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Fascistic Behavior and Throwing Rocks

Throwing rocks is generally a bad thing. A certain partisan student organization put up flyers recently which implied that my identity group, white Christianity, is inherently bad. Naturally, this was offensive. They were “throwing rocks.” I really wanted to throw a rock

November 1, 2024

Features·Op-Ed·Opinion

Bring Back Swarthmore’s Distinct Character: It’s Time to Resurrect Quirkiness

It’s early fall when “The Graduate” is screened outside: first-year students watch with intrigue, cozied together on blankets as they enter their collegiate worlds, and seniors wryly observe the depiction of a graduate “a little worried about his future,” as the tagline

October 31, 2024

Features·Opinion

Democracy is an Ecosystem: How to Persuade Philly’s Gen Z Voters

Gen Z voters in Pennsylvania will help decide this election. But does Gen Z fully grasp what a second Trump presidency means for them? How can anxious parents and educators help young voters understand the enormous stakes, without seeming paternalistic and out

October 31, 2024

Opinion·Uncategorized

To Be Palestinian During Swarthmore College’s Campaign of Erasure

At Swarthmore College, even the maps adorning the walls deny the existence of Palestine. Imagine the deep anguish of witnessing your homeland and your people’s history erased with a casual stroke of ink, replaced simply by the word “Israel.” This reality struck

October 31, 2024

Opinion

I Want to Be Able to Vote Again

The love of a sycophant is a love best approached with wariness. In July 2024, former President Donald Trump expressed his love to an audience of his admiring disciples. “I love you. You got to get out and vote. In four years,

October 31, 2024

Features·Opinion

A Bill of Free Speech Rights and Responsibilities for the Swarthmore College Community

I present this statement as a set of debatable points. Responses are welcome. At this moment in the College’s history, when we are at a dangerous crossroads as a liberal arts institution, we need to attempt a clear, brief statement of principles

October 24, 2024

Opinion·Uncategorized

An Economic Vision or an Economic Disaster

Over the last four years, Vice President Kamala Harris has provided aid to low- and middle-income Americans, enacted strong climate policies that will boost our economy and save the planet, and fought against pharmaceutical and insurance companies to lower the cost of

October 24, 2024

Opinion

Trump’s Project 2025: A Dangerous Blueprint for Higher Education

With Donald Trump’s second term comes Project 2025. It is a 900-page manifesto outlining how to systematically eviscerate our institutions from the inside. Authored by over 140 former Trump advisors at the Heritage Foundation, the radical reforms include sweeping changes to presidential

October 24, 2024

Highlights·Opinion

The True Cost of AI

It is not difficult for any high school or college student these days to rattle off a dozen reasons that they have been told to avoid using ChatGPT or artificial intelligence (AI) for their schoolwork. These reasons are not arbitrary: concerns about

October 24, 2024

Opinion

Admitting Others’ Depths

Every CommonApp personal statement had some convoluted metaphor or hook to, at the very least, prevent the admissions officer from immediately binning your application. Outside of the occasional interview or supplemental essay, it was one of your only chances to speak your

October 24, 2024

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