NEWS
On April 18, at Sarah Lawrence College’s annual spring festival, many students bore witness to an unfortunate incident involving the rat traps outside of Rothschild.
In the months leading up to Nov. 4, residents of New York City have experienced a new phenomenon upon their doorstep. It came in the form of volunteers knocking on their doors, flyers and folders in hand, asking whether they were planning to vote in the upcoming mayoral election.
A lack of accessibility to period products can prove detrimental to people on college campuses who menstruate, especially when considering cold temperatures and a walk to any nearby convenience stores.
Since the start of the new 2025–2026 school year, one notable difference on campus has been the construction taking place in and around the Performing Arts Center, commonly referred to by theater students as the PAC.
While coming through Customs this Aug., a Latin American Sarah Lawrence College student reported being taken to a separate room for further passport and background inspection at the John F. Kennedy International Airport. She was held there without explanation, describing the people around her as appearing Latinx and Asian, many of whom were on the same international flight as the interviewee.
FEATURES
Dear Class of 2030, Welcome to Sarah Lawrence College! As you begin your first year here, we wanted to welcome you not only to campus but to the community that you are now a part of. Sarah Lawrence is a place that is shaped by the incredibly unique people who pass through it.
Charlotte Doyle has made history as Sarah Lawrence's longest-serving teaching professor, entering her 60th year of teaching at Sarah Lawrence College. Stepping onto campus in 1966, Doyle knew she was right where she belonged.
Before last spring, a Hampshire College student’s worst nightmare was letting a University of Massachusetts (UMASS) Minuteman get the better of them. For Ethan Gordon, at the time a Junior at the late establishment, this was certainly the case: “Of course we were constantly joking about when Hampshire was going to close, but the second a UMASS student said something, I’d clap back.” One email sent out April 14th changed that forever, and declared to the school that Gordon and his friends bonded over defending closed. It condemned the students to something else, too: the decision to give up or transfer.
SPORTS
One might ask why a swimmer on a successful team of 30 or more people would decide to transfer to a team that had no one. For Patrick Francis Rau ‘25, it was a highly calculated and ultimately extremely rewarding decision
In a projection by D3 datacast, there was a 99 percent probability that the Sarah Lawrence women’s basketball team would lose their game against St. Joe’s University, Long Island (SJLI), 72 to 45.
ARTS & CULTURE
It’s no secret that I’m fascinated by the mechanisms of nostalgia and the concept of musical legacy. So when American rock band The Academy Is… (TAI) announced “Almost There,” their fourth studio album—a follow-up eighteen years removed from 2008’s “Fast Times at Barrington High,” I knew I wanted to cover it.
From April 9-11, the Theatre Program presented their two New Works performances: Doe!, written by Sarah Luczak ‘26 and directed by Rowen Fisher ‘26, and Burial of Hyacinth, written by Viktor Nicole ‘26 and directed by Madeleine Bohn ‘27.
On Feb. 28, pop star Conan Gray performed at UBS Arena on Long Island, a venue with a 19,000 capacity.
OPINIONS
Unlike his peers, Africa had quite the unconventional welcome to Fizz after he accidentally called the 2030 Instagram group chat, organised for freshmen and was later slandered on Fizz.
It's been put on bags, jackets, hats, t-shirts, and a plethora of items sold at Brandy Melville in the past year: the Union Jack. This semester at Sarah Lawrence College (SLC) has been no different. Walking around campus, I’ve seen it on almost every type of accessory and garment imaginable.
On Mar. 8, 2026, I marched down to Washington Square Park to see the JFK Jr. lookalike contest, to find Carolyn Bessette Kennedy wannabes and maybe a rich future husband. Instead I was surprised to find a protest/celebration had broken out in relation to the current war in Iran.
THE ASHTRAY
Welcome back to Miss Sadie Lou, to all you Gryphons old and new. As Fall has begun to Fall upon our campus, it is time to address the elephant in the room: Halloweekend 2026. *The Ashtray is the Satire column of The Phoenix*
This past weekend, Sept. 25-27, many Sarah Lawrence College (SLC) students experienced their first nor’easter. A nor’easter is a storm that forms over the Atlantic Ocean and spirals onto the Northeast coast of America, differing from both hurricanes and SLC students in that it thrives on cold air. Meteorologists called for flash floods, gallons of rain, and racecar-fast winds throughout all of New York, and they certainly did not exaggerate.
An anonymous source on the production team for the Apple TV series that has been filming on campus has revealed to the Phoenix that the project is a limited series adaptation of a fanfiction originally posted on Archive of Our Own (AO3) concerning a romance between Heated Rivalry stars Hudson Williams and Connor Storrie.
There is nothing more fundamentally “Sarah Lawrence” than an overly ambitious, convoluted, interdisciplinary conference project. We asked some Gryphons to share their past work and they did not disappoint.
This afternoon it was abruptly announced that the Trump administration was completely disbanding its current cabinet. In what some are calling a “cabinet overhaul” or “clean sweep,” we see who has taken the sought after positions and how qualified they are for the roles.
Picture this. You arise early one morning in the middle of conference week with one thing on your mind: a picturesque, productive breakfast, a vision that can only be accomplished if your trusty whole wheat bagel with extra cream cheese and iced chai latte are consumed at the perfect place—the green swivel chairs in the Barb living room, the best of the best that campus has to offer. The dark side of obtaining this holy grail, however, and the everyday reality of Sarah Lawrence College (SLC) students is what it takes to get there first.
In a surprising new confession, President Trump disclosed that his obsession with acquiring Greenland began after seeing it for who it truly was as “a beautiful territory with integrity and passion,” and not “some dorky country with loser friends.”
There has been a report of multiple film crew members and a large production team outside of President Cristle Collins Judd’s house. Rumors have circulated that it is an Apple TV production under the title of The Off Weeks. While many are unsure of the nature of the show, one thing is for certain: it has a star-studded cast. The main character is played by famous male model Derek Zoolander.
Happy February, my dear Gryphons! Valentine's Day is approaching, and given everyone on campus’s Adderall prescription, I feel confident in assuming that most of you have not procured suitable or possibly any presents for your significant others. Do not stress, though, because I am here with a comprehensive gift guide that is sure to woo and wow your partner/partners from Sarah Lawrence and the surrounding New York City area.
This Valentine’s Day, Eros, who has trended in the past for being the God of Love (and his iconic celebrity wedding to Psyche), finds himself bored with his passionate persona. As the Kardashians have already displayed, 2026 is the year of the rebrand. Why shouldn’t Eros hop on the train?