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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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Sports Update 1/26

February 1, 2008
Scoreboard W. Basketball: Swarthmore 57, Haverford 56 M. Basketball: Haverford 63, Swarthmore 53 W. Swimming: Swarthmore 113, Bryn Mawr 78 Women's Basketball - Stockbower Rebounds Team for Win The Swarthmore [...]

Tri-Co Makes February Green

February 1, 2008
Earthlust, Swarthmore’s environmental group, is combining forces with Bryn Mawr Greenies and Haverford Earthquakers in a new event called Tri-Co Energy Competition. The event aims to motivate students to actively [...]

A Short Lesson in German Grammar

February 1, 2008
This is the German-English dictionary I use. If that doesn't help, ask your German-major friends: we're always happy to help! What is certainly the best misunderstanding of the trip so [...]

Out to Lunch in Philadelphia

January 31, 2008
I often go into Philly on Friday afternoons to catch matinée concerts of the Philadelphia Orchestra and take the opportunity to go out to eat in Center City. Going out [...]

College Corner: Is God Green?

January 31, 2008
Professor Mark Wallace is a unique professor in Swarthmore’s Religion department as a specialist in both spirituality and environmentalist issues. He is currently on sabbatical and researching the spiritual source [...]

Mikio Akagi ’08 Leads Philosophy Course

January 31, 2008
Mikio Akagi '08 is teaching three other students in a philosophy course entitled “Empiricism and Language in Twentieth-Century Analytic Philosophy” (PHIL 089S) this spring. The objective of the course is [...]

ITS Explains Email Outage

January 30, 2008
Many students were frustrated to find themselves unable to access their email over the web this past weekend. According to Robin Jacobson, Associated Director of Client Services at ITS, the [...]
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