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Swarthmore Argues it is ‘Not on Notice’ to Provide Title IX Protection for Gender Identity

by Melanie Zelle

October 30, 2025

News

Swarthmore files request that a civil action regarding Title IX discrimination be dismissed.

Biden Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre on Becoming ‘Independent’

by Zephyr Weinreich

October 30, 2025

Former White House Press Secretary visits campus.

In Solidarity with the Indiana Daily Student and Free Press

by The Editorial Board

October 30, 2025

The Phoenix stands with the Indiana Daily Student, after the Indiana University

Office Hours: Faculty on Swarthmore’s Hiring, Retention, and Tenure Practices

Rafi KarpowitzandErin Picken

October 30, 2025

In our third edition of this regular column featuring faculty perspectives, we

What If We Get It Right? Visions of Climate Futures with Dr. Ayana Elizabeth Johnson

by Marra Irons

October 30, 2025

Dr. Ayana Elizabeth Johnson speaks on climate futures.

Latest Stories

Let’s Talk About It: “Giovanni’s Room” and Identity in Perception

by Neghemi Micah

October 30, 2025

On The Sexualization of Young Female Athletes

by Katherine Kerman

October 30, 2025

Swarthmore Night Market Supports Local Creatives

by Corinne Lafont

October 30, 2025

Crumb Cafe Now Supervised by Dining Services

by Ella Walker

October 30, 2025

Crumb Cafe is now supervised by Swarthmore Dining instead of OSE.

The Phoenix in Conversation with Pico Iyer

by Zephyr Weinreich

October 23, 2025

The Phoenix interviews author Pico Iyer

The Phoenix in Conversation with Hawaii Governor Josh Green ’92

by Daniel Perrin

October 23, 2025

The Phoenix sits down with Josh Green '92 - the Swat alumnus turned governor of Hawaii.

Ask the Phoenix: Why Did McCabe End Late-Night Snacks?

by Lucy Tobier

October 23, 2025

Dining Services cancels late-night snacks in McCabe Library.

Pico Iyer on the Value of Silence in Contemporary Life

by Zephyr Weinreich

October 23, 2025

Pico Iyer discusses silent contemplation and his new book "Aflame" in a Cooper Series lecture.

Opinions

Weekly Column: Swat Says

Rafi KarpowitzandErin Picken

October 30, 2025

In this edition of Swat Says, students reveal their campus priorities, discuss the time-honored Swat tradition of Screw Your Roommate, and share surprising thoughts on sports teams at Swarthmore.

Weekly Column: Swat Says

Rafi KarpowitzandErin Picken

October 23, 2025

In this edition of Swat Says, students reflect on fall break, discuss common stereotypes of Swarthmore students, and reveal their biggest campus pet peeves.

Pernicious Farming Practices and the Mythology of American Agriculture

by Erin Picken

October 23, 2025

Erin Picken '27 condemns the political fairytales surrounding American farming and argues for an overhaul of the American agricultural industry.

Arts

My Concerns about Jeremy Allen White’s (JAW) Springsteen

by Katherine Kerman

October 30, 2025

Is casting Jeremy Allen White in “Deliver Me From Nowhere” a good idea? Check out this new critique to figure out!.

Small Craft Warnings Event 10/25/25

Maddy PosnerandCorinne Lafont

October 30, 2025

Submit to Small Craft Warnings by Nov. 2nd!

Light, Color, and the Space in Between: In the Studio with Chris Guerrero Beltrán ’26

by Emery Dong

October 30, 2025

Emery Dong '27 interviews senior art major Chris Guerrero Beltrán ’26 for Artist of the Week!

Sports

Swarthmore Athletes’ Sustainability Efforts

by Aimee Lee

October 30, 2025

Swarthmore student-athletes are working to improve sustainability at the college, combining their roles as team members and Green Advisors.

