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Op-Ed: Defending Zoellick: Let’s Be Clear

At last week’s Senior Speak-Off, the annual contest to choose a student Commencement speaker, one Swarthmore student took the initiative to inform students of an ostensibly egregious ethical decision recently…

Bound and Shagged: Rape is not BDSM

This column is going to be different from my others, but I feel I need to explain some things that were brought up by comments on my article before Valentine’s…

Op-Ed: Swat’s Feminism Phobia

I am calling for a moderate, inclusive women movement at Swarthmore. I’m not talking about bra-burning, dick-hating, Freidan-worshipping womyn (a common perception of feminism here at Swat), but Swatties who…

Politics Explained: Rand Paul Signals a Coalition Shift

Senator Rand Paul’s (R-KY) 13 hour filibuster of John Brennan’s nomination to head  the CIA attracted widespread attention across the Internet and in Washington, D.C. Paul’s message began as a…

Op-Ed: One Detainment and Two Marriage Proposals, Or My Study Abroad Experience

When I was selecting a study abroad program, I found myself torn between programs in Jordan and programs in Germany; I studied both Arabic and German. In Germany, I would…

Speak 2 Swatties: What If?

Barry Schwartz taught me not to use counterfactuals. All those ‘what ifs’ that manipulate our past just don’t work for a happy mind—there’s an obvious counterproductivity to dwelling on impossibilities…

In Search of a Survivor Identity: Seeing the Invader

**Trigger warning: This story references sexual violence** I am so angry. Each day that I see them, my blood gets hot and I feel an uncontrollable rage that makes me…

Op-Ed: The End of Black History Month

There’s rarely time for leisure reading here at Swarthmore, still less time to truly savor any news or experience from outside this bubble that we call home. However I have…

Truth Be Told: Comments on Comments

“It is easy to say things under the cloak of anonymity and disappear.” “Since the ideal forum for discussions regarding the total ban of institutions with about 130 members is…

Op-Ed: A DU Brother’s Experience

Disclaimer: This article is solely reflective of my experience in Delta Upsilon and is in no way meant to contradict the experiences of other individuals or represent DU in any…