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Mountain Justice sit-in wraps as national escalation and coverage mount
Ian Holloway/ The Phoenix Over the course of the past month, Swarthmore Mountain Justice has increased its visibility in the national spotlight by intensifying its push for the Board of Managers to...
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Worthstock traditions decimated, students say
This meme was sent via campus mail from Dean Liliana Rodriguez. After months of planning and preparation by the Office of Student Engagement and the LSE Committee, this year’s “Worthstock Weekend,”...
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Board decides not to divest, MJ’s campaign to continue
Members of Mountain Justice wait outside the Board’s meeting on Saturday. Photo by Bobby Zipp On Saturday afternoon, the Board of Managers decided against divestment of the college’s endowment from...
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No more classes on MLK Day, college says
The college will begin to recognize the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. holiday as an official college holiday starting in January 2016. This schedule change was approved after a presentation by the...
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Bryn Mawr’s “Hell Week” in Jeopardy Following Hazing Concerns
One of Bryn Mawr’s most ingrained traditions, Hell Week, is undergoing major transitions. Content Warning: Bryn Mawr students and alums have expressed concern that this article contains spoilers as to...
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Return to open collection inspires community
Organized by faculty members and students, the first open collection since 2013 gave open voice to the community without responding to a crisis. Approximately 40 members of the Swarthmore College...
View ArticleSpending on inauguration draws questions
The college spent over $100,000 during the weekend of the inauguration of Swarthmore College’s 15th President, Valerie Smith. Neither that number nor any form of budget was made available for members...
View ArticleRoberts residents find evidence of unauthorized access
At least seven residents of Roberts Hall found evidence of unauthorized access to their rooms and reported items missing to Public Safety upon returning from winter break. According to Director of...
View ArticleChanges in orientation planning shut out some groups
First-year orientation is becoming increasingly controlled by members of the Dean’s Office and the Office of Student Engagement, changing the amount that the libraries and Title IX education are...
View ArticleRide the tide changes name to Swatstruck 2017
The college’s annual admitted students event, formerly known as Ride the Tide, has changed its name to “Swatstruck”. The new name accompanies several minor changes to the event’s programming. According...
View ArticleDespite student pushback, Gregory King departs
Despite a letter of protest from students and his application for a tenure-track position at the college, Visiting Assistant Professor of Dance and Postdoctoral Fellow Gregory King will be leaving...
View ArticleCADES celebrates 65th birthday
Last week, Global Neighbors in collaboration with Children and Adult Disability and Educational Services held an art show in Shane Lounge. The show, which ran from March 25 to April 1, showcased...
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Warmothers defy expectation, clinch conference title
Photo courtesy of Sara Brakeman ’16 Last weekend, Swarthmore’s women’s ultimate team, the Warmothers, defied both their own expectations and their 4th place seed to win the Pennsylvania D-III...
View ArticleStaff Profile: Jamie Layton
I woke up late on the morning I was supposed to meet Jamie Layton, one of the college dining services staff members, for an interview in Sharples. When I walked in the front door, I saw on the big red...
View ArticleBlueprints screens a new side of Chester
This past Tuesday, the college’s Project Blueprints program hosted a film screening in LPAC Cinema to showcase the short film projects created by high school students from Chester, PA. The film...
View ArticleRenovations bring brighter spaces, new options, some headaches
As the academic year began at Swarthmore, renovations on Essie Mae’s Snack Bar and sections of the Cornell Science & Engineering Library reached completion and re-opened for the campus &...
View ArticleAthlete of the Week: Brittany Weiderhold ‘20
Hometown: Downington, Pa. What she’s done: As a first-year Forward on the Women’s Varsity Team, Weiderhold has already shown promise as a rising star. During the Garnet’s first regular season game...
View ArticleSwarthmore Student Patrick Houston Introduces President Obama
On Tuesday, September 13, Patrick Houston ‘17 introduced President Barack Obama at a rally for Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Rodham Clinton in Center City Philadelphia. He began his speech...
View ArticleSwatties attend Trump rally, slurs heard
Content warning: This article contains racial, ethnic, and anti-LGBTIQ slurs and ableist language On Tuesday, September 13 at 7:00 pm, an independent group of Swarthmore students staged a protest at a...
View ArticleCollege Begins MicroFridge Rentals
In a move to reduce some of the hassles and headaches of residential life, the Office of Student Engagement recently began a partnership with a microfridge rental company to offer microfridge rentals...
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