The Phoenix - The Independent Campus Newspaper of …
WEB1 day 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 ...
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 ...
Orientation Play evolves to welcome the Class of 2020
WEBSep 8, 2016 · After a week of classes, the Welcome Play, commonly known as the Orientation Play, returned to campus, bringing a candid and cautionary take on campus life for new students and plenty of laughter for the whole audience. The play, traditionally performed in conjunction with the other Orientation programming for first years and transfer students, has long been an entertaining introduction to the ...
Student Council Platforms - The Phoenix
WEBNov 28, 2007 · Student Council elections will run from this Sunday 12/3 until Thursday 12/6. Online voting will be Sunday-Tuesday, and Sharples voting will. be Wednesday and Thursday. If you want to ask the candidates questions about their platforms, there will be a meet ‘n greet study break with all of the candidates from 9:00 …
Swarthmore Football Returns After 22 Years - The Phoenix
WEBApril 1, 2022. After a 22 year absence, The Phoenix has recently received leaked documents from the Administration officially approving the return of Swarthmore’s football team to the college’s athletic program. The Athletic Department has been working tirelessly on this plan over the COVID-19 years as an extensive rebalancing of team ...
Swarthmore Doula program teaches birth strategies, emotional …
WEBMar 3, 2016 · Probably the last thing on most college student’s mind is having babies. We just have our foot in the door of adulthood, with all the independence and none of the responsibility. Some students on campus have been taking on some responsibilities outside their own families through the student group Swat Doulas, which has existed, mostly under the radar, for the last few years. In addition to ...
“The Skin of Our Teeth” Turns Absurdity into Commentary
WEBNov 18, 2021 · At 2 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 14, I entered the Pearson-Hall theater in LPAC ready to watch “The Skin of Our Teeth” by Swarthmore’s Production Ensemble and directed by K. Elizabeth Stevens, chair of Swarthmore’s theater department. I emerged two hours later with no clue what I had just witnessed but knowing that I loved every minute of it. “The Skin of Our Teeth” is a Pulitzer-Prize ...
Underdogs No More - The Phoenix
WEBOct 7, 2021 · Underdogs No More. by Ally Scheve. October 7, 2021. Swarthmore field hockey is off to its best start since the 1990s, with a record of 7-2. The team recorded a convincing 4-1 victory over Gettysburg last Saturday, placing them third overall in the conference. Leading the team’s scoring with four goals …
President Val Smith Welcomes Campus Input on New Strategic Plan
WEBNov 9, 2023 · On Oct. 27, President Valerie Smith requested campus community feedback on the college’s current draft of its new strategic plan: Sustainable Swarthmore.Smith acknowledged that while the college has been developing the plan over the past eighteen months, Sustainable Swarthmore is still undergoing the “consulting phase,” during which students, faculty, and staff will provide the President ...
Michaela Shuchman ’16 will use Lang Scholarship to ... - The Phoenix
WEBFeb 20, 2014 · Last week, six sophomores were given the Eugene M. Lang Opportunity Scholarship to undertake social action projects across the globe. The scholarship, given annually, offers students the chance to design and implement projects that tackle important issues in the community. Prospective Lang Scholars have to pass a rigorous selection criteria, demonstrating academic excellence coupled with a ...