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What Swarthmore Students Did During Spring Break

Last year, the college extended the ongoing spring break when COVID became a pandemic and the entire country shut down for quarantine. This year, many colleges in the U.S. had no spring break at all. At Swarthmore, this year’s spring break was

April 16, 2021

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Class of 2021 To Have In-Person and Virtual Commencement

Last year, for the first time in Swarthmore’s history, commencement was held virtually due to an emergency campus evacuation because of rapidly rising U.S. COVID-19 cases; this year, however the Class of 2021 will have two commencements. After a period of uncertainty,

April 9, 2021

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On-Campus COVID-19 Vaccinations Spark Administrative and Student Reactions

On Friday, April 2, Swarthmore College announced a preliminary plan for COVID-19 vaccine distribution on campus. In a campus-wide email, Catherine Geddis, interim vice president for human resources, and Jim Terhune, vice president for student affairs, shared the “good news about vaccine

April 9, 2021

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Swarthmore’s Swabbing Strategy Switch: Testing Protocol Changes for Spring Semester

Despite the continued rollout of several highly effective vaccines, COVID-19 remains a major public health threat. With roughly 100 more students on campus this Spring semester than the Fall semester, according to an email exchange with the Registrar’s Office, the college continues

April 9, 2021

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Navigating Sexual Health Education and Opportunities During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Among the many ways Swarthmore organizations have tried to make progress in spite of the COVID-19 pandemic, a recent shipment of condoms and other safe sex materials to campus might not seem like the most important news. For the college’s Sexual Health

April 9, 2021

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The High Price of Remote Learning

March marked one year of the pandemic. One year of “unprecedented times” and emails “hoping to find you well.” Unfortunately, not everyone has been well this year. According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, “Eighty percent of students around the

April 3, 2021

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Spring Semester Sustainability, Worthmore Updates

From the roles of the Green Advisors to the use of take-out containers at Sharples, each member of the Office of Sustainability has had their roles affected by the pandemic. Though many things remain the same, the office has made some changes

April 3, 2021

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Swarthmore’s Participation in Chamberlain Project Incites Disagreement, Debate Among Students

On March 15, a group of students from the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), as well as Swarthmore’s Student Government Organization, published letters in Voices opposing Swarthmore College’s partnership with The Chamberlain Project. The state of the partnership remains unclear, as

April 3, 2021

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Amidst Pandemic, SwatTank Goes Tiny

Swarthmore’s Center for Innovation and Leadership organizes a range of programs every year to promote students’ entrepreneurial and leadership skills. One such program is SwatTank, an innovation competition based on shows like Shark Tank. During the competition, groups of students develop a

March 21, 2021

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Swarthmore Approves Plan to Eliminate Carbon by 2035

On Feb. 27, the Swarthmore Board of Managers approved a $69 million “Energy Master Plan,” which includes the goal of becoming carbon neutral by 2035. Entitled the ‘Road Map to Zero,’ Swarthmore’s energy plan includes finding ways to eliminate or offset all

March 20, 2021

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