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 …
In response to Jose Aleman's editorial printed in The Phoenix on 4/05/07, we apologize to Aleman and anyone else we offended with the "Identity Studies" article. Our intent was not [...]
Nabil Khan '07, along with Veronica Chao Lim '07 and Tracy Kwon '07, were recently awarded the prestigious Fulbright Grant. The Daily Gazette sat down with Nabil to discuss his [...]
On Wednesday night, a diverse panel from the Bryson Institute of Philadelphia shared their experiences as young LGBTQ people in an event sponsored by Peace Week, SQU, and Feminist Majority. [...]
Have you been seeing more course evaluations recently? The extra evaluations come out of four recommendations made by an assessment planning committee. According to Professor Thomas Stephenson, the current head [...]
The "Thanksgiving in the Spring" initiative was presented to Curriculum Committee, where discussion was tabled until next semester. Although frustrated by this setback, Student Council is continuing to meet with [...]
We asked Ralph Thayer, Director of Maintenance, what was being done to fix these leaks. He wrote in an e-mail, "The roof leak in Lang Music was isolated and repaired [...]
This past week, the walls of the Science Center were covered with posters warning students to study elsewhere, as 150 middle schools girls would be running around the Science Commons [...]
"Krunkfest" (also known as Crunkfest) is an esoteric annual Swarthmore tradition involving an elaborate scavenger hunt that includes searching for objects, locations, and behaviors. The event is not typically advertised [...]
Swarthmore's annual APIA month started this past weekend with the Mangoes with Chili cabaret by queer performers of color, but there are still many events left to attend--to eat tasty [...]
Walking around Swarthmore, many students have noticed a new addition to Mertz--a small solar panel dangling out of one of the dorm's windows. The Gazette just caught up with Lauren [...]