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Senate republicans depart from reality

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March 19, 2015
Over the past week, Swarthmore saw a departure of students leaving campus for spring break. On Capitol Hill, Senate Republicans seem to have experienced a similar phenomenon, leaving behind any appearance of rationality and common sense behind by authoring a letter to

Editorial: spring break for…never?

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March 19, 2015
The term “spring break” may be a misnomer for the week without classes given to students at the college each March. A “break” would imply a pause in work or activity, however, we at the Phoenix believe that when professors schedule midterms

Swarthmore Hillel votes to drop ‘Hillel’ from name

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March 19, 2015
Swarthmore Hillel’s board voted on Monday to change their name after receiving an email from Hillel International that threatened legal action against the student organization if it did not change the agenda of an upcoming event so that it aligned with Hillel

Honeygrow tastes like home, i.e., dirt

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March 19, 2015
Honeygrow, stylized as “honeygrow,” is a restaurant that “has been having people come together over wholesome foods since 2012,” according to their website. Currently, the nascent chain has a very impressive three locations, one in Radnor, one in Bala Cynwyd, and one

Affecting change from the ivory tower

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March 19, 2015
Why should your education end with your BA? For many, the prospect of entering the job market implies distancing oneself from academic environments and moving onto more practical career paths. As indicated by the large proportion of students who go on to

Sink at Swat, or take Adderall?

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March 19, 2015
My first year at Swarthmore, a friend of mine who takes Adderall by prescription received a series of texts from a couple of different upperclassmen. Only a few weeks into the school year, they had already heard that she had access to

What does Career Services do? No really, what?

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March 19, 2015
I stumbled upon Career Peer Advisor (CPA) Stephanie Wang ’17 off-work, doing her homework in Trotter. I needed help on a Cover Letter (CL) I had written for various newspapers, online publications, superegos, Twitter followers, Facebook friends. Like any of Swat’s generous

Data demonstrates fewer students are declaring humanities majors

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March 19, 2015
As the world becomes increasingly dependent on technology and educational policymakers continue to push for STEM education in American schools, the balance and nature of humanities and natural science courses at Swarthmore are changing. A Daily Gazette article published earlier this month
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