December 2025

News

Nobel Prize Winner in Literature Speaks on Campus

Abdulrazak Gurnah shares his experience of becoming an author and his insights on complexity in fiction.

December 11, 2025

News

College Mourns Former Mathematics Professor Teddy Einstein

Former Swarthmore math professor Teddy Einstein was tragically killed on Dec. 3.

December 11, 2025

News·Polling

Fall ’25 Student Body Poll Reveals Perspectives on Campus Institutions and Issues

The Phoenix sent its second student poll to 35% of the college last week. Their responses shed light on the student body's approval of 20 campus institutions and perspectives on relevant campus topics.

December 11, 2025

News

Swarthmore Inn Vandalized in Protest of Board of Managers

"Board of Butchers" was spray-painted last week in protest of the Board of Managers' meeting. The college responds and a dining staff member describes the repercussions.

December 11, 2025

Opinion

An End of Semester Reflection from the Opinions Editors

Opinions section editors reflect on the past semester and discuss the importance of providing an inclusive window into the campus zeitgeist.

December 11, 2025

News

Cass Sunstein: ‘Nudging Past, Present and Future’

Prominent scholar Cass Sunstein delivers a lecture on nudge and sludge in the sphere of policymaking and policy implementation.

December 11, 2025

News

Marriage Pact Goes for Another Round

The SWAT Marriage Pact returned to campus to play matchmaker for the second year in a row.

December 11, 2025

Arts

Past and Future Perfect: Berthe Morisot, Child in a Red Apron

Alma Greenfield's '29 first and freshman attempt at ekphrasis.

December 11, 2025

Opinion·Swat Says

Swat Says: Finals Edition

In this special Final Exams edition of Swat Says, students discuss their plans for winter break, reveal their most dreaded upcoming finals, and share their thoughts on the Swarthmore Marriage Pact.

December 11, 2025

Opinion

There is No Prince Charming Coming to Save You From Finals

Nasrin Ahmed '28 argues that seemingly harmless jokes about marrying rich carry more weight than they seem.

December 11, 2025

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