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Athlete of the Week: Kenny Relovsky ’27

April 2, 2026
Kenny Relovsky, a junior from Ringwood, NJ, competes for Swarthmore track and field. He runs various events and has shown onlookers his abilities over the course of three seasons. He has career bests in the 800m (1:54.38), 1500m (3:55.89), the mile (4:16.63),

Athlete of the Week: Leor Kedar ’28

March 26, 2026
Sophomore baseball player Leor Kedar ’28 is a must-watch when he steps up to the plate. On the Garnet’s Spring Break trip to South Carolina, where they faced four teams across seven games, Kedar racked up eleven runs, eighteen hits, twelve Runs

Thank You, Swarthmore Women’s Soccer

March 26, 2026
Swarthmore Soccer senior Isa Specchierla reflects on her time with the team During this past Winter Break, 30 minutes into playing in a Sunday adult league pick-up game (as a washed-up, now-retired senior collegiate athlete does), I was hit with an overwhelming

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Sports Update 11/1

November 2, 2008
MEN'S SOCCER, #17 Swarthmore Caps Best Regular Season With Win Over Fords VOLLEYBALL, Wang Breaks Another Record in Five-Setter with Diplomats FIELD HOCKEY, Diplomats Post Win Over Garnet in Season Finale ...and more inside.

Mistaken Identities

October 31, 2008
What is identity politics? The exercise of a form of a political life that raises a particular constitutive aspect of one’s personal identity above the others... Shaun Kelly and Dustin Trabert suggest a new way to approach identity.

Swayed Green, Cynthia McKinney Supporters at Swat

October 31, 2008
Green Party supporters haven't been as prominent on campus this election year, but their support is still strong with current candidate Cynthia McKinney. Students largely cite McKinney's unwavering strong environmental and anti-war issues as swaying them away from Obama.

Health Survey to Identify New Wellness Initiatives

October 30, 2008
On October 22, students received an e-mail including a link to the National College Health Assessment survey, a national and completely confidential survey that Worth hopes will provide the information it needs to design effective health and wellness programs.

Sports Update 10/30

October 30, 2008
Scoreboard Field Hockey Haverford 4, Swarthmore 3 Volleyball Haverford 3, Swarthmore 0 W. Soccer Haverford 0, Swarthmore 0 2OT M. Soccer #17 Swarthmore 1, Muhlenberg 0

Women’s Cross Country Team Wins Seven Sisters Championship

October 29, 2008
On October 18, 2008 the Swarthmore Women's Cross-Country team came in first place at the Seven Sisters Cross Country Championship. Led by junior Nyika Corbett (second overall), freshman Melissa Frick (third overall), and senior co-captain Bess Ritter (seventh overall) the team totaled
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