Editor’s Note: This article was updated to more accurately capture the messages of all the graffiti. Early morning on May 1, many locations on north campus were vandalized with spray paint.

On Thursday, April 23, renowned political scientist Robert Putnam ’63 visited Swarthmore to deliver a lecture on social, political, and economic transformation in the twentieth-century United States.

A poster on the bulletin board outside the Student Disability Services office gives a definition for the word, “accommodation.” Phoenix Photo/James Shelton The percentage of students at Swarthmore ...

Nearly every morning, I walk by a plaque on the side of Parrish Hall that reads, “Courage and … Patience.” It’s become something of a routine to glance over to the inscription as I start my day.

Maps contributed by Devin Gibson ’28. Data collection by Walker, Perrin, Gibson, Ellen Stewart ’27, James Shelton ’28, Reina Jones ’27, and Zephyr Weinreich ’28. The map of campus cameras above and ...

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A sign directs drivers either to the college’s Cunningham South parking lot or to the SEPTA station’s commuter lot. Phoenix Photo/James Shelton Swarthmore Borough and the Southeastern Pennsylvania ...

Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon, who represents Pennsylvania’s 5th Congressional District in Washington, visited Swarthmore on April 10 to deliver a lecture on Law and Leadership in the U.S. Congress.

Just over four months after President Val Smith announced the removal of Spencer Trotter’s name from the campus academic building known as Trotter Hall, the work of its renaming task force is entering ...

While most other students are preparing for finals, I’m preparing for a criminal trial for a charge with a maximum possible sentence of a year in jail. On May 3, 2025, I was dragged off of “Trotter” ...

Line graph of average grade given by divisions from 2005-2024 With grade inflation taking an increasingly central place in higher education discourse in recent years, Swarthmore students have stood ...

This past weekend, a creatively expressive production of “Woyzeck” was performed at the Frear Ensemble Theater as Grace Fruauff ’26’s senior Honors directing thesis. “Woyzeck” is an unfinished play ...