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SBC Announces Budget Reallocation Plans Amid High Projected Deficit

On Friday, Oct. 21, the Student Budgeting Committee (SBC) Board sent an email informing the Swarthmore community that the amount of money they have currently allocated to student clubs and organizations for the 2022-2023 academic year would put SBC into a deficit

October 27, 2022

Highlights·News

Learning Coming to Life: Students Reflect on Attending the COP26 Summit

Instead of attending class with the rest of Swarthmore students from October 31 to November 12, five students, Daniel Balauro ’23, Alicia Contrera ’22, Olivia Stoetzer ’23, Kyra Hall ’22, and Tyler White ’22, along with professor Ayse Kaya, Sustainability Program Manager

December 2, 2021

Highlights·Opinion

Yes, Swarthmore should be having fireside chats with Goldman Sachs

This is a response piece to “Should Swarthmore Really Be Having Fireside Chats With Goldman Sachs?” It’s common for virtue-signaling students to throw shade at finance, investment banking, and other related fields. Advocating for the college to restrict these events is just

November 4, 2021

Opinion

‘Squid Game’: More than just a show? A Breakdown of Netflix’s Letter to Investors

For Netflix (NFLX -2.17%), recovering from the post-pandemic slump is proving a complicated plot line. (For those who are unfamiliar, NFLX is the stock symbol for Netflix on Nasdaq, a global electronic marketplace for buying and trading securities.) Wait, backtrack. Netflix’s valuation

November 4, 2021

Opinion

Should Swarthmore Really Be Having Fireside Chats with Goldman Sachs?

Goldman Sachs, McKinsey & Co., and Citigroup have conspicuously invaded our inboxes. It should be no surprise — finance and consulting firms spend millions of dollars every year courting ambitious college students toward a Faustian bargain: spend the 80,000 hours of your career

October 28, 2021

Highlights·Opinion

Wait, Seriously? Pink Tax?

The pink tax: it’s probably affecting you right now without you even realising it. Even in the 21st century, women are at a fairly large economic disadvantage compared to men. Not only are women paid less across fields ranging from the theatre

September 30, 2021

Features·Highlights·News

Celebrating Black Excellence in the Many Forms It Takes: Joshua Collin ’20

Joshua Collin ‘20 is a senior from Newark, NJ, though he considers Haiti to also be home since both of his parents are Haitian. He is a major in Economics and a minor in Psychology. Collin may be most known for creating

May 7, 2020

Opinion

Ten Years After the Financial Crisis, We Shouldn’t Be Complacent About Regulations

Ten years ago this month, the senior class at Swarthmore confronted graduating into one of the worst recessions in American history. The investment bank Lehman Brothers had just collapsed, setting off the financial crisis and the ensuing global economic contraction. By the

September 27, 2018

Columnists·News

Last Week in Markets: 10-Year Hits 3%

Editor’s note: This article was initially published in The Daily Gazette, Swarthmore’s online, daily newspaper founded in Fall 1996. As of Fall 2018, the DG has merged with The Phoenix. See the about page to read more about the DG. Last week’s

April 30, 2018

Columnists·News

Last Week in Markets: Mixed Earnings Results and A Flattening Yield Curve

Editor’s note: This article was initially published in The Daily Gazette, Swarthmore’s online, daily newspaper founded in Fall 1996. As of Fall 2018, the DG has merged with The Phoenix. See the about page to read more about the DG. Last week’s

April 23, 2018

finance

SBC Announces Budget Reallocation Plans Amid High Projected Deficit

Learning Coming to Life: Students Reflect on Attending the COP26 Summit

Yes, Swarthmore should be having fireside chats with Goldman Sachs

‘Squid Game’: More than just a show? A Breakdown of Netflix’s Letter to Investors

Should Swarthmore Really Be Having Fireside Chats with Goldman Sachs?

Wait, Seriously? Pink Tax?

Celebrating Black Excellence in the Many Forms It Takes: Joshua Collin ’20

Last Week in Markets: 10-Year Hits 3%

Last Week in Markets: Mixed Earnings Results and A Flattening Yield Curve

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