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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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Zoellick: A Serious Choice

March 28, 2013
Over the last week, the College’s decision to invite former World Bank President Robert Zoellick ’75 to deliver a graduation speech and receive an honorary degree has become the latest campus controversy this semester. Although selected by a predominantly liberal faculty, some

‘How to Dress Well’: How to Perform at Olde Club

March 28, 2013
Last Saturday indie royalty was in town as How to Dress Well, the fuzzy R&B alter-ego of Tom Krell, played Olde Club with New York electro-pop upstarts BLKKATHY opening. BLKKATHY describe their music in a press release as “sad songs over very

Men’s, Women’s Tennis Crush Conference Foes

March 28, 2013
Both the Swarthmore men’s and women’s tennis teams handily won their first Centennial Conference matches of the season this week, taking down Ursinus and Muhlenberg, respectively, both by a score of 9-0. The men, ranked 27th nationally, improved their overall record to

Garnet Look to Build on Impressive Start

March 28, 2013
Riding a 6-2 record from eight games during spring break, one could understand if the softball team needed a bit of a rest.  But that will come later.  For now, the Garnet have picked up where they left off, playing another six

Jonathan Cohen

March 28, 2013
Athlete of the Week: Jonathan Cohen Jr., Lacrosse, Syosset, N.Y. What he’s done: Recorded 15 saves to anchor the Garnet defense in their 13-9 victory over previously undefeated Ursinus to open the Centennial Conference schedule. Favorite Career Moment: Probably playing Muhlenberg as

Q&A with Food Consultant Ray E. Petit

March 28, 2013
Editor’s note: This article was initially published in The Daily Gazette, Swarthmore’s online, daily newspaper founded in Fall 1996. As of Fall 2018, the DG has merged with The Phoenix. See the about page to read more about the DG. Ray E.
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