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College Data Reveals Rise in Average Grades Over Past Two Decades

April 9, 2026

News

Data on students’ average grades over the past two decades show that the average grade given at Swarthmore has risen across all divisions.

Ask The Phoenix: Who’s On the Committee to Choose Swarthmore’s Next President?

by Zephyr Weinreich

April 9, 2026

Some analysis, takeaways, and biography of who is on the committee to

Letter From Faculty and Staff In Defense of Students’ Freedom of Expression

by Undersigned Faculty

April 9, 2026

79 members of Swarthmore's faculty and staff condemn the college's recent disciplinary

Students on Their Hopes for the College’s Next President

Rafi KarpowitzandNasrin Ahmed

April 9, 2026

A wide range of students on campus tell The Phoenix what they

Chris Van Hollen ’83 H’14 On His Fiery Year in the Senate

by Daniel Perrin

April 9, 2026

Senator Chris Van Hollen ’83 discusses his political approach to an increasingly

Latest Stories

The Phoenix in Conversation with Sociologist Arlie Russell Hochschild ’62 H’93

by Daniel Perrin

April 9, 2026

The Fleeting Nature of the Human Experience: ‘If Beale Street Could Talk’

by Nasrin Ahmed

April 9, 2026

History on Trial: A Review of ‘The Most Spectacularly Lamentable Trial of Miz Martha Washington’

by Yijia (Jessica) Qin

April 9, 2026

Campus Survey Results Reveal Concerns About Religious Discrimination, Ableism, Other Issues

by Xinto Xu

April 2, 2026

The DEI office released the Campus Culture & Climate Survey Report, which both showed a general satisfaction with the campus climate but raised potential

Memorial Bike Ride and Dedication Ceremony Honor Late Swarthmore Professor

by Zephyr Weinreich

April 2, 2026

Philadelphia cyclists memorialize former Swarthmore professor killed in bicycle-automobile collision.

The Phoenix in Conversation with Prof. Daniel Laurison on Political Disconnection

by Xinto Xu

April 2, 2026

Prof. Daniel Laurison talks about his research on political disconnection among working-class people and shares his insights on election, political (non)participation, and democracy.

‘Get in Loser, We’re Going Whaling’: Swarthmore’s Moby Dick Readathon

by Ellen Stewart

April 2, 2026

Swarthmore students come together in Upper Tarble to read all of "Moby Dick" in 25 hours.

Iyad Hmidat and Heba Alsaidi on Their Experience With Mutual Aid in Gaza

by Beika Lyu

April 2, 2026

Palestinian mutual aid workers Iyad Hmidat and Heba Alsaidi share about their life and work in Gaza during the war and after the ceasefire

Opinions

Weekly Column: Swat Says

Rafi KarpowitzandNasrin Ahmed

April 9, 2026

In this edition of Swat Says, students share their favorite outdoor study spots, discuss how to deal with academic burnout, and pitch some alternative songs for the Clothier bell tower's quarter-hourly toll.

Office Hours: Faculty on Their Hopes for the College’s Next President

Rafi KarpowitzandNasrin Ahmed

April 2, 2026

In this edition of Office Hours, Swarthmore faculty share what they would like to see from the next president.

Friction Makes Us Human; We Need More of It

by Erin Picken

April 2, 2026

Erin Picken '27 criticizes the embrace of tools and technology that seek to remove any difficulty — or friction — from daily life.

Arts

Artist of the Week Simone Gingerich-Boberg ’26: Finding Meaning In Performance

by Jeremy Weinstein-Sears

April 9, 2026

Simone Gingerich-Boberg ’26 on their experiences with dance and the ways their practice has evolved during their time at Swarthmore.

Recommendations From the Editorial Board Vol 3.

Megumi JindoandKelan SatoandIvy Lin

April 9, 2026

Read about Layout and Features Editors' Arts Recommendations

Queeries: The Corpse in the Closet

by Ari Froehlich

April 9, 2026

Check out our ‘Queeries’ column! This time on Mart Crowley’s 1968 play-adapted film “The Boys in the Band.”

