The Phoenix in Conversation with Pico Iyer
The Phoenix interviews author Pico Iyer
Independent Newspaper of Swarthmore College Since 1881
The Phoenix in Conversation with Hawaii Governor Josh Green ’92
The Phoenix sits down with Josh Green '92 - the Swat alumnus
Professor Salvador Rangel on his Journey Through Academia and the Current Political Environment
Assistant Professor of Sociology Salvador Rangel sits down with Rafael Karpowitz '27
Ask the Phoenix: Why Did McCabe End Late-Night Snacks?
Dining Services cancels late-night snacks in McCabe Library.
A Chat With Chandra: A Look at the Dance Department
Read about Swarthmore's uniquely attentive, welcoming, and extensive dance program.
Swarthmore’s Post Office to Move to Frat Row
Swarthmore's post office plans to relocate to Sharples 4 Building at the beginning of the 2026-2027 school year.
Swarthmore Fought Against the Endowment Tax in Congress: Here’s How
Earlier this year, Swarthmore joined other small colleges to lobby Republican legislators against an increased endowment tax.
Delaware County Adopts Zero Waste Plan
Delco adopts Zero Waste plan, a milestone for environmental advocates working against the Chester incinerator
Starting a New Page: Independent Bookstore Opens in the Ville
The Phoenix visits Swarthmore's newest bookshop
The Phoenix in Conversation with Benedicta Delima
EVS technician Benedicta Delima shares her experience running a nonprofit dedicated to helping Ghanaian widows.
Opinions
Weekly Column: Swat Says
In this edition of Swat Says, students reflect on fall break, discuss common stereotypes of Swarthmore students, and reveal their biggest campus pet peeves.
Office Hours: Faculty on Grading Practices and Grade Inflation
In the second edition of our regular column, “Office Hours”, Swarthmore faculty members share their thoughts on and concerns with grading practices and grade inflation at Swarthmore and beyond.
Weekly Column: Swat Says
In this edition of Swat Says, students share their thoughts on grade inflation, discuss their plans for fall break, and reveal the most humbling class they've taken at Swarthmore.
Arts
Queeries: Only You Can Cool My Desire
Check out our "Queeries" column! This time on Bruce Springsteen.
GSC’s Rocky Horror Picture Show: Celebrating Tradition and Fishnets
Stay tuned for Rocky Horror on Oct. 30, 11 p.m. at Olde Club!
In the Name of Community: The Orpheus Review’s Music Mixer
The writers of Swarthmore’s online music publication, The Orpheus Review, aren’t just into music journalism and reviews. Expanding past their original charter, the recently reimagined Review held a music mixer in Parrish’s Big Room on Saturday, Oct. 5. The event brought together
Sports
Christen Press Announces Retirement, Ending a Career That Redefined the Game
On Wednesday, Oct. 15, Christen Press announced that she will retire from professional soccer after her final match in an away game against the Chicago Stars on Nov. 1. The decision marks the end of a remarkable fourteen-year professional career for one
The Seattle Mariners — Black Swans or a Budding Franchise on the Rise?
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
AOTW: Michael Yuen ’29
Rookie golfer Michael Yuen ’29 has swung his collegiate career in the right direction, quickly establishing a feel for the game. His impressive debut in the George Cangero International ended in a first-place finish with a 66 (-6) and a four-stroke lead
Features
You Need to Get Screwed
Corinne Lafont ’26, the 2025 Screw Your Roommate organizer and Swarthmore senior, has never been on a Screw date. “I’ve been hesitant because it’s so public. But this year…who knows! If everyone’s on a date, then nobody’s really paying attention to me,
Wordsearch: Films
Are you a film buff? Search for one word films by Corinne Lafont '26
Morning California
Before leaving my bedroom that morning, I snapped a quick photo of it — capturing the messy desk, the books on the shelves that I never got to read, and the bed I tidied up for the first time. At the front
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Field Hockey Season Review, On and Off the Field
Although the numbers on their record may not show it, this season was a big improvement for the Swarthmore field hockey team. The women worked diligently throughout the 2015 fall season to improve their standings from the 2014 season and made definitive
Expanding our conceptions of healthy relationships
About a year ago, I was catching up with a friend outside a bar about the usual — bad hookups, good gossip, confusing crushes. He took a drag from his cigarette, inhaling deeply, and waving around the glowing cig, mentioned in passing
Worth, peer advisors promote sexual health
Condoms at my boarding school were difficult to come by. Theoretically, one could go to the health center and ask for them, but the school handbook said that students found engaging in sexual activity on campus would be subject to disciplinary action
Nefertiti’s Daughter documentary comes to campus
On Thursday the 20th of November, the college screened the film Nefertiti’s Daughters and held a Q&A with director Mark Nickolas. The film is a
Hip Hop Meets Hindustani: Beneath the Surface
On the Saturday before break, Swarthmore hosted an energizing exercise in musical stylization. The event was sponsored by a youth development program called Blueprints. The organization works with a group of high-school students from Chester, PA to encourage their academic achievements and
Work of administrators should be applauded
During the last few weeks of media coverage, several hot-button issues have come to the forefront of campus discussions. Anti-black violence at Yale, Mizzou, and other college campuses, terror attacks in Paris and elsewhere, and a new barrage of mass shootings in
Athletic trainers care for club and varsity athletes alike
Most of us are a little too familiar with the struggles of being unhealthy at Swat, whether it be the inescapable grasp of Swat Plague, or a Friday morning, or gaining the freshman fifteen (or twenty). This usually results in missing a
Interim coordinators hired to oversee student events
Last month, Kyle Miller and Carl Starkey joined the college community as interim Coordinators for Students Activities and Leadership. They will work in the Office of Student Engagement to help students and campus organizations hold events. The employment of Miller and Starkey
Battling Islamophobia, at Swat and beyond
On Thanksgiving day, a taxi driver in Pittsburgh was shot in the back by his passenger because he was Muslim. For some years now, Islamophobic sentiment has been on the rise in the US. Following the Paris attacks just over two weeks
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