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Tucked in a cozy corner of the Science Center lies a mysterious fridge with a habit of refilling itself. Bundt cakes, ham sandwiches, and strudels attract late-for-class and late-night Swattie snackers from all corners of the campus as they grab a quick

As Dr. Eddie Glaude spoke about the question of “how James Baldwin speaks to us still” on Nov. 1, he echoed the cadence and direct questioning of Baldwin’s writing, captivating the Lang Performing Arts theater at Swarthmore College. Glaude, the James S.

On Saturday, Nov. 2, six scholars from universities all over the country joined Swarthmore Professors Nina Johnson, Anthony Foy, Jamal Batts, and Isaiah Wooden for a series of panels discussing the role of James Baldwin in modern American life. The conversations took

“Don’t be afraid if what you’re thinking does not look popular,” said Dr. John Hopfield ’54 H’92 in a conference call with The Phoenix. On Oct. 8, Hopfield received the 2024 Nobel Prize in Physics with “Godfather of AI” Geoffrey Hinton for

On Tuesday, Oct. 29, representatives from the Philadelphia Chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) and the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC), as well as Swarthmore students and faculty members, appeared at a press conference in Philadelphia at the Friends Meeting House.

On Saturday Oct. 26, Associate Professor of Political Science Jonny Thakkar hosted “The Meaning of Democracy,” the first event of the academic year in his Night Owls series. The guest speaker was Daniel Wodak, associate professor of philosophy at the University of