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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

Opinion

Sustainability isn’t just activism

We always hear about what Mountain Justice is up to because their efforts are broadcasted to the entire campus community. But, believe it or not, Mountain Justice is not the only sustainability-minded group on campus. There is, in fact, an entire group

March 16, 2017

Campus Journal

Postcard from Abroad: Tamara Matheson

Dear Campus Journal, After the inauguration, I spent all of my free time at home vigilantly watching the news, calling my representatives, reading about nonviolent resistance, and generally trying my best to break through what seemed to be one bad fever dream

February 9, 2017

Around Campus·News·Regional News

Swatties attend Women’s March, reactions mixed

On Jan. 21, Swarthmore community members traveled to Washington, D.C. and Philadelphia to participate in the Women’s March. Demonstrators took to the streets to protest the proposed policies of the Trump administration that would largely affect marginalized communities as well as other

February 2, 2017

Campus Journal

Reflections on a [potentially] New America: Philly in Action

We’re tempted not to write about “fun things to do in Philly;” it almost seems trivial. But fun is something we all undoubtedly deserve in these times. The other night, as we were surrounded by an illuminated crowd of different races and

January 26, 2017

Around Campus·News

Board, President Smith commit to sanctuary campus

The commitment from the college’s Board of Managers and President Valerie Smith to make Swarthmore a sanctuary campus is moving forward through the effort of the Sanctuary Campus Working Group. To some community members, this action is an important step to protecting

January 26, 2017

Ian Anderson '13 performs at Paces CafePhoto by Rachel Berger '16

Around Campus·News

Students, faculty attend walk-out and teach-in for climate justice

There is no shortage of public outcry across the country in protest of the newly established Trump administration. As recently as Monday, January 23rd, members of Swarthmore Mountain Justice, in collaboration with over 50 other colleges across the country, organized a walk-out

January 26, 2017

News

Students activism on campus intensifies following Presidential Election

In the wake of the presidential election earlier this month, student organizing and activism on campus has swelled to address the concerns brought about by the proposed policies of the president-elect. On Nov. 15, over 100 students crowded into the Scheuer Room

December 1, 2016

News

A Swat Resistance Takes Shape. First Step: Walkout

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. Opponents of

November 15, 2016

Campus Journal

As seniors graduate, how will the spring of 2013 be remembered?

Many seniors are soon approaching the scariest part of college: the end. Each class leaves, a new one replaces it, and the campus seems to change a bit. Leaving with this senior class is a very important piece of institutional memory from

April 28, 2016

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Letter to the Editor: Help us reclaim our country

Sustainability isn’t just activism

Postcard from Abroad: Tamara Matheson

Swatties attend Women’s March, reactions mixed

Reflections on a [potentially] New America: Philly in Action

Board, President Smith commit to sanctuary campus

Students, faculty attend walk-out and teach-in for climate justice

Students activism on campus intensifies following Presidential Election

A Swat Resistance Takes Shape. First Step: Walkout

As seniors graduate, how will the spring of 2013 be remembered?

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