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Students: Stand Up for Your Rights!

Wyatt Brannon '26 argues that, if students want to have some control over how the college operates, they should use the historically radical power of student government.

February 19, 2026

Highlights·Opinion

Truth and Consequences

Growing up, we were taught that truth was, of all things, objective. It either happened or it did not. There was only one singular truth, and if you defy it or you lie, it is bad. Often, when we were young, we

November 14, 2024

Opinion

The World Must Be Made Safe for Democracy

26-year-old American Quincy Claude Ayres stepped off the boat on December 5, 1917, onto the soil of war-torn France. Before him, hundreds of Americans had volunteered as ambulance drivers and doctors or joined the Canadian military to fight before the United States

November 14, 2024

Opinion

I Want to Be Able to Vote Again

The love of a sycophant is a love best approached with wariness. In July 2024, former President Donald Trump expressed his love to an audience of his admiring disciples. “I love you. You got to get out and vote. In four years,

October 31, 2024

Features·Opinion

Democracy is an Ecosystem: How to Persuade Philly’s Gen Z Voters

Gen Z voters in Pennsylvania will help decide this election. But does Gen Z fully grasp what a second Trump presidency means for them? How can anxious parents and educators help young voters understand the enormous stakes, without seeming paternalistic and out

October 31, 2024

News

Journalist and Commentator Jamelle Bouie Reframes the Political Fundamentals for the Swarthmore Community

On Tuesday, Nov. 7, New York Times columnist Jamelle Bouie reflected on the status of democracy today and its historical context for the annual Gilbert Lecture. The talk took place in Kohlberg Hall’s Scheuer Room and was hosted by the department of

November 9, 2023

Opinion

Democracy Hypocrisy? Enthusiasm for Voting Should Extend to SGO Elections

In the weeks leading up to the midterm elections, both the college itself and student-run clubs have adamantly promoted registering to vote and making plans to vote either in person or through mail in ballots. President Valerie Smith sent out an email

November 10, 2022

Highlights·News

DelCo Democrats, Elected Leaders Celebrate Wins at Swarthmore Watch Party

On Tuesday, Nov. 8, at 8 p.m., the Delaware County Democrats hosted an election night watch party at the Swarthmore Inn. Swarthmore’s local Democratic delegation, including Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon, Pennsylvania State Senator Tim Kearney, and Pennsylvania House Representatives Jennifer O’Mara and

November 10, 2022

Opinion

It Doesn’t Matter Which Oligarch does Censorship for the National Security State

As it became apparent that Elon Musk would not be able to sleaze his way out of owning Twitter, Democrat and Republican media immediately resumed their commentary about Twitter’s future. While Democrat-aligned media have rekindled their anxious rhetoric about how Twitter might

November 3, 2022

Highlights·News

Melissa Murray Discusses Crisis of Legitimacy in the Supreme Court at Annual Constitution Day Talk

On Monday, Sept. 19 at 7 p.m., students, faculty, and guests gathered in Kohlberg Hall’s Scheuer Room for a conversation about the Supreme Court and the U.S. Constitution with Frederick I. and Grace Stokes Professor of Law at NYU School of Law

September 22, 2022

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Students: Stand Up for Your Rights!

Truth and Consequences

The World Must Be Made Safe for Democracy

I Want to Be Able to Vote Again

Democracy is an Ecosystem: How to Persuade Philly’s Gen Z Voters

Journalist and Commentator Jamelle Bouie Reframes the Political Fundamentals for the Swarthmore Community

Democracy Hypocrisy? Enthusiasm for Voting Should Extend to SGO Elections

DelCo Democrats, Elected Leaders Celebrate Wins at Swarthmore Watch Party

Melissa Murray Discusses Crisis of Legitimacy in the Supreme Court at Annual Constitution Day Talk

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