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 …
For the first time in two years, the Worldwide Swarthmore Radio Network (WSRN) is back on the air. Its first shows premiered in the first week of October. Over a century old, WSRN has been an integral part of the college’s history.
In McCabe Library, to the left of the main entrance, lies one of the largest collections of Quaker history in the world. This collection is known as the Friends Historical Library (FHL), and it has just celebrated 151 years of serving as
A while ago, my boyfriend sent me an Instagram post that, in his words, reminded him of me. The screenshotted tweet read, “Imagine you get murdered, and some girl skips your episode of ‘Forensic Files’ because it’s boring”. I laughed out loud
Alexis Metoyer ʼ23 started ballet accidentally at four years old when her mom put her in a class to help burn some excess energy. The choice to stick with it, though, has been Alexis’s every year since. A decade and a half
When I arrived in the lobby of the Frear Ensemble Theater fifteen minutes before “Bella Bateekh in: Out of Mind” was set to start, an usher told me to wait; the show hadn’t started yet, and no one could go inside and
Women’s Soccer: Swarthmore: 1, Dickinson College: 2 Swarthmore women’s soccer traveled to Carlisle, PA, on Saturday, Oct. 22 to face Dickinson College. The Red Devils found two goals early in the 15th and 22nd minutes to hold the lead at the end
It will be red all through October, and a bit through November, for the first time in Philadelphia since 2009. The Philadelphia Phillies baseball team has qualified for the World Series for the first time in thirteen years, bringing back long-awaited hope
Dani Pena ’24, a junior from Southlake, TX, is an offensive threat, leading Swarthmore volleyball to victory this season. She clocked her 1,000th career assist on Tuesday, Oct. 11, against Washington College, a major career milestone. She also currently leads the conference
Hurricane Ian is the deadliest hurricane to threaten the United States since Hurricane Katrina in 2005. Prior to the hurricane’s landfall near Fort Myers, FL, on Sept. 28, 2022, at 3 p.m, weather experts were uncertain about the path that the storm
Almost every Swarthmore student knows the dreaded feeling of reaching the point in the semester when they are low on Dining Dollars and Swat Points. Many students find it far more convenient to grab a quick bite in the middle of the