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 …
Earlier this week, the Momenta String Quartet ushered in another year of Swarthmore’s Midday Monday Concert Series. The four instrumentalists, Miranda Cuckson and Annaliesa Place on violins, Stephanie Griffin on [...]
Over the summer, Garikai Campbell '90, Associate Professor of Mathematics and Statistics, became Associate Dean for Academic Affairs. In his interview with the Daily Gazette, Dean Campbell discusses the ways in which he will draw on his experiences as a professor and
The Daily Gazette announces Jessica Thomaston '10 as this week's plant picks winner. Quick! Be the first to guess and get your five minutes of fame while becoming more familiar with the arboretum Swat calls home.
Today Old Tarble is used for Art Department studio space and secure storage, but the building has a long history. Here the Daily Gazette provides a brief history of the building along with photographs charting its history, including the fire and current
Noah Pang, freshman, started playing chess at age 5 and stopped at about age 12. He still managed to win nationals for the first 3 years of grade school, competed [...]
This week, the Math and Statistics Department presented its first colloquia of this year’s lecture series: Markov Chain Monte Carlo: Taking Advantage of Chance. Swarthmore stat professor Steve Wang (pronounced [...]
Although Swarthmore cut its fountain contract with Coke last October, the Board of Managers may reinstate the contract at their next meeting on the weekend of September 28th. The contract [...]
Last week's Plant Picks clue remains unsolved. The Daily Gazette has received several guesses, but no one has correctly identified the location. An additional hint: this plant genus/collection was featured [...]