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Letter to the Editor: In Response to “Vaccinate Every Swattie. No Exceptions.”

Dear Phoenix Editorial Board, We were disappointed to find antisemitic stereotypes in a recently published op-ed, “Vaccinate Every Swattie. No Exceptions.” While the overall argument of the piece, that students must be vaccinated in the fall, is certainly worth discussion, we were

April 23, 2021

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Vaccines for All: College Holds Second Vaccine Clinic

On April 20 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Swarthmore held its second COVID-19 vaccine clinic in Tarble Pavilion, an athletic facility on campus. This vaccine clinic follows the first-ever COVID-19 vaccine clinic at Swarthmore on April 9, during which medical personnel

April 23, 2021

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Swarthmore’s First Spring Arrivals Face Orientation, Disorientation.

For first year students, moving onto campus can be as disorienting and difficult as it is enthralling and exciting. While most first years undergo this transition in the Fall with a cohort of other students, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, many international

April 16, 2021

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Class of 2021 To Have In-Person and Virtual Commencement

Last year, for the first time in Swarthmore’s history, commencement was held virtually due to an emergency campus evacuation because of rapidly rising U.S. COVID-19 cases; this year, however the Class of 2021 will have two commencements. After a period of uncertainty,

April 9, 2021

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On-Campus COVID-19 Vaccinations Spark Administrative and Student Reactions

On Friday, April 2, Swarthmore College announced a preliminary plan for COVID-19 vaccine distribution on campus. In a campus-wide email, Catherine Geddis, interim vice president for human resources, and Jim Terhune, vice president for student affairs, shared the “good news about vaccine

April 9, 2021

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Spring Semester Sustainability, Worthmore Updates

From the roles of the Green Advisors to the use of take-out containers at Sharples, each member of the Office of Sustainability has had their roles affected by the pandemic. Though many things remain the same, the office has made some changes

April 3, 2021

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Students On Campus Over Winter Break Express Concern Over New Policies

For students and administrators, winter break on campus looked different than it had in previous years. The College housed five times more students than usual due to COVID precautions limiting travel and the J-term offering. This year, in addition to the regular

March 13, 2021

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Reflecting On One Year Into the Pandemic: Staff Profiles

These staff profiles of community members who worked through the spring and summer of 2020 during the onset of the pandemic were done as interviews by students in Professor Diane Anderson’s course, Literacies & Social Identities, which explores various facets and relationships

March 13, 2021

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Changes in Public Safety Protocols and Garnet Pledge Enforcement Draw Mixed Reactions From Students

Since the implementation of the Garnet Pledge, the set of rules and guidelines intended to mitigate COVID-19 on Swarthmore’s campus that all students had to sign before the beginning of the semester, Public Safety infrastructure on campus has fundamentally changed. Before, students

March 6, 2021

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Residents Evacuate Mertz Hall After Flooding

Mertz Hall, a residence hall in the College Avenue Cluster, flooded on Nov. 12, causing approximately 30 residents living on the north side to relocate. According to Mertz residents Sara Yun ʼ23 and Johanna Lee ʼ23, this was not the first time

January 3, 2021

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Letter to the Editor: In Response to “Vaccinate Every Swattie. No Exceptions.”

Vaccines for All: College Holds Second Vaccine Clinic

Swarthmore’s First Spring Arrivals Face Orientation, Disorientation.

Class of 2021 To Have In-Person and Virtual Commencement

On-Campus COVID-19 Vaccinations Spark Administrative and Student Reactions

Spring Semester Sustainability, Worthmore Updates

Students On Campus Over Winter Break Express Concern Over New Policies

Reflecting On One Year Into the Pandemic: Staff Profiles

Changes in Public Safety Protocols and Garnet Pledge Enforcement Draw Mixed Reactions From Students

Residents Evacuate Mertz Hall After Flooding

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