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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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The Biggest Gay Bar on Earth Comes to Swarthmore

February 14, 2013
Seeking methods of hooking up and dating beyond alcohol-fueled makeout sessions on the Paces dance floor or dates at Sharples, some queer men at Swarthmore have turned to Grindr. Students and a professor described a variety of motivations behind using the digital

Faculty Facilitate Teach-In on Climate Change

February 14, 2013
Divestment is becoming an increasingly salient issue both at Swarthmore and at colleges and universities around the country. The movement, which aims to compel colleges and universities to stop investing in companies that produce fossil fuels, has grown rapidly over the last

Quaker Matchbox Dating Feature Debuts

February 14, 2013
This feature explores the experiences of participants who are paired up on dates. Participants of all kinds, are set up on dates whether romantic or platonic, albeit anonymously. For the inaugural article, two participants were party to a dinner and coffee in

“American Idiot” at Merriam Theater: BAM

February 14, 2013
BAM. That’s the feeling I got after watching the opening number of Broadway’s smash-hit musical “American Idiot,” performed this week (through Sunday February 17th) at the Merriam Theater. BAM. Like, what just happened. Like, that was awesome. If there ever was a

The Bus Boys: Oyster House a Pearl

February 14, 2013
Oyster House 1516 Sansom St Philadelphia, PA 19102 (215) 567-7683 www.oysterhousephilly.com Rating: 4 / 5 Price: $$$ Good for Groups: Yes Vegan/Vegetarian Friendly: No Ambiance: Casual As we sit here, discussing what exactly we should tell you about the Oyster House, we

Vonnegut and Valentines Day

February 14, 2013
Recently I’ve been gently probing my friends (who might soon be doing some gentle probing of their own) about their Valentine’s Day plans. Many of them, who are steadily involved with somebody but are hesitant to “put a label on it,” expressed
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