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Christian Cooper, a birder, author, comics editor, and long-time advocate for social justice, came to Swarthmore Sept. 24 through 26 for a series called Walks and Talks. The series is part of the larger Cooper Series (no relation) and consisted of three

On Sep. 7, over 3,000 protesters gathered on the north side of Philadelphia’s pouring rain to protest the proposed 76 Place arena in Chinatown. Their numbers were on par with a similar demonstration last June, says Kaia Chau, one of the founders

As this year’s incoming class navigates a busy campus, they’re learning all about Swarthmore’s inner workings: decades-old traditions, the ins and outs of studying, eating, and sleeping, and the best spots all across campus. Since 1993, Essie Mae’s Snack Bar in Clothier

On Monday, Sep. 23, renowned poets Natalie Diaz and Fady Joudah captivated an audience at Swarthmore College’s Lang Performing Arts Center. The reading marked the commencement of Swarthmore’s Cooper Series “Global Justice: Historic Present, Imagined Futures” and explored themes of power, state

In two June 2023 Supreme Court cases — Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard and Students for Fair Admissions v. University of North Carolina — the Court ruled against race-based affirmative action programs in college admissions. In doing so, it decided that