Athlete of the Week: Dahlia Bedward ’26

by Katherine Kerman

October 30, 2025

Dahlia Bedward, a senior hailing from Altholton High School in Columbia, MD, saw a combined six games over the course of her first three years at Swarthmore. In her second season, she started one game and appeared in four, making seven saves

The Seattle Mariners — Black Swans or a Budding Franchise on the Rise?

by Katherine Kerman

October 23, 2025

The Seattle Mariners franchise has had some quietly demoralizing statistics across its shameful 48 years in action. The Mariners held the longest active playoff drought in North American sports history, spanning 21 years, and ended it with a Wild Card playoff berth

Features

2010s Show Crossword

by Corinne Lafont

October 30, 2025

Jennifer Chipman Bloom on Ballet Technique and the Liberal Arts

by Ellen Stewart

October 30, 2025

Jennifer Chipman Bloom is a Pittsburgh, PA, native, former professional ballet dancer, and associate in dance performance at Swarthmore. As a young girl, she watched Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre (PBT) perform “The Nutcracker.” By the end of the performance, Chipman Bloom knew she

Professor Salvador Rangel on his Journey Through Academia and the Current Political Environment

by Rafi Karpowitz

October 23, 2025

Assistant Professor of Sociology Salvador Rangel sits down with Rafael Karpowitz '27 to discuss his life experiences and thoughts on sociology, higher education, and the current political environment.

RA selection begins, will possibly include sophomores in future

by Gabriel Meyer-Lee

February 23, 2017

The application window for Resident Assistants for the 2017-2018 school year closed just over a week and a half ago on Monday the 13th. Over the next month, members of the classes of 2018 and 2019 who applied will go through group

Love and Madness

by Vanessa Meng

February 23, 2017

Walking into the concert hall one is first struck by how the crowd seems to comprise mostly those balding and/or with snowy white hair. It was almost as if I accidentally walked into a social function for the hip above-60s. I noticed

Philly Beat: treat yo self edition

by Samira Saunders

February 23, 2017

Hello friends, spring break is coming up. It’s so crazy to me how simultaneously fast and slow time passes here. Another few weeks, another spring break, another few weeks, another Worthstock, another finals period, another graduating class, and the cycle repeats itself

We forced divestment from apartheid, we will do it again

by Aru Shiney-Ajay, Abby Saul

February 23, 2017

Yesterday, SGO announced the results of the student referendum on fossil fuel divestment. The referendum passed by a landslide: 80.5 percent of voters agreed that Swarthmore College should divest from fossil fuels with 55 percent voter turnout. The results of the referendum

New Orleans: A Sports City Revived

by Ping Promrat

February 23, 2017

On Tuesday, the news of all-star NBA center Demarcus Cousins’ trade to the New Orleans Pelicans sent shockwaves in the sporting world. The Pelicans, sitting just three spots outside of a Western conference playoff spot, had acquired a perennial all-star to play

SGO seeks to subsidize SEPTA tickets for students, make Philly more accessible

by Leren Gao

February 23, 2017

The Student Government Organization is currently working with the college administration to subsidize SEPTA tickets for all students. If this program is implemented in the future, Philadelphia and all its resources will become more accessible for Swarthmore students. “We all know how

Go See Hidden Figures

by Sydney Covitz

February 23, 2017

I do not pretend to be a film critic, but what I do know is that “Hidden Figures” is the movie the entirety of America needs to go see right now. The story centers around Katherine Goble — married name Katherine Johnson

Mandalas and Microcosms at the Black Cultural Center

by Katherine Ham

February 23, 2017

This past Saturday, the Black Cultural Center saw students and faculty gathered around tables stacked with tubs of acrylic paints and mason jars filled with bouquets of paintbrushes as it hosted artist and art therapist S. Ross Browne for the Therapeutic Abstract

Machuca-Galvez must stay: students hope to ensure return of professor

by Shreya Chattopadhyay

February 23, 2017

Karen Avila ’20 enrolled in Professor Milton Machuca-Galvez’ “Drugs, Gangs, and US Imperialism” class during her first semester of college. After a few months of knowing Avila, Machuca-Galvez nominated himself to be her mentor for the Rubin Scholars Program. “I had a

Bright pants, bright future

by Kwate Quartey

February 23, 2017

Dyami Andrews ’19, a student from the Bay Area, who can often be seen around campus with his bright and bold pants, which are equally as bright as his passion for art. He is currently pursuing a double major in engineering and

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