Melanie Zelle, Editor-in-Chief
Melanie (she/her) is a junior from Saint Paul, MN, majoring in History. She is an editor for the Swarthmore Undergraduate History Journal and enjoys local politics.
Lucy Tobier, Managing Editor
Lucy (she/her) is a junior from Ann Arbor, Mich., double majoring in English and Economics. In her free time, she explores Philly, does paint-by-numbers, and plays the NYTimes games.
Daniel Perrin, News Editor
Daniel (he/him) is a sophomore from Baltimore, MD, and Chapel Hill, NC, hoping to study economics, history, and English literature. When not writing an article, he’s probably playing ping pong, going down a Wikipedia rabbit hole, or eating a bagel.
Ella Walker, News Editor
Ella (she/her) is a first-year from Lewes, DE, studying English and psychology. When she’s not writing for The Phoenix, Ella enjoys taking long, leisurely walks, listening to music, and photographing the Crum.
Nathanael Brown, Opinions Editor
Nathanael (he/him) is a senior from Blanchard Twp., Maine. He is an Honors history major and an Honors German studies minor. Outside of academics, Nathanael is involved with the fencing, mock trial, and German clubs. He is an RA, and also works in the Lang Performing Arts Center, libraries, German Program, and Admissions Office.
Rafi Karpowitz, Opinions Editor
Rafi (he/him) is a sophomore who grew up in Hudson, NY and St. Paul, Minnesota and recently moved to Philadelphia. He is planning on majoring in Honors History with a minor in French. He spends his time outside of the Phoenix playing piano, talking politics, and managing the cognitive dissonance of being both an avid Mets and Eagles fan.
Corinne Lafont, Arts Editor
Corinne (she/her) is a junior from Long Island, NY. She is an Honors English major and an Honors political science minor. However, in her heart, she’s an art major. Corinne has many loves—maximalism, knitting, Paul Thomas Anderson, Twin Peaks, Quinnie, Chet Baker, the crossword, and, most infamously, Adam Sandler.
Jessica Qin, Arts Editor
Yijia (Jessica) Qin is a first-year from Shanghai, China. She loves acting, singing, playing piano (anything Performing Arts related), and traveling. Some of her favorite artists include John Legend, Shania Twain, and Eva Nobelzada!
Aimee Lee, Sports Editor
Aimee Lee ’28 is from Montgomery Township, New Jersey. She strives to form deep and lasting connections between Swarthmore College and its athletics community through the journalistic lens. Aimee is a defender on the women’s Varsity soccer team, and looks forward to pursuing economics and political science in her academic studies. On most evenings, you can find her lifting to EDM and house music in the Matchbox!
Katie Kerman, Sports Editor
Katie (she/her/hers) is a Junior from Durham, NC. She is an Honors Peace and Conflict Studies major and an Honors Political Science minor with an added course double-major in Political Science. Outside of academics, Katie is involved with the women’s soccer team, Student Government (SGO), and working for the admissions department as tour guiding and in other capacities. She is an RA, works at athletic games, is an editor of the Tri-College Law Review, and she is a certified personal trainer on campus.
Megumi Jindo, Campus Journal Editor
Megumi Jindo (she/her) is a freshman from New York intending to double major in English with either Film and Media Studies or Political Science. Outside of The Phoenix, Megumi enjoys taking pictures of life, writing poetry, and listening to music while taking walks.
Sarah Cymrot, Chief Copy
Sarah (she/her) is a sophomore from Washington, DC, majoring in English Literature and Medical Anthropology. Outside of the Phoenix, you can find her desperately trying to avoid doomscrolling by obsessing about the medical humanities.
Ellen Stewart, Social Media
Ellen (she/her) is a sophomore from Winchester, MA intending to major in Psychology and minor in English Literature. Ellen enjoys dancing, running, and showing people pictures of her dogs.
Erin Picken, Layout Editor
Erin is a sophomore from Pendleton, Oregon. She is a prospective Medical Anthropology major and Computer Science minor who hopes to pursue a career in tropical medicine and infectious disease control. She is also involved in Swat Health Humanities and Small Craft Warnings. Beyond academics and clubs, she enjoys the great outdoors, swimming and cooking. This will be her third semester on The Phoenix’s editorial board.
James Shelton, Photo Editor
James is a freshman from Silver Spring, Maryland. He started taking photos as a junior for his high school’s yearbook, and his love for the art only grew from there. When he’s not taking or editing photos, he’s out playing rugby, drumming, noodling on his guitar, learning lines for a play, or watching the sunset. Check out his other photos on Instagram at @jamesdoesphotos.jdp.
Thomas Makin, Website Administrator
Thomas (he/him) is an Engineering + CS major and the head of the Swarthmore College Computer Society. He works on a number of open-source software projects as a hobby and helps the Phoenix with site and email management as well as with SEO.
Katherine Kihiczak, Editor Emerita