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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

Clap Your Hands Say Yeah garners much applause (and two encores)

by Micaela Baranello

October 31, 2005

One of the most talked about young rock bands of the year came to the Olde Club on Thursday and played an hourÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s worth of material in front of an [...]

Weekend Roundup: Things to do in places other than ML

by Micaela Baranello

October 28, 2005

You probably already know if you're going to be around campus this weekend. That's right, this weekend is the ML Halloween Party, the night when most people are either in [...]

What is up with the blue tree?

by Micaela Baranello

October 28, 2005

One of the newest editions to the Swarthmore campus is the "blue tree" in front of Kohlberg. And many of our readers wanted to know what brought about this transformation. [...]

Debaters Win Tournament, Continue Strong Semester

by dailygazette

October 28, 2005

Julie Baker '08 and Emily Tredeau '06 won the University of Maryland Debate Tournament this weekend, beating teams from up and down the East Coast. Tredeau was the 2nd place [...]

Re-energized Earthlust takes on campus greening efforts

by Kat Clark

October 28, 2005

While brushing their teeth in the morning, many students feast their eyes upon "Water Efficiency Measures for Residencies," a poster that provides such helpful tips as "Report all leaks," "Take [...]

Arts Preview: Reasons to come early to see Clap Your Hands Say Yeah at the Olde Club tonight

by Micaela Baranello

October 27, 2005

1. It will be packed. 2. The band, headed by vocalist/guitarist Alec Ounsworth, provides a poppy fresh sound, slightly reminiscent of indie darlings The Walkmen. 3. Ounsworth hails from Philadelphia. [...]

SATO brings Palestinian perspective to Middle East debate

by Micaela Baranello

October 27, 2005

Since the declaration of Israel as an independent state in 1948 there has been an ongoing conflict between Israelis and Palestinians over territorial disputes. We all know the story, or [...]

Alfred Lubrano shares stories of class displacement

by Lauren Stokes

October 26, 2005

Swarthmore welcomed writer and journalist Alfred Lubrano to talk about his latest book "Limbo: Blue Collar Roots, White Collar Dreams" on Tuesday. One of the featured speakers for Class Awareness [...]

Beating the odds: Williams speaks on grass-roots work against poverty

by Micaela Baranello

October 26, 2005

Benjamin Braddock, the protagonist of "The Graduate", was not the first or the last college student who wanted their future to be "different". Theresa Williamson '97 found herself in doing [...]

Gelman speaks on lies, damned lies, and statistics

by Micaela Baranello

October 26, 2005

This week, the Department of Mathematics and Statistics welcomed Andrew Gelman of Columbia University as this year's Arnold Dresden Lecture Series speaker. The Lecture Series invites its participants to give [...]

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