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Opinion

Not all Wages are Created Equal

Swarthmore refuses to adapt its wage policies to resolve the labor shortage on campus. Simply put, the college needs to give higher…

February 17, 2022
News

Sharples, Public Safety Among Campus Organizations Suffering from Understaffing

Over the past few months, industries such as food service, hospitality, trucking, retail, and more have been having a difficult time hiring…

November 4, 2021
Highlights/News

Shift to Online Classes and COVID-19 Updates

Spring semester to be completed online with credit/no credit While Swarthmore classes had previously been scheduled to move online until April 3,…

April 11, 2020
News

JobX Data Reveals Low Job Acceptance Rate, Uneven Wage Distribution

For the first time, the college has collected data on student employment, made possible by JobX. Among other things, the data show…

November 29, 2018
News

Pat Osowski, Beloved Sharples Employee, Leaves College

Pat Osowski, a former Sharples employee beloved by many students, no longer works for the college. Osowski stated that she was terminated…

September 27, 2018
Columns/Opinion

Swarthmore Should Pay Students More

On Aug. 9th, Swarthmore College Dean of Admissions Jim Bock, sent out an email to the student body informing us that they…

September 13, 2018
News

Events management restructuring reflects college-wide change

On Oct. 30, President Valerie Smith sent out an email announcing that the special assistant to the President, Susan Eagar, will have…

November 9, 2017
News

College develops new platform to facilitate student employment process

The college administration has been developing a new platform to make student employment on campus more accessible, especially for first-year and work-study…

September 28, 2017
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Opinion/Staff Editorials

College approaches student employment problematically

In a September 29 article in the Phoenix titled “Students Struggle to Secure On-Campus Employment,” Isabel Cristo discussed how two positions in…

October 6, 2016
Op-Eds/Opinion

Not enough professors to go around

Over the past week, I have attended several department information sessions in preparation for the sophomore plan. More than any of the…

January 30, 2014

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