| Type | Weekly student newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Broadsheet |
| School | Swarthmore College |
| Owner(s) | Swarthmore College |
| Editor-in-chief | Zaid Ali |
| Managing editor | Melanie Zelle |
| Editor Emeritus | Lauren Mermelstein |
| Founded | 1881 or 1882 |
| Language | English |
| Headquarters | 500 College Ave, Swarthmore, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Country | United States |
| Circulation | 1,500 |
| Website | swarthmorephoenix |
The Swarthmore Phoenix is an independent campus newspaper at Swarthmore College.[1][2] It was founded in 1881 or 1882.[3][4][5] Its current Editor-in-Chief is former News Editor Zaid Ali.[6]
History
The Phoenix has deep roots in Swarthmore lore. When the College's iconic Parrish Hall was gutted by fire in 1881, it was immediately rebuilt, rising, some noted, from the ashes like the bird found in Egyptian and Greek mythology. Thereafter, The Phoenix became the name of the campus newspaper.
With an early staff that often numbered fewer than 10, The Phoenix was first published monthly, then moved to a bi-weekly schedule in 1894; it is now published weekly with a paid staff of more than 40 editors, reporters, and columnists. Its first female editor-in-chief, Martha Shirk, was elected in 1972.[7] The Phoenix first appeared online in September 1995.[3]
Notable coverage
In 2019, documents leaked by The Phoenix helped lead to the disbanding of Greek life at Swarthmore.[8][9]
Alumni
- William C. Sproul, governor of Pennsylvania[10]
- Drew Pearson, journalist
- Heywood Hale Broun, actor and broadcaster[11]
- Michael Dukakis, governor of Massachusetts
- Victor Navansky, journalist
References
- ↑ "Swarthmore Phoenix Announces New Staff". The Philadelphia Inquirer. 23 January 1938. p. 16. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
- ↑ "Student hoax sends Adlai to Swarthmore". The Birmingham News. Associated Press. 11 February 1953. p. 1. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
- 1 2 "1882 The Phoenix Founded". www.swarthmore.edu. May 13, 2016.
- ↑ "Swarthmore Phoenix Records, 1884-1953". dla.library.upenn.edu.
- ↑ "Collection: Swarthmore Phoenix Records | Archives & Manuscripts". archives.tricolib.brynmawr.edu.
- ↑ "Fall 2023 Masthead - The Phoenix". Retrieved 2023-10-14.
- ↑ "Colleges make strides to bolster commitment". Delaware County Daily Times. 25 February 1972. p. 16. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
- ↑ Bauer-Wolf, Jeremy (April 30, 2019). "Swarthmore students sit in at fraternity house after sexual assault allegations". Inside Higher Ed. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
- ↑ Turkewitz, Julie (1 May 2019). "Swarthmore Fraternities Disband After Uproar Over 'Rape Attic' Documents". The New York Times. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
- ↑ "Publisher elected governor". Delaware County Daily Times. 24 November 1976. p. 42. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
- ↑ Owens, Gwinn (31 August 1979). "Woodie Broun's wit and wisdom". The Evening Sun. p. 23. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
Bibliography
- Walton, Richard J. (1986). Swarthmore College: An Informal History. The Swarthmore. OCLC 988369430.