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Inaugural Phoenix Campus Opinions Survey – Spring ’25

On April 21, The Phoenix sent its inaugural campus opinion survey to 593 randomly selected Swarthmore students, representing 34.8% of the student body. The survey asked students to indicate whether they approved, strongly approved, disapproved, strongly disapproved, felt neutral, or didn’t know of twenty campus institutions, depicted in the graphic above. Beyond these institutions, the survey also asked students for their analysis of relevant college topics, including support for students of color, financial aid, the college’s recent response to student activism, the college’s response to the second Trump administration, campus food and housing, and faculty’s grading standards. The Williams Record,

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Looking Back: From The Beginning

May 1, 2025
Dear Freshman Year, In three days, school will end; freshman year will end. It’s so crazy how fast time has flown by. Truly. Looking back, I don’t think I would have thought that this would all end so fast. So many things

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Fold On Misery Poker

November 15, 2018
If someone had asked me, prior to my arrival at Swarthmore, what the worst game to play with friends was, I would’ve responded with Monopoly. After all, the number of relationships it has destroyed must be immense. But then I got to

The Genealogy of Memeology

November 15, 2018
Throughout mankind’s short history one question has permeated, evolved, and perplexed all kinds of human and non-human thought: memes? (acceptable pronunciations: mēm, may-may, mem, mīme, mr. mīme, mem-buh, and/or saw-wee ay own-lee hah-viv ah cahn-t oh-pen-err) But, how does one describe meme?

Russian Professor Emily Frey Wins Big on Jeopardy!

November 15, 2018
Last week, yet another member of the Swarthmore Community graced the “Jeopardy!” stage. Earlier this month, Professor Emily Frey, visiting assistant professor of Russian literature, won four rounds of “Jeopardy!,” earning herself $64,503. Professor Frey’s first competition aired on October 30 and

thank u, NEXT!

November 15, 2018
In a drunken haze, I heard God. God was a woman indeed. And Her name was Ari. It was Saturday, November 3, 2018, the same day that Pride Month was holding their Reg-GAY-ton party. Reg-GAY-ton, at least for some, was a night

Changing the Landscape of European Soccer

November 15, 2018
Over the past decade, two actions have forever changed the course of soccer — the arrival of billionaire president Nasser Al-Khelaifi at Paris Saint Germain in 2011 and the purchase of Manchester City in 2008 by Sheikh Mansour. Since these takeovers, hundreds

The Swatter: November 5 – November 12

November 12, 2018
Criminal Mischief Date: Monday, November 5, 2018 Time: 3:44 PM Location: Alice Paul Residence Hall Synopsis: Public Safety responded to Alice Paul Residence Hall for the report of eggs thrown at the exterior balcony. Officers were able to determine the eggs were

O4S Criticizes Pub-Safe External Review

November 8, 2018
More than 15 students affiliated with Organizing for Survivors shared their personal experiences and dissatisfaction with Public Safety during a public forum hosted by two consultants, Regina Lawson and Bill Lafferty, from D. Stafford & Associates this past Tuesday night. O4S felt

Dems Win House and Sweep Delco, Swat Turnout Strong

November 8, 2018
Tuesday, November 6 was a historic night for elections both in Swarthmore and across the country due to upsets and voter turnout, the latter of which was considerably higher from Swarthmore students than in 2014. On the national level, Democrats won back
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