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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

Rethinking the Origins of COVID and Pandemics to Come

by Rafi Karpowitz

April 24, 2025

Rafi Karpowitz '27 argues we should think critically about narratives around COVID,

AAUP Hosts Academic Freedom Teach-In

by Erin Picken

April 24, 2025

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

William Jin Platform

by William Jin

April 24, 2025

William Jin gives his pitch as a candidate for SGO Senate.

Latest Stories

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

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

by Danny Lombardo

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

Opinions

Letter from 129 Alumni Boycotting Reunion

by Undersigned Alumni/ae

April 24, 2025

Swarthmore alumni/ae explain their reasons for boycotting the class reunion and for refusing to donate money unless certain conditions are met by the College.

Weekly Column: Swat Says

Rafi KarpowitzandNathanael D. Brown

April 24, 2025

In this edition of Swat Says, students share their thoughts on marriage in college, discuss whether Swarthmore was their first choice, and reveal their favorite summer spots on campus.

Arts on Competition, Debate, and Open Discourse

by Corinne Lafont

April 24, 2025

Corinne Lafont '26 argues for increased discourse, collaboration, and accountability among campus publications.

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

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

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

The Editorial BoardandDanny 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

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

Let’s Talk About It: The Unbridled Passion and Darkness of “Nosferatu”

by Neghemi Micah

March 20, 2025

Robert Eggers’s deeply enriching “Nosferatu” (2024), a darker and more devastating retelling of Dracula in fierce longing and yearning. Eggers’s production adapts the 1922 silent horror film of the same name. The film follows a newly-wedded couple, Ellen and Thomas Hutter (Nicholas

Artist of the Week Sophia Pereda-Echeverry ’25 Speaks On Seeking Truth Through Movement and Space

by Eva August

March 20, 2025

“My concern in theater, in processes, in telling stories, is the pursuit of truth. With that sincerity, what is the story I actually have within me to tell?” If I could introduce Sophia Pereda-Echeverry ’25, they’re an Honors special major in dance

Male Writing Void of Androcentrism – A Novel Imagination of the Feminine in XiaoshanCi

by Elaina Pan

March 20, 2025

Nostalgic and melancholic, the poetry of Yan Jidao in “XiaoshanCi” is characterized by its meticulous observation of the natural world – of rivers, mists, and flowers that embody human love and loss. Often, the narrator is a girl wandering alone in an

Student Groups Respond to Unprecedented Suspension

by Nina Zhuo

March 20, 2025

On March 6, 2025, Swarthmore College sanctioned fifteen students for participating in pro-Palestinian protest. In one extreme case, the college decided to suspend a second-semester senior two months from graduating, denying them access to college resources with full knowledge that the student

Weekly Recap

by Katherine Kerman

March 20, 2025

Baseball: Swarthmore College: 8 vs. #16 Baldwin Wallace University: 9 March 8 in Lexington SC at 12:00 PM, the Garnet faced a tough opponent. The Garnet fell just short in a competitive game against nationally ranked Baldwin Wallace, despite a strong showing.

SGO Statement of Support for Student Rights, Institutional Fairness, and Transparency

by Student Government Organization

March 20, 2025

Dear Swarthmore College Community, We, the Swarthmore College Student Government Organization (SGO), firmly uphold students’ rights to express their beliefs, engage in peaceful protest, and advocate for institutional change without fear of undue retaliation. We are aware of the recent campus discourse

The Palestine Exception and Swarthmore’s Double Standard: O4S’s Opposition to Student Discipline

by Dasha Oona on behalf of Organizing for Survivors

March 20, 2025

Editor’s Note: This article is published using a pseudonym for the author, writing on behalf of Organizing for Survivors. Under normal circumstances, The Phoenix does not allow individuals or groups to submit articles anonymously. However, we have decided to make an exception

Ten Unsolicited Tips for Booking Amtrak

by Kai Williams

March 20, 2025

Over my four years at Swarthmore, I rode Amtrak quite a few times. Through that experience, I picked up a couple of tips to make booking and riding cheaper and more pleasant. First, if you are a student, use the student discount!

Professor Sibelan Forrester on Language Learning

by Sibelan Forrester

March 20, 2025

Students at Swarthmore can and do bring up lots of reasons for not wanting to begin or continue a foreign language. It’s too much work; it “costs” too many credits; it’s not as important or interesting as the things they do want

Faulkner’s Rowan Oak and Lee’s Monroeville

by Nathanael D. Brown

March 20, 2025

Over spring break, I traveled throughout the American South. I was particularly interested in visiting locations of literary importance. I originally planned to write about diversity in Southern Gothic literature. After visiting William Faulkner’s house in Oxford, Mississippi, and Harper Lee’s hometown

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