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Rethinking the Origins of COVID and Pandemics to Come

Rafi Karpowitz '27 argues we should think critically about narratives around COVID, and pandemics in general, which we take for granted.

April 24, 2025

Highlights·Opinion

Reflections From a Senior: A (Grapefruit-Esque) Love Letter to the Class of 2022

CW: burnout Dear graduating students (and all those who began this experience with us, and all those who embody the experience of this letter), First of all, congratulations. We made it. Whether you’re still finishing up multiple theses and prepping for honors

April 28, 2022

Highlights·Opinion

Freshman Reflections: The Honu in CS

I didn’t feel like a Swarthmore student until I stepped foot in Sci 256. It was my first class in two years. COVID had snowballed into a complete disruption of my life, and I couldn’t remember the last time I’d actually sat

April 14, 2022

Arts

Artist of the Week Sidhika Tripathee ’22 On Finding Solace Through Craft

Over the past few months, more and more students around campus have been wearing the art of Sidhika Tripathee ’22 — on their ears and even on their bodies. Sidhika has recently started her own business, selling handmade crochet earrings and tattooing

April 7, 2022

Campus Journal

The Week in Headlines

New Covid Variant and Life Form Simultaneously Evolve in Primordial Soup of Swat Prom Looking to Attract More Students, McCabe Library to Allow Smoking Indoors Small Craft Warnings and Kitao Gallery Showcase Jonathan Franzen’s Nudes in Collaborative Exhibition RA Hosts Event Revealing

April 1, 2022

Opinion

Editorial: Mr. Gorbachev, Tear Down These Plastic Walls!

In the early days of the pandemic, there was not much information available about the best ways to prevent the spread of COVID. Out of this confusion and disorder, plastic barriers sprang up all around us overnight. The goal of these barriers

March 24, 2022

Highlights·News

After Fall Cancelation, Swat Formal Returns

Swarthmore students will be returning to the dance floor for the SGO Spring Formal, otherwise called Swat Prom, on Saturday, March 26, at 10 p.m. The decision to bring back the formal comes amid a loosening of COVID-19 restrictions, now allowing alcohol-registered

March 24, 2022

Highlights·News

Worthstock 2022 Begins Planning Phase

It’s official: Worthstock is back. Worthstock, a beloved Swarthmore tradition, happens during the last Sunday before the finals of the spring semester in which the College hosts a band or artist that plays live music in the Worth courtyard. Usually, food, bounce

March 17, 2022

Opinion

Editorial: Swarthmore Should Restore Universal Dorm Access to Students

Among the litany of policies and changes that the administration implemented due to the COVID-19 pandemic was the revocation of universal OneCard access to all dorms, previously afforded to every enrolled student. We, The Phoenix, believe that the withdrawal of this ability

March 3, 2022

Opinion

New Honor Policy for COVID Testing

As students returned to campus for the start of the spring semester, the college adopted a new COVID-19 testing policy with students responsible for testing themselves twice a week using at-home test kits. This new testing policy is likely more efficient and

February 3, 2022

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Rethinking the Origins of COVID and Pandemics to Come

Freshman Reflections: The Honu in CS

Artist of the Week Sidhika Tripathee ’22 On Finding Solace Through Craft

The Week in Headlines

Editorial: Mr. Gorbachev, Tear Down These Plastic Walls!

After Fall Cancelation, Swat Formal Returns

Worthstock 2022 Begins Planning Phase

Editorial: Swarthmore Should Restore Universal Dorm Access to Students

New Honor Policy for COVID Testing

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