student groups recorded from the previous year. This year’s revisions bring significant changes to alcohol and party policies, as well as the student conduct process. As
Administrative Turnover Strands Native Students
Members of the Native American Student Association have reported experiencing organizational challenges as a result of the recent administrative turnover. Over the summer, eight high-level administrative positions were vacated. These include the departures of previous Director of the Intercultural Center, Amer Ahmed,
Mountain Justice Protests Board, Citing Republication of Board Data by IPAA
As the Board of Managers held their first meeting of the academic year, members of Mountain Justice staged a protest in response to the publication of a paper by the Industrial Petroleum Association of America that cited divestment cost estimates put forth
Students to revive Queer Straight Alliance
Queer Straight Alliance is being revived by Anthony Chiarenza ’18, Kate Musen ’18 and Kate Collins ’18. In the last two years, QSA has had no presence on campus and only more exclusive groups (i.e. Swarthmore Queer Union, Picante, PersuAsian, Colors, QTC,
Confusion surrounds dry week, despite no change
This year’s dry week was surrounded by confusion, despite the fact that the policy regarding alcohol during orientation did not change from recent years. Many students were under the impression that “dry week” meant that the consumption of alcohol is not permitted
OSE absorbs SAC, all-campus event funding
The Social Affairs Committee, which previously served as the main funding body for all-campus events and parties, no longer exists, primarily because its function of providing alcohol funding for parties became obsolete last year. The Office of Student Engagement will take over
Administrative turnover climbs to new heights
The beginning of Valerie Smith’s presidency on July 1st has been the college’s central hiring highlight of 2015. Her arrival, however, is just one piece of the remarkable amount of administrative turnover the college has experienced in the last academic year. Deans,
Freshman Survey
What follows is a breakdown of data collected from 59 members of the Class of 2019. The Phoenix’s survey was posted to the Swarthmore 2019 class page during the month of August. While only 14% percent of the class responded, and this
Top salaries at college similar to those at peer institutions
The majority of Swarthmore’s top-compensated employees were paid between $220,000 and $360,000 in 2013, according to a review of the most recent year for which the college’s tax returns are available. Overall, salaries rose faster than inflation rates over the past several