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The World Must Be Made Safe for Democracy

26-year-old American Quincy Claude Ayres stepped off the boat on December 5, 1917, onto the soil of war-torn France. Before him, hundreds of Americans had volunteered as ambulance drivers and doctors or joined the Canadian military to fight before the United States
November 14, 2024
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Truth and Consequences

Growing up, we were taught that truth was, of all things, objective. It either happened or it did not. There was only one singular truth, and if you defy it or you lie, it is bad. Often, when we were young, we
November 14, 2024

It’s Okay to Hurt

Dear friends, I know that many of you are hurting today. It’s okay to hurt. I know that many of you are scared today. It’s okay to be scared. I know that many of you need time to process and decompress. It’s
November 7, 2024

Martin Putnam ’71: Letter to the Editor

To the editor, As a member of the Class of 1971, I am proud that so many Swarthmore students are raising their voices against the ongoing genocide in Gaza. In speaking out, they are refusing to be complicit, and they are challenging
November 7, 2024

Fascistic Behavior and Throwing Rocks

Throwing rocks is generally a bad thing. A certain partisan student organization put up flyers recently which implied that my identity group, white Christianity, is inherently bad. Naturally, this was offensive. They were “throwing rocks.” I really wanted to throw a rock
November 1, 2024
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