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Residential Assistants organize “Screw Your Roommate” for Halloween 2020

November 13, 2020November 14, 2020 Eva Nahass and Kirit Minhas 0 Comment halloween, residential assistants, residential life, screw your roommate

Roasting smores, screening a horror movie, seeing the Fairly OddParents and even a spotted lanternfly: Halloween was a particularly busy

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Students Prioritize Stakes, Flock to Joe Biden

November 3, 2020November 3, 2020 Nicolas Urick 0 Comment Ballots, biden, election, Swarthmore Students for Biden, SwatVoters, trump

Given the unprecedented momentum of the upcoming presidential election, students at the college seem to be more inclined than ever

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Swarthmore Community Pushes to Get Out the vote

October 30, 2020November 2, 2020 Cami Brix and Anatole Shukla 0 Comment 2020 election, ballot, election, pennsylvania, voting

Despite Swarthmore’s widely-held reputation as a college committed to democratic engagement, more than half of Swarthmore students did not exercise

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Swarthmore Student Government Organization Adapts to a Changed Campus

October 22, 2020October 22, 2020 Sofia Frumkin and Fiona Stewart 0 Comment Black Lives Matter, covid-19, public safety, sgo, swarthmore government organization

In the current moment of mass uncertainty and social unrest, the Swarthmore Student Government Organization continues its work to represent

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Garnet Pledge, Guide to Residential Life Shapes On-Campus Living

October 18, 2020October 18, 2020 Best Chantanapongvanij and Cami Brix 2 Comments covid-19, deans office, garnet pledge, garnet pledge violations, guide to residential living, public safety

What do we owe each other? This question has taken on a new meaning during the COVID-19 pandemic. To protect

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Women’s Basketball Team Members Pursue Title IX and Provost’s Office Inquiries into Coach Candice Signor-Brown

October 16, 2020November 6, 2020 Nicole Liu, Trina Paul and Anatole Shukla 2 Comments provost, sexual assault allegation, Swarthmore Women's Basketball, title ix, Title IX Inquiry, Title IX Office, Women's Basketball

Update: around 5:30 PM on October 17, a player on the women’s basketball team at Swarthmore published an update, “They

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Overview of Swarthmore’s Sustainability Efforts in COVID Era

October 9, 2020October 9, 2020 Nicole Daly 0 Comment compost, composting, covid-19, green advisors, office of sustainability, sustainability

Given the impending climate crisis, many members of the Swarthmore community are concerned about sustainability. Changes in on-campus operations brought

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College COVID Testing Protocols Implemented With Varying Degrees of Success

October 9, 2020October 9, 2020 Grace Liu 0 Comment covid testing, covid-19, everlywell, Testing, testing protocols, testing results

To protect the safety of students, faculty, and staff returning to campuses during a global pandemic, it is vital that

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Cancellation of Swat Points Strains Students and Ville Dining Establishments

October 2, 2020October 2, 2020 Amy Harris and Virginia Moscetti 2 Comments co-op, covid-19, Dining Services, hobbs, Town, ville

In an effort to bring students back to campus safely, the college reimagined the meal plan. Instead of choosing a

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Sharples and the Matchbox Open with Safety Regulations

October 2, 2020October 2, 2020 Eva Nahass 0 Comment covid-19, matchbox, reopening, safety regulations, sharples

For the first three weeks of the academic year, Sharples, the only dining hall on campus, was closed to everything