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Swarthmore Leaders React as SEPTA Announces Severe Cuts

April 24, 2025

News

On April 10, the South-Eastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) announced widespread service cuts and fare increases for the 2026 fiscal year. The cuts, which total a 45% reduction of service, are the culmination of several years of long-term deficits that have only been met with short-term solutions. Pennsylvania’s yearly allocation of around $1 billion to the agency has long been

Student Affairs Denies Disciplinary Appeals, Amends Some Sanctions

by Daniel Perrin

April 24, 2025

On April 10, the Division of Student Affairs notified students previously found

New NCAA Policy Implications for Transgender Student-Athletes

by Lucy Tobier

April 24, 2025

Under a new NCAA policy banning transgender and gender non-conforming athletes from

Rethinking the Origins of COVID and Pandemics to Come

by Rafi Karpowitz

April 24, 2025

In the summer of 2021, when I was still a ritualistic viewer

AAUP Hosts Academic Freedom Teach-In

by Erin Picken

April 24, 2025

On April 17, 2025, the Swarthmore chapter of the Association of American

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William Jin Platform

by William Jin

April 24, 2025

Writing Nature with Jennifer Placido-Rosas ’26

by Jennifer Placido-Rosas

April 24, 2025

Weekly Highlight: Swarthmore at Widener Invitational with Two Program Records Broken

by Aimee Lee

April 24, 2025

News

Dr. Wade Manora Jr. Takes on IC Role

by Reina Jones

April 24, 2025

In January 2024, the Intercultural Center (IC) announced a change in leadership for the first time since 2019. Dr. Wade Manora Jr. is the

Building Community: Ms. Nona Yancey Reflects on Her Time at Swarthmore

by Zaid Ali

April 24, 2025

While the majority of the Swarthmore student body is sound asleep at 6:00 a.m., Nona Yancey, affectionately known as Ms. Nona, has already begun

Resident Peer Leader Hiring Cycle Sees Surge in Applications

by Ellen Stewart

April 24, 2025

As the spring semester comes to a close, many students and administrators are well into preparations for the 2025-2026 school year. The housing lottery

“Afraid of Damnation”: Inside a Christian Campus Group’s Controversial Past and Present

by Melanie Zelle

April 17, 2025

Alpha Omega (AO), a religious organization at Swarthmore, portrays itself as a nonsectarian Christian club. According to its description on the college’s club listing,

SGO Holds Town Hall, Aims to Address Student Concerns

by Ella Walker

April 17, 2025

Swarthmore’s Student Government Organization (SGO) held a town hall on Monday, April 14, from 7:30 to 9:00 p.m. at the Intercultural (IC) Dome, providing

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Letter from 129 Alumni Boycotting Reunion

by Undersigned Alumni/ae

April 24, 2025

We are writing as alumni/ae from the classes scheduled to hold their reunions in 2025 who have been saddened and outraged as we have watched Swarthmore abandon its principles over the last year and a half. We have watched as students protesting

Weekly Column: Swat Says

Rafi KarpowitzandNathanael D. Brown

April 24, 2025

Did you do anything fun for Easter? Adrian Ferguson ’26: No. Homework. Ian Flynn ’28: I went on a nice, long walk in the woods. Jonah Sah ’27: I visited the house of one of my friends. His family is quite Jewish,

Arts on Competition, Debate, and Open Discourse

by Corinne Lafont

April 24, 2025

Photo Courtesy of Corinne Lafont

Arts

Let’s Talk About “Adolescence” and Incel Culture

by Neghemi Micah

April 24, 2025

Released a little over a month ago, “Adolescence” has become the third most-streamed Netflix original series, falling behind “Squid Game” and “Stranger Things.” The British limited series, written and created by Stephen Graham and Jack Thorne, follows the arrest of 13-year-old Jamie

Artist of the Week Megumi Jindo ’28 Is Changing the World, One Poem at a Time

by Olivia Beck

April 24, 2025

Producing a good piece of writing that the public applauds — or cries over — is not an easy feat. Trust me, I’m writing this piece. But Megumi Jindo ’28 doesn’t just write poems that are celebrated by others. Rather, the process

Accidentally, On Writing

by Zephyr Weinreich

April 24, 2025

Note: This piece was originally written in February 2025 When I first arrived at Swarthmore, I couldn’t stop taking pictures. It was August, and the whole campus was bursting with late summer bloom – bright blue cushions of hydrangea just at eye

Sports

How do Swarthmore Team Shape Up in the Centennial Conference So Far?

by Danny Lombardo

April 24, 2025

As the regular season comes to a close, Centennial Conference playoffs are just around the corner. Post-season play will begin on April 29, at which point teams who qualify will compete in a single-elimination tournament. Swarthmore boasts several serious competitors for the

Athlete of the Week: Aidan Sullivan ’26

by Katherine Kerman

April 24, 2025

Aidan Sullivan ’26 is a junior outfielder from Cos Cob, CT, on the baseball team. The Canterbury High School graduate is a psychology and mathematics double major. Outside of the classroom he is a baseball game changer. Sullivan has broken the program

