Students are under investigation for participating in campus protests, and some may already be facing charges, according to a series of emails sent by Swarthmore College President Valerie Smith and Vice President for Student Affairs Stephanie Ives. On Jan. 25, Smith’s email
Editor’s note: Under normal circumstances, The Phoenix does not allow groups to publish as a collective and requires individual members to submit on groups’ behalf. After careful consideration, The Phoenix has decided to make an exception to this policy due to credible
Editor’s note: Under normal circumstances, The Phoenix does not allow groups to publish letters as a collective and requires individuals to submit on groups’ behalf. The Phoenix has decided to make an exception to this policy on account of members of Jewish
On March 15, a group of students from the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), as well as Swarthmore’s Student Government Organization, published letters in Voices opposing Swarthmore College’s partnership with The Chamberlain Project. The state of the partnership remains unclear, as
A new coalition of student organizations called “Ban the Ban” has formed to renew the effort to reverse the college’s policy on divestment. In 1991, following the college’s divestment from companies conducting business in apartheid South Africa, the Board of Managers adopted
Note: due to the targeted harassment towards individuals who have spoken about BDS, we have made certain individuals anonymous at their request. This past Sunday, a regularly scheduled Student Government Organization meeting ran nearly half an hour over its allotted time with
On February 11, 2019, Swarthmore College’s own chapter of the national organization Jewish Voice for Peace held its first meeting in Kohlberg under the helm of members Abby Saul ’19 and Sydney Covitz ’20. JVP is a national group dedicated to supporting
