All tagged 2020/07

Rallying for Black Lives in Swarthmore

Rallying for Black Lives in Swarthmore

Guest User
People of Swarthmore

Neighbors from Swarthmore and surrounding areas made their way to Umoja Park for a rally and march in support of Black lives. The rally was held on July 19 in part to commemorate the July 16 birthday of Ida B. Wells and her life-long commitment to activism, abolition, and education. Amy Beth Sisson, writer and former attorney, spoke about Swarthmore’s intimate history with racism, from segregated schools to discriminatory policies at the swim club. She left the crowd with these words: “We need to own our considerable history of racism, so that we can do better.”

A Place to Call Home

A Place to Call Home

Guest User
The Swarthmorean, People of Swarthmore, Editorial

Underneath the newspaper’s name, the Swarthmorean banner reads “Serving Swarthmore and Surrounding Communities Since 1893.” This publication seeks to support and lift up the community it represents. I find that a noble mission and ambition for a local paper. When I learned that the position of associate editor was available, that mission drew me in.

Empathy and Exploration: A Journey to the Holy Land Offers Immersive Lessons in Understanding Conflict

Empathy and Exploration: A Journey to the Holy Land Offers Immersive Lessons in Understanding Conflict

Alisa Giardinelli
Swarthmore College

Hebrew University of Jerusalem anthropologist Guy Shalev encourages the 36 Swarthmore College students visiting the region with their eight faculty and staff chaperones not only to ask questions, but to ask “the right questions.” A 20-plus-year member of the college’s communications office, I audited the class and joined the trip as a chaperone with the intention of writing about it for the community.

District Ponders how to Mitigate Risk

District Ponders how to Mitigate Risk

Rachel Pastan
WSSD

The Wallingford-Swarthmore School District plans to open schools for in-person instruction this fall, Superintendent Lisa Palmer wrote in a July 3 email to the school community. “However,” she continued, “we know school must look different.” Palmer went on to discuss the district’s tentative plans, which seek to balance the district’s preference for in-person instruction with concerns about the spread of COVID-19.

Board Adjusts Calendar, Approves ‘Teaching Tolerance’

Board Adjusts Calendar, Approves ‘Teaching Tolerance’

Rachel Pastan
WSSD

School in the Wallingford-Swarthmore School District will start one week earlier than originally planned. The school board hopes this modest but significant measure would mitigate effects of a second wave of the coronavirus by keeping people out of school buildings for longer periods this fall and winter. Also, the anti-bias organization Teaching Tolerance will conduct a series of professional development workshops for WSSD teachers and staff next year.