Sports

Athlete of the Week: Aubree Daugherty ’26

by Aimee Lee

April 9, 2026

Aubree Daughtery '26 reflects on her four years playing women's lacrosse at Swarthmore.

A New Era of March Madness

by Claire Mathews

April 9, 2026

The Women's Basketball March Madness tournament has taken strides towards increased viewership.

Reflections from a Doubles Specialist

by Riya Rao

April 2, 2026

Riya Rao '26 reflects on her journey as a tennis player, from the stress and intensity of youth sports and her early college career to finding a more healthy dynamic in doubles play.

Features

A Ranked Guide to the Hobbs Spring Menu

by Cameron Alleyne

April 9, 2026

Cameron Alleyne '29 reviews Hobbs Spring Menu.

Crumb Cafe Secret Menu

by Charlotte Hall

April 9, 2026

Charlotte Hall '28 reviews Crumb Cafe's menu.

The Love Song of C. Anne Lafont

by Corinne Lafont

April 2, 2026

Corinne Lafont '26 reflects on her four years at Swarthmore.

Swarthmore’s Beloved Essie’s Corner Implements A Switch in Meal Swipe Policy

by Kaiya Spencer

September 26, 2024

As this year’s incoming class navigates a busy campus, they’re learning all about Swarthmore’s inner workings: decades-old traditions, the ins and outs of studying, eating, and sleeping, and the best spots all across campus. Since 1993, Essie Mae’s Snack Bar in Clothier

The Campus Flâneur

by Ari Froehlich

September 26, 2024

To embellish an otherwise dull world, I paint my life with literary and philosophical constructs — those created to impose order upon generally chaotic disciplines. Rather than seeing life solely through disconnected tableaus, I create a map of the world populated with

Swarthmore’s ‘Global Justice’ Cooper Series Commenced with Poetry Reading from Natalie Diaz and Fady Joudah

by Ella Walker

September 26, 2024

On Monday, Sep. 23, renowned poets Natalie Diaz and Fady Joudah captivated an audience at Swarthmore College’s Lang Performing Arts Center. The reading marked the commencement of Swarthmore’s Cooper Series “Global Justice: Historic Present, Imagined Futures” and explored themes of power, state

An Appeal to the Swarthmore Community from Alumni from the 1960s

by Undersigned Alumni from the 1960s

September 26, 2024

This November, the election of Kamala Harris and Tim Walz — and the future of the nation and our democracy — will be determined by voters in Pennsylvania and a small handful of other “swing” states, where margins are narrow and elections

In Our Defense: Men’s Lacrosse

by Jayson Batie

September 26, 2024

As a little boy, the world tells you about that one day in your life you won’t ever forget — the day you post your D3 commitment edit to Instagram, of course. Showered by praises of “himmy,” “the goatt,” and more likes

College: Beyond the Hollywood Hype

by Kaiya Spencer

September 26, 2024

We all came to college with some general expectations. Were they all realistic? Maybe now we are realizing no, but, nonetheless, we had some general ideas of what to expect. Parties all night, every night! Endless freetime. Hundreds of friends. Perfect roommates

The Bund: An Alternative to Zionism

by Rafi Karpowitz

September 26, 2024

At the end of last semester, Naomi Klein shared her historical analysis of the ethnic cleansing of Palestinians in the Middle East to a packed auditorium in her talk, “Israel, Palestine, and The Doppelganger Effect.” Essential to her understanding of this crisis

Spitting First Words

by Elijah Nepomuceno

September 26, 2024

When I was a baby, my parents spoon-fed me many things as I slowly grew. They fed me applesauce. They fed me rice. Foods I loved from the beginning because they looked appealing and novel to me. Then they tried introducing brussel

Surviving Campus HAAAte

by Devin Freeman-Robinson

September 26, 2024

Although many people on this campus know me to be a bundle of joy, those who are closest to me are well aware of my larger-than-ideal hater count. It is a very unfortunate circumstance that, to be clear, I do not intend

America is Failing at Capitalism

by Teddy King-Pollet

September 26, 2024

In America, we have a superiority complex. Just ask the kids I grew up with in the U.K. Common assumptions about the U.S. are as follows: everything is bigger, they all worship Walmart, they only eat McDonalds, and they all have guns.

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