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Fact-Checking Mountain Justice: Sound Facts, Tenuous Conclusions on Board Members’ “Conflict of Interest”

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. This semester,

April 14, 2016

Opinion

Chart: Examining the “Energy Connection” of our Board Members

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. Mountain Justice

April 14, 2016

Op-Ed·Opinion

Senior Survey: Policy Changes Baffle and Disappoint

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. Each year,

April 8, 2016

Opinion

I am not a tough Jew

I am not a tough Jew, and I don’t want to be one, either. Last week, Bill Fedullo wrote an op-ed about how the image of the “tough Jew” impacts diaspora Jews’ perceptions of the State of Israel. I’m not sure whether

April 7, 2016

Opinion

The quick and dirty guide to eating out

Eating at restaurants can be a hassle for everyone involved. What’s meant to be a glorious nom session is often shrouded by social faux pas and impossible to remember codes of conduct. Thanks, Obama. But have no fear, The Phoenix has the

April 7, 2016

Opinion

The media’s obsession with Trump has to stop

Last week people were shocked at Donald Trump’s comments that women who have abortions should be punished. At an MSNBC Town Hall MSNBC reporter, Chris Hayes, pushed Trump on the issue, repeatedly asking if Trump supported a legal punishment for this. After

April 7, 2016

Opinion

Swatlight welcome addition to admission programs

We at the Phoenix applaud the college on the addition of a new event held during admissions season, Swatlight. The program is geared specifically towards low-income, minority, or first generation students who have been admitted to Swarthmore. While Swatstruck, the newest incarnation

April 7, 2016

Opinion

A response to “Swarthmore as a college”

I begin this counter-response to Zac Arestad’s op-ed response “Swarthmore as a college” to my op-ed “Swarthmore as a nation state” with my gratitude for the time and thought Arestad put into critiquing my arguments. I would like to thank him for

April 7, 2016

DG Roundtable·Opinion

“I Don’t Hate My Body in a Vacuum”: DG Roundtable on Body Image at Swarthmore

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. agarner (Anna

April 4, 2016

Opinion

Why the carbon charge is welcome but no alternative to divestment

This past weekend, the Board of Managers at Swarthmore College approved an internal charge on greenhouse gas emissions. We should mark what appears to be an initial step toward developing a carbon pricing model. However, while welcome, the plan is no alternative

April 3, 2016

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