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Garment of Destiny

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October 29, 2026
Maria Victoria Almarza '28 describes the origins of her personal conception of justice and argues that we must work collectively, at Swarthmore and beyond, to reconcile our views of inmates as “outsiders.”

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Athlete of the Week: Joost Almekinders ’27

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October 29, 2026
Joost Almekinders ’27 is a senior captain on the Swarthmore men’s soccer team, capping off his collegiate career with a dominant final season after injuries limited him to just three games during his junior year. Hailing from Arlington, VA, he has tallied

USWNT Wins Friendly Against Spain in Chester, PA

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October 29, 2026
A crowd of 18,000 chants in unison to the beat of the fan section drums. It’s the 86th minute of the match, and the U.S. Women’s National Team is down 2-1 to reigning World Cup Champions, Spain. The beat continues. The left

Athlete of the Week: Avery Bloom ’27

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October 22, 2026
Senior midfielder Avery Bloom ’27 has been on a roll for Swarthmore field hockey in her final season on the turf. After earning consistent playing time her sophomore year and pushing into the starting lineup as a junior, Bloom has continued her

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Philly shuttle should be reinstated

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October 23, 2014
When the Office of Student Engagement was pitched to the campus last year, The Phoenix was told that one of its main goals would be to break “The Bubble” — scare quotes courtesy of Mike Elias — by making the city more

Sketching out a new foundation

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October 23, 2014
In Professor Logan Grider’s Foundation Drawing class, students stand and assemble in a circle of easels arranged around a chosen subject of study. A nonparticipating observer (a rare presence in the class) has two options: constantly move around inside the circle catching

Weekend Roundup

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October 23, 2014
Volleyball dismantles Muhlenberg, improves to 8-0 Facing a second place Muhlenberg team, Swarthmore continued to prove that it is capable of playing lights out volleyball, no matter who the opponent happens to be. The Garnet won Wednesday night’s match in straight sets

Time to divest: An open letter

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October 23, 2014
We, the undersigned, representing many of the majors and minors of the English department at Swarthmore College, are writing to express our support for the movement to divest college endowments from fossil fuels and reinvest in sustainable solutions to the climate crisis.

Just a few rolled up socks, or something worse?

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October 23, 2014
Disillusionment: a feeling of disappointment resulting from the discovery that something is not as good as one believed it to be.  A feeling, I’m sure, that will sound all too unfamiliar to those of us who get involved in romantic situations. How

Jeopardy, through the eyes of one of our own

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October 23, 2014
Who is Arthur Chu? For those of you who don’t know, Arthur Chu ’08 is a confident and immensely talented Jeopardy competitor who has become a widely popular and highly controversial character throughout the media. After winning eleven-straight Jeopardy matches and taking
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