The German 9.11.
Trajan Finarelli '30 reflects on the complex implications of Nov. 9 for German history.
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Associate Professor of Chinese Qiaomei Tang on Returning to Swarthmore and Timeless Emotions
The Phoenix interviews Associate Professor of Modern Languages and Literatures (Chinese) Qiaomei Tang on her new position, research, and teaching goals.
The Phoenix in Conversation with Robert Putnam ’63
Robert Putnam '63 charts his evolution from aspiring engineer to political scientist to grandfather.
A History of Welcome and Withdrawal at Swarthmore’s Presidential Home
Archival research and oral histories reveal the evolution of the Swarthmore president's house from 1879 to 2026.
The College and the CO-OP: An Interconnected History of Two Swarthmore Institutions
Former Opinions Editor Nathanael Brown takes a deep dive into the history of the Swarthmore CO-OP's intertwined, and sometime fraught, relationship with Swarthmore College.
Dr. Anna Malaika Tubbs Celebrates Radical Black Motherhood for MLK Week
Jonas Barr '27 reflects on last week's moderated discussion at the BCC between author Dr. Anna Malaika Tubbs and journalist Elleanor Jean Hendley, and connects Dr. Tubbs' research into the unexplored history of mothers within Black political activism with their personal experiences
Through the Woods
♫Over the Crum and through the woods/to Swarthmore College we go♫ Nixon’s Vice President, Spiro Agnew, once allegedly called Swarthmore the “Kremlin on the Crum.” Swarthmore’s Alma Mater says “Ev’ry ripple of Crum’s water/Is a greeting clear.” The Crum Woods are a
Roll Garnet Tide, Roll
“That’s alright, that’s okay, you’ll all work for us someday!” So went the chant from the avid fans of Swarthmore’s football team. I can imagine, dear readers, especially for those of you who are first-year students, that the absence of a football
Not Enough Tar in Your Lungs? Blame the FDA!
In light of the recent whooping cough case at Swarthmore College, it seems reasonable to examine some of the ways people have dealt with coughs – including whooping cough – in the past, and what is preventing us from doing so now.
Are Two Phoenixes Better than One?
Two campus newspapers, both alike in dignity, In fair Swarthmore, where we lay our scene, From ancient grudge break to new mutiny, Where civil blood makes civil hands unclean. In the Mar. 15 edition of The Phoenix from 1963, a proposal to