Swarthmore Needs a CCTV Committee
The Phoenix's Editorial Board advocates for the creation of a CCTV committee.
Independent Newspaper of Swarthmore College Since 1881
Seniors Reflect: ‘There Can and Must Be a Better Swarthmore College’
A group of anonymous seniors reflect on the failings they've witnessed and been affected by during their time at Swarthmore and provide a vision and imperative for a better future.
A Look Inside Swarthmore’s 350+ Camera Surveillance Network
A map of the 350+ accessible CCTV cameras on campus and an investigation into who decides to install them, how they're used, and how Swarthmore's transparency compares to other schools.
Swarthmore Called the Police on Our Protest. Now I’m Preparing for Trial.
Jace Boland '27 condemns the college's decision to arrest him and eight others after the college called law enforcement last spring to dismantle a pro-Palestine encampment.
Letter From Faculty and Staff In Defense of Students’ Freedom of Expression
79 members of Swarthmore's faculty and staff condemn the college's recent disciplinary charges against student protestors for the distribution of allegedly violent zines.
Statement from ENLACE on Surveillance, Discipline, and Institutional Power at Swarthmore
Clara Ximena Villalba ’26, writing on behalf of Swarthmore’s ENLACE, criticizes the college’s recent surveillance and disciplinary actions against student protestors.
SASS Stands Against College Surveillance Tactics Used on Black Students
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.
It Doesn’t Matter Which Oligarch does Censorship for the National Security State
As it became apparent that Elon Musk would not be able to sleaze his way out of owning Twitter, Democrat and Republican media immediately resumed their commentary about Twitter’s future. While Democrat-aligned media have rekindled their anxious rhetoric about how Twitter might
Big Birds are Watching You
In the digital age, the fear and normalization of being watched constantly have increased more than ever. The meme about FBI agent watching you through your front camera is a great example of our generation’s digital anxieties. Reflecting on my childhood, or
When the FBI spied on Swarthmore
On March 8, 1971, a group of activists picked the lock of an FBI office on the second floor of the County Court Apartments in Media, Pennsylvania, and stole more than 1,000 documents. A few weeks later, Swarthmore student Martha Shirk, who