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Newspapers, Magazines, and Popular Sources (SC)

Highlights some popular magazines and newspapers available at Swarthmore, and explains how to read your favorites from your computer or mobile device

New York Times

To access current articles:

To view the archives (1851 up to four years ago):

New York Times Academic Pass

As part of the College Readership Program, Swarthmore students, faculty, and staff can access an unlimited number of NYT articles for free. Simply sign up for the New York Times Academic Pass program, and login to claim a daily pass whenever you need one.

The New York Times: inCOLLEGE. Thanks to NYTimes.com Academic Passis, you have full access to the extensive news, multimedia and archives of The New York Times without needing your own subscription. Each time you claim a pass you get 24 consecutive hours of access to NYTimes.com.* TO CLAIM YOUR FIRST PASS: Visit nytimes.com/passes. Click on REGISTER and create a NYTimes.com account using your school e-mail address. Check your e-mail and click on the link in the NYTimes confirmation e-mail. You're done! TO CLAIM SUBSEQUENT PASSES: Visit nytimes.com/passes. If you logged out of NYTimes.com, log in using your school e-mail address. HINT: Bookmark nytimes.com/passes. If you don't log out of your NYTimes.com account, you can just click on the bookmark to claim a new pass.