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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

Interview with Glenavin White ’07, on loan from Loyola

by Micaela Baranello

September 20, 2005

The Daily Gazette sat down for a chat with Glenavin White '07, who recently came to Swarthmore from New Orleans. DG: Where are you from? GW: I go to school [...]

Revitalized Hindu Club celebrates a new year

by Lauren Stokes

September 20, 2005

The Hindu Club has been around for three years, but this year it looks to be more of a campus presence than ever. The club wants to realize its full [...]

Fusing Islam and Modernity in an Ambivalent Nation

by Micaela Baranello

September 20, 2005

Alev Cinar, the assistant professor of political science at Bilkent University in Ankara, Turkey, spoke today about the strange and complicated marriage between Islam and modernism in Turkey. She took [...]

What’s up with the Danawell hallways?

by Micaela Baranello

September 19, 2005

"Is it true that Danawell hallways are twisty so they're riotproof, or is that a total myth?" The short answer: myth. Though an exceedingly popular myth, the winding corridors of [...]

Orchestra 2001 performs stunning Crumb, mysterious Tan

by Micaela Baranello

September 19, 2005

Orchestra 2001's concert last night, consisting of local premieres of works by Tan Dun and George Crumb, was entitled "Boom!" "Creak!" may have been more appropriate. Or, best of all, [...]

Cell Phone Amps at Swat: Are They a Possibility or Just a Thought?

by Micaela Baranello

September 19, 2005

How many times have you been on the phone in the middle of a conversation when "Call was lost" flashed on your screen? Well, have no fear for you are [...]

College Corner with Jennifer Wang ’09, rising volleyball star

by Micaela Baranello

September 16, 2005

Here at the Gazette we are very excited about Jennifer Wang '09. While being named “Centennial Conference Player of the Week” for supporting a valiant volleyball team during a recent [...]

Weekend Roundup: Eileen Ivers, Dead Girlfriends, and The Roots

by Micaela Baranello

September 16, 2005

Been to Bryn Mawr recently? Me neither. But tonight there's a great reason to take that exciting shuttle ride. Fiddler Eileen Ivers and her band, Immigrant Soul, are playing at [...]

New York! New York! What a wonderful slogan

by Micaela Baranello

September 16, 2005

Professor Miriam Greenberg, of the Pratt Institute in New York, delivered a stunning lecture on "Crisis and Contradiction: The Symbolic Politics of New York City in the 1970s" yesterday in [...]

The fickle Lang vending machine

by Micaela Baranello

September 15, 2005

"It gives you a Coke, no matter what button you press," writes a frustrated reader of the vending machine found on the fourth floor of Lang Music Building. All vending [...]

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