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 …
This Student Council organized forum helped to answer many questions about the college's finances, but also raised many more. If anything you read here sparks another question you'd like to [...]
The Swarthmore men's and women's soccer teams will cap their successful 2007 seasons by participating in the 2007 Eastern Conference Athletics Conference (ECAC) Southern Region Soccer Championships, hosting a first-round ECAC doubleheader this Wednesday, Nov. 7 beginning at 5:30 p.m.
Finalists for ITS Director-- Eric Behrens '92, currently Associate Director of ITS and Humanities Coordinator, and Gayle Barton, currently Director of Instructional Technology at Williams fielded questions in the Scheuer [...]
On Tuesday evening, acclaimed novelist and Swarthmore graduate Christopher Castellani ’94 treated listeners to a tantalizing preview of his forthcoming novel. Castellani, the author of “A Kiss from Maddalena” (2003) [...]
Many of the students entering Sci 101 this past Friday weren’t sure what to expect from Spike’s inaugural stand-up comedy jam. There’s never a guarantee that the performers will be [...]
In order to address the problem of malaria, Dlugash and others formed the Global Health Forum. They've brought their campaign to Swarthmore, and the importance of their cause is brought to life in a series of interviews with families devastated by the
This fall, the Office of Multicultural Affairs continued its series of diversity conversations, which provided a "sustained opportunity for small groups of students to come together...to really explore a particular area of interest."
The large mural in the center hall of Sharples looms over Swarthmore diners every meal. Where did it come from? Who painted it? What exactly is it supposed to mean? The Gazette reveals it all.
This editorial was written collaboratively by the Daily Gazette's Editorial Board. Very soon, Swarthmore will have to select the next director of ITS. This is an important decision. Technology has [...]