The Phoenix - The Independent Campus Newspaper of …
WEB6 days ago · Swarthmore College's independent student newspaper since 1881, published weekly. We are committed to documenting and transmitting student perspectives on the daily operations and happenings at Swarthmore College! As an independent publication, we report on the college, not for the college. We pursue journalism freely without restrictions or review from the administration or any individual or ...
Examining the Swarthmore athletics recruiting process
WEBApr 26, 2018 · Examining the Swarthmore athletics recruiting process. by Adam Schauer. April 26, 2018. With spring now well upon us, the bloom of flowers, buzz of bees, and growth of new life brings about a new season of growth for our community as well, as we add a number of new faces during SwatStruck. For these new accepted students, the campus, the people ...
How Swarthmore’s New Strategic Plan Could Better Build …
WEBNov 16, 2023 · At the end of October, the office of President Val Smith released their current draft of Swarthmore’s next strategic plan entitled “Sustainable Swarthmore”.This plan outlines four broad goals for the college’s future: “build a rigorous and transformative liberal arts education for the 21st century,” “create a community prepared for life in a multiracial, multicultural democracy ...
An Update on College Employee and Subcontractor COVID-19 …
WEBNov 18, 2020 · The college has committed to weekly testing for faculty and staff who are on campus at least once a week, with an average of 511 tests completed each week. As of November 17, 6,011 COVID-19 tests have been completed for Swarthmore College faculty and staff members. Fourteen of these tests have returned positive results and …
Student Activists Drive Change at Swarthmore by Driving Change …
WEBNov 18, 2021 · Swarthmore student activists have spent the last few weeks walking around campus at Williams, tabling at Amherst, and flooding the colleges’ social media feeds with infographics. “We’ve got tremendous momentum at Williams,” said Shasha Bretsky ’24, one of the Swarthmore students leading the campaign to get Williams to divest from ...
The little orange square: fashion and divestment - The Phoenix
WEBOct 23, 2014 · On September 21, around 200 Swarthmore students joined the group of 40,000 marching in New York at the People’s Climate March, one of the largest displays of group action against climate change to date. Many of them had little orange felt squares pinned onto their jackets or their backpacks. The square represents one subset of the group that marched — those who are working against climate ...
Football Players Forgive, But Don't Forget - The Phoenix
WEBJan 30, 2012 · Chopp gets rave reviews from many of the former football players. “I love Rebecca… she’s terrific,” said Austrian. Noyes called Chopp “outstanding,” and ranks her presidency a “10.”. In the space of just a few minutes, alum Jeff Selverian ’86 called her “fantastic,” “terrific,” “awesome,” “wonderful,” and “a ...
Trans and Non-Binary Students Face Barriers in On-Campus Housing
WEBDec 5, 2019 · Clay Conley ’20, a non-binary student, believes that the people in charge of housing at Swarthmore are gender essentialist, which causes discomfort for trans and non-binary students (Conley has contributed an op-ed to the Phoenix about being non-binary in athletics). Gender essentialism is the idea that men and women intrinsically have ...
Swarthmore Faculty on Academic Freedom and the Gaza Crisis
WEBDrafted: December 11, 2023 As faculty members at Swarthmore College, we are deeply concerned about the erosion of academic freedom in the United States, particularly in regards to the ongoing crisis in Gaza. Over the past few weeks, we have learned that our administration has made several attempts to discourage, intimidate, and/or silence pro-Palestine speech on campus. According to reports by ...
a very long ramble about damsels in distress - The Phoenix
WEBApr 17, 2021 · Enter the Revival Era Princesses: Tiana, Rapunzel, Merida, Moana, and Raya. The princesses in this era have distinct personalities and aspirations that do not revolve around the presence of the prince. In fact, Merida, Moana, and Raya don’t end up with a suitor at the end of their films, and Merida’s film itself challenges the stereotype.