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It Is Time to Take Action for Workers’ Rights

Do you remember why you applied to Swarthmore? In the 2022-2023 U.S. News rankings, Swarthmore was ranked as the #4 liberal arts college in the country. The class sizes are generally small, which allows professors and students to connect more meaningfully. The

April 13, 2023

Highlights·Opinion

An Open Letter to the Managers of Swarthmore College, From a Group of Dining Center Workers

The work that we do at the Dining Center is vital to the functioning of the school; we cook, serve, and clean up after more than two thousand meals a day. As the ones who do this work, and as human beings,

April 13, 2023

News

Students Reflect, Share Advice on Study Abroad Experience

With 250 programs in 60 different countries, Swarthmore’s off-campus study program is incredibly diverse, offering students a wide array of opportunities to immerse themselves in an entirely new environment. To gain insight into this process, the Phoenix attended an off-campus study general

March 30, 2023

Campus Journal

The Crum and I

March 8, 2023 At 6:00 p.m., the sun hangs low, painting the skyline with multiple shades of reddish-orange. I have just left Essie’s, but instead of walking back to my dorm as I always do after a meal, I’m staring dumbfounded into

March 23, 2023

Highlights·Opinion

On Dropping Out & Graduating Early

When I was ten years old, I remember being tasked with an assignment in which I had to plan my future career. When I say plan, I mean really plan. At ten, the only thing I wanted from life was to be

March 2, 2023

Opinion

Swarthmore’s Affinity and Religious Groups Deserve More Financial Support

Affinity and religious groups at Swarthmore, like all student-led groups, receive funding through the Student Budgeting Committee (SBC). However, due to funding issues, student groups have had no choice but to comply with severe budget cuts and limit spending for club activities.

March 2, 2023

Highlights·Opinion

Seeing More by Understanding Less: Lessons From a Walk in the Woods

In our lives at Swarthmore, and indeed in most scenarios in our everyday lives, we are rewarded for quickly absorbing, synthesizing, and making sense of new information. Think about it: in a political science or philosophy class, we generally need to read

February 23, 2023

Campus Journal

An Invitation to Breathe

“I invite you all to breathe.” So, I breathed in . I breathed out . It felt as if I have never truly breathed before. Last Thursday, my Ecofeminism(s) class was honored to invite environmental activists Zulene Mayfield and .O Payne as

February 16, 2023

Opinion

Eliminating Phoenix Wages Threatens Diverse Student Journalism

Swarthmore prides itself on being a diverse and inclusive community, but this commitment is being tested by a proposal by the Student Government Organization (SGO) to eliminate the wages of the Phoenix’s editorial board as well as those of Voices. Since 1881,

February 2, 2023

Opinion

A Plea for More Diversity of Thought on Campus

The rise and subsequent entrenchment of woke culture – wherein individuals adopt an obsessive and blinkered approach towards civil rights issues – in higher education institutions has resulted in the erosion of intellectual rigor that flows from nuanced debate around contested issues.

December 1, 2022

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It Is Time to Take Action for Workers’ Rights

An Open Letter to the Managers of Swarthmore College, From a Group of Dining Center Workers

Students Reflect, Share Advice on Study Abroad Experience

The Crum and I

On Dropping Out & Graduating Early

Swarthmore’s Affinity and Religious Groups Deserve More Financial Support

Seeing More by Understanding Less: Lessons From a Walk in the Woods

Eliminating Phoenix Wages Threatens Diverse Student Journalism

A Plea for More Diversity of Thought on Campus

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