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Into the Archives: a correspondence on divestment

On June 17, 1985, recent alum Perry Chang wrote a handwritten note to then-president of the College David Fraser. The note read: “Dear President Fraser: I would be interested to receive a response to the letter I handed to you at Commencement.

November 16, 2017

Opinion

Statement on kneeling during anthem

Dear Friends, This past week, President Trump released several tweets chastising athletes who have not stood during the national anthem as well as those who have declined White House invitations. His blanket critique speaks to a reckless pattern of racist sentiment that

October 5, 2017

News

College conservatives and democrats emphasize activism and collaboration

Amidst the first year of a controversial presidency with near-constant political turmoil, campus political groups such as the Swarthmore Conservatives and the Swarthmore Democrats are looking for ways to expand their outreach and build upon the progress they made last year. The

September 28, 2017

Sports

Trump rescinds White House offer to the Warriors

President Trump and Stephen Curry don’t have much in common, but if there is one thing they agree on, it’s that the Golden State Warriors won’t be visiting the White House anytime soon. As of last week, Trump controversially withdrew his White

September 28, 2017

News

Mountain Justice Joins National Group Sunrise, Broadens Goals

After a busy past year, Mountain Justice is rebranding. They’ve joined Sunrise, a national “movement to stop climate change and create millions of jobs in the process,” according to their website. “Last year I remember hearing about Mountain Justice just about every

September 21, 2017

Campus Journal

How did Swat get here? An abridged history of activism at Swat

In the context of recent activism and student action regarding Swarthmore’s divestment from fossil fuels, I thought I’d take a look at past and ongoing activism both campus and related to the institution. Here’s a (brief) history of some historical progresses

April 27, 2017

News

Why Protests Fail: Micah White ’04 discusses the End of Protest

Editor’s note: This article was initially published in The Daily Gazette, Swarthmore’s online, daily newspaper founded in Fall 1996. As of Fall 2018, the DG has merged with The Phoenix. See the about page to read more about the DG. Micah White

April 4, 2017

Op-Ed·Opinion

In Response to the Sexual Assault Awareness Week Posters

Editor’s note: This article was initially published in The Daily Gazette, Swarthmore’s online, daily newspaper founded in Fall 1996. As of Fall 2018, the DG has merged with The Phoenix. See the about page to read more about the DG. Loud, boisterous

April 4, 2017

Op-Ed·Opinion

One Year Later: Our Thoughts on President Smith and Divestment

Editor’s note: This article was initially published in The Daily Gazette, Swarthmore’s online, daily newspaper founded in Fall 1996. As of Fall 2018, the DG has merged with The Phoenix. See the about page to read more about the DG. We first

March 31, 2017

Opinion

Letter to the Editor: Help us reclaim our country

Dear class of 2017: When my Class of 1967 was getting ready to graduate, we paid no attention to the class of 1917, which was then celebrating its 50th reunion. To the extent we thought about them at all, they were just

March 23, 2017

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Into the Archives: a correspondence on divestment

Statement on kneeling during anthem

College conservatives and democrats emphasize activism and collaboration

Trump rescinds White House offer to the Warriors

Mountain Justice Joins National Group Sunrise, Broadens Goals

How did Swat get here? An abridged history of activism at Swat

Why Protests Fail: Micah White ’04 discusses the End of Protest

In Response to the Sexual Assault Awareness Week Posters

One Year Later: Our Thoughts on President Smith and Divestment

Letter to the Editor: Help us reclaim our country

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