Dean of Admissions explains how Swarthmore recruits and enrolls students while sustaining its test-optional policy amid national debates over standardized testing.
In this special Final Exams edition of Swat Says, students discuss their plans for winter break, reveal their most dreaded upcoming finals, and share their thoughts on the Swarthmore Marriage Pact.
Nayla Punjabi '26 shares her experiences at Middlebury's Experiential Learning Conference, where herself and two other Swarthmore students learned about systems mapping, a technique which encourages a holistic and strategic approach to problem-solving.
Genine Collins ’27 is a force to be reckoned with in the pool. On Nov. 8, the junior swimmer broke Swarthmore and Centennial Conference records in the 50 freestyle with a time of 23.25, beating out her previous 23.30 school record. For
Track and Field: On Friday, Dec 10., Swarthmore track and field traveled to Lancaster, PA, to compete in the Diplomat Open hosted by Franklin & Marshall College. The Garnet were one of fifteen colleges represented in the indoor meet, the first of
The National Hockey League’s (NHL) opening day was Oct. 7 this season. As you may know, the NHL sucks the last ounce of consumerism out of sports fans by making their season span six months of 82 games per team. In the
Recently, I have been conscientious of presence. The way one holds themselves. The way one walks with purpose. The way one eats alone in the glowing sunlight. Before college, I thought if one was by themself, it meant that they were lonely.
The second in a series of conversations with alumni, Sara Sargent ’07 is currently a senior executive editor at Penguin Random House. Like last week’s Grace Dignazio ’22, she’s pursued a career around writing, though the dates and details differ slightly …
On Tuesday, the Swarthmore Depression Support Group hosted an open discussion about supporting loved ones with depression. The meeting focused on the definition of depression and how to deal with trying to help someone with depression.
Next semester, hours in McCabe will be extended, after Student Council surveyed student opinion and found out that 73% of responding students "would use McCabe if it was open later Sunday through Thursday," and 61% "would use McCabe if it was open
Do you have uncertainties about your, or another’s, manhood? Want to get cojones-deep in questions on the male essence? Take note. Next semester, the Intercultural Center will host a series of masculinity discussions, questioning the construction of male identity.
Student Council worked with Essie Mae's to introduce bag dinners in the Fall of 2006. These included a full meal--sandwich, fruit, and drink--for the price of only one swipe, but disappeared in November due to insufficient interest.
A new barrier was recently installed to keep cars from driving on the drive by the church. Director of Facilities Stu Hain wrote in an e-mail to the Gazette that [...]
Due to a miscommunication between the Election Committee and the third-party election software provider CampusVote, the original ballot sent out Sunday morning did not include the constitutionally-mandated options of "None [...]