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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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New Dean of Students, Liz Braun Meets StuCo

March 1, 2010
The Student Council meeting this week revolved around the visit from Liz Braun, who was recently announced to be the new Dean of Students, beginning in July. She discussed with Council about how the two can best interact in the future, answered

Purim: It’s Good Fun

February 26, 2010
Three feet of snow blankets Philly? The Saints win the Super Bowl? What in the name of heaven is going on? It must be that time of year again, when we fulfill the sacred commandment to make fools of ourselves. It's the

Redefining Commenting on the Gazette

February 25, 2010
After intense editorial discussion, the Daily Gazette has decided to modify its comments policy. We have begun to worry that too many individuals are abusing our policy to write irrelevant and destructive posts.

How Does Sharples Reuse Leftovers?

February 23, 2010
After Pasta bar on Sundays and Wednesdays, Swatties observe that baked pasta is a rather common dish in the subsequent lunches and dinners that follow. This phenomenon begs the question: how often are food dishes reused at Sharples?

Screw Your Roommate 2010: In Video

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February 23, 2010
Y'know those awkward moments, where you're meeting someone for the first time, for a first date? The uncertainty before your eyes first meet? The weight of your very first words to each other? The curious penumbra between said first encounter and the
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