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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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ML “Mouse Patrol” Sparks Privacy Concerns

February 24, 2009
On the morning of Wednesday the 18th, a few students in Mary Lyons were woken up by two deans on a "mouse patrol" to take note of food storage conditions in ML. A student who wished to remain anonymous told the Gazette

SCCS Media Pit More Convenient, Secure

February 23, 2009
The Media Pit run by SCCS in the basement of Tarble, which features a variety of video game systems and an HD projector, is newly equipped with a system of cameras and a security cabinet. It is now open to students throughout

Peaslee Debate Society 8th in Nation

February 22, 2009
The Peaslee Debate Society has had a strong season this year even by its own past high standards. Ranking 8th in the nation, Peaslee also broke into the Octa-finals at the World University Debate Championships in Cork, Ireland in January.
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