Swarthmore Leaders React as SEPTA Announces Severe Cuts

April 24, 2025
On April 10, the South-Eastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) announced widespread service cuts and fare increases for the 2026 fiscal year. The cuts, which total a 45% reduction of service, are the culmination of several years of long-term deficits that have only been met with short-term solutions. Pennsylvania’s yearly allocation of around $1 billion to the agency has long been

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Let’s Talk About “Adolescence” and Incel Culture

April 24, 2025
Released a little over a month ago, “Adolescence” has become the third most-streamed Netflix original series, falling behind “Squid Game” and “Stranger Things.” The British limited series, written and created by Stephen Graham and Jack Thorne, follows the arrest of 13-year-old Jamie

Accidentally, On Writing

April 24, 2025
Note: This piece was originally written in February 2025 When I first arrived at Swarthmore, I couldn’t stop taking pictures. It was August, and the whole campus was bursting with late summer bloom – bright blue cushions of hydrangea just at eye

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Athlete of the Week: Aidan Sullivan ’26

April 24, 2025
Aidan Sullivan ’26 is a junior outfielder from Cos Cob, CT, on the baseball team. The Canterbury High School graduate is a psychology and mathematics double major. Outside of the classroom he is a baseball game changer. Sullivan has broken the program

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Philly on a Budget

October 1, 2015
Ever feel like you would love to go explore Philly but do not want to spend money? Ever feel like you want to eat the closest thing to a home-cooked meal or even try something new? There is an insurmountable number of

Kitao painting invites campus to experience art

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October 1, 2015
When you think about “Kitao Gallery”, what comes up to your mind? To some people on campus, “Kitao” is hipster and mysterious. To some others, they don’t even know where it locates. However, last Friday night, across the dullsville of fraternities and

Weekend Roundup

October 1, 2015
Men’s Soccer The men’s soccer team (4-6, 1-2 CC) attempted a late comeback against Centennial Conference opponent Johns Hopkins this past weekend, but time was ultimately not on their side. The result was a 3-2 loss against the Blue Jays. Both of

Patricia Park ’03 returns to read from new book

October 1, 2015
Last Thursday, Swarthmore alumna Patricia Park ’03 returned to campus for a reading of her debut novel, Re Jane, which was released this past May. Re Jane cleverly recasts the classic novel Jane Eyre in a contemporary setting, telling the story of

Rule changes affect misconduct, party policies

October 1, 2015
Every year, the Dean’s Office revises the student handbook based on feedback from students, faculty, and student groups recorded from the previous year. This year’s revisions bring significant changes to alcohol and party policies, as well as the student conduct process. As
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