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Men’s Basketball Reflects on Asia Trip

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October 1, 2026
College basketball seasons are known for loud gyms, nighttime bus rides, and conference rivalries. Our trip to South Korea and China this August was quite the opposite. Beyond being competitive, it offered a chance to immerse ourselves in the culture and realize

Athlete of the Week: Charlotte Martin ’28

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October 1, 2026
Charlotte Martin ’28 is a junior runner for the Swarthmore women’s cross country team. Hailing from Southlake, TX, Martin led the Garnet with a 17th-place finish at the Haverford Main Line Invitational event on Friday, Sept. 18. She ran a personal-record time

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Swat Ed: Spring

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April 18, 2019
Swat Ed is The Phoenix’s biweekly sex education Q & A. We accept all questions and they are kept completely anonymous. If you’re looking for medical advice or a diagnosis for that weird thing on your genitals, get in touch with a

Low-Income Students Shouldn’t Be a Low Priority

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April 18, 2019
Despite efforts from the administration to level the playing field between low-income, first-generation students at Swarthmore and their more privileged peers, the administration struggles to see the real issue at hand — that this institution was built for the wealthy, by the

Tiger Woods Roars Back to Win Masters

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April 18, 2019
Tiger Woods’ win at the Masters was one of the most amazing comeback stories in sports history. The past decade has been the toughest years of Tiger Woods life. In June of 2008 he won the US Open in a playoff to

Trump’s Nominees Will Undermine the Fed

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April 18, 2019
Donald Trump recently announced his intention to fill the two open spots on the Federal Reserve’s Board of Governors by nominating Herman Cain and Stephan Moore. Both have no monetary policy experience and are grossly unqualified for the job, but there’s something

After Delay, SGO Holds Executive Board Elections

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April 18, 2019
SGO Executive Board elections, originally scheduled to begin on April 9, were delayed to April 11. On Tuesday April 9, Student Outreach Chair Ash Shukla ’22 sent an email to the student body informing that the scheduled SGO Town Hall would be

“The Cursed Child” Brings Magic to Life

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April 18, 2019
One point that I have found to be absolutely amazing about Swarthmore is that almost all Swatties can immediately bond over Harry Potter. And it’s not just Swatties who can share this bond. This past Winter break, at an externship, my mentor

SWIFT Kicks Off Financial Literacy Month

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April 11, 2019
April is national financial literacy month. Swarthmore, Wealth, Investment, Finance and Trade has planned a variety of events throughout the month which aims to teach Americans how to establish and maintain healthy budgeting decisions. When Joshua Collin ’20 first came to Swarthmore,

Admissions Strives for Accessibility with Test Self-Reporting

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April 11, 2019
Standardized testing has been a cornerstone of college admissions since its popularization after World War II. Proponents of standardized testing maintain that these tests provide a common metric by which to measure aptitude and counter high school grade inflation. Opponents, however, argue
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