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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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Biology Professor Colin Purrington

February 3, 2009
The Gazette sat down with associate professor of biology Colin Purrington to chat with him about the 200th anniversary of Darwin Day, a holiday taking place February 12th to celebrate the birth of biologist Charles Darwin and, more importantly, the understanding and

A Call to Reasoned Purpose

February 2, 2009
This semester's column, rather than following in the same vein as last semester, will instead explore specific issues of our collegiate environment that are of interest to me, and hopefully, to at least some of my readers. While I hope to provide

Trio(Blue) Performs Avant-Garde Jazz at Swarthmore

February 1, 2009
Last Saturday, Trio(Blue), a New York City-based jazz band, performed avant-garde jazz with opening musical acts by Ben Starr ’11 and a student jazz ensemble in a concert held in Bond Hall. Ivana Ng ’12 with the help from Jazz Ensemble Director,

Condom Basics with the SHCs

January 29, 2009
So you're probably thinking: another sex column on the Daily Gazette... really? Well, yes, really and you better be excited--the Sexual Health Counselors will be answering common sexual health questions, and we'll start it off by talking about condoms.

Swatties Go To Washington

January 29, 2009
Swatties report back on their trips to Washington D.C. for the Inauguration. Dozens packed into cars or got on trains to witness the momentous event of President Barack Obama's inauguration, and all called it an unforgettable experience.
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