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I Want to Be Able to Vote Again

The love of a sycophant is a love best approached with wariness. In July 2024, former President Donald Trump expressed his love to an audience of his admiring disciples. “I love you. You got to get out and vote. In four years,

October 31, 2024

News

Historically Variable Swarthmore Voter Turnout Remains Crucial for Election

With less than a month before the United States 2024 presidential election and only two weeks until the voter registration deadline, the election has been on the minds of many students. Pennsylvania is one of the most critical swing states for the

October 10, 2024

Features·Highlights·Opinion

An Appeal to the Swarthmore Community from Alumni from the 1960s

This November, the election of Kamala Harris and Tim Walz — and the future of the nation and our democracy — will be determined by voters in Pennsylvania and a small handful of other “swing” states, where margins are narrow and elections

September 26, 2024

Highlights·Opinion

Swarthmore Students Need More Time To Vote

When I arrived on campus as a first-year student in 2021, I eagerly registered to vote during orientation week at a tabling booth right in front of Parrish, excited by the prospect of voting in a swing state where my vote might

November 30, 2023

News

2023 General Election Recap

Pennsylvania: On Tuesday, Nov. 7, voters across the United States went to the polls and made their voices heard in the 2023 general election. In Pennsylvania and other select states, influential gubernatorial, legislative, and judicial seats were selected through Tuesday’s elections. In

November 16, 2023

Interviews·News

The Phoenix in Conversation with Jamelle Bouie on Higher Education, Journalism, and Civic Engagement

After New York Times columnist Jamelle Bouie spoke at the department of political science’s annual Gilbert Lecture, and a busy day on Swarthmore’s campus, he spoke to The Phoenix about higher education, journalism, and civic engagement. Below is an edited transcript. Daniel

November 9, 2023

Highlights·News

Swarthmore Prepares for the General Election: What to Expect

On Nov. 7, students will head to the polls and cast their ballots in the 2023 general election. The ballot will include a number of key state-wide races for positions on the Supreme Court, Superior Court, and Commonwealth Court. Students registered to

November 2, 2023

Campus Journal

Securing Senate Seats and Snickerdoodle Cookies: The Voting Experience at Swarthmore

By this point, everyone who pays even the slightest attention to politics knows last week was a historic moment for America, with one of the best midterm election performances by the party of the President in decades. As a result, the Democratic

November 17, 2022

Opinion

Let’s Turn Back the Page and Revive Print Subscriptions on Campus

If the recent midterm elections taught us anything, it is the power of young Americans to shape the outcomes of the future, which crucially depends on their ability to stay informed about current events. The habits we create in college often solidify

November 17, 2022

Opinion

Democracy Hypocrisy? Enthusiasm for Voting Should Extend to SGO Elections

In the weeks leading up to the midterm elections, both the college itself and student-run clubs have adamantly promoted registering to vote and making plans to vote either in person or through mail in ballots. President Valerie Smith sent out an email

November 10, 2022

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I Want to Be Able to Vote Again

Historically Variable Swarthmore Voter Turnout Remains Crucial for Election

An Appeal to the Swarthmore Community from Alumni from the 1960s

Swarthmore Students Need More Time To Vote

2023 General Election Recap

The Phoenix in Conversation with Jamelle Bouie on Higher Education, Journalism, and Civic Engagement

Swarthmore Prepares for the General Election: What to Expect

Securing Senate Seats and Snickerdoodle Cookies: The Voting Experience at Swarthmore

Let’s Turn Back the Page and Revive Print Subscriptions on Campus

Democracy Hypocrisy? Enthusiasm for Voting Should Extend to SGO Elections

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