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In Troubled Times: A Call to Action from Professor Ted Gup

1 month ago | swarthmorephoenix.com | Ted Gup

Editor’s Note: In the final issue of the Phoenix this semester, we are introducing a new column, entitled “In Troubled Times,” which will continue as a weekly segment in Fall 2025. In this column, we will feature perspectives from throughout the Swarthmore community discussing the uncertain, tumultuous, and repressive environment on campus and across the country. This week’s writer is Eugene M. Lang Visiting Professor for Issues of Social Change Ted Gup.
The 2025 NWSL Season Kicks Off

Mar 27, 2025 | swarthmorephoenix.com | Sydney Ross

Women’s soccer is back and better than ever! On Friday, March 14, the first whistle blew to kick off the opening weekend of the 2025 National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) season. Orlando Pride, the returning league champions, made a bold statement at home on Friday night by defeating the Chicago Stars FC . On Sunday, March 23, the Pride continued on to beat Gotham FC on the road in New Jersey.
The Performative Nature of Social Media - The Phoenix

Mar 27, 2025 | swarthmorephoenix.com | Nasrin Ahmed

“Nothing on social media is real” – this idea has been repeated to us throughout our lives. The reality of this statement became jarringly clear to me
Redefining Identity and Socio-Political Activism: A Study of French Rap - The Phoenix

Mar 1, 2025 | swarthmorephoenix.com | Benjamin Scully

Did you know that France is the second largest market for rap albums in the world? In fact, some French artists sell more units than their American
Behind the Scenes: Basketball Game Days at Swarthmore

Feb 13, 2025 | swarthmorephoenix.com | Sydney Ross

As a member of the women’s soccer team, we have developed several cheers to help support our teammates and other Swarthmore student-athletes. “HERE WE GO SWAT!” “WE ARE ONE.”These chants echo throughout Tarble Pavilion as students and fans begin trickling in. The gym is filled with the roar of teams clapping and cheering for each other. The team is warming up in unison while anticipation is building as the clock starts ticking down to the game time buzzer.
Artist of the Week Ada Reddington ’28 Speaks Through Movement - The Phoenix

Feb 6, 2025 | swarthmorephoenix.com | Corinne Lafont

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
RA Union and College Reach Tentative Agreement on 21% Raises and More

Oct 10, 2024 | swarthmorephoenix.com | Daniel Perrin |Lucy Tobier

On Thursday, Oct. 3, the Swarthmore Resident Assistants (RAs) Union and Swarthmore College came to a “full tentative agreement.” The agreement came during the eighth bargaining session of a negotiation process that started in February between the college and the union, formed after a 46-5 vote in December 2023. The agreement would, if ratified, increase compensation for RAs. Before this agreement, RAs were compensated the equivalent of the cost of housing.
Trump Win Could Impact Funding Source for Swarthmore’s Renewable Energy Conversion

Oct 10, 2024 | swarthmorephoenix.com | Daniel Perrin

In the last few years, major components of Swarthmore’s “To Zero By Thirty-Five” plan, such as the Dining and Community Commons with its geoexchange plant in the basement, have been completed. The plan, formerly known as “Roadmap to Zero Carbon,” involves connecting all campus buildings to a geoexchange system that takes heat from the summer and stores it to be used in the winter.
Marriage Pact a Smashing Success

Oct 10, 2024 | swarthmorephoenix.com | Lucy Tobier

Marriage Pact’s first run at Swarthmore ended with high participation and matches all across campus, with roughly 62% of students participating in the survey intended to couple up the most compatible pairs. The survey quietly spread on campus — without any official mass emails — gaining traction in friends’ group chats, unaffiliated email chains, and whispers in classrooms.
Sonic Bodies: A Reflection on Taiko and Emotions

Oct 10, 2024 | swarthmorephoenix.com | Handuo Sun

On Saturday, Oct. 5, theSwarthmore community welcomed taiko legend Eitetsu Hayashi and his ensemble Fu-Un no Kai in the Lang Performing Arts Center’s Pearson Hall Theatre, for their concert “Sonic Bodies.” The concert is the final event of Hayashi’s stay at the College. During his week-long residency, he led multiple workshops and lectures discussing his experience with taiko at length.