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A Day in the Life of a Volleyball Player

October 8, 2026
Before arriving at Swarthmore, I thought I knew what being a collegiate student-athlete would look like. Although most of the basics are as expected, there are many small thrills and daily traditions ingrained in my life that I would never have anticipated

Athlete of the Week: Charlotte Martin ’28

October 1, 2026
Charlotte Martin ’28 is a junior runner for the Swarthmore women’s cross country team. Hailing from Southlake, TX, Martin led the Garnet with a 17th-place finish at the Haverford Main Line Invitational event on Friday, Sept. 18. She ran a personal-record time

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On Living Liminally

October 8, 2026
Kush Kaur ’28 reflects on her relationship with her Nani ma’s house — a place intertwined with her hometown, past, family, and sense of self.

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Where Have All the Soldiers Gone?

April 13, 2008
James Sheehan, a Stanford professor modern European history, discussed his most recent publication, Where Have All the Soldiers Gone?, in a lecture this past Thursday. Sheehan’s sought to assess the [...]

Sports Update 4/12

April 13, 2008
Scoreboard M.Lacrosse Swarthmore 7, Hamilton 6 M.Tennis Swarthmore 9, Gettysburg 0 W.Tennis Swarthmore 5, Muhlenberg 4 Softball Swarthmore 1, McDaniel 0 McDaniel 2, Swarthmore 1 W.Lacrosse Muhlenberg 17, Swarthmore 10 [...]

Sports Update 4/11

April 13, 2008
Scoreboard Baseball Muhlenberg 8, Swarthmore 2 Golf 3rd place at Holy Family Baseball: Mules Topple Garnet The Muhlenberg Mules (14-13, 5-5 CC) sealed the second game of their Centennial Conference [...]

Welcome to “The Wild Party”

April 11, 2008
See photographs from this production here. “What’s a party without a few casualties?” asks Queenie in “The Wild Party,” this year’s Mainstage Musical. That seems to be a central reflection [...]
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