The college reveals revisions to its Cunningham Fields Development Plan, including a new type of turf and an additional arboretum, and Swarthmore residents respond.
In this edition of Swat Says, students share their opinions on changes happening around campus and discuss under what circumstances they would share their most vulnerable thoughts.
Lily Zavin '29 shares her experieces with political organizing over the summer and emphasizes the importance of remaining hopeful, continuing to fight for an inclusive democracy, and pursuing a politics grounded in community engagement.
Jacob Velarde '27 highlights the often overlooked history of progressive politics in Texas and argues that this legacy of economic populism presents the way forward for Southern Democrats.
Swarthmore baseball players returned to campus this August to find their dugouts entirely gone, with construction fences taking their place. While potentially shocking to some, the sight was neither unwelcome nor a surprise to the team. The baseball program has been aiming
Zoe Tang '27 interviews Diane Anderson, a recently retired Professor and Academic Dean, on her teaching experience and pedagogy, the foundation of the Learning for Life program, and what she hopes to continue to accomplish after Swarthmore.
The computer science department has altered its major, reducing the requirements to a total of eight credits and imposing a limit of nine credits within the department – meaning that students are not allowed to take more than nine credits in the
Nearly a decade has passed since Tiger Woods last won an event on the P.G.A. Tour. Despite his lack of success on the course over the past ten years, his strong 2018 season has sparked hope for fans eager to see Woods
Disturbance Dating Violence Date: Wednesday, September 12, 2018 Time: 12:52 AM Location: Merz Residence Hall Synopsis: Public Safety responded to the report of a disturbance between two Swarthmore students in Mertz Residence Hall. The students were identified. Matter referred to the Dean’s
Note: This story is part of an ongoing feature series on labor at Swarthmore. Stay tuned for more about the WA debate, work-study at the college, Swarthmore’s employment policies and the challenges UUWS will face in next week’s Phoenix issue. The United
On Aug. 30, The Phoenix’s senior editorial board sat down with Interim Dean of Students Jim Terhune. Terhune took on this role on July 30, just under a month before incoming first-years arrived on campus for orientation. The position of dean of
Welcome to Fall 2018. A lot happened at Swarthmore last year, and here’s some of what we think you need to know. Last spring, a group of students called Organizing for Survivors conducted a sit-in in the office of then Dean of
When I pulled into the Wharton parking lot two weeks ago for the start of my first year here, sweating and trying to concentrate long enough to tell a mob of helpful Swatties where my room was, my main concern was trying
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
Note: This article was amended at 3:36 P.M. on 9/13/18 to thank the staff of the OSE, whom I had forgotten to mention before the article ran to print. The merger of The Daily Gazette and The Phoenix is complete. From a
Above the restless heads of students waiting in long lunch lines that extend beyond the double stairs at Sharples, three paintings — “Man Eating Crispy Chicken,” “Man Eating Greasy Pizza,” and “Woman Eating Juicy Wrap” — silently loom. True to their straight-forward