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On January fifteenth, 2008, a beloved member of our campus community passed away (finally). The Blue Tree--so long a part of those odd things which make Swarthmore, Swarthmore--succumbed to a chronic battle with wood rot and, well, death.

This weekend, the last in February, brings a few more hours to procrastinators who need to screw their roommates and snowfall to those who had forgotten it was still winter. [...]

Sharples-goers on Valentine's Day were treated to a warm fire glowing in the fireplace during dinner. Why is this such a rare sight? According to Linda McDougall, Director of Dining [...]

According to Kyle White ’08, the mascot integration committee has begun introducing the Phoenix mascot in small doses to the Swarthmore community. Red feathers have begun to appear in various [...]

Congressman Sestak speaks to Swarthmore students in Bond Hall. This is a large .mov file. To play it, you will need the Quicktime browser extension. [...]

During practice times, varsity runners and other sports teams are allowed to use the track and field, while non-athlete students are banned, leading some students to wonder why teams are [...]

RAs play a special role at Swarthmore. Part advisor, part confidant, part cheerleader, this small group of fifty students are essential to the well-being of the school's residential life system. [...]

The Anonymity Experiment A journalist decided to try to live a week without leaving any trace of his existence. And he found it was hard. He couldn't rent a car, [...]