Curing “Obama Disappointment Syndrome”
Barack Obama delivered his second inaugural address on Monday. In clear and compelling terms, he celebrated the accomplishments that “we, the people” of the United States have achieved throughout our...
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Sitting down with incoming President Valerie Smith
New president Valerie Smith has been busy getting to know the college and its students. In the coming weeks, preparations will be made: grass watered, buildings groomed and lines rehearsed all in...
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The sounds of inauguration
Photo by / Dan Z. Johnson Last weekend, the campus celebrated the inauguration of our 15th president, Valerie Smith. This included a certain amount of pomp and ceremony, met with enthusiastic fanfare....
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Smith installed as 15th president of college
photo by Z.L. Zhou This past weekend over 1,200 people came to campus to celebrate the inauguration of President Valerie Smith. The celebrations started on Friday, October 2 with the Tree Planting...
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 ArticleWhat Next? Fighting Against Trump’s America
On Jan. 20, Donald Trump was inaugurated as the 45th president of the United States of America. Being on a campus as liberal as Swarthmore, tense emotions were palpable within the community following...
View ArticleSwarthmore Installs Valerie Smith as 15th College President
Editor’s note: This article was initially published in The Daily Gazette, Swarthmore’s online, daily newspaper founded in Fall 1996. As of Fall 2018, the DG has merged with The Phoenix. See the about...
View ArticleTrust Me, Trump’s Inauguration was a Mess [Video]
Editor’s note: This article was initially published in The Daily Gazette, Swarthmore’s online, daily newspaper founded in Fall 1996. As of Fall 2018, the DG has merged with The Phoenix. See the about...
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