Charette: Support Democracy, Not So-Called “Neutrality”
A student makes the case against SLAP’s support for a neutrality agreement at the hotel to be built in town.
Read moreA student makes the case against SLAP’s support for a neutrality agreement at the hotel to be built in town.
Read moreThe Swarthmore Young America’s Foundation responds to criticisms levied against it, with clarifications of its intentions and an announcement that it will change its name.
Read moreTwo students criticize Dean Braun’s recent email asking the community to refrain from defacing or parodying posters from the Swarthmore Young Americans’ Foundation.
Read moreThe Gazette is formalizing our staff reporter position. We will still be very welcoming to anyone who wants to come to meetings and write articles for us, but the title of Staff Reporter will now be limited to those reporters who show consistent dedication to the position. This position will be paid.
Read moreThe Student Council survey distributed this week contains a question which is of existential importance for the Daily Gazette: whether it will be allowed to continue its opt-out policy for students on its mailing list, or be forced to change to an opt-in policy. We feel that an opt-in policy would be greatly detrimental to both the quality of the Gazette and to the community as a whole.
Read moreWe, the graduating senior editors of the Gazette — Ramya Gopal, Jack Keefe, and Urooj Khan — are taking this opportunity in the last issue of the semester to bid our e-farewells to all the folks (both e- and real alike) who’ve contributed to making the Gazette community what it is, and, in turn, to reflect.
Read more“Three Days in Palestine” has brought an incredibly important issue to the forefront of students’ minds at Swarthmore: namely, the difficulty of balancing a state’s legitimate security concerns with the vital work of ensuring universal human dignity and rights, and perhaps more importantly, the ways in which the system of Israeli checkpoints in the West Bank, as well as its security barrier, may often fail to strike the proper balance.
Read moreWe, the Students for Peace and Justice in Palestine (SPJP), are kicking-off a series of events entitled Three Days in Palestine. We hope to bring to the attention of the campus some of the gross injustices that Palestinians live with on a daily basis, and which are the policies of the Israeli government.
Read moreThree feet of snow blankets Philly? The Saints win the Super Bowl? What in the name of heaven is going on? It must be that time of year again, when we fulfill the sacred commandment to make fools of ourselves. It’s the Jews’ answer to Mardi Gras, it’s Purim!
Read moreAfter intense editorial discussion, the Daily Gazette has decided to modify its comments policy. We have begun to worry that too many individuals are abusing our policy to write irrelevant and destructive posts.
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