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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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Ville Meals, Academics, Student Co-op, and Lounge Space

November 22, 2010
Student Council discussed its short-term goals (the resource guide and meal plan options in the Ville) as well as its long-term goals (academic support and diversity, as well as the new rollover fund committee). Students also came seeking support from StuCo for

LSE Event to be held in Early Spring

November 18, 2010
Despite all the many memorable and fun events this semester, many Swatties may still feel like there is something missing. That something is probably our annual Large Scale Event, traditionally held in the Fall Semester. This semester, despite LSE committee’s well endeavored

Add to our Harry Potter Memories!

November 18, 2010
Dear readers, please submit your Harry Potter memories! Let's all share our long waits in midnight lines, our Halloween (or just everyday) costumes, our I-read-it-faster-and-more times-than-you poker (you know you play), and our genuine love of Harry and his pals.

Chester Noise with Dan Symonds

November 18, 2010
This week's WSRN show is Chester Noise with Dan Symonds. It is a media empowerment project that pairs Swarthmore and Chester students to make, record, edit, and broadcast music and other media of their own making.

Good Food Hosts Pig Roast and Panel Discussion

November 17, 2010
Students gathered for a feast of local meat prepared on Mertz Field, as well as a panel discussion on sustainable food issues hosted by the Good Food Project, an organization that focuses on promoting local, sustainable food on campus and in the
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