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A Brief History of the Inn at Swarthmore Project

Vice President for Facilities and Services Stu Hain speaks on the history of the Inn project.

September 16, 2010

An Opt-In Gazette List Would Harm the Community

The Student Council survey distributed this week contains a question which is of existential importance for the Daily Gazette: whether it will be allowed to continue its opt-out policy for students on its mailing list, or be forced to change to an

September 14, 2010

Opinion

Editors’ Note(s): Farewell

We, the graduating senior editors of the Gazette -- Ramya Gopal, Jack Keefe, and Urooj Khan -- are taking this opportunity in the last issue of the semester to bid our e-farewells to all the folks (both e- and real alike) who’ve

May 21, 2010

Opinion

The Swattie Horror Picture Column: In Which We Bid Thee Adieu

Though our time as columnists is fleeting, you will find that our final wisdom-nugget neither drips with false compliments, nor oozes with idolatrous praise.

May 6, 2010

Opinion

Two Girls One Laptop: An Evening of Feminist Pornography

Full disclosure: In an attempt to mine for inspiration for our column and spare Marianne's partner the guinea pig status afforded him in the last column, we had decided that tonight was the night to snuggle up and watch some skin flicks.

April 26, 2010

Opinion

The Tea Party Movement is Not Racist and it is Disingenuous to Suggest Otherwise

Racism still exists in America, and it wouldn’t be too surprising to find that some members of the Tea Party movement have latent racist beliefs. But even as the prevalence of racism in America steadily declines, Democrats exploit the serious issue of

April 20, 2010

Opinion

The Tea Party Movement is a Reaction to Obama’s Race, Not Just His Economic Policies

The conclusion that the Tea Party is motivated by class divisions only tells half of the story. The other half wasn’t emphasized in the New York Times/CBS poll because, well, respondents won’t fess up to it. It’s race.

April 20, 2010

Opinion

The Phoenix through the Ages

Our oldest campus newspaper was first published in 1881, rising from the ashes of the Great Fire of Parrish. In its earliest form, the Phoenix was more of a literary journal than a newspaper as we think of it today.

April 19, 2010

Opinion

Decisions, Decisions

We’d like to call for a broad and considered school-wide conversation that re-evaluates what types of decisions are important to students, evaluates why those decisions are important, and moves towards re-shaping the way students are included in -- and excluded from --

April 12, 2010

Opinion

Getting it and Getting Tasered: It’s a Swat Story

With Valentine’s Day a safe month and a half behind us, we find this the ideal time to engage with the topic that feverishly consumes your every thought.

April 11, 2010

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