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AI Is Not Inevitable

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November 12, 2026
Olivia Huang ’29 challenges the popular belief that increasing reliance on artificial intelligence is unavoidable and urges readers to embrace the human spirit.

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Athlete of the Week: Dylan Myrick ’30

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November 12, 2026
First-year Dylan Myrick is a freestyle, Individual Medley (IM), and breaststroke specialist for the Swarthmore men’s swim team. The Eugene, OR resident swam at his first collegiate meet on Oct. 24, where Swarthmore, Franklin & Marshall College, Ursinus College, and Dickinson College

Fueling the Phoenix: Newly Extended Dining Hall Hours

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November 5, 2026
For much of Swarthmore’s history, students faced the reality of Sharples’ abbreviated hours: if you didn’t make it by the 8 p.m. closing time, you were going into the night without dinner. Student athletes would oftentimes be forced into rushing to the

Athlete of the Week: Isabel Adam ’28

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November 5, 2026
Outside hitter Isabel Adam ’28 has been lighting it up for the Swarthmore volleyball team this fall. She came into this season with extensive on-court experience, playing in all but one game in her first two years at Swarthmore, and earning All-Centennial

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Carl Friedrich Goose: A Call for Homecoming

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October 10, 2024
It should’ve been a gorgeous day. It was warm, but not too warm; the first years had settled in, the upperclassmen were moving back; Sharples may or may not have had deep-dish pizza, and campus construction seemed somewhat less invasive; professors were

In Support of Rescheduling Election Day Classes

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October 10, 2024
We, The Phoenix Editorial Board, maintain that Swarthmore College should not hold classes on Election Day, in order to reduce the voting barriers for students and the broader community. As Swarthmore’s mission “commit[s] to peace, equity, and social responsibility,” the college should

Sonic Bodies: A Reflection on Taiko and Emotions

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October 10, 2024
On Saturday, Oct. 5, the Swarthmore community welcomed taiko legend Eitetsu Hayashi and his ensemble Fu-Un no Kai in the Lang Performing Arts Center’s Pearson Hall Theatre, for their concert “Sonic Bodies.” The concert is the final event of Hayashi’s stay at

Athlete of the Week: Elizabeth Page ’28

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October 10, 2024
Elizabeth Page ’28 is a first-year cross country runner from Anchorage, Alaska. She led the Garnet women’s cross country team with a 49th place finish out of 387 runners in the Paul Short Run on Saturday at Lehigh University. She completed the

Red Light on the Blue Route

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October 10, 2024
Those of you who spend your time looking at maps of highways in Delaware County have likely noticed a weird bow in the route of I-476, commonly called the Blue Route. For those who do not, I will quickly summarize. I-476 runs

The Moral Relativity of Ultra-Processed Food

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October 10, 2024
The introduction and assimilation of ultra-processed food as an integral part of our food chain has brought with it a host of arguments, concerns, and complaints about the legal responsibilities of food companies. To be clear, this piece is not one of

Over the Rainbow

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October 10, 2024
The song “Over the Rainbow,” as performed by the Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square, ought to be played alongside this piece. I exit from Sharples on a beautiful sunny day and walk the long, winding path that runs to Magill Walk halfway
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