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As the Fall Semester Commences, COVID Policies Prove Subject to Change

After one year of remote learning and stringent COVID-19 restrictions, Swarthmore has opened its campus to all students for the

From the windows of the airplane that departed from the city I call home, I felt both dreadful and thrilled

On Wednesday, Coordinator of the Student Academic Mentor program Melissa Mandos said in an email acquired anonymously by the Phoenix

On August 23rd, Swarthmore’s newest students — the Class of 2020 — arrived on campus to start their five-day orientation

After a week of classes, the Welcome Play, commonly known as the Orientation Play, returned to campus, bringing a candid

Editor’s note: This article was initially published in The Daily Gazette, Swarthmore’s online, daily newspaper founded in Fall 1996. As

From finding condoms in our orientation packets to finding new friends in our halls, orientation was a week not soon

This year’s dry week was surrounded by confusion, despite the fact that the policy regarding alcohol during orientation did not

Editor’s note: This article was initially published in The Daily Gazette, Swarthmore’s online, daily newspaper founded in Fall 1996. As