The Phoenix in Conversation with Pico Iyer
The Phoenix interviews author Pico Iyer
Independent Newspaper of Swarthmore College Since 1881
The Phoenix in Conversation with Hawaii Governor Josh Green ’92
The Phoenix sits down with Josh Green '92 - the Swat alumnus
Professor Salvador Rangel on his Journey Through Academia and the Current Political Environment
Assistant Professor of Sociology Salvador Rangel sits down with Rafael Karpowitz '27
Ask the Phoenix: Why Did McCabe End Late-Night Snacks?
Dining Services cancels late-night snacks in McCabe Library.
A Chat With Chandra: A Look at the Dance Department
Read about Swarthmore's uniquely attentive, welcoming, and extensive dance program.
Swarthmore’s Post Office to Move to Frat Row
Swarthmore's post office plans to relocate to Sharples 4 Building at the beginning of the 2026-2027 school year.
Swarthmore Fought Against the Endowment Tax in Congress: Here’s How
Earlier this year, Swarthmore joined other small colleges to lobby Republican legislators against an increased endowment tax.
Delaware County Adopts Zero Waste Plan
Delco adopts Zero Waste plan, a milestone for environmental advocates working against the Chester incinerator
Starting a New Page: Independent Bookstore Opens in the Ville
The Phoenix visits Swarthmore's newest bookshop
The Phoenix in Conversation with Benedicta Delima
EVS technician Benedicta Delima shares her experience running a nonprofit dedicated to helping Ghanaian widows.
Opinions
Weekly Column: Swat Says
In this edition of Swat Says, students reflect on fall break, discuss common stereotypes of Swarthmore students, and reveal their biggest campus pet peeves.
Office Hours: Faculty on Grading Practices and Grade Inflation
In the second edition of our regular column, “Office Hours”, Swarthmore faculty members share their thoughts on and concerns with grading practices and grade inflation at Swarthmore and beyond.
Weekly Column: Swat Says
In this edition of Swat Says, students share their thoughts on grade inflation, discuss their plans for fall break, and reveal the most humbling class they've taken at Swarthmore.
Arts
Queeries: Only You Can Cool My Desire
Check out our "Queeries" column! This time on Bruce Springsteen.
GSC’s Rocky Horror Picture Show: Celebrating Tradition and Fishnets
Stay tuned for Rocky Horror on Oct. 30, 11 p.m. at Olde Club!
In the Name of Community: The Orpheus Review’s Music Mixer
The writers of Swarthmore’s online music publication, The Orpheus Review, aren’t just into music journalism and reviews. Expanding past their original charter, the recently reimagined Review held a music mixer in Parrish’s Big Room on Saturday, Oct. 5. The event brought together
Sports
Christen Press Announces Retirement, Ending a Career That Redefined the Game
On Wednesday, Oct. 15, Christen Press announced that she will retire from professional soccer after her final match in an away game against the Chicago Stars on Nov. 1. The decision marks the end of a remarkable fourteen-year professional career for one
The Seattle Mariners — Black Swans or a Budding Franchise on the Rise?
The Seattle Mariners franchise has had some quietly demoralizing statistics across its shameful 48 years in action. The Mariners held the longest active playoff drought in North American sports history, spanning 21 years, and ended it with a Wild Card playoff berth
AOTW: Michael Yuen ’29
Rookie golfer Michael Yuen ’29 has swung his collegiate career in the right direction, quickly establishing a feel for the game. His impressive debut in the George Cangero International ended in a first-place finish with a 66 (-6) and a four-stroke lead
Features
You Need to Get Screwed
Corinne Lafont ’26, the 2025 Screw Your Roommate organizer and Swarthmore senior, has never been on a Screw date. “I’ve been hesitant because it’s so public. But this year…who knows! If everyone’s on a date, then nobody’s really paying attention to me,
Wordsearch: Films
Are you a film buff? Search for one word films by Corinne Lafont '26
Morning California
Before leaving my bedroom that morning, I snapped a quick photo of it — capturing the messy desk, the books on the shelves that I never got to read, and the bed I tidied up for the first time. At the front
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Judith Butler, Renowned Gender Theorist, Takes Up Residency At Bryn Mawr
Editor’s note: This article was initially published in The Daily Gazette, Swarthmore’s online, daily newspaper founded in Fall 1996. As of Fall 2018, the DG has merged with The Phoenix. See the about page to read more about the DG. On Monday,
Behind the covers we judge: how books are marketed
Any well-seasoned book is likely to have a few book covers to its name: the hardcover edition, the trade paperback, the mass market paperback, the movie tie-in and various foreign editions, to name a few. Every year marks a different chance to
On Mitchell and Ivanek: when good actors go bad
As any avid television fan knows, one of the most disheartening events in one’s life is realizing that a personally beloved actor has been cast in a show that’s simply not good. Over the years, I’ve watched this phenomenon happen several times.
Yellow Stocking Players to perform Night of Scenes
If you’ve seen even one play, whether a professional production or the product of a high school’s drama class, you have likely seen a performance of Shakespeare. One of the most performed of all English playwrights, Shakespeare dominates the curriculum of English
Swat’s numbers of alcohol-related incidents remain low
Alcohol-related incidents at Swarthmore have remained remarkably low for the past few years, and this trend seems likely to continue. According to the Clery Report, available to all students from Public Safety, the number of liquor law arrests has been around 20
Swimming beats Widener, McDaniel to open season
Coming off a 2010-11 season in which both teams achieved a third-place showing at the Centennial Conference championships, the Swarthmore men’s and women’s swim teams roared into the 2011-12 campaign last week, retooled and ready to take on the conference. Boasting a
Students should reign in more prominent guest speakers
Jonathan Franzen, Rita Dove, Junot Díaz — any bells ringing? They might not. It’s been nearly two years since Dove came to campus, and even longer since the other two award-winning authors visited. The three are just a handful of memorable and
Fencers old and new stand out at individual event
At an event this weekend at Temple University, coach Marshal Davis got the chance to see what the individual members of the Swarthmore fencing team could do against a range of competition. Davis was not disappointed. “We just graduated twelve of eighteen
Club soccer beats TCNJ, falls to Stevens Institute
Swarthmore Men’s Club Soccer split a doubleheader this Saturday, hosted at Haverford College. The team opened the day with a decisive 6-2 defeat of The College of New Jersey (TCNJ), but was forced to turn right around and play the strong club