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Athlete of the Week: Lola Diaz ’26

April 30, 2026
Lola Diaz ’26, hailing from Portland, OR, and Marbella, Spain, has been an integral part of the Swarthmore women’s tennis team for the past four years. She has been awarded All-Centennial First Team Singles (2024) and All-Centennial First-Team Doubles (2024) and has

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The Moonlit Path

April 23, 2026
Megumi Jindo '28 reflects on her experience at Swarthmore so far and the passing of the baton in her Kizuna, Japanese club.

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College Goes No-Loans

December 12, 2007
When acceptance letters went out for the class of 2012 earlier this week, Swarthmore did not ask a single student to take on loans. And next year, one third of Swarthmore's population will receive much higher grants. Swarthmore has decided to do

ED Applications Way Up

December 12, 2007
Swarthmore has seen a 10% increase on Fall Early Decision applications this year, shooting from 273 to 302 in one year. But the number of acceptance letters didn't see the same increase, making Fall ED more competitive than ever before.

Alex Lerner, Guitar Hero

December 12, 2007
During October break, Alex Lerner '09 had planned to stay on campus. But one phone call changed that: he instead bought an $800 ticket onto a plane that left three hours later for L.A. Why? There was a Guitar Hero tournament, and

Sports Update 12/10

December 11, 2007
Moravian Greyhounds race past men's basketball... honors roll in for "the 2007 Philadelphia Inquirer Women's Soccer Academic Performer of the Year" and the second-winningest coach in Swarthmore basketball history, find out who inside.

SHIP Organizes Clothing Drive

December 11, 2007
During the weeks immediately before and after winter break, the student-run organization SHIP (Serving the Homeless In Philadelphia) will be collecting used clothing and blankets to bring to a shelter [...]
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