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Hidden In Plain Sight: Battle For Bitcoin

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. If you’re
November 22, 2013

From genocide to mass atrocities

In 1943, Polish resistance member Jan Karski secured a meeting with American Supreme Court Justice Felix Frankfurter. Karski was desperate to find a sympathetic audience for the intelligence he had obtained by sneaking into Nazi concentration camps. At the time, there was
November 21, 2013

Syrian Refugees: A Forgotten Cause?

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. “You can’t
November 18, 2013

Pleasure Time: Of O’s and O

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. Call me
November 15, 2013

Fair minority representation

Recently, UCLA has found itself in hot water due to its disproportionately small number of black male undergraduate students. The statistics are glaringly lopsided, with the school’s latest freshman class composed of only 1.9 percent black males, the overall admissions of black
November 14, 2013

Monogamy and the Swarthmore relationship

When my last boyfriend asked me to consider being in an open relationship with him, I was surprised. It had not occurred to me that my boyfriend would want to be involved with other people if he was happy with me. “It’s
November 14, 2013

Government fails to earn public trust

“Congressional approval hits all-time low.” “Seventy percent of Americans view the country as on the wrong track.” “Trust in government at historic lows.” Headlines like these lead newspapers, appear on the 24 hour sensationalist cable news channels and dominate the political discourse.
November 14, 2013

Still waiting for justice

A couple of weeks ago, Dean Braun asked for community feedback about the College Judiciary Committee (CJC) process. Although I am grateful that she is open to feedback, I don’t know how the community can respond to her request when the process
November 14, 2013
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