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

April 17, 2025

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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, the organization invites students to “read, discuss and test the Bible for themselves to understand what it means to live following Jesus.” It is mostly known by the larger community for the tendency of its members

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

Soren Miner ’28 on Los Deliveristas Unidos, A Workers Justice Project

by Zephyr Weinreich

April 17, 2025

Most college students have never heard of the Deliveristas’ Rights movement. Soren

Economist Joshua Hausman ’05 Delivers Bernie Saffran Lecture

by Milan Tenn

April 17, 2025

On Thursday, April 10, Joshua Hausman ’05, associate professor of economics and

Let’s Talk About “When Life Gives You Tangerines” (and the gaping hole in my chest)

by Neghemi Micah

April 17, 2025

“When Life Gives You Tangerines” is a bittersweet, endearing Korean drama that

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“An Anti-Colonial International Student’s Final Struggle” – A Review on Cui Yixin’s Senior Recital

by Elaina Pan

April 17, 2025

An Exploration of Heritage: Le Voyage de Talia (2022)

by Benjamin Scully

April 17, 2025

Artist of the Week Vaidehee Durgude ’25: Tropes, Photographs, and Documentary Journalism

by Benjamin Scully

April 17, 2025

News

SPAA Organizes Swarthmore’s Fourth Annual Cherry Blossom Festival

by Ellen Stewart

April 17, 2025

On Saturday, April 12, the Swarthmore Pan-Asian Association (SPAA) hosted its fourth annual Cherry Blossom Festival in Upper Tarble. The event, which featured Asian

Seniors Search for Jobs During Instability

by Lucy Tobier

April 10, 2025

Swarthmore College seniors are facing a tumultuous political climate as they search for jobs ahead of May graduation. Since January, the executive branch has

Swarthmore Students Host Fundraiser and Vigil for Myanmar Earthquake Relief

by Eleanor Xu

April 10, 2025

On March 28, an earthquake with a magnitude of 7.7 struck Myanmar, also known as Burma, exacerbating the ongoing humanitarian crisis in the country

Swarthmore Braces for Federal Funding Losses, Some Already Cut

by Lucy Tobier

April 10, 2025

Large research universities, including Columbia University and the University of Pennsylvania, have lost hundreds of millions in federal funding because of the Trump Administration’s

Creating a Community Legacy: Swarthmore’s Class Capsule Project

by Reina Jones

April 10, 2025

Last spring, members of the Class of 2024 were invited to participate in a project that aimed to extend their connection to the college

Opinions

Napping Spots on Campus Ranked

by Adrian Ferguson

April 17, 2025

It is my professional, chronically exhausted opinion that not all spots on campus are made equal for napping. For one, I can assure you that falling asleep sitting up in class is toward the bottom of the list (I am not made

Statement of Tri-Co Solidarity on the National Day of Action for Higher Education

AAUP of SwarthmoreandAAUP of HaverfordandMembers of Bryn Mawr AAUP

April 17, 2025

Our campuses in the Tri-Co are unfortunately, under unprecedented attack. In recent weeks, a new direction on immigration policy by the Trump administration has led to detention, detainment, and deportation of college and university students and faculty across the country, as well

Weekly Column: Swat Says (Ville Edition)

Rafi KarpowitzandNathanael D. Brown

April 17, 2025

What are your top two favorite spots in the Ville? Adrian Ferguson ’26: Of Aspen and the CO-OP. Ella Curran ’27: The CO-OP or Aria. Liam Prude ’27: LBV (Lunch Break Vintage) and the CO-OP. Shreya Patel ’25: Honestly, I don’t go

Arts

Memory in Michel Gondry’s “Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind” (2004)

by Corinne Lafont

April 10, 2025

To love is to remember. At this point in popular culture, there’s little I can say about Michel Gondry’s “Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind” (2004) that many haven’t already expressed. The film follows Joel Barish (Jim Carrey) as he realizes his

Let’s Talk About “Mickey 17”: The Identity Problem

by Neghemi Micah

April 10, 2025

How can a director explore ethical considerations of murder, spiritual complications of immortality, altruistic treatment of non-human life, and duplication of identity in under 140 minutes? How can an opening scene spark profound compassion, sadness, and understanding of humanity? Bong Joon Ho,

