As students have returned to campus and in-person classes, student-athletes have returned to competition, facing other teams for the first time in more than a year. For many student-athletes, this is much more than a mere return to normalcy. The return to
The very first issue of The Phoenix was printed on December 1, 1881. Its inaugural editorial board was a group of eleven students with a desire to provide their community with an advocate for truth and independence through fair and honest journalism.
For History Department Chair Bob Weinberg, the transition to remote learning was an ongoing process. “There was a steep learning curve, but it got easier with each week,” he said before pausing. “I hope to never do it again because that’s not
After over 100 students missed mandatory biweekly COVID-19 testing the week of Sept. 13, Dean of Students Tomoko Sakomura and Senior Associate Dean of Student Life Nathan Miller sent an email to all students listing potential consequences for missing COVID-19 tests. “Failure
On Saturday, Sept. 26, 2021 in the Lang Performing Arts Center theater, Swarthmore’s International Relations Club hosted a virtual talk with Her Royal Highness Princess Dina Mired of Jordan about international cooperation in public health. Organized by IR Club board member Robert
A scene from the third week of the academic year: I was sitting in the Honors Reserves section of McCabe, minding my own business, when someone else conspicuously decided not to mind theirs. I heard a loud “Excuse me!” from behind the
We’re entering a new phase of the pandemic. We’re always entering a new phase of the pandemic, to the point that I’m getting sick of the phrase “new phase of the pandemic.” As a matter of fact, we should probably retire that
As Swarthmore returns to a more typical semester after half of the student body studied remotely during the past academic year, one aspect of normal student life at Swarthmore remains in limbo: the party scene. During the last fully normal semester at
We students talk a lot about the Swarthmore “bubble” — that invisible structure that keeps us isolated from the outside world in our ivory tower of academia. Yes, we sometimes venture into Philly and Chester and the surrounding community, but by and large,
Readjusting to a somewhat normal semester at Swarthmore has come with challenges for students, faculty, and staff alike. Since August, the campus community has been readjusting to seeing one another’s faces in person, sharing study spaces that have been practically deserted for
