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Val Smith Announces Plan to End Presidency After 2026-27 Academic Year

February 26, 2026

News

Val Smith announces the upcoming end of her time as Swarthmore president, the community responds and prepares for a period of transition.

Student-Athletes on the Upcoming Cunningham Fields and Fieldhouse Renovations

Alex AvanesyanandLuca CampianiandEli CoganandEllie FermoandJada GreenandKatherine KermanandJames SheltonandThomas Shelton

February 26, 2026

Varsity and club athletes share their thoughts on how the recently proposed

Swarthmore Supports Harvard-Led Lawsuit Defending International Students

by Zephyr Weinreich

February 26, 2026

Swarthmore joins many other higher education institutions in support for Harvard's legal

Resilience in the Face of Oppression: Reflections on Black History Month

by Nasrin Ahmed

February 26, 2026

As BHM concludes, Nasrin Ahmed '28 discusses the importance of telling Black

A Conversation with John Alston: 32 Years of Music, Math, and Love with the Chester Children’s Chorus

by Dylan Herink

February 26, 2026

Chorus director John Alston discusses his time at the Chester Children's Chorus

Latest Stories

Swarthmore Accepts 231 Early Decision Applicants

by Ellen Stewart

February 26, 2026

McCabe Library: From Dirt to Dust

by Vivian Li

February 26, 2026

Embodying the Process: An Exploration of Gender and the Self in Swarthmore Theater’s ‘Orlando’

by Jasper Cober-Lake

February 26, 2026

Political Scientist Jonathan Kirshner Lectures on (Un)Realism in the Trump Age

by Marra Irons

February 26, 2026

Boston College's Jonathan Kirshner discusses Trump's "America First" doctrine from a classical realist perspective for the 2026 Gilbert Lecture.

Becca Rothfeld and Jonny Thakkar speaks at the Night Owls Event. Phoenix Photo/Xinto Xu

‘Making Yourself Beautiful’: Night Owls Event on The Philosophy of Mogging

by Xinto Xu

February 26, 2026

Night Owls lecture examines the meaning and implications of aesthetic expression through physical alteration and the looksmaxxing trend.

Longtime Dining Staff Member Severely Injured, Hospitalized After Dishwasher Accident

Ella WalkerandDaniel Perrin

February 19, 2026

The Phoenix reports on a devastating incident in which a Dining and Community Commons industrial dishwasher left a worker that was attending to it

The Rise, Fall, and Tentative Rebirth of Philadelphia’s ‘President’s House’ Memorial

by Zephyr Weinreich

February 19, 2026

News Editor Zephyr Weinreich '28 traces the history of America's first 'White House' through more than 200 years of turmoil and transformation.

Swarthmore Endowment Sees 9.5% Return in 2024-25 Fiscal Year

by Daniel Perrin

February 19, 2026

The college's endowment enjoyed stronger returns in 2024-25 than in the years before it. Chief Investment Officer Frank Grunseich contextualizes the numbers.

Opinions

Weekly Column: Swat Says

Rafi KarpowitzandNasrin AhmedandCorinne Lafont

February 26, 2026

In this edition of Swat Says, students share their on Swarthmore's party culture, Val Smith's recent announcement, and the renaming of Trotter Hall.

Students: Stand Up for Your Rights!

by Wyatt Brannon

February 19, 2026

Wyatt Brannon '26 argues that, if students want to have some control over how the college operates, they should use the historically radical power of student government.

The College and the CO-OP: An Interconnected History of Two Swarthmore Institutions

by Nathanael D. Brown

February 19, 2026

Former Opinions Editor Nathanael Brown takes a deep dive into the history of the Swarthmore CO-OP's intertwined, and sometime fraught, relationship with Swarthmore College.

Arts

Cirque Calder: Past and Future Present

by Alma Greenfield

February 26, 2026

A reflection on Alexander Calder's "Cirque Calder."

