Alx Dow '27, writing on behalf of Swarthmore’s Afro-American Student Society, highlights the college's recent tactics of surveillance used against student protestors and the historical lineage of similar repression.
Editor’s Note: Three members of The Phoenix’s Spring ’25 Editorial Board (Editor-in-Chief Melanie Zelle ’26, Layout Editor Erin Picken ’27, and Sports Editor Katie Kerman ’26), as well as one member of The Phoenix’s Staff (News Writer Reina Jones ’27) ran for
The second phase of the Dining and Community Commons project, Sharples Commons, opened for student use on Feb. 26. Sharples Commons was first announced back in the fall semester of 2018. At its official opening, the Office of Student Engagement (OSE) organized
On Friday, Feb. 16, Swarthmore students took part in the annual tradition of Ninjagrams. The tradition allows students to pre-purchase cards and chocolates to be delivered by students acting as ninjas for the day, weaving in and out of buildings to ambush
The main purpose of this piece is to share my thoughts as the Student Budgeting Committee (SBC) Chair for this chaotic academic year and to clarify some misunderstandings and confusions that I noticed many are having. I believe that transparency is important,
On Oct. 26, Associate Vice President for Sustainable Facilities Operation and Capital Planning Andrew Feick sent Swarthmore students, faculty, and staff an email in response to an illegal parking incident that resulted in the death of two trees. The email listed designated
On April 22, Swarthmore students will race down Crum Creek for the first time in two years. The Crum Regatta is a close to 50-year-old Swarthmore tradition where students race down the creek in self-made boats and rafts. Teams are eligible for
It’s official: Worthstock is back. Worthstock, a beloved Swarthmore tradition, happens during the last Sunday before the finals of the spring semester in which the College hosts a band or artist that plays live music in the Worth courtyard. Usually, food, bounce
When squash captain Paris Shan ’23 tried reaching out to the van coordinator at the Office of Student Engagement and Fleet (fleet@swarthmore.edu) to book a van for the squash team, she was met with empty silence. During the 2020-2021 academic year, clubs