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World-renowned activist and scholar Angela Davis spoke with esteemed philosopher Lucius Outlaw, Jr. at Swarthmore College on Wednesday, Nov. 20, discussing a range of topics including academic activism, critical theory, [...]

After the election of President-elect Donald Trump on Nov. 5, medical care professionals and advocates are confronting questions surrounding changes to access to reproductive and gender affirming care. This uncertainty [...]

Swarthmore College's Cooper Series welcomed renowned activist and scholar Angela Y. Davis to campus for a conversation with esteemed philosopher Lucius T. Outlaw. This was the final event of the [...]

Christopher Cobb, professor of English literature and director of the Sustainable Farm at Saint Mary's College, has lived an academic career full of seemingly contrasting interests. Throughout his career, from [...]

Byline: Lucy Tobier Walking around Swarthmore College's grounds, you can see patches of browning grass, contrasted bafflingly with a constant downpour of sprinklers. Despite the heavy artificial rain, the area's [...]

Byline: Lucy Tobier Swarthmore College's Islamic studies program has been left without a program coordinator or administrative assistant, raising questions regarding the status of the program. A Title VI complaint [...]

Here are the resources and information Swarthmore College students need in order to vote on Election Day. Election Day: Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024 Polls Open: 7:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m. [...]

Byline: Melanie Zelle On Tuesday, Oct. 29, representatives from the Philadelphia Chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations and the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee , as well as Swarthmore students and [...]

Byline: Annie Liu Mark Kuperberg has been a professor of economics at Swarthmore College since 1977, becoming one of the college's most seasoned faculty members. Besides being a graph-loving economist, [...]

Byline: Lucy Tobier An email sent over the summer by the college's Bias Incident Response Team to several faculty about a student-run Instagram meme account they were following sparked concerns [...]

Byline: Ella Walker 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 [...]

Byline: Liv Barry By Dominic Rapposelli Sports Editor The Shorewomen are off to a 9-1 start to Centennial Conference action, the best start through ten games in program history. The [...]

On April 11 and 12, Swarthmore College hosted its first round of Swatlight and Swatstruck: programs allowing admitted students to explore the college and experience its community through visiting classes, [...]

Every Sunday afternoon, Swarthmore College's Sexual Health Advocates (SHAs) gather to plan events and have discussions surrounding safer sex, sexuality, and pleasure. According to the club's mission statement, SHAs aim [...]

Byline: Claire Nordt Claire Nordt, Sports Editor April 5, 2019 The Case Western Reserve University women's tennis team had a difficult weekend, suffering three losses against three opponents. The team [...]

Byline: Danny Ly Area Coordinator Lexi Kapij who currently oversees Willets, Woolman, Parrish, and Kyle dormitories is set to leave Swarthmore College on Mar. 11 for an associate director of [...]

Byline: Danny Ly Swarthmore College is now collaborating with the food delivery app Grubhub, according to a campus-wide email from Director of Campus Services Anthony Condo. He explained that community [...]

Byline: Lucy Tobier After 100 years, four owners, and a worldwide pandemic, Swarthmore Hardware stands on Chester Road with no intention of leaving. In the narrow, packed aisles is Charlie [...]

Byline: Jack Poleto By Jack Poleto Sports Editor Washington College men's soccer pulled out two wins against the Swarthmore College Garnet and the Ursinus College Bears on Wednesday, Sept. 27, [...]

Byline: Lucy Tobier When Lisa Meeden wrote her Swarthmore College admissions essay, it took her less than a minute. More accurately, it took an artificial intelligence tool 30 seconds to [...]

Byline: Nick Rizzo Anthony Schooley gets ready to hit. Schooley drove in five runs against Swarthmore. Sunday, April 10, 2022. - Multimedia Editor / Lee Kotzen Coming into the home [...]

Byline: Kara Guno Liz McCaffery gets ready to hit. McCaffery recorded three hits, scored three runs and drove in two in their doubleheader against Swarthmore. Saturday, April 16, 2022. - [...]

Byline: Sophie Hanenfeld The Elizabethtown College men's lacrosse team (1-3) was matched against Swarthmore College (3-1) on March 4. The game began with junior mid-fielder Connor Stewart scoring promptly for [...]

Byline: Sophia Vesely Softball: Swarthmore College: 0, Drew University: 6 On Thursday, March 9, Swarthmore's softball team faced Drew University in Naples, FL. The Garnet ultimately fell to the Rangers [...]

