Swarthmore: The Happiest Place on Earth
From the windows of the airplane that departed from the city I call home, I felt both dreadful and thrilled
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orientation
DPAs clarify pay policies, affecting SAMs GAs
On Wednesday, Coordinator of the Student Academic Mentor program Melissa Mandos said in an email acquired anonymously by the Phoenix
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Swarthmore Welcomes Class of 2020 on Campus
On August 23rd, Swarthmore’s newest students — the Class of 2020 — arrived on campus to start their five-day orientation
Read moreOrientation Play evolves to welcome the Class of 2020
After a week of classes, the Welcome Play, commonly known as the Orientation Play, returned to campus, bringing a candid
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Becoming “Oriented”
Editor’s note: This article was initially published in The Daily Gazette, Swarthmore’s online, daily newspaper founded in Fall 1996. As
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First years begin to make friends and make out
From finding condoms in our orientation packets to finding new friends in our halls, orientation was a week not soon
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Confusion surrounds dry week, despite no change
This year’s dry week was surrounded by confusion, despite the fact that the policy regarding alcohol during orientation did not
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Students React to New Diversity Peer Advisors Program
Editor’s note: This article was initially published in The Daily Gazette, Swarthmore’s online, daily newspaper founded in Fall 1996. As
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Sexual assault prevention, education revamped
Five months after the Task Force on Sexual Misconduct released its findings and suggestions, and one year after Margolis Healy
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Number of international freshman increases
Incoming freshman Shruti Pal’s reasons for choosing Swarthmore College are similar to those of many Swatties. “I heard about Swarthmore
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