Opinions

Meditations on Meditating

April 23, 2026
Leon Leveau '26 discusses how meditation can help you take a step back from the overwhelming and often uncontrollable sequence of thoughts and actions that dominate our daily lives.

Arts

Sports

Athlete of the Week: Iris Barone ’26

April 16, 2026
Katie Kerman: Congratulations on your Centennial Athlete of the Week award and becoming the program’s all-time leader in triples and stolen-bases! Can you take us through those moments when you broke two program records and how you and your team celebrated? Iris

Features

The Moonlit Path

April 23, 2026
Megumi Jindo '28 reflects on her experience at Swarthmore so far and the passing of the baton in her Kizuna, Japanese club.

Hey Mom

April 16, 2026
Corinne Lafont '26 writes a touching piece about her Mom in honor of Mother's Day.

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New Physical Therapists for the Dance Department

November 7, 2019
For the first time, the Department of Music and Dance at Swarthmore will be providing physical therapy for students enrolled in dance classes. Julie Green and Kristen Shelley from Performance Ready Physical Therapy will rotate weekly Wednesday visits to campus. Performance Ready

The Point of Protesting

November 7, 2019
“Make Earth Great Again” painted on canvas, held by a man in his 40s. Teachers clutching permission slips next to students who joined the cause. The raucous chanting as we marched down Philadelphia’s Market Street. The Global Climate Strike may have empowered

The Phoenix Has A Diversity Problem

November 7, 2019
We, at The Phoenix, have a diversity problem. Our editorial board and staff are not representative of the diversity of our campus and the world more broadly, and neither have we historically been representative. In the first issue of The Phoenix in

Men’s Basketball Primed for Continued Success

November 7, 2019
After a thrilling 2018-2019 season that culminated in an appearance in the NCAA DIII Men’s Basketball Championship, Swarthmore Men’s Basketball gears up for their first official game versus Eastern College this Saturday. Last season the team reached many milestones. They broke the

“Akira” and the Pleasure of Destruction

November 7, 2019
Content warning: Nuclear meltdown, self-destruction. Spoilers ahead The post-apocalyptic Neo-Tokyo painted by the creators of “Akira” features Blade Runner-esque neon buildings, fanatic cults worshipping the mysterious “Akira,” violent anti-government street protests, and Tetsuo and Kaneda’s slick, crowbar-wielding bike gang. “Akira” is an

No Kingdom come for “Jesus is King”

November 7, 2019
TMZ headlines, hot takes, countless tweets, and a flurry of social media speculation: a new Kanye West album is upon us. 2018 proved to be an abnormally prolific year for the MC/producer. Usually the type to release projects every two to three

Masha Gessen Speaks at Swarthmore

November 7, 2019
In the second installment of the Activism Under Totalitarianism lecture series, award-winning author and journalist Masha Gessen came to Swarthmore’s campus on Oct. 23. They participated in a candid conversation about recent developments in Russian politics as well as the evolving field
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