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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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Housing Co-op Will Not Be On Campus in 2011

February 1, 2011
The administration is not moving forward with the proposal for a campus-owned residential co-op in the upcoming academic year. Assistant Dean for Residential Life Rachel Head cited mixed student support, the current housing assignment process and Dining Services as areas of concern.

Into the Dating Pool

January 27, 2011
During my time on this campus and the years before it (as the Gazette and Phoenix archives tell me), there have been eight sex columns and not a single relationship column.

Changes at Swat and BiCo

January 25, 2011
Over winter break, the College was hard at work making changes. Here’s an overview of the new things Swarthmore students face with the start of the new semester.

2013 Lang Scholars

January 24, 2011
Six sophomores were chosen for the Lang Opportunity Scholarship last December. Their proposed projects focus on many topics, including financial security, education, and immigration.
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