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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

Students offer very strong support for “Thanksgiving in the Spring”

by dailygazette

December 8, 2006

Results of the student referendum on the recent Student Council to add a two-day break midway through the spring semester were sent out in a [students] email late last night. [...]

Life as a Russian novel: a lecture by Caryl Emerson

by Dustin Trabert

December 8, 2006

This Thursday afternoon, a fascinating lecture at Bond Memorial Hall offered a respite from the cold as Caryl Emerson of Princeton University spoke. Emerson is the Chair of the Slavic [...]

Student council platforms

by dailygazette

December 7, 2006

Below are the platforms submitted for the upcoming Student Council elections. Online voting will start today and run until December 10th, with Sharples voting following on Dec. 11 and 12. [...]

Robert Greenstein offers cautions for our fiscal future

by Micaela Baranello

December 7, 2006

Robert Greenstein, an analyst and founder of the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, spoke Wednesday evening in an Economics 1 Lecture. Greenstein's presentation, 'The Dramatic Fiscal Policy Challenges Facing [...]

Child labor activist stresses importance of education

by Daisy Yuhas

December 7, 2006

On Wednesday night in Kohlberg's Scheuer Room, documentary filmmaker, photographer, and human rights activist and educator, Robin Romano, spoke on "Global Child Labor and Poverty." The event was sponsored by [...]

Student Council positions may be overhauled

by Micaela Baranello

December 6, 2006

When Joella Fink Ã¢â‚¬â„¢07, Co-President with Tom Evnen Ã¢â‚¬â„¢07 of Student Council, was elected at the end of last spring, she had a certain goal in mind. "When I stepped [...]

“For every child a childhood”: Swarthmore Amnesty Int’l campaigns for children’s rights.

by Urooj Khan

December 5, 2006

The Swarthmore chapter of Amnesty International has dedicated the week of Dec. 3rd - 8th to children's rights. Amnesty is commemorating International Human Rights day, Dec. 4th, with a full [...]

IT experts and students discuss the future of technology at Swarthmore

by Miles Skorpen

December 5, 2006

Last Thursday, November 30th, a trio of information-technology (IT) experts came to Swarthmore to help develop a comprehensive 3-5 year plan for the College's use of technology, touching on classrooms, [...]

Rhythm N Motion dances to a diverse beat

by Micaela Baranello

December 4, 2006

"The more energy you give us, the more energy we'll give you," shouted Rhythm 'n' Motion co-director Tanya Gonzales '07 [corrected 12/4/06 by AQ] at the beginning of the Rhythm [...]

Reopening old wounds: Mitchell-Boyask speaks on Oedipus and the Plague

by Liana Katz

December 4, 2006

The fifth century Greek playwright Sophocles won first place for his theatrical programs in the Dionysia, a festival to Dionysus centered around the performance of plays, approximately eighteen times. He [...]

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