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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

Matthew Woodbury to perform an exciting yet classic senior piano recital

by Allison McCarthy

April 24, 2006

Today, Matthew Woodbury '06 will be performing his senior recital in the Lang Concert Hall at 7:00 p.m. The recital will consist of beautiful Baroque, Classical and Romantic peices for [...]

Weekend roundup: The Civilians and the Zoo

by Micaela Baranello

April 21, 2006

Are you going to be outside the library this weekend? Perhaps not. Here are some tips to give your specs or to think about when you realize that you spend [...]

Orchestra 2001 and the debut of “Rossetti Songs” performed by Tamara Ryan

by Daisy Yuhas

April 21, 2006

This Sunday at 7:30 in Lang Concert Hall, Tamara Ryan '06 will be making her professional debut with Orchestra 2001, performing the world debut of two songs based on the [...]

Shakespeare in the Fragrance Garden: Much ado About something

by Daisy Yuhas

April 21, 2006

This weekend, the Fragrance Garden will be the site of a series of Shakespearean scenes. The scenes range in content from tragedy to comedy to history, with selections from "Much [...]

Students run the McCabe Mile

by Allison McCarthy

April 21, 2006

Yesterday, as per tradition since 1959, Swarthmore's own McCabe library played host to The McCabe Mile, a mile-long race around the basement. It is rumored that the race was originally [...]

Why was the Calder mobile moved in front of the Science Center?

by Lauren Stokes

April 21, 2006

On April 12th, the Calder mobile "Back from Rio" was moved from its customary spot in front of Pearson to the field between Kohlberg, Martin, the Science Center, and Beardsley. [...]

Try to control yourself: A lecture by Andrew Ward

by Micaela Baranello

April 21, 2006

Yesterday afternoon in the Scheuer room, Professor Andrew Ward lectured to a large audience about self control and regulating the self under conditions of limited attention. Introduced by Professor Frank [...]

T-Rexes and Raptors and Pterodactyls, oh my! College Corner with Tyler Lyson

by Micaela Baranello

April 20, 2006

Dinosaurs are cool, there's no doubt about it. Tyler Lyson '06 thinks so too and I sat down with him to talk about his plans to study paleontology after Swat, [...]

College Corner: Swing hanger James Saxon ’09

by Micaela Baranello

April 20, 2006

On Friday night, the a tree on Magill walk acquired a whimsical new ornament: a swing. We talked with its creator, James Saxon '09. Daily Gazette: Why did you decide [...]

A. Edward Newton student library competition results

by dailygazette

April 20, 2006

This year, there were a total of fourteen submissions to the A. Edward Newton Student Book Collection Competition. The winners are: 1st: Mai Pucik '06, Identity Crises (and the lack [...]

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