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History on Trial: A Review of ‘The Most Spectacularly Lamentable Trial of Miz Martha Washington’

by Yijia (Jessica) Qin

April 9, 2026

Arts

A review of James Ijames's "The Most Spectacularly Lamentable Trial of Miz Martha Washington"

Weekly Column: Swat Says

Rafi KarpowitzandNasrin Ahmed

April 9, 2026

In this edition of Swat Says, students share their favorite outdoor study

Recommendations From the Editorial Board Vol 3.

Megumi JindoandKelan SatoandIvy Lin

April 9, 2026

Read about Layout and Features Editors' Arts Recommendations

Artist of the Week Simone Gingerich-Boberg ’26: Finding Meaning In Performance

by Jeremy Weinstein-Sears

April 9, 2026

Simone Gingerich-Boberg ’26 on their experiences with dance and the ways their

A Ranked Guide to the Hobbs Spring Menu

by Cameron Alleyne

April 9, 2026

Cameron Alleyne '29 reviews Hobbs Spring Menu.

Latest Stories

Queeries: The Corpse in the Closet

by Ari Froehlich

April 9, 2026

Athlete of the Week: Aubree Daugherty ’26

by Aimee Lee

April 9, 2026

Campus Survey Results Reveal Concerns About Religious Discrimination, Ableism, Other Issues

by Xinto Xu

April 2, 2026

The DEI office released the Campus Culture & Climate Survey Report, which both showed a general satisfaction with the campus climate but raised potential

Memorial Bike Ride and Dedication Ceremony Honor Late Swarthmore Professor

by Zephyr Weinreich

April 2, 2026

Philadelphia cyclists memorialize former Swarthmore professor killed in bicycle-automobile collision.

The Phoenix in Conversation with Prof. Daniel Laurison on Political Disconnection

by Xinto Xu

April 2, 2026

Prof. Daniel Laurison talks about his research on political disconnection among working-class people and shares his insights on election, political (non)participation, and democracy.

‘Get in Loser, We’re Going Whaling’: Swarthmore’s Moby Dick Readathon

by Ellen Stewart

April 2, 2026

Swarthmore students come together in Upper Tarble to read all of "Moby Dick" in 25 hours.

Iyad Hmidat and Heba Alsaidi on Their Experience With Mutual Aid in Gaza

by Beika Lyu

April 2, 2026

Palestinian mutual aid workers Iyad Hmidat and Heba Alsaidi share about their life and work in Gaza during the war and after the ceasefire

Opinions

Office Hours: Faculty on Their Hopes for the College’s Next President

Rafi KarpowitzandNasrin Ahmed

April 2, 2026

In this edition of Office Hours, Swarthmore faculty share what they would like to see from the next president.

Friction Makes Us Human; We Need More of It

by Erin Picken

April 2, 2026

Erin Picken '27 criticizes the embrace of tools and technology that seek to remove any difficulty — or friction — from daily life.

Swat Says: April Fools Edition

Rafi KarpowitzandNasrin Ahmed

April 2, 2026

In this special April Fools edition of Swat Says, unsuspecting students share their thoughts on several important (but completely false) happenings around campus.

Arts

Encased Cruelty in a Forest of Madness: A Review of ‘Woyzeck’

by Perxi Pu

April 2, 2026

A review of Grace Fruauff ’26’s senior Honors directing thesis "Woyzeck."

Looking back at the Oscars (And 2026 Movies to Look Out For!)

by Olivia Huang

April 2, 2026

A retrospective take on the 2026 Oscars and a hopeful look forward at films to come.

Artist of the Week: For Griffin Moore ’26, Performance Begins in the Body

by Yijia (Jessica) Qin

April 2, 2026

Dance and theater artist Griffin Moore ’26 reflects on embodied storytelling

Sports

A New Era of March Madness

by Claire Mathews

April 9, 2026

The Women's Basketball March Madness tournament has taken strides towards increased viewership.

Reflections from a Doubles Specialist

by Riya Rao

April 2, 2026

Riya Rao '26 reflects on her journey as a tennis player, from the stress and intensity of youth sports and her early college career to finding a more healthy dynamic in doubles play.

Athlete of the Week: Kenny Relovsky ’27

by Katherine Kerman

April 2, 2026

Kenny Relovsky, a junior from Ringwood, NJ, competes for Swarthmore track and field. He runs various events and has shown onlookers his abilities over the course of three seasons. He has career bests in the 800m (1:54.38), 1500m (3:55.89), the mile (4:16.63),

Features

The Love Song of C. Anne Lafont

by Corinne Lafont

April 2, 2026

Corinne Lafont '26 reflects on her four years at Swarthmore.

Chabad’s Mega Shabbat: Connecting Campus

by Jeremy Weinstein-Sears

March 26, 2026

Jeremy Weinstein-Sears '28 covers on Swarthmore's Chabad celebration for Mega Shabbat.

Pigeon Perils

by Paris Kampel

March 26, 2026

Luthar gives talk on the dangers of affluence

by Finlay Logan

April 23, 2007

It's a phenomenon all Swarthmore students are aware of, but that has never been properly studied. The startlingly high incidence of depression, anxiety, and substance abuse among supposedly "low risk" [...]

What happens if you hit a sprinkler?

by Lauren Stokes

April 23, 2007

Freshmen, take note: when your RA tells you not to throw your Frisbee at the sprinkler, they mean it. "All the sprinklers will go off and there will be a [...]

Ride the Tide brings three hundred ‘specs on campus

by Daisy Yuhas

April 23, 2007

Spring has finally arrived, so too the accepted prospective students of Swarthmore class of 2011. Over three hundred students were expected on campus for Thursday, April 19 and Friday, April [...]

Senior Housing Lottery roundup

by Lauren Stokes

April 23, 2007

Construction doesn't appear to have affected Alice Paul's cachet in the lottery: the first pick of the night went to No. 2, who picked Alice Paul 324, the large loft [...]

Review: Scott Amphitheater: In “Arcadia” Ego

by Daisy Yuhas

April 23, 2007

This weekend, April 21 and 22, Tom Stoppard's "Arcadia" was performed in the Scott Amphitheater. Graced with wonderful weather, the outdoor performances, under the direction of Micaela Baranello '07 and Nora Nussbaum '08, were well attended and received.

No More Shame: Nudity at Swarthmore

by Liana Katz

April 20, 2007

At Swarthmore there are clubs that cater to every interest. Massage Club, Cycling Club, Photography Club, Folk Dance Club...the list goes on. Those who are tired of the old selection [...]

Weekend Roundup: Finally, a warm weekend!

by Daisy Yuhas

April 20, 2007

Finally, a warm weekend! To celebrate, take a nice long walk in the Crum, or go a little further afield and visit Morris Arboretum or Fairmount Park's Shofuso Japanese Garden [...]

“The New Gay Teenager”

by Myles Dakan

April 20, 2007

Dr. Ritch C. Savin-Williams of Cornell University gave a talk yesterday addressing how society's changing attitudes towards homosexuality are shaping the experiences of today's queer youth. The subtitle of Savin-Williams' [...]

Ring Discussion asks: Is our culture complicit in sexual assault?

by Lauren Stokes

April 19, 2007

An open discussion about issues of rape and sexual assault on campus held on Wednesday night was the first such discussion in at least four years. It was timed to [...]

Student Council Report

by Lauren Stokes

April 18, 2007

The Council heard an appeal of an SBC decision made for the Men's Ultimate Frisbee team. Men's Ultimate was put on "budgetary probation" at the end of last school year [...]

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