Latest Stories

Newsletter

Opinions

Swat Says: Finals Edition

December 11, 2025
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.

Arts

Sports

Athlete of the Week: Genine Collins ’27

December 11, 2025
Genine Collins ’27 is a force to be reckoned with in the pool. On Nov. 8, the junior swimmer broke Swarthmore and Centennial Conference records in the 50 freestyle with a time of 23.25, beating out her previous 23.30 school record. For

Philly’s Infamous Mascot: Gritty

December 11, 2025
The National Hockey League’s (NHL) opening day was Oct. 7 this season. As you may know, the NHL sucks the last ounce of consumerism out of sports fans by making their season span six months of 82 games per team. In the

Features

Serenity in Solitude

December 11, 2025
Recently, I have been conscientious of presence. The way one holds themselves. The way one walks with purpose. The way one eats alone in the glowing sunlight. Before college, I thought if one was by themself, it meant that they were lonely.

More

Squirrel Attacks

October 29, 2007
How we can be sure Swarthmore is better than New Jersey: although the Swarthmore squirrels are pretty bad, none of them has ever lit itself on fire and exploded a car.

Sports Update 10/29

October 29, 2007
Two coups for women's soccer--midfielder Kristen Peterson is the Centennial Conference Offensive Player of the Week, and Swarthmore is seeded third in the conference and will play second seed Ursinus this upcoming Saturday.

Student Council 411

October 29, 2007
Appointments start this week, and so Council has created a list of everyone on student committees currently available in front of the Council board for prospective applicants. Council discussed an [...]

Sports Update 10/28

October 28, 2007
MEN'S SOCCER: Garnet Triple Up Fords Swarthmore men's soccer rebounded from a 2-1 halftime deficit to earn a hard-fought 3-2 Centennial victory over Haverford in their regular-season finale Sunday afternoon. The Garnet (11-3-3, 5-3-1 CC) got goals from juniors Yoi Tibbetts, Jeff

Testimonies of Deaf Holocaust Survivors

by
October 28, 2007
Simon J. Carmel’s lecture, “Silent No More: Testimonies of Deaf Holocaust Survivors” related the unheard stories of the persecuted deaf Jewish during World War II. Carmel, who teaches at the [...]
The Phoenix