Byline: Zaid Ali In an email to the Swarthmore community on Feb. 15, President Smith announced the college's newly established land acknowledgement statement. Land acknowledgements are formal statements that recognize [...]

Byline: Miranda Parrish By Miranda Parrish Elm Staff Writer The Washington College Shorewomen were on the road this week with two Centennial Conference games. The first game was on Wednesday, [...]

Byline: Sadie Smart During her tenure as College President, Valerie Smith has helped lead Swarthmore's multiphase plan to achieve carbon neutrality by 2035. But in Spring 2022, Smith also quietly [...]

Swarthmore's men's golf team is nearly as old as the college itself, dating back to the college's founding in 1864. With the exception of golf, very few women have played [...]

The rise and subsequent entrenchment of woke culture -- wherein individuals adopt an obsessive and blinkered approach towards civil rights issues -- in higher education institutions has resulted in the [...]

If the recent midterm elections taught us anything, it is the power of young Americans to shape the outcomes of the future, which crucially depends on their ability to stay [...]

Byline: Gabriella Trevino As it is my last year at Swarthmore College, I find it only appropriate to begin utilizing some of Swarthmore's resources, namely the College Archives. At one [...]

Byline: Brianna Mac Kay D'Andre Vilmar controls the ball. Vilmar recorded ten points against Swarthmore. Thursday, Feb. 24, 2022. - Multimedia Editor / Lee Kotzen In the Rowan men's basketball [...]

Byline: Lucy Tobier On Oct. 29, Jenny Rickard '86, CEO and President of the Common App, returned to Swarthmore College as a McCabe lecturer to speak on inequalities in the [...]

Byline: Sadie Smart In McCabe Library, to the left of the main entrance, lies one of the largest collections of Quaker history in the world. This collection is known as [...]

By Maegan White Elm Staff Writer The Shorewomen volleyball team suffered three Centennial Conference losses against Franklin and Marshall, Swarthmore College, and Gettysburg College, leaving the Shorewomen's conference record of [...]

Upon returning to campus this semester, students face several changes meant to contribute to Swarthmore College's sustainability initiatives. In June, the college established a new goal: to become a zero [...]

It can be difficult to be a student at Swarthmore. You are constantly trying to balance school work, a social life, sleep time, and possibly a job. There is always [...]

Although Swarthmore may sometimes feel like an escape from reality, it is an escape that only lasts about four years. Once that time is up most of us are forced [...]

Byline: Sadie Smart On Tuesday, Sept. 6, the Swarthmore College Instagram posted an unusual picture. The photo captures two students walking across campus with, bizarrely enough, snorkels strapped to their [...]

Byline: David Eide Emma Esteb - Sports Writer The Gustavus volleyball team traveled to Ithaca, New York, this past Friday, September 2 to compete at the Bomber Invintational. While touring [...]

Byline: Anatole Shukla I 've changed a lot during my time at Swarthmore, no doubt. I matriculated this college as a bright-eyed seventeen-year-old bursting with idealism, and I am graduating [...]

Byline: Anatole Shukla I've written a lot of words for The Phoenix, having been on its Editorial Board for seven semesters. This article will be my seventy-fourth, though the number [...]

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 [...]

After two years at Pomona, the college's chief operating office and treasure Rob Goldberg has announced his departure. (Courtesy: Pomona College) Rob Goldberg, Pomona College's chief operating officer and treasurer, [...]

Byline: Cami Brix Less than a week since Vladimir Putin declared war on Ukraine on Thursday, Feb. 24, Russian forces have already destroyed hundreds of 'transport infrastructure facilities, homes, hospitals [...]

On Monday, Feb. 28, we, members of Student for Justice in Palestine , along with the campus community, held a rally to deliver the signatures on our petition to stop [...]

By Jensyn Hartzell Sports Editor On Wednesday, Feb. 2, the Washington College women's basketball team went head-to-head with the Swarthmore College Garnets at the Penny J. Fall Gymnasium. This was [...]

Byline: Lauren Zedlar By Lauren Zedlar Elm Staff Writer On Oct. 6, the Washington College Shorewomen faced the Swarthmore College Garnet at home. The Shorewomen had their best opportunity to [...]

Byline: CYNTHIA HU Hopkins women's soccer has been absolutely crushing this season so far, winning six of their seven games and tying one. On Sept. 22, the team played against [...]

Byline: DAVID BAIK The Hopkins volleyball team traveled to Swarthmore, Pa. to play their conference rivals, the Swarthmore College Garnet. The Jays came into the match with a record of [...]