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Student-Led Research Project Aims to Drive Harm Reduction through Art

Swarthmore’s latest student-led research project, Rosine 2.0, is a forward-looking arts collective that traces its roots to a Quaker past. According to Sophia Becker ’24, one of the group’s leaders, Rosine 2.0 is inspired by the original Rosine Association — co-founded in

March 17, 2022

Highlights·News

NinjaGrams Return: An Old Tradition Coming Back to Life

On Friday, Feb. 18, students were greeted in their classes and in Sharples by dueling ninjas, handmade cards, and homemade truffle treats on what some call “Ninja Day,” or the day that ninjas and ninja masters deliver NinjaGrams. NinjaGrams returned to Swarthmore

February 24, 2022

Opinion

Physics Lab Dropped the Ball

I am displeased with how our Physics Department has served me. Not in that it had bad intentions or treated me with disrespect, but it failed to teach me what it means to do physics. Specifically, I am unhappy with the Physics

February 24, 2022

Opinion

Time For the Administration to Shift Out of Neutral and Expand Student Parking

Swarthmore’s alluring and delicately manicured campus defines Swarthmore as Swarthmore. Greenery and nature envelope acres of the college’s grounds. This is something that many of us have grown used to, given our constant and continued residence and interactions on campus. One aspect

February 24, 2022

Highlights·News

Relaunched Ski Club Draws Huge Interest on First Trip

When Swarthmore Ski Club leader Jennifer He ’24 sent an email gauging interest in a downhill skiing trip to the mailing list of Outsiders, Swarthmore’s outing club, she expected a strong response. Still, the overwhelming level of student interest took her by

February 17, 2022

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“There Really is No Social Scene Here”: Students Reflect on Post-COVID-19 Campus Environment

After spending the past two years in an unusual campus environment, the Swarthmore community has returned to full residential life in the Fall 2021 semester. COVID-19, however, is still affecting the community, with the administration continuing to enforce restrictions to contain the

February 17, 2022

Arts

Peering Through the Glass: A Review of Window Decor

Three hundred seventy-five. That’s how many windows Parrish Hall has (or at least that’s how many I counted by circling the building several times). Mertz has 214, Palmer has 66, and many other dorms have a three-digit number of windows that would

February 17, 2022

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“This will change us”: Swarthmore Considers Upscale Condo Proposal in Downtown

When the COVID-19 pandemic hit, Shannon Elliott was worried she would have to close the doors of Harvey Oak Mercantile (HOM), an artisan crafts store in the Celia Building on Park Avenue that she’s owned since 2018. When she started getting a

December 13, 2021

News

Ship Bottom Brewery Joins Wave of Businesses Irrigating Previously Dry Town

With the Broad Table Tavern, Village Vine, and the CO-OP all serving alcohol, it can be difficult to remember that alcohol sales were banned in Swarthmore until relatively recently. After Swarthmore residents voted in favor of the borough granting liquor licenses in

December 2, 2021

Opinion

Workaholicism Part 2: The Problems with Prioritizing Physical Health on Campus

By now, many students and faculty have chosen to risk attending class with visible symptoms of illness despite the strongly-worded guidance of our college’s administration and the concerns of other students. But have you ever considered why a student would choose to

November 18, 2021

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NinjaGrams Return: An Old Tradition Coming Back to Life

Physics Lab Dropped the Ball

Time For the Administration to Shift Out of Neutral and Expand Student Parking

Relaunched Ski Club Draws Huge Interest on First Trip

Peering Through the Glass: A Review of Window Decor

“This will change us”: Swarthmore Considers Upscale Condo Proposal in Downtown

Ship Bottom Brewery Joins Wave of Businesses Irrigating Previously Dry Town

Workaholicism Part 2: The Problems with Prioritizing Physical Health on Campus

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