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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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Police Blotter — The Summer Rundown

September 9, 2009
While students were away, crime continued in the maybe-not-quite-so-quiet town of Swarthmore. Notes from the calls police handled over the summer, including: theft, assault, underage drinking, (BB gun) shootings (of windows), and advice on how to handle solicitors when they come knocking.

A History of Hazing – Swat Circa 1917

September 8, 2009
Welcome to Swarthmore, class of 2013! You may have noticed that no upperclassmen have yet reprimanded you for wearing loud socks, forced you to sing for the rest of us, or challenged you to a wrestling contest. You're welcome, but just remember

Better Know a Dean! with Diane Anderson

September 7, 2009
Diane Anderson, the Acting Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and a professor in the Educational Studies department, talks about her new job, her life in general, and what books college students should read.

How First Fridays Are Reinventing Swarthmore’s Ville

September 7, 2009
Swarthmore's First Friday was inspired by similar events in Philly and Media. But while their events are known for their bustling nature, the organizers of Swarthmore's First Fridays wanted to preserve the quaint charm of their "sleepy little town". Yet this month's

Preparations for Departure at the Philly Fringe

September 6, 2009
Photos from Preparations for Departure, at the Philly Fringe Festival. The show is by the Matchbox Theater Company: Swarthmore '09 alumni Colin Aarons, Jessie Bear, Dan Perelstein, Sasha Shahidi, and Jackie Vitale, as well as Emma Ferguson '10.

Haverford Party Raided by State Police, 31 Cited

September 4, 2009
One of the semester's biggest parties at Haverford was raided by state police Thursday night; they were tipped off by an anonymous source (reputedly a Bi-Co student). More information was gathered via the event's public Facebook listing. 27 Haverford and four Bryn
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