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Changes to party and alcohol policies risk limiting the diversity of the social scene

Much has been said in light of the recent spate of alcohol and party policy changes handed down by our administration. But one concern that we have not heard raised publicly is the effect that these new rules will have on the

September 18, 2014

Opinion

A Freshman’s Fresh Take on the Updated Alcohol Policy

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. While outrage

September 18, 2014

Opinion

Why Do We Hate The Crum Creek Meander?

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. Remember the

September 17, 2014

Opinion

Speak 2 Swatties: Welcome Back

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 wanted

September 15, 2014

Opinion

An opportunity for change

With the recent departure of Rebecca Chopp and the announcement of the new presidential search committee, is there any better time to talk about the role of a college president? First, a brief retrospective: during her tenure as president, Chopp raised unprecedented

September 11, 2014

Opinion

Not a funnel in sight

It is not easy to find issues on which 90 percent of Swatties agree. One would imagine that on such issues there would be a clear, obvious answer, something so evident that any outside observer could effortlessly predict the opinion of the

September 11, 2014

Opinion

How responsible is intergenerational inequality?

Hold on, why is our campus now a construction site? Anyone who has read the master plan, knows that the current construction projects aren’t the end of planned construction. They’re just the beginning: renovations are planned for Martin, Beardsley, McCabe, Sharples, the athletic

September 11, 2014

Opinion

An open letter to the faculty on the spring semester calendar

Dear faculty, I’m writing this letter upon the suggestion of President Hungerford, with whom I met this week. I spent all summer having meetings about the academic calendar change with whoever would talk to me: the dean of students, the provost, the

September 11, 2014

Opinion

Confronting the climate crisis

Later this month, world leaders will gather at the United Nations for an unprecedented climate summit in hopes of drafting an international climate agreement by 2015 to address rising greenhouse gas emissions. The stakes are incredibly high. The latest Intergovernmental Panel on

September 11, 2014

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

Opinion

Letters to the Editor: John F. McDiarmid ‘68’s Proposal for Divestment from Fossil Fuels

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. Climate change

September 10, 2014

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