Corinne’s Connections Puzzle: Symposium, Sort-Of

by Corinne Lafont

February 26, 2026

Answers Below

Sports

The Best 60 Days of Sports?

by Charlie Watson

February 26, 2026

Charlie Watson '27 discusses exciting athletic events taking place in February and March.

Athlete of the Week: Jack McHenry ’27

by Katherine Kerman

February 26, 2026

Lacrosse player Jack McHenry '27 shares about his goals, routines, and experiences as a student-athlete at Swarthmore.

Swarthmore Women’s Lacrosse Seniors Anticipate Their Final Season

by Olivia Huang

February 19, 2026

Olivia Huang '29 interviews her graduating teammates about their reflections on strong college careers.

Features

The Ultimate Swarthmore College Quiz: Are You a Stereotypical Swattie?

by Megumi Jindo

February 19, 2026

Take the ultimate Swattie quiz and see — I bet you are a Swattie! Answers: If you mostly got 1), Yay, you belong at this school! You are the “Swattie” who wakes up right before class because you’ve worked your butt off

From My Dad to Yours

by Zoe Washington

February 12, 2026

Washington '29 shares a father-daughter playlist, the first of a monthly column.

Comic: Frosty Frenzy

by Paris Kampel

February 12, 2026

Weekend Roundup: Philadelphia celebrates all things Tut…

by Daisy Yuhas

February 2, 2007

Add/drop is done and now we stand on the precipice of another semester! Fortunately weekends afford us with an excellent opportunity to not only do our laundry and get ahead [...]

Jeffrey Ford reads stories fantastical and uncanny

by Allison McCarthy

February 2, 2007

A young couple finds distraction in a haunted house, demon children and possessed cats dancing their attentions from what they truly want to understand. A city of miniscule people lives [...]

“We refused to leave our children behind” in Miller v. Board of Education

by Lauren Stokes

February 2, 2007

Last night, Dr. Sandra Jowers of the University of the District of Columbia spoke on Miller v. Board of Education, a landmark case in both African-American and deaf history. This [...]

“Arcadia” in the amphitheater: Stoppard’s popular play comes to Swat

by Daisy Yuhas

February 1, 2007

Among the many theatrical productions underway for the spring semester is a production of Tom Stoppard's "Arcadia." Produced by Aaron Hollander '07 and co-directed by Micaela Baranello '07 and Nora [...]

Earthlust wraps up “Week of Action” on global warming

by Lauren Stokes

February 1, 2007

Starting on Monday and continuing through Friday, you may have seen Earthlust members tabling at the top of Sharples as part of a national Sierra-Club-sponsored Week of Action against global [...]

FUN FUNd eager to give out money to improve student life

by Lauren Stokes

February 1, 2007

This week, SBC officially announced that its FUN FUNd was open to proposals from the campus community. Last year, an SBC concept grant program gave students an opportunity to receive [...]

Interfaith group offers opportunity to explore Swarthmore’s religious and spiritual life

by Dustin Trabert

January 31, 2007

Earlier this year, when the Office for Multicultural Affairs held the Diversity Conversation Series, one of the sessions offered dealt with religion and spirituality. Now, Swarthmore students will have a [...]

Student Council report

by Lauren Stokes

January 31, 2007

From this week forward, the Daily Gazette will be providing a brief summary of the events at the Student Council meeting as a service to our readers. We hope that [...]

Qubits and oracles: The strange world of quantum computing

by Myles Dakan

January 31, 2007

The second Sigma Xi of the year, entitled "Strange Bits: Quantum Computing and the Search for New Quantum Algorithms," was presented yesterday. Swarthmore Professor Lisa Meeden introduced Lee Spector, a [...]

Swarthmore Labor Rights formed as umbrella group for labor activists on campus

by Lauren Stokes

January 30, 2007

Swarthmore Labor Rights attracted almost thirty students to its inaugural meeting on Monday night. Alix Gould-Werth '07, one of the founders of the group, explained that "there's always been labor [...]

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