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Advice From A Professional Matchmaker

November 6, 2025
If you haven’t read your emails in the last month, then there’s a chance you don’t know me. If you have, you might recognize the name Corinne even if you don’t want to. I ran Screw Your Roommate this year because I

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SCCS Servers Compromised

September 11, 2007
The SCCS server was compromised and was being used to host and send out pharmaceutical spam content, largely due to a URL vulnerability in The Phoenix's index.php

Riot Group Tackles Pedophilia in Hearts of Man

September 11, 2007
The Riot Group kicked off its week-long residency at Swarthmore on Sunday with its play Hearts of Man, which examines pedophilia in our society. The play, by Adriano Shaplin, the Group’s leader, debuted on Sept. 5th. In the piece, a man has

Swat on Rankings: “Participation without Promotion”

September 11, 2007
Late Friday afternoon, Al Bloom joined the presidents of eighteen other liberal arts colleges in releasing a statement outlining the colleges' positions on college rankings. All but one of the colleges signing Friday's letter are currently ranked in the top twenty-five LACs

Studio Art Renovations in Old Tarble

September 10, 2007
Renovations begun in Old Tarble over the summer and slated to be completed in the next couple of weeks will culminate several years of facilities expansion for the art department.

Mythbusters: Genuardi’s and the Co-op

September 10, 2007
It is common wisdom at Swarthmore College that the Swarthmore Co-op is vastly more expensive than the more distant Genuardi’s. When students have to supply study breaks or stock up [...]

What Will YOU Call Kemp Hall?

September 9, 2007
While it is increasingly common for Swarthmore students--particularly freshmen--to speak of Alice Paul Hall as “Alice Paul” or “A.P.,” the fact remains that most Swatties prefer the descriptive title of [...]

Mike Super Amazes

September 9, 2007
Image supplied by publicistOn Saturday, magician Mike Super returned to Swarthmore and performed a show to a not-quite-full, yet enthusiastic crowd at LPAC. Sponsored by the Office of Student Activities, [...]
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