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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

by Daisy Yuhas

December 15, 2006

'Twas the night before finals and all through the hall, not a Swattie was sleeping lest they miss the call, of the textbooks all strewn on the desk and the [...]

Performance Art comes to the Kitao

by Daisy Yuhas

December 15, 2006

This weekend, Swarthmore's student art space will be hosting a totally unique work by sophomore Kim Comer. "We All Must Wake" is a performance art piece that will be opening [...]

A capella group Stick and Stones to disband

by Daisy Yuhas

December 15, 2006

Last nightÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s Jamboree concert, hosted by Cantatrix and featuring all of Swat's a cappella groups was markedly poignant as it marked the final concert of Sticks and Stones, one of [...]

Editor’s note

by Micaela Baranello

December 15, 2006

Dear readers, This is the semester's final edition of the Gazette. Publication will resume on Monday, January 22, 2007, just in time for you to wake up way too early [...]

Lang Scholars to focus on youth education, waste management, and media justice

by Lauren Stokes

December 15, 2006

The new crop of Lang Opportunity Scholars were recently named from the sophomore class: Elizabeth Crow, Kylah Field, Diego Garcia-Montufar, Camila Leiva, Hansi Lo Wang, and Toby Wu. Their planned [...]

Student Council election results

by dailygazette

December 15, 2006

Results of the recent Student Council election were announced yesterday via a [students] email and are presented below. Congratulations to Sven, Randall, Meredith, and Andrew! Appointments Chair **Sven David Udekwu [...]

Wanda Sykes confirmed as spring LSE

by Micaela Baranello

December 15, 2006

Comedian Wanda Sykes will headline the 2007 Spring Large Scale Event (LSE), which will be held on Saturday, March 3 in LPAC. According to LSE Committee Chairman Douglas Gilchrist-Scott '09, [...]

Sophomore carries on family glassblowing tradition, offers works for sale this afternoon

by Urooj Khan

December 11, 2006

We at the Gazette were roused from our usual email-viewing stupor at the sight of the subject line of "Fletcher Coleman's Handblown Glass for Sale" in Reserved Students Digest #795. [...]

The fall student dance concert: A reflection on the value of dance

by Daisy Yuhas

December 11, 2006

On Friday and Saturday, the Fall Student Dance Concert, which included taiko, tap, interpretive dance, and dances from Ghana, was presented in LPAC. As always, Taiko was arresting while performing [...]

Weekend roundup

by Daisy Yuhas

December 8, 2006

Holiday shopping, finals cramming, and end of the semester performances... it's beginning to feel a lot like Winter Break! With the tantalizing perpetual forecast of "maybe" snow leading us to [...]

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