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Sara Sargent ’07 on Nonlinearity, Editing, and the Liberal Arts Experience

The second in a series of conversations with alumni, Sara Sargent ’07 is currently a senior executive editor at Penguin Random House. Like last week’s Grace Dignazio ’22, she’s pursued a career around writing, though the dates and details differ slightly …

December 4, 2025

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Funding Graffiti: How Philadelphia Became the Mural Capital of the World

When people think of Philadelphia’s art scene, they jump to the Philadelphia Museum of Art, the Barnes Museum, or the Rodin and their picturesque collections of Monet, Cezanne, and Renoir. While the museums are impressive in their own right, in my opinion,

October 26, 2023

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Dear Readers: In Response to Spike Jonze’s “Her” (2013)

Dear Readers, “’Tis better to have loved and lost / Than never to have loved at all.” – Alfred Tennyson, “In Memoriam A.H.H.” Despite its age, Alfred Tennyson’s quote has cemented its role as an iconic pop culture reference in various media,

October 26, 2023

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Artist of the Week Shannon Friel ’24 on Authenticity in Language

I pride myself on knowing a lot about my friends (maybe even at times too much), but when Shannon Friel ’24 told me a few weeks ago that she was heavily involved in the theater department, my jaw dropped. Not because I

October 26, 2023

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Miranda July’s The Future (2012): On Loneliness

This article contains spoilers for The Future (2012). Gabriella (Isabelle Acres) digs a hole in the ground. Sophie (Miranda July), an unemployed dance teacher in her 30s, looks at her. Gabriella instructs her to act naturally and turn around to wave to

October 5, 2023

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From Flipping Coins to Clipping Toenails: Stoppard’s Absurdist Take on Hamlet

To fully understand the behind-the-scenes of Hamlet would be to venture into Shakespeare’s mind. While it may seem impractical, Tom Stoppard’s Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead achieves the seemingly impossible by satirizing the lives of two nonessential characters in Hamlet: Rosencrantz and

October 5, 2023

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Artist of the Week Angie Kwon ’24 on the Authenticity of Absurdity

I’ll never forget my initial impression of Angie Kwon ’24. She was sitting a few chairs away from me at the round table in the middle of the Title IX House. We had both applied to be STIX Leaders, and while I

September 21, 2023

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Artist of the Week Rachel Lapides ’23 on Poetry in the Mundane Moments

On a crisp Sunday morning, I was lucky enough to snag the big table at Hobbs right next to the window. Rachel Lapides ’23, the originator of our beloved Artist of the Week tradition, joined me soon after. We got drinks and

April 20, 2023

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Patrick Li ’23 on Artistic (Im)Permanence in Installation

I must confess: I love writing the Artist of the Week because I meet some of the most creative, intelligent, and passionate people on campus. So, when I met with Patrick Li ’23 in Kohlberg, I expected them to be brilliant. However,

April 13, 2023

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Artist of the Week Cisco Velasco ’23 on Capturing Connections

Walking through a maze of senior portfolios, Cisco Velasco ’23 brought me to his station. I immediately noticed figure paintings covering the walls of his studio. Compared to my tiny, dirty easel in Old Tarble, his space in Whittier seemed like a

March 30, 2023

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Original Student Musical “The Kai’s the Limit” Celebrates Student Passion, Queerness

The last time Swarthmore saw a football team on its campus was the year 2000. After the team won just five games in five years and at one point had the longest losing streak in America, the Board of Managers decided to

November 4, 2021

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Sara Sargent ’07 on Nonlinearity, Editing, and the Liberal Arts Experience

Funding Graffiti: How Philadelphia Became the Mural Capital of the World

Dear Readers: In Response to Spike Jonze’s “Her” (2013)

Artist of the Week Shannon Friel ’24 on Authenticity in Language

Miranda July’s The Future (2012): On Loneliness

From Flipping Coins to Clipping Toenails: Stoppard’s Absurdist Take on Hamlet

Artist of the Week Angie Kwon ’24 on the Authenticity of Absurdity

Artist of the Week Rachel Lapides ’23 on Poetry in the Mundane Moments

Patrick Li ’23 on Artistic (Im)Permanence in Installation

Artist of the Week Cisco Velasco ’23 on Capturing Connections

Original Student Musical “The Kai’s the Limit” Celebrates Student Passion, Queerness

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