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The Phoenix in Conversation with Dirt Farm Books Owner John Mclntyre

Two students interview the owner of a new local bookstore and discuss the promise and peril of independent bookstores.

February 12, 2026

Grace Dignazio ’22 on the MFA, Hybrid Poetics, and the Liberal Arts Experience

Last February, Swarthmore alum Bobby Zipp ’18 wrote an article in The Phoenix about the broken relationship between students, alumni, and career services. He mentioned that attempts to connect students and alumni lack simplicity and fluidity, among other problems, boiling down to

November 20, 2025

Interviews·News

The Phoenix in Conversation with Muslim Feminist Scholar Sara Rahnama

The Phoenix interviews Professor of History and recent campus speaker Sara Rahnama.

November 6, 2025

Opinion·Swat Says

Swat Says: Screw Your Roommate Edition

In this edition of Swat Says, Corinne Lafont '26 interrogates students about the intimate details of their Screw dates last weekend.

November 6, 2025

Arts

The Olde Club Board: Bringing Music Back to Campus

If you attended any of the live music events at Olde Club recently, you may have run into the organizers without realizing. Revived after the pandemic, The Olde Club Board coordinates band performances on campus. Speaking with the board, I learned their

May 1, 2025

Arts

Artist of the Week Emily Lathers ’25: Dance Histories, Community, and Movement Memories

“The ways that we’re taught to move in the studio, as people in the world, show the story we bring with us.” Emily Lathers is an honors history major and dance minor, a course major in dance, and a fantastic individual. Having

April 3, 2025

Arts·Arts & Features

Artist of the Week Ada Reddington ’28 Speaks Through Movement

After two and a half years of consistently writing the Artist of the Week, I emailed a large group of students to gauge interest in the segment. It was time to let my peers experience the unparalleled joy of interviewing passionate creatives.

February 6, 2025

Sports

Athlete of the Week: Ham Williams-Tracy ’25

Ham’s career bests are 100 Free – 47.92, 200 Free – 1:42.32, 500 Free – 4:35.97, 200 Breast – 2:14.45, 200 Fly – 1:54.95, and the 400 IM – 4:01.52. He is a 4x All-Centennial (1x First Team, 2x Second Team, 1x

February 6, 2025

Interviews·News

The Phoenix in Conversation with Nadia Abu El-Haj

Hillary Tran: How do you respond to critics who might accuse your work of being one-sided or biased against Israel? Nadia Abu El-Haj: I would say my analysis of the state fits in with the large comparative literature on colonialism and recognizes

March 28, 2024

Campus Journal·Highlights

NonParrishable: An Exclusive Interview with Parrish Hall

The face of Swarthmore College is its oldest and best known building: the Pastor Parrish Hall, sitting grandly at the top of Magill Walk. In the early years of the school, he was home to everything from the dining hall to dormitories

February 15, 2024

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The Phoenix in Conversation with Dirt Farm Books Owner John Mclntyre

Grace Dignazio ’22 on the MFA, Hybrid Poetics, and the Liberal Arts Experience

The Phoenix in Conversation with Muslim Feminist Scholar Sara Rahnama

Swat Says: Screw Your Roommate Edition

The Olde Club Board: Bringing Music Back to Campus

Artist of the Week Emily Lathers ’25: Dance Histories, Community, and Movement Memories

Artist of the Week Ada Reddington ’28 Speaks Through Movement

Athlete of the Week: Ham Williams-Tracy ’25

The Phoenix in Conversation with Nadia Abu El-Haj

NonParrishable: An Exclusive Interview with Parrish Hall

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