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Editorial: Missing a Crucial Chance on MLK Day

In Center City on Monday, thousands of protesters took to the streets. Meanwhile, most Swarthmore students sat down at their desks and began the spring semester. Is there merit to the claim that we can honor the people these holidays celebrate by

January 22, 2015

Opinion

Letter to the Editor

To the Editor: “Coal, an Outlaw Enterprise” is the title of a recent New York Times op-ed. The column may not be totally objective since the author, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., is president of the Waterkeeper Alliance, which advocates for clean water.

January 22, 2015

Opinion

The Extra Class: Or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Time I Spent Reading the DG

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. During my

January 21, 2015

Op-Ed·Opinion

Reimagining MLK Day at Swarthmore

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. Darren Wilson.

January 20, 2015

Students rally in the amphitheater as part of the Power Up! Divestment ConvergencePhoto by Elèna Ruyter '14

Opinion

Letter to the Editor: A Collision Course With a Problem of Our Own Making

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. It was

January 19, 2015

Opinion

Why can’t we all be feminists?

I am a feminist, a strong one. Why is this a problem? Why do women cringe away from feminism? There is absolutely no argument that stands scrutiny when considering feminism at the most theoretical level. Feminism does not justify promiscuity, nor does

December 18, 2014

Opinion

Letter to the Editor: Swarthmore and The Bank of England

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. With its

December 9, 2014

Opinion

Why does Swarthmore bet against ecological necessity?

Swarthmore’s largest financial consultant, Cambridge Associates, recently announced that it will actively assist institutional investors in implementing fossil fuel divestment. For years, the Board of Managers has argued that it cannot divest because our existing fund managers do not offer fossil-free options.

December 4, 2014

Opinion

Divestment would prove Quaker tradition alive and well

To the Editor, My wife, Gail Grossman ’65, and I have three granddaughters who will, with any luck, live to 2075 or later. We fear what the world they will inherit from our generation will be like. We are doing what we

December 4, 2014

Opinion

Are we all crazy for electing to do the Swat stress test?

Academic rigor is something that all Swatties love to hate. More than pride, it is an intrinsic part of Swarthmore culture, perpetuated by misery poker and shirts proclaiming, “Anywhere else it would have been an A.” The most recent ranking by Cappex

December 4, 2014

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