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Corinne Lafont

Hi, First-Years! Here are our rites of passage

Welcome to Swarthmore! We’re happy to have you. Curious to learn more about campus life? Perhaps you’ve found a perfect six-person friend group, or maybe you still feel homesick. Either way, we’ve got you covered. Here’s a list of clubs, activities, places,
September 18, 2025

Damian René ‘27’s Stellar Spring Snapshots 

Damian René ’27 studies computer science and film and media studies at Swarthmore College. His work captures the beauty of movement in all its eclectic vibrancy. Aside from academics, Damian swims for the college’s varsity team and offers senior portrait sessions here.
March 27, 2025

Arborlight: Our Reflections on Interactive Projections

Last Monday and Tuesday, whether you were headed to Sharples for dinner or ran past Parrish on your way to an evening class, you may have noticed some of the tall oak trees … glowing? Arborlight, a two-night outdoor projection series by
March 6, 2025

Can We Change the Way We Think About Sports vs. Music?

Fun fact: my middle school gym teacher called me “grossly unfit” in seventh grade. Most of my life, I’ve been nowhere near athletic, until very recently, when I started picking up jogging. I’ve trained myself up to a slow ten miles, which
February 27, 2025

Dear Readers: For When You Want to Transfer

Dear Readers, It hit me recently, in a buzzing swarm of thoughts, that I’m a junior. With three years under my belt, rejections a plenty, fist bumps over paper grades, and a particularly embarrassing episode when I cried under a lamplight near
February 27, 2025
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