Weekly Highlight: Fieldhouse Revamp Plans, Women’s Lacrosse Conference Win

The Editorial BoardandKatherine Kerman

April 17, 2025

Swarthmore’s Plans for a Sport Facility Revamp Swarthmore College already boasts impressive athletics facilities: a newly turfed field, two outdoor tennis courts, one indoor tennis center adorned with an indoor golf simulator, Ware Swimming Pool, and baseball and softball fields. But for

Campus Journal

These are the Things I Think about Sometimes: Life’s Hard Decisions.

by Megumi Jindo

April 17, 2025

These past few weeks, more so than ever since going to college, I have had to make many hard decisions. Stumbling upon two roads diverged in a yellow path, both having their own pros and cons, and more urgently, I have realized

May There Be Peace on Earth (A Story That’s Not About Kyle House)

by Megumi Jindo

March 27, 2025

A little away from most Swarthmore’s residential halls, tucked away in the corner next to The Lang Civic Center and across Singer, you’ll find Kyle House: a women’s dorm. Housing ten women in three rooms of doubles and three rooms of singles

Swarthmore’s Spring: Photos of Spring 2025

by Megumi Jindo

March 27, 2025

The Phoenix in Conversation with Senator Chris Van Hollen ’83, H’14

by Daniel Perrin

March 27, 2025

Chris Van Hollen was born in 1959 to parents serving in the U.S. Foreign Service in Pakistan. After a childhood moving throughout Pakistan, Turkey, India, and Sri Lanka, he went to high school in Massachusetts before attending Swarthmore and graduating with a

Swarthmore’s Geoexchange Plant Digs Deep for a Carbon-Neutral Future

by Eleanor Xu

March 27, 2025

Down in the basement of the bustling Dining and Community Commons (DCC) lies the new geoexchange plant — a little-known facility that plays a crucial role in supporting campus life. Recently installed, it is gradually replacing the original high-pressure steam system with

Let’s Talk About “Anora:” A Modern Great Gatsby

by Neghemi Micah

March 27, 2025

“Anora,” written and directed by Sean Baker, is a five-time Oscar winner, taking Best Picture at the 97th Academy Awards. Mikey Madison, who plays the title character Anora, made history as one of the youngest to win Best Actress in a Leading

Swarthmore Forward in Motion: A Look at the College’s Strategic Plan

by Lily Brown

March 27, 2025

A little over a year ago, Swarthmore’s administration announced the kickstart of the Swarthmore Forward initiative, which outlines the college’s strategic plan for the future. Just before the 2024-25 winter break, in a letter addressed to students, faculty, and staff, the college

Xabier Agirre Aranburu on Pirates and Emperors in the 21st Century

by Annie Liu

March 27, 2025

On March 20, the “Global Justice: Historical Present, Imagined Futures Speaker Series” conducted its final event of the academic year with renowned researcher and legal practitioner Xabier Agirre Aranburu who spoke on international justice. This event was made possible by the William

Neuroscientist Dr. Carl Hart on Dismantling Drug and Drug Policy Misconceptions

by Ellen Stewart

March 27, 2025

Dr. Carl Hart, an acclaimed researcher of neuropsychopharmacology and behavioral neuroscience, gave a lecture titled “Drug Use for Grown Ups: Where Science and Policy Intersect” on Wednesday, March 19. Hart, the Mamie Phipps Clark Professor of Psychology at Columbia University, said he

Athlete of the Week: Danny Castle ’27

by Katherine Kerman

March 27, 2025

Swarthmore sophomore Danny Castle ’27, hailing from Highland Park, IL, has rapidly emerged as a standout in the Garnet men’s swimming program. Specializing in freestyle and backstroke events, Castle has already etched his name in the college’s record books. At the 2024

Art Professor Spotlight: Logan Grider on using Curiosity as a Creative Compass

by Emery Dong

March 27, 2025

The first time I stepped into Old Tarble, sunlight streamed through the windows, catching dust motes and making the studio feel alive: light, glowy, and full of possibility. Here, I met Logan Grider, my professor for Painting II: Color and Structure, whose

Letter from Faculty and Staff Regarding Student Suspension

by Undersigned Faculty

March 27, 2025

Editors’ note: This article was originally written as a private letter to President Valerie Smith and Chair of the Board of Managers Harold Kalkstein. As of March 27, 2025, the letter was signed by 105 Swarthmore College faculty and staff. Signatories who

Artist of the Week Carolina Lopez ’25 on Fashion, Furniture, and Embracing Her Inner Child

by Olivia Beck

March 27, 2025

Carolina Lopez ’25 delights in reconnecting with her inner child. In fact, Carolina actively searches for opportunities in unfamiliar contexts, embracing a childlike perspective in her daily life: “The thing I love about kids is that they’re seeing the world for the

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