Battle of the Bands: Meet the Warriors

by Jeremy Weinstein-Sears

April 10, 2025

Battle of the Bands celebrates and brings to light the hidden talent within Swarthmore’s student body. The contest features a range of bands competing for a coveted spot at the annual Worthstock Festival at the end of the semester. Curious to know

Sports

2025 MLB Season: Which Teams Look Like Promising Playoff Contenders?

The Editorial BoardandDaniel Lombardo

April 17, 2025

The 2025 MLB season is underway, with Opening Day on March 27. While it is still early in the season, several teams have begun to separate themselves from the pack and are promising contenders this year. The first of these teams is

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

Athlete of the Week: Ella Strickler ’27

The Editorial BoardandAimee Lee

April 17, 2025

Sophomore women’s tennis player, Ella Strickler ’27 was recognized as the Centennial Tennis Player of the Week on April 8 following her first award on March 4. She took down her doubles and singles matches against No. 9-ranked Carnegie Mellon University and

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

Creating, Not Competing

by Katherine Wu

November 2, 2023

People say that art is a way to “express yourself.” Then why don’t I do it for myself? As a child, the arts were an outlet for me. I was completely authentic to myself while dancing or playing the piano, and I

Blockbuster Trade: Harden Traded to Clippers for Two First-Round Picks and Multiple Role Players

by Andy Luu

November 2, 2023

The Philadelphia 76ers finally granted James Harden’s request on Tuesday. The 76ers traded Harden, PJ Tucker, and Filip Petrusev to the Los Angeles Clippers, acquiring in return Nicolas Batum, Robert Covington, Kenyon Martin Jr., Marcus Morris, a 2028 unprotected first-round pick, two

We Must Respect Our Public Spaces

by The Editorial Board

November 2, 2023

It is almost a common occurrence to get an email from your resident assistant or area coordinator requesting residents to help maintain a healthy and clean living environment. It is so common that one would think the requests would stick. One would

Swarthmore Athletics Weekly Recap:

by Sophia Vesely

November 2, 2023

Men’s Cross Country: Swarthmore men’s cross country wrapped up the regular season with the Haverford Invitational. Four runners competed in the four-mile race at Haverford College on Thursday afternoon. Eric Xing ’26 led the Garnet with a time of 22:45.6, finishing in

Angel Su ’24 on Embodying Art

by Corinne Lafont

November 2, 2023

*Trigger Warning: EDs/restrictive eating.* I love interviewing dancers. Dance is a medium I can confidently admit to having no ability in – to anyone who has seen me dance, this is my formal apology. That being said, I’m captivated by how dancers

I HEART DINOSAURS 1

by Zoha Ashraf

November 2, 2023

Dinosaur of the Month: Brachiosaurus Growing up, I remember consuming a bizarre amount of dinosaur-related media. The Land Before Time, for example, was my favorite show. I found it so enthralling how dinosaurs had their own personalities, names, and families. Another aspect

Ugly Album Covers Good Songs 3

by Zoha Ashraf

November 2, 2023

Album of the Week: Proxima Estacion: Esperanza by Manu Chao Music is a beautiful thing. It brings together people of all different ages, races, ethnicities, genders, sexualities, etc. In many cases, music also serves as a bridge between people who speak different

A Response to Swarthmore’s Middle East and North Africa Faculty Statement

by Mark Kuperberg

November 2, 2023

In last week’s Phoenix, eight Swarthmore faculty (henceforth “the authors”) criticized President Smith’s letter to the community of Oct. 10th entitled “Violence in the Middle East.” At first, I thought they objected to the fact that President Smith mentioned “the horrific attacks

Athlete of the Week: Veronica Gibbons ’24

by Sophia Vesely

November 2, 2023

Veronica Gibbons ’24, senior captain from Pittsburgh, PA, led the Swarthmore women’s soccer team to great success this season. The midfielder scored twice in the Garnet’s match against Washington College on Oct. 25, securing a 2-0 victory and top-two seed in the

The Narples Scanning Machine and the Dining Center from Hell

by Melanie Zelle

November 2, 2023

The Narples scanning machine arrived unceremoniously into our lives about a week ago. Its impact, thus far, has been small. However, I can say without hyperbole that what it represents is a sort of philosophy of design that fills me with dread.

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