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Home Sweet Hotspot: Students Travel Home Amidst Record-High COVID-19 Cases
By Hannah Amendola on November 23, 2020
Despite the record-breaking case counts, some states are still allowing large, unmasked gatherings to occur with no consequences. This recklessness means that heading home for Thanksgiving break is causing a new emotion for many Fords this year: fear.
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Level 2 Didn’t Stop the Parties. Was That Even the Goal?
By Anagha Aneesh on October 2, 2020
Under Phase 2, the guidelines limited gatherings to a maximum of 10 people who are masked and six feet apart. Yet those on campus noted varying degrees of adherence to the new (and old) regulations.
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A Day in the Life Under COVID-19
By Jessie Lin on September 29, 2020
To get a sense of this semester’s different modes of learning, the Clerk’s Jessie Lin decided to interview three students about their first few weeks of classes, then compare it to her own experience.
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Why I’ve Chosen Not to Strike
By Nick Lasinsky on November 6, 2020
At home, my father and I debate. He’s a Trump supporter, and thus we deeply disagree on almost everything. It’ll start off with a question “Hey, Nick, have you read this article about (*insert hot button issue here*)!” “No dad, I haven’t…” I know what’s coming. Inevitably, we’re dragged into debate on whatever the issue of the day is, and sometimes that issue is racism in the United States.
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As Customs Folks, We’re Going on Strike. Here’s Why.
By Guest on November 3, 2020
Throughout the duration of this strike, we will not enforce the administration’s rules. We will no longer serve as representatives of the administration within our first-year halls, nor will we encourage our first-years to break the strike.
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Haverford Is Failing Its Most Vulnerable Community Members
By Matt Hogenauer on September 20, 2020
Several circumstances on campus have urged me to write to you all and ask for one thing: help.
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Hundreds of Students Protest Walter Wallace Jr.’s Death and Haverford’s Response

Hundreds of Students Protest Walter Wallace Jr.’s Death and Haverford’s Response

By Staff on October 29, 2020

After the college's email on the killing of Walter Wallace Jr. drew widespread criticism, students of color organized a nighttime protest on Founders Green that drew hundreds of attendees—and later turned into an impromptu march for justice through Ardmore.

As Black Philadelphians Are Terrorized, I’m Ashamed of What Haverford Has to Say