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NEWS
On Oct. 24, WSLC—Sarah Lawrence College’s student-run radio station—hosted one of the first Halloween parties of the season in the MacCracken Dance Studio
On Oct. 13, the annual Esther Raushenbush Library Halloween art installation was installed and depicted a political, chronological narrative.
“Please mock this fat feminist,” read the 2017 leaked email that led Sarah Lawrence alum Mitchell Jackson ‘14 to be fired from his first post-graduate job.
From the woods of New Hampshire, Sadie Currier ‘29 has been elected as the Class of 2029 President. Currier is a bass-playing, film-loving, disciple of the humanities and is dedicated to structuring her presidency through the values of her fellow students.
Loud music is coming from speakers and the smell of tacos fills the streets of New York City on a sunny afternoon. From every corner, there are families laughing and a colorful array of mariachis playing their songs. On Sept. 21, the parade celebrating Mexican Independence Day took place on Madison Avenue from 39th Street to 27th Street. Starting at 12 p.m., floats were lined up as people arrived to enjoy the parade.
FEATURES
There was a time when artificial intelligence (AI) was clearly distinguishable from human-made works. Faces looked uncanny, hands had too many fingers and hair moved impossibly.
The COVID-19 pandemic hit the world hard and classrooms even harder. In the height of panic, teachers and school administration worked with what they had for the students' best interest. Proms were canceled and elementary schoolers learned multiplication on Zoom. Pivots were made to try and compensate for the shocks and concerns people were riddled with. Coming up on five years since the pandemic, we are starting to see the lasting effects in the classroom.
On Saturday, October 4, the Sarah Lawrence Activities Council (SLAC) hosted their annual Fall Festival, a charming celebration of the approaching season. In addition to pumpkin painting and lawn games, the club organized a caramel-apple making station, an array of seasonal refreshments including apple cider and hot chocolate and an ambient setting complete with music and decorations. The festival was held on Westlands’ North Lawn and was well attended by the student body.
Studying at Sarah Lawrence can feel like a daunting task– with conference papers piling up, the 100-page readings and presentations you haven’t started. That some students voluntarily chose to take on a part-time job both on and off campus in addition to all that work may sound almost psychotic. The Phoenix spoke to some of the students who hold jobs on campus. What we found is many students who said their jobs actually enhanced their academic experience.
SPORTS
The women’s tennis team had their first Skyline match last Thursday, Sept. 18, against Yeshiva University. The match was held at United States Tennis Association (USTA) Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing, NY, also home to the U.S. Open. It was an extremely close match, with the Gryphons losing 3-4. Regardless, the team agrees that it was a great way to start off the conference.
Despite the uncertainty of the girls incoming season, things took a turn for the better at the beginning of the semester. Martin Rather, a 2024 Harvard Law alum, has dreamed of coaching basketball in a high academic environment since his own days on the court. Upon hearing the news of a position opening at Sarah Lawrence, Rather got the chance to make his dreams come true.
Winning a volleyball match requires a precise blend of key elements: disciplined teamwork, consistent communication, and strategic execution. The success of the Sarah Lawrence Women’s Volleyball team also runs on the mental toughness and adaptability of its players. These ingredients are important, along with maintaining strong defensive positioning, delivering accurate serves, and executing coordinated offensive plays.
Athena Kazos (#10), outside hitter and senior, rightfully earned the title of Skyline Conference’s Player of the Week announced on Sept. 15, 2025. Kazos aided her team in a tri-match against both Curry College and Saint Joseph’s, which earned her “Player of the Week”, awarded by Skyline Conference.
Luca also commented that Pete is leaving the team much better than he found it. In our interview, Pete described that there is an intangible element that every team needs to succeed: the men’s basketball team has it. Pete, in many ways, embodies that element. The type of energy, sportsmanship, and competitiveness he has are essential components to a winning team. For example, he eats a snickers bar before every game to remind himself of how much fun the hustle of college basketball is.
ARTS AND CULTURE
The Scandal Revue, Sarah Lawrence’s Burlesque Club, held their Halloween Show last Friday evening, Oct. 24.
As the line blurs between what is real and what is fake, there has been a disturbing new development in the world of theatre as the world’s first AI-generated “actress” is signed to a talent agency.
Is there a better way to celebrate Halloween than by sitting down and watching a scary movie? Here are some of the best horror movies for both beginners and more experienced cinemagoers. Whether you’re easily scared, not well-versed in the world of horror cinema or a pro, these are movies that will leave you wanting more!
On Saturday, Sept. 27, 2025 the rock band Geese performed a show in Banker’s Anchor, a public park in Brooklyn. This show was put on to celebrate the release of their third album Getting Killed. What was most notable about this show though, other than the incredible performance and hundreds of dedicated fans crowded in the streets and rooftops, was the show’s cost. Not a single fan had to pay for a ticket.
The 2025 Woodstock Film Festival will run Oct. 15 to 19 in Woodstock, New York. Among a slate of feature-length narrative films, documentaries and shorts programming is a selection of Film School Shorts.
OPINIONS
What is a performative male? The term has been circulating amongst the internet and Sarah Lawrence campus. It’s often defined as men that drink matcha, “read” feminist literature, listen to Clairo or have a tote bag, all in the hopes of getting women.
Last year, rather than going trick-or-treating or to a random party, my friends and I found ourselves on a yacht for Halloween. It felt like a clear signal: my adolescence was slipping away, and I was stepping into a new chapter as a classy young woman.
A few months ago, I had a crush on a beautiful girl named Rooney. This weekend, I found myself hooking up with her brother Jude, a recent culinary school graduate.
“Sarah Lawrencing”. It’s a verb unintelligible to those not in the know, but it has been coined to give a name to a quintessential social experience for any Gryphon: being ignored by someone you know as you pass them traversing campus.
The privatization of print media is a limiting yet somewhat necessary paradox. Newspapers and research publications need to make money somehow, but how can we, the American people, engage with the freedom of the press if we almost always have to pay for it?
THE ASHTRAY
In a groundbreaking announcement made early this morning, Sarah Lawrence College has introduced its plan to change its name. According to the college’s representative, growing concerns and pushback from students have led Sarah Lawrence to believe that it is important and integral to the school’s mission and reputation that it not flaunt and promote the name of an old white woman.
What follows is a cautionary tale about the perils of not reading your class syllabus. Do not let this happen to you.
Tiktok is dead and buried. Facebook is only relevant if you’re over the age of fifty. Instagram is on thin ice (and that’s only if you’re casual about it). Twitter is run by a literal Nazi. If you even try to bring up Snapchat, I’ll laugh in your face. So… What is the next big social media platform?
We received feedback directly from the community that Sarah Lawrence was feeling left out on these traditions. Sure, we have Sleazeball and 30x30, but we needed something fresh and new. Don’t worry, Gryphon Nation! We have come up with the perfect tradition, perfectly tailored to the lovely, lovely students of the college!
Apparently, we already have a few rivals. I say “apparently” because none of them are ‘real’ rivals. One of our so-called ‘college rivals’ is Vassar College, which is a joke. Every single student that I know was waitlisted from Vassar. I’ve also heard people say that our rival is NYU. I do not believe that in the slightest. I don’t think NYU even knows that we are their rival, which makes it kind of embarrassing. We need a rival who is going to actually know that we exist.