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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

Swarthmore to inaugurate first Palestinian student conference

by Micaela Baranello

March 29, 2006

This weekend marks the inaugural conference for the Palestinian Student Society, a national student organization formed by [redacted] as a network for Palestinian students. Using his $10,000 grant from a [...]

Peace Week expands to encompass Tri-Co

by Micaela Baranello

March 27, 2006

Encompassing local and international themes of peace, Tri-Co Peace Week will begin at the end of this week, lasting from March 31st-April 2nd. Peace Week is being sponsored by a [...]

College Corner: CC Hitter of the Week Christine Sendelsky

by Micaela Baranello

March 24, 2006

Christine Sendelsky, 09, was named the Centennial Conference Hitter of the Week last week for softball. She is very passionate about the sport and she has high hopes for the [...]

Weekend Roundup: “Dancing at Lughnasa” and “Thank You for Smoking”

by Micaela Baranello

March 24, 2006

We're over the midterm hump, so if you aren't spending all weekend in rehearsal or practice for a spring performance or team, you have no excuse not to get out. [...]

“Big Love” pushes limits

by Micaela Baranello

March 24, 2006

The Theater Department launches its new Production Ensemble with a bang this weekend with "Big Love," a play by Charles Mee, to be performed at 7:00 on Saturday and Sunday [...]

Swattie helps indigenous in Ecuador find new educational opportunities

by Micaela Baranello

March 23, 2006

Initially using money from the Evans scholarship as seed money, Katie Chamblee '07 along with her business partner in Ireland have set-up FundaciÃ¢â‚¬”n EducaniÃ¢â‚¬“os, a program that allows children from [...]

Second annual “Expanding Your Horizons” conference inspires middle school girls to stay in science

by Lauren Stokes

March 23, 2006

This upcoming Saturday, a hundred and fifty middle school girls and their parents will descend upon Swarthmore. Have we already started recruiting for the Class of '15? Not quite. Swarthmore [...]

Orchestra 2001 celebrates Romanian music old and new

by Micaela Baranello

March 22, 2006

Last Sunday, Swarthore's resident ensemble, Orchestra 2001, presented another eclectic collection of 20th and 21st century music. As usual, there was a theme: all the pieces or their musicians had [...]

Mascot search picks up

by dailygazette

March 22, 2006

This week, the Student Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) and Garnet Club members are "storming the dorms" and attempting to get 750 signatures to show student support for the search, development, [...]

“Every Other Thursday: Stories and Strategies from Successful Women Scientists”

by Micaela Baranello

March 21, 2006

Last Thursday in the Science Center, Ellen Daniels '69 gave a very interesting lecture about a support group for women in the sciences that she is a part of. Daniels [...]

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