In the inaugural article of our new Opinions series “Office Hours,” various Swarthmore faculty members share their thoughts on the role of professors in services of the liberal arts.
In this edition of Swat Says, students share their favorite dining hall meal, reveal the craziest thing they've heard from a professor in class, and discuss the buildings with the worst vibes on campus.
Swarthmore women’s soccer forward Lauren Lior ’27 hails from Fairfield, CT, and is a graduate of Greens Farms Academy. During her first year with the Garnet, she had a stellar season, breaking into the starting lineup, and cementing herself as an integral
As we head into the middle of the fall semester, Swarthmore’s sports schedules will become increasingly busy. While exams and paper deadlines approach quickly, varsity athletic teams plunge into the middle of conference play, when the significance of winning is the most
In the post-COVID era, the art of dressing well seems to have slowly and sadly started to fade into antiquity. No longer are the schools of America flooded with fashion-forward students determined to dress their best. Chic jeans and sweaters are disappearing,
Welcome to “How To Do Things You Suck At,” every Swattie’s go-to guide on how to try something new and (eventually) succeed in it. Want to learn how to crochet? Play badminton? You’ve found the right place, then. Every month, you’ll follow
On Friday evening, Cunniff Hall was filled with