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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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From the BiCo: BMC Announces New President

February 11, 2008
The search for the next President of Bryn Mawr College concluded last week as the committee announced Jane McAuliffe will follow President Nancy Vickers as BMC’s eighth president. The announcement came just a day after an open discussion forum about the process

Student Council 411: Amendments, Planning, and ITS

February 11, 2008
At yesterday's meeting, Student Council considered reports from Enlace Co-Presidents Grace Kaissal '10 and Isabel Rivera '10, discussed their upcoming event, discussed changing the composition of planning committees, reviewed their [...]

Sports Update 2/9

February 10, 2008
Scoreboard M. Swimming: Swarthmore 118, Dickinson 87 W. Basketball: Dickinson 70, Swarthmore 55 M. Basketball: Dickinson 74, Swarthmore 69 OT W. Swimming: Dickinson 111, Swarthmore 94 Women's Basketball - Dickinson [...]

What is the New Beijing?

February 9, 2008
Professor Lillian Li kicked off the History department's new Cities and History Colloquium on Friday with a lecture entitled "Beijing: History and Identity in the Olympic Age." Her talk, given [...]

Bryn Mawr Names New President

February 8, 2008
According to a press release from Bryn Mawr, "by a unanimous vote, the Board of Trustees of Bryn Mawr College today appointed Jane Dammen McAuliffe, Dean of the College of [...]

Me and Ronald Reagan

February 8, 2008
As a Swarthmore student, I can testify to the fact that guilt is a familiar emotion. While at Swarthmore, I feel guilty about the sex I don't have, the papers [...]
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