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Wendy Xu ’15 returns to Swarthmore with new moves

Swarthmore alumna Wendy Xu ’15 made a return to campus last Sunday, when she led a hip-hop choreography workshop in the Lang Performing Arts Center. The early afternoon workshop was sponsored by the college’s own Rhythm N Motion Dance Company. Xu, a
February 11, 2016

Google Engineering Deep Dive

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. Googley: a
October 21, 2015

Scorecard presents misleading financial data

On September 12, the U.S. Department of Education released its new College Scorecard, a website that President Obama introduced as a way for students and families to compare how much alumni of different schools earn, their levels of debt, and how easily
October 1, 2015

Delivering on the promise of a Swarthmore education

One of the greatest promises of a Swarthmore education is the chance to be a part of an exceptional community that extends well beyond the grounds of our campus. As many students have searched for opportunity in their lives after Swarthmore, this
September 17, 2015

Sheila Magee ’81 nurtures community in campus gardens

Swarthmore prides itself on the surpassing beauty of the pristine campus and lush grounds. Particularly for first years, being in an unfamiliar place with unknown people and new experiences feels more like home when you’re surrounded by an extensive, well-kept arboretum, where
September 17, 2015

The case for divesting from fossil fuels

When I was at Swarthmore at the end of the 1970s and the start of the 1980s, there was the beginning of a movement among students, faculty, and other community members to have the school divest its holdings in companies that did
April 16, 2015

Divestment: It’s not a gesture – it’s an imperative

The fossil fuel divestment movement began at Swarthmore four years ago and has since spread to campuses and institutions around the world.  On perhaps the most significant issue of our age, the need to slow climate change, Swarthmore students have established themselves
April 16, 2015
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No divestment, no donations, some alums say

More than 300 alumni have pledged to withhold donations to the college until the Board of Managers agrees to divest, Mountain Justice announced yesterday. Stephen O’Hanlon ’17 said that he had been working with a group of alumni since the fall of
April 9, 2015
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