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Hidden In Plain Sight

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. Conflict is
October 10, 2013

Review before reform

The discussions that started last semester around issues of diversity and inclusion were much-needed, and brought to light many problems that had previously gone unaddressed. The recent Diversity and Inclusion Report as well makes clear suggestions for actions that the College could
October 3, 2013

Reconciling theories of natural violence

Stanley Milgram, Christopher Browning, Dave Grossman and Randall Collins have all provided important contributions to the academic debate on the attitudes of humans toward violence. All of these projects have attempted to answer the same question: “How willing are we to commit
October 3, 2013

Swarthmore’s neglect of spiritual life

It is quite disappointing to see a college that is self-advertised as being committed to the common good in Swarthmore’s current state of archaism. It is difficult to see all but the faintest bits of progressivism left behind by the college’s founders.
October 3, 2013

Standing up for the Bard

I have discovered that I elicit three types of responses when I say that Shakespearean plays are some of the greatest, worldliest and most touching works of literature in existence. The first reaction is that of indifference, which I can accept. The
September 26, 2013

Op-Ed: Reinventing McCage

As Louis Kahn put it, “You shouldn’t be forced to put people through the library. It should be just something in its structure which says, ‘What a wonderful place to go,’ and of course, the location has much to do with it,
September 26, 2013

Unprepared, unaided and alone

As we approach the end of the fourth week of classes, many of us are probably starting to feel the pressure that we associate with Swat academics. This escalation of academic stress can be especially hard to deal with as a freshman,
September 26, 2013
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