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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

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

Opinion

A Different Way to Think About Voting

I wonder what would happen if we casted our votes not for the individuals running for office, but for the possible states of our democracy. When we think of this election as two individuals pitted against one another, we risk discounting not

October 24, 2024

Opinion

California Students Break from Democrats

Much ado is made each year about youth participation in politics. In order to boost turnout amongst youngsters, each year California holds a “mock election” in its high schools where students are able to cast votes for each of the issues that

October 24, 2024

Opinion

Who Won the VP Debate? A Swarthmore Student’s Perspective on Vance vs. Walz

The vice-presidential debate, hosted by CBS on Tuesday, Oct. 1, was an homage to the civil debate structure we’ve seen in the past. With the increasing divide between the Democratic and Republican Parties, JD Vance and Tim Walz offered refreshing discourse between

October 10, 2024

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