Columns

How inclusion drives innovation

March 8, 2018 Sydney Covitz 0 Comment coding, computer science, inclusion, neurodiveristy, stem

If Swarthmore’s computer science core curriculum has taught me anything — other than some Python, C, and C++ —it is

March 1, 2018 Lauren Knudson 0 Comment balance, lagom, mindfulness, sweden

In Sweden there is an idea called “lagom” (law-gum). Directly translated, using the incredibly accurate Google Translate, “lagom” means “moderate.”

February 15, 2018 Sydney Covitz 1 Comment conservative, D.C, liberal

Not everyone’s political choices are going to make sense to those around them, and it is easy to vilify others

February 15, 2018 Lauren Knudson 0 Comment reflection, stockholm, study abroad

When I arrived in Stockholm a month ago for study abroad I suddenly found myself with a lot more free

February 8, 2018 Elizabeth Berumen-Gonzalez 0 Comment art, column, hobbies

For some reason, “making” is something viewed as a relic of the past, something that was done out of necessity

February 8, 2018 Lauren Knudson 0 Comment journal, study abroad, writing

When I first sat down to write my column I was so excited. During my three semesters of editing for

February 1, 2018 Peem Lerdputtipongporn 0 Comment Authoritarianism, Corruption, Thailand, trump

Last week, I overheard a conversation about Donald Trump’s refusal to release his tax returns. Two people were arguing if

February 1, 2018 Editorial Board 0 Comment dana, dorms, residential life, willets, Worth

When we write, it is best to write what we know. And not what we think we know, or what

February 1, 2018 Sydney Covitz 0 Comment college, community college, DC, higher education, homelessness

At Swarthmore, we sometimes take our elite, intellectual college experience for granted, yet there are people who would do anything