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Hire professors sooner rather than later

Academics are central to life at Swarthmore — Friday evening is largely indistinguishable from any other night here — both in and outside of the classroom, and many of us chose Swarthmore for precisely this reason. We pressed “send” on our applications
November 6, 2014

Is it wrong not to care about Ebola?

According to a recent Kaiser Family Foundation poll, almost half of Americans have a fear of contracting Ebola. The one thing staving off my absolute cynicism is that, while there are still stories about the terrifying dangers of Ebola, there is also
November 6, 2014

Politics Explained: Midterm Elections Update

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. I last
October 31, 2014

Clarifying the history and purpose of SQU chalking

On Monday night, queer and trans students took to the paved spaces of campus to partake in the decades-old annual tradition of chalking for Pride Month, the event that replaced Coming Out Week last year. That night, after most of the chalkers
October 30, 2014

Some identities are Halloween-inappropriate

On September 26th, Swarthmore students, faculty, staff and administrators gathered to remember the recent events in Ferguson, Missouri and the untold lives lost due to police brutality nationwide.  Coming out of the Ferguson event, Race to Action, the namesake of the event
October 30, 2014

The power and promise of divestment

As Arjun Raghuraman ’16 wrote in his column last week, climate change is causing grave harm to millions around the world, and it has similarly an incredibly devastating potential for future destruction. The humanitarian organization DARA estimates that our fossil fuel economy
October 30, 2014

Providing onsite childcare is the right thing

Why should Swarthmore College have onsite child care? I’ve been asked to write an op-ed piece on this. And I’m going to make it personal, a value-based argument rather than an interest-based argument. These are my views and experiences. They are not
October 30, 2014

Union backlash will continue until college values all workers

With an impressive number of construction projects on the horizon, Swarthmore College plans to consider both union and non-union contractors on a project-by-project basis. The college will choose between contractors according to their treatment of workers, the quality of their work and
October 30, 2014

Yet another bad decision, poorly made

We are tired, very tired, of running editorials about alcohol policy. But just as the administration finishes one round of policy pronouncements, it begins another. Alas, we write again. As stated in a staff editorial published just over a month ago, we
October 30, 2014

Speak 2 Swatties: Sharing Struggles

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. Letter submitted
October 30, 2014
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