March 2026

News

Students Charged for Distributing Allegedly ‘Violent’ Zines on Campus

The college sent letters to eight students for distributing a protest zine, alleging that the zines incited violence and informing them of possible disciplinary charges.

March 5, 2026

News

College’s Cunningham Fields Development Plan Met With Resident Pushback

Swarthmore College's proposal to redevelop Cunningham Fields runs into strong resistance from borough residents.

March 5, 2026

Highlights·Opinion

Our Community Norms: Isolating Survivors

An anonymous alum examines the harmful culture within Swarthmore community that isolates and stigmatizes sexual assault survivors.

March 5, 2026

News

Swarthmore Applies to Switch its Accreditation Agency to New England Commission

Swarthmore applies for accreditation with the New England Commission on Higher Education (NECHE).

March 5, 2026

Highlights·Opinion

Aramark and Outsourcing: Undermining the Purpose of Public Institutions

Opinions Editor Rafael Karpowitz '27 argues that the approach to outsourcing embraced by publicly oriented institutions such as colleges, universities, and the state undermines the social obligations that distinguish them from for-profit companies.

March 5, 2026

News

Ask The Phoenix: What’s Behind the Empty McCabe Front Desk?

The Phoenix explores recent staffing shortages at McCabe Library.

March 5, 2026

Features

Date Drop Helps Swatties Come Together

Another matchmaking mechanism takes the campus by storm.

March 5, 2026

News

War, Power, Culture: Rashid Khalidi and Amira Hass on the ‘Palestine Question’

Scholar Rashid Khalidi, journalist Amira Hass, and Swarthmore visiting professor Bashir Abu-Manneh discuss the 'Palestine Question' in a Cooper Series event.

March 5, 2026