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Students Organize Against Proposed 76ers Stadium in Philly’s Chinatown

A proposed Philadelphia 76ers arena one block from the city’s Chinatown is sparking outrage from community organizers. The Save Chinatown coalition has been active since plans for the arena were announced in July 2022, but efforts to preserve the cultural and social

March 30, 2023

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UC Berkeley Professor Lectures on Frederick Douglass’s Theory of Resistance

The political science department welcomed Dr. Desmond Jagmohan, a leading scholar of African-American political thought and assistant professor of political science at the University of California Berkeley, to give a lecture titled “Frederick Douglass on the Nature of Resistance” on Wednesday, March

March 23, 2023

Highlights·Opinion

Landscapes of Violence

Recent protest movements have highlighted the ongoing racial and environmental destruction caused by our industrialized society. The actions of supposedly Democratic governments are disgraceful and a painful reminder of our broken capitalist system. A system that has caused, and continues to cause,

February 23, 2023

Highlights·Opinion

All of Us or None of Us: Practicing Solidarity in the Face of Digital Intimidation

On Monday, Feb. 28, we, members of Student for Justice in Palestine (SJP), along with the campus community, held a rally to deliver the signatures on our petition to stop the sale of Sabra products at Swarthmore College due to Sabra’s parent

March 3, 2022

Highlights·News

Learning Coming to Life: Students Reflect on Attending the COP26 Summit

Instead of attending class with the rest of Swarthmore students from October 31 to November 12, five students, Daniel Balauro ’23, Alicia Contrera ’22, Olivia Stoetzer ’23, Kyra Hall ’22, and Tyler White ’22, along with professor Ayse Kaya, Sustainability Program Manager

December 2, 2021

Features·Highlights·Opinion

8 Years Out From The Spring Of Our Discontent, What’s Changed?

The opinions expressed in this article are solely the author’s and do not reflect the views of The Phoenix Editorial Board. Introduction “This is the spring of our discontent,” wrote Swarthmore College President Rebecca Chopp in a schoolwide email to staff and

February 26, 2021

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Journalism As Activism: A Talk With Photojournalist Marcio Pimenta

On Feb. 19 and 20, Marcio Pimenta, an internationally-recognized freelance photographer and journalist, held a student talk and public lecture discussing entry into the journalism profession and the activism aspect of the industry. Pimenta’s two events were sponsored by the Lang Center

February 27, 2020

Arts·Highlights

Pussy Riot Concert Brings the Riot to Swarthmore

On Thursday, Sept. 26, the wooden floor of Upper Tarble shook so much that it seemed about to collapse at any moment. In the back of Upper Tarble, bright red, and black-and-white strobe lights shone onto a stage with two of Pussy

October 3, 2019

Opinion

Chester: Histories of Privilege and Opportunities of Wisdom

Chester is a place we have little wisdom of. We project. We perform. We claim to know. The majority just does not know. Swarthmore is a particular place; there is a robust concentration of knowledge from the academy, from meta abstracts and

October 3, 2019

Arts

Nadya Tolokonnikova of Pussy Riot on Art and Activism Through Rebellion

“Art and activism — I think it’s been therapeutic for me. I’m depressed because of all the horrible political things I have experienced. Art helps me — once I was thinking I just want to cut my wings — I don’t want

October 3, 2019

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Students Organize Against Proposed 76ers Stadium in Philly’s Chinatown

UC Berkeley Professor Lectures on Frederick Douglass’s Theory of Resistance

Landscapes of Violence

All of Us or None of Us: Practicing Solidarity in the Face of Digital Intimidation

Learning Coming to Life: Students Reflect on Attending the COP26 Summit

8 Years Out From The Spring Of Our Discontent, What’s Changed?

Journalism As Activism: A Talk With Photojournalist Marcio Pimenta

Chester: Histories of Privilege and Opportunities of Wisdom

Nadya Tolokonnikova of Pussy Riot on Art and Activism Through Rebellion

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