It is Slavoj Žižek who I have to thank for much of my interest in philosophy — and perhaps most of my intellectual outputs. A chance encounter with his books “Living in the End Times” and “The ...

Below is an abbreviated summary of the four-day encampment on Trotter Lawn, which ended in arrests by law enforcement Saturday morning. The events described below, as well as their lead-up and ...

“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 recently. During my TikTok doomscroll before bed, ...

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” ...

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 ...

What song makes you cry? Like, tears streaming, bawling on the floor kind of cry. For me, it’s Johnny Cash’s melancholic ballad “Hurt.” Cash’s sincere voice is filled with wistful emotion; his echoing ...

In January 2026, Media, PA, former Councilwoman Joi Washington was inaugurated as mayor of the Borough. Washington is Media’s first Black mayor and first woman mayor; she succeeded longtime Mayor Bob ...

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 ...

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 counterparts. However, Americans know hardly ...

Nine protesters, including one Swarthmore student and one student on an extended leave of absence, were arrested last Saturday, May 3, ending the four-day Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) ...

The most generous way I can describe the entire event with Karine Jean-Pierre, including her initial discussion and subsequent Q&A, is extremely bizarre. In fact, her overall message seemed like less ...

Editor’s note: For this regular column, we email the entire Swarthmore faculty asking the listed question by Saturday morning. We publish every contribution that we have received as of publication on ...