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My Squirrel Day in “Engwish”

What a beautiful day. The air is warm with anticipation for spring, with the sun warming my arching back as I stretch.…

March 17, 2022
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New Global Studies Minor to be Offered in Fall 2019

In spring 2019, Swarthmore will offer a new interdisciplinary Global Studies minor. Associate Professor of Political Science Ayse Kaya and Associate Professor…

November 15, 2018
Op-Eds/Opinion

Rethinking the decline of language education

A few weeks ago, I attended a lecture by Dr. Brandon King ’05 on the parallels between legalism and contemporary education. Dr.…

May 3, 2018
Op-Eds/Opinion

Benefits of bilingualism

Last weekend, I volunteered to cook for the Chinese New Year party hosted by the Chinese Department. As I was frying spring…

March 1, 2018
Columns/Opinion/Swat Global

The beauty of an unintelligible world

I’ll never forget my first experience abroad, which was this semester. Exiting the plane for the first time, as I stepped into…

November 16, 2017
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Campus Journal

Order a pizza, and it shall come

Salam sejahtera, saya mampu bertutur dalam pelbagai bahasa dan ia memperkasakan saya — Hi, I speak multiple languages and that empowers me.…

March 30, 2017
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A Happy Psuedo-Persian New Year

When it comes to observing cultural holidays while at Swat, being away from my home and family has always been a challenge.…

March 30, 2017
Columns/Opinion

Learning English goodly

Learning English is hard. I really started trying to learn the language when I was in 8th grade. When I was growing…

March 16, 2017
Op-Eds/Opinion

Trump’s Subtle Language of Oppression

Cw: xenophobia and homophobia   As I watched Donald Trump’s inaugural address, eyes both welling and rolling, a certain section stuck out…

January 26, 2017
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Revisiting the Social Justice Requirement Debate

As a former debater, I am keenly aware of how manipulation of language can shape our perception of arguments. It was Aristotle…

January 26, 2017
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