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Huzzah! Mud and Mead at the Maryland Renaissance Festival

Erin Picken '27 shares her experience at a Celtic-themed Renaissance festival during a nor’easter.

October 22, 2026

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Sweet Exhale

Megumi Jindo '28 writes a poem about what it feels like when the first sweeps of autumn fall: solemn and quiet.

October 22, 2026

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Concert Chaos

Paris Kampel '27 draws a comic in reflection of recently attending a Jane Remover concert.

October 8, 2026

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On Living Liminally

Kush Kaur ’28 reflects on her relationship with her Nani ma’s house — a place intertwined with her hometown, past, family, and sense of self.

October 8, 2026

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The Garnet Letter: You’re Using Hinge Wrong — In Defense of Dating Apps

“Hinge Warrior” Lucretia Thott dives into dating app culture at Swarthmore and teaches you how to do it “right.”

October 8, 2026

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Stockholm: January and February in The Water City

Ava Gizzie '27 shares photos of a snow-covered Stockholm they took last winter.

October 1, 2026

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Clipped Wings: My Experiences of Womanhood

Maria Victoria Almarza ’28 contemplates the distance between the lived experience of a minority woman and that of a “full human.”

October 1, 2026

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The Garnet Letter: Swarthmore Doesn’t Have a Hook-Up Culture — It Has a Rumor Mill

Lucretia investigates the (lack of) sex life at Swarthmore.

September 24, 2026

Features·Interviews

The Phoenix in Conversation with Prof. Diane Anderson on Teaching, Learning for Life

Zoe Tang '27 interviews Diane Anderson, a recently retired Professor and Academic Dean, on her teaching experience and pedagogy, the foundation of the Learning for Life program, and what she hopes to continue to accomplish after Swarthmore.

September 24, 2026

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25 Years Ago, How Swarthmore Experienced 9/11

The Phoenix remembers the September 2001 terror attacks through faculty interviews and archival research.

September 17, 2026

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Huzzah! Mud and Mead at the Maryland Renaissance Festival

Sweet Exhale

Concert Chaos

On Living Liminally

The Garnet Letter: You’re Using Hinge Wrong — In Defense of Dating Apps

Stockholm: January and February in The Water City

Clipped Wings: My Experiences of Womanhood

The Garnet Letter: Swarthmore Doesn’t Have a Hook-Up Culture — It Has a Rumor Mill

The Phoenix in Conversation with Prof. Diane Anderson on Teaching, Learning for Life

25 Years Ago, How Swarthmore Experienced 9/11

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