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Amos J. Peaslee Debate Society Holds First Virtual Debate With Rikers Debate Project

“The money allocated to law enforcement institutions is not being used to serve and protect the community, but to terrorize them, thus making them ineffective… They have the persona of being a militarized, occupying force…” said Charles K. Hopkins, a formerly incarcerated

September 17, 2020

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First Years Create Community in Isolating Times

As the creator of the @swat2024 Instagram page, Amanda Roessler ’24 aimed to connect incoming first year students with each other. She hoped to use the page to get to know as many students as possible before arriving on campus. “Due to

September 17, 2020

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College Misconduct Policy Forms in Response to Federal Changes to Title IX

In August, as students busied themselves with preparing for the fall semester, the Title IX office released important information regarding recent changes to the college’s Title IX policy and procedure. The changes were summarized in an email to the Swarthmore community on

September 17, 2020

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CAPS Goes Virtual and Partners with Talkspace

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the kinds of mental health services to which students have access this fall will differ from previous semesters. On Aug. 17, Director of the Counseling and Psychological Services Center Dr. David Ramirez sent an email to the

September 17, 2020

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Swarthmore Student Tests Positive for COVID-19

At 12:25 p.m. on Sept. 12, Vice President for Student Affairs Jim Terhune sent an email to on-campus Swarthmore students confirming that a Swarthmore student tested positive for COVID-19. The student is the first student to test positive since Swarthmore began mass

September 12, 2020

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Davia Temin ’74 Resigns From Board After Lawsuit by Former Employee Kaitlyn Ramirez ’17 Alleges Workplace Misconduct

On August 31, Davia Temin ’74, a member of the Swarthmore Board of Managers, resigned from her position on the Board after Kaitlyn Ramirez ’17, a former employee of Temin and Company — the crisis management firm that Temin founded and currently

September 10, 2020

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Bryn Mawr College Begins Level Two COVID-19 Operations, Sparking Misinformation

On September 1, Bryn Mawr College announced a shift from their screening period directly to Level Two of the Bi-College Mitigation Plan, a plan which outlines four levels of operations for Bryn Mawr and Haverford College based on COVID-19 risk factors. Level

September 10, 2020

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Garnet Pledge Violations Result in Revoked Housing Privileges

Updates: A previous version of this article stated that students are not typically entitled to room and board refunds. We have since received more information about the specific treatment of these students from the Office of Student Engagement, and have updated the

September 9, 2020

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Garnet Pledge Q&A

On August 3, the College rolled out community health guidelines for students living on-campus during the fall semester. The new guidelines were devised by the Student Expectations Subcommittee which is composed of students, faculty, and staff. The aim of the new guidelines

August 19, 2020

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Despite I.C.E. Policy Rescission, International Students Still Face Challenges

For eight nerve-wracking days, Fouad Dakwar ’22 confronted the possibility of being forced to leave the U.S., which he has called home since he was two years old. Dakwar has lived with his family in New York city for 18 years with

August 19, 2020

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