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From the Eyes of a Spec: DiscoSwat, Swatstruck, and the Final Decision
My love affair with Swarthmore College began long before Swatlight and Swatstruck, a two-part event for accepted students formerly known as “Ride the Tide”. I first heard about Swat the fall of my...
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Taking to the Streets: A First-Person Account of Protesting Trump
An anti-Trump protest march was held in downtown Philadelphia on Wednesday night by the Philadelphia Socialist Alternative. The protest began across from City Hall, at the Thomas Paine Plaza. Hundreds...
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My Foray into a Forbidden Nation: 10 Days in Iran
As I stepped off of my plane in Imam Khomeini International Airport, I mentally readied my responses to the bombardment of questions I expected to receive at immigration. This expectation had been...
View ArticleWe Are Your Senators, and This Is What We’ve Been up To
Dear Swarthmore Students, Our names are Gilbert Orbea and Salima Bourguiba, and we are the 2019 Class Senators. We ran for Student Government to have an impact. We understand how difficult it is to...
View ArticleSGO Issues a ‘Call To Action’
Dear Swarthmore, As a body responsible for representing students, Swarthmore SGO would like to issue a call to social and political action in response to hatred, bigotry, and violence, on campus and on...
View ArticleAn Open Letter to the Asian/Asian-American Community at Swarthmore
An Open letter to our fellow Asians/Asian-Americans at Swarthmore Swarthmore Asian Organization To our fellow Asians/Asian-Americans at Swarthmore, The morning of November 9th, many of us woke up to...
View ArticleDG Semester in Review: Overall, It Was No Fuckup
By online media’s standard metrics of success—pageviews and engagement—this was our best semester ever. The truth is more complicated. That this semester was going to be different was evident from week...
View ArticleTrust Me, Trump’s Inauguration was a Mess [Video]
Every four years, the United States throws a massive party near the steps of the Capitol Building. At each inauguration, Americans travel from far and wide to welcome the new president of the United...
View ArticleRead: Letters Between Alum and Board on Divestment
In January, I and other alumni sent letters to the Board asking them to engage in dialogue with students, alumni, and faculty on divestment. Below, I share my letter to voice my support for the student...
View ArticleWould I Choose Swarthmore All Over Again?
As graduation approaches, I’ve been thinking about why I came to Swarthmore, and whether or not I would want to come again if I were currently a high school senior. Right now, I’m not really sure I can...
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