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 …
Last weekend the Philadelphia Orchestra opened its 2007-2008 concert season with a concert of Tchaikovsky's 1st symphony and Stravinsky's The Rite of Spring , conducted by music director Christoph Eschenbach. [...]
Brooklyn-based retro rockers Earl Greyhound played Olde Club on Saturday night, to great success. “During a recent Earl Greyhound show, one audience member turned to another and said, ‘Why aren’t they signed to a major yet?’ ‘They’re still playing,’ his friend quipped.”
Student Council held a meeting with Dining Services last week to discuss issues such as the possibility of a soft-serve ice cream machine, the cracked tile (to be fixed over [...]
Hip hop artists Rebel Diaz performed in Olde Club Friday night, rapping about such topics as immigration reform, Puerto Rican independence, women's rights, and, of course, revolution.
This month, the Lang Center for Civic and Social Responsibility is holding a toiletry drive as part of United Way’s sixteenth annual “Days of Caring” event. Days of Caring (this [...]
Restaurant Week and the Philadelphia Orchestra give good reason to go into the city this weekend. Held twice a year, Restaurant Week is perfect for college students who still want to enjoy a fancier dinner at some of Philly's best establishments. At
Scoreboard Field Hockey Elizabethtown 3, Swarthmore 2 OT Cross Country at Main Line Invitational FIELD HOCKEY: Blue Jays Squirt Past Garnet in OT SWARTHMORE, Pa. - Elizabethtown sophomore Megan Angstadt [...]