Latest Stories

Newsletter

Opinions

Arts

Sports

Athlete of the Week: Isabel Adam ’28

November 5, 2026
Outside hitter Isabel Adam ’28 has been lighting it up for the Swarthmore volleyball team this fall. She came into this season with extensive on-court experience, playing in all but one game in her first two years at Swarthmore, and earning All-Centennial

LeBron James: The 76ers’ New Addition

October 29, 2026
On a beautiful Friday afternoon, July 24, 2026, LeBron James announced to the world that he would continue his illustrious career by signing with the Philadelphia 76ers on a two-year, eight-million-dollar contract. Widely regarded as the best professional basketball player of all

USWNT Wins Friendly Against Spain in Chester, PA

October 29, 2026
A crowd of 18,000 chants in unison to the beat of the fan section drums. It’s the 86th minute of the match, and the U.S. Women’s National Team is down 2-1 to reigning World Cup Champions, Spain. The beat continues. The left

Features

More

Sports Update

January 5, 2008
Scoreboard M. Basketball Swarthmore 89, FDU-Florham 84 MEN'S BASKETBALL: Wolf, Garnet Snap Skid SALEM, Va. - Swarthmore senior Steve Wolf scored a season-high 31 points as the Garnet (3-7) broke [...]

Sports Update

January 4, 2008
Scoreboard Men's Basketball Ferrum 101, Swarthmore 92 OT MEN'S BASKETBALL: Kurman Sets Personal-Best, Garnet Fall in OT SALEM, Va. - Swarthmore senior guard Matt Kurman scored a career-high 23 points [...]

Swarthmore’s Soldiers

December 13, 2007
Last year, Jon Petkun ’07 was a finalist in the first Mr. Swarthmore competition. His acclaimed performance had him wearing a blue leotard and performing self-described “patriotic ribbon dance.” He served as Vice President of the Young Democrats and he describes his

Swat Dungeons & Dragons, Now Better than Ever

December 13, 2007
Santa (or should I say Sauron?) came early to Psi Phi this year, as the aptly named club received $688 to spend on Dungeons and Dragons materials as part of an "Expand Your Role" grant from Wizards of the Coast, the company

What was the Hallowell House Dedication?

December 13, 2007
Some students may have noticed an event posted on the campus calendar by the Development Office yesterday entitled "Hallowell House Dedication". Since no description was provided, the Gazette decided to [...]

Jamboree Showcases A Capella Scene

December 13, 2007
This semester’s Jamboree featured all six campus a capella groups, singing renditions of everything from current chart-toppers to classics from the sixteenth century. All of the material was quite good, [...]

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.