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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

Student Council passes resolution endorsing efforts to save SEPTA

by The Editorial Board

February 2, 2005

At their weekly meeting last night, members of Student Council passed a resolution stating their committment to the efforts to save SEPTA. The text of the resolution is reproduced below. [...]

Dawn Upshaw gives master class to Swarthmore singers

by Micaela Baranello

February 1, 2005

Acclaimed soprano Dawn Upshaw gave a master class yesterday in the Friends Meeting House to a small audience. Student singers Mark Thatcher '06 (singing a cabaret song by William Bolcom [...]

College Corner: “Mystery Dean” Tom Elverson

by Micaela Baranello

January 31, 2005

The Gazette staff recently heard that "a new Dean was hired" and of course wanted to know more. To that end, this reporter met with Tom Elverson in an out-of-the-way [...]

Dawn Upshaw Performs with Orchestra 2001

by Micaela Baranello

January 31, 2005

Yesterday afternoon, Orchestra 2001 performed in Lang Concert Hall with internationally renowned soprano Dawn Upshaw. The Orchestra, founded by Professor James Freeman in 1988, is dedicated to the performance of [...]

SEPTA Update: Reactions and Reverberations

by Micaela Baranello

January 31, 2005

A small ray of hope shone on SEPTA last week as the Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission set aside $9.8 million dollars to keep trains running on their current schedule [...]

Weekend roundup

by Micaela Baranello

January 28, 2005

Theater fans might want to catch the Walnut Street Theater's production of Neil Simon's "Broadway Bound," the third installment of his loosely autobiographical Brighton Beach trilogy. Eugene Jerome (played by [...]

New music by Swarthmore professors to be performed tonight

by Micaela Baranello

January 28, 2005

Tonight the Philadelphia-based Network for New Music will present a concert featuring works by Swarthmore music department faculty Tom Whitman and Gerald Levinson, as well as former faculty member Melinda [...]

Prominent microbiologist gives Sigma Xi lecture on bioterrorism

by Micaela Baranello

January 28, 2005

Last night, Dr. Ronald M. Atlas, a nationally recognized expert on bioterrorism, delivered this semester's Sigma Xi lecture in Science Center 101. The lecture, titled "Bioterrorism: The Threat and Biodefense [...]

Digest serves as improved email system

by Micaela Baranello

January 27, 2005

After a week and a half of adjustment, students are adapting to the new Reserved Students Digest. ITS designed the Digest to cut down the volume of email sent to [...]

College Bowl results

by dailygazette

January 26, 2005

Last Saturday, Swarthmore College Bowl sent three teams to brave snow and SEPTA at Penn's annual tournament, traditionally one of the largest in the country. The A team of Chris [...]

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