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Student government should be more mindful of religious holidays

On the evening of September 13, students gathered on Parrish Beach to participate in the time-honored tradition of watching the 1967 Mike Nichols film The Graduate. As per the tradition, members of the Class of 2016 lounged on blankets and emphatically shouted

September 17, 2015

Opinion

Delivering on the promise of a Swarthmore education

One of the greatest promises of a Swarthmore education is the chance to be a part of an exceptional community that extends well beyond the grounds of our campus. As many students have searched for opportunity in their lives after Swarthmore, this

September 17, 2015

Opinion

What do policy goals have to do with behavior shifts?

Let me start of by saying that if you haven’t watched “The Wire,” you have to watch “The Wire.” But if you don’t have time for 5 seasons of the most important American TV show ever made, then at least watch series

September 17, 2015

Opinion

Remembering 9/11, not as individuals but as a nation

I began writing the first draft of this article on a Friday. There was almost nothing special about that day to distinguish it from any other. I went to class, left an add/drop form off at the registrar’s office, took a practice

September 17, 2015

Opinion

A response to ‘Students voice need for further discussion of Black Lives Matter’

The aforementioned article discussed some initiatives on campus last year in response to Black Lives Matter. However, it failed to include other forms of engagement, specifically one poignant to me and three others involved. For the sake of preserving institutional memory and

September 17, 2015

Opinion

Where is the student outrage over the refugee crisis?

The ongoing refugee crisis is reaching mammoth proportions as we speak. As students from the Central-Eastern European region, which is acutely affected by the issue, the Swarthmore community’s response — one, largely of indifference — worries us. The apparent reactions, rather than

September 17, 2015

Opinion

Superheroes and International Politics

Editor’s note: This article was initially published in The Daily Gazette, Swarthmore’s online, daily newspaper founded in Fall 1996. As of Fall 2018, the DG has merged with The Phoenix. See the about page to read more about the DG. When was

September 17, 2015

Opinion

We say the more DiscoSwat, the better

The Office of Admissions has recently decided to expand Discover Swarthmore, an all-expenses-paid overnight program for high-achieving high school seniors to visit campus. In previous years, Discover Swarthmore was held for only one weekend in the fall semester, but two will take

September 10, 2015

Opinion

Looking through a new lens

Chester, Pennsylvania. Karachi, Pakistan. 34,000 people in one city, 23.7 million in the other, give or take. I attended Chester 101 during the spring of my freshman year as part of the community-based learning component of my World Religions course. Chester 101

September 10, 2015

Opinion

How do we talk about speech on campus?

The argument seems never-ending. Every news-conscious college student in the country, or maybe even the world, knows about the issue of campus free speech. Countless publications, professional and amateur, have offered their opinions on the issue of campus speech codes, threatened academic

September 10, 2015

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