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Letter from 129 Alumni Boycotting Reunion

Swarthmore alumni/ae explain their reasons for boycotting the class reunion and for refusing to donate money unless certain conditions are met by the College.

April 24, 2025

Opinion

Diane McHale ’83 Letter to the Editor

President Trump’s administration is attacking due process and freedom of speech in our country as part of his effort to destroy democracy. Actual fascism is growing in America. Part of Trump’s strategy is to attack universities. The only way to resist this

April 10, 2025

Opinion

The Palestine Exception and Swarthmore’s Double Standard: O4S’s Opposition to Student Discipline

Editor’s Note: This article is published using a pseudonym for the author, writing on behalf of Organizing for Survivors. Under normal circumstances, The Phoenix does not allow individuals or groups to submit articles anonymously. However, we have decided to make an exception

March 20, 2025

Opinion

Letter to the Editor: On the Departure of Professor Plotkin

Dear President Smith and Provost Willie-LeBreton, Professor Helen Plotkin, who taught me ancient Hebrew at Swarthmore and continues to be a mentor to me, told me that her contract with Swarthmore is being terminated on the grounds that she does not have

February 21, 2019

Opinion

Letter to the Editor: Beggars Can Be Choosers

Content Warning: Mention of Suicide Reading about Gil Kemp‘s latest ginormous gift, this time for the renovation of Sharples dining hall, adds fodder to my long-standing, love-hate relationship with Swarthmore. Kemp made his considerable fortune as a result of selling and merging

November 1, 2018

Opinion

Letter to the Editor: Still Much for Some to Learn About Sexual Assault

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. Letter submitted

November 4, 2013

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Letter from 129 Alumni Boycotting Reunion

Diane McHale ’83 Letter to the Editor

The Palestine Exception and Swarthmore’s Double Standard: O4S’s Opposition to Student Discipline

Letter to the Editor: On the Departure of Professor Plotkin

Letter to the Editor: Beggars Can Be Choosers

Letter to the Editor: Still Much for Some to Learn About Sexual Assault

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