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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

Highlights·News

Construction on Dining and Community Commons Project Underway for Fall 2022 Completion

What was once a tranquil arboretum campus has given way to loud and disruptive construction work. Students who make their way towards the academic buildings for class in the morning walk past piles of mulch, chain link fences, and construction equipment, and

November 4, 2021

Highlights·News

Cooper Series Events on HeLa Cells Emphasize Importance of Bioethics, Honoring Henrietta Lacks’s Legacy

Henrietta Lacks, a Black mother of five who passed away in 1951 at 31, has saved more lives than nearly anyone in history. She has helped eradicate polio, create the HPV vaccine, and discover that humans have 46 — not 48 —

November 4, 2021

Highlights·Sports

Solskjaer the Survivor: Manchester United Manager Lives to Coach another Week

Almost exactly a year ago this week, I shook hands on a bet with a friend who was convinced that Manchester United Manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer would be fired by the end of the month. Personally I was hoping our manager would

November 4, 2021

Arts·Highlights

From Ballerina to Actress: Lydia Churchill’s ‘22 Deep Relationship with the Arts

Growing up and attending an art-focused school in France, Lydia Churchill ’22 has always found art meaningful. Lydia is a dance minor and political science major, in the a capella group Grapevine, and is involved in theatre. She is also in Senior

November 4, 2021

Highlights·Opinion

Yes, Swarthmore should be having fireside chats with Goldman Sachs

This is a response piece to “Should Swarthmore Really Be Having Fireside Chats With Goldman Sachs?” It’s common for virtue-signaling students to throw shade at finance, investment banking, and other related fields. Advocating for the college to restrict these events is just

November 4, 2021

Highlights·News

Fall Screw: Making a New Swarthmore Tradition

On Saturday, Oct. 23, kings and queens, pirates, frogs, the sun and moon, Daphne and Fred, and many other creatures and characters all dined in Sharples on blind dates. The much beloved Screw Your Roommate tradition was back in action, but this

October 28, 2021

Highlights·Opinion

What’s Our COVID Plan?

Two weeks ago, a large chunk of the Swarthmore student body fanned out across the country for Fall Break. We crammed into planes, trains, and buses; we hugged people we hadn’t seen for months; some of us let off steam at crowded

October 28, 2021

Highlights·Sports

Seven-Game Win Streak Lifts Women’s Soccer into Conference Championships

Swarthmore women’s soccer is on an impressive seven-game winning streak, clinching a spot in this year’s Centennial Conference playoffs after their 2-0 win against Bryn Mawr on Tuesday. After a slow start to the season, the Garnet held a record of 2-3-2

October 28, 2021

Highlights·News

Delaware County Democrats, Student Groups Look to Turn Out Voters in November 2nd Bellwether Election

In the 2018 midterm elections, Democrats in Delaware County wrested control of several local statehouse and congressional seats from Republicans. Then, in 2019, they won a majority on the County Council (a five-member body with broad governing powers) for the first time

October 28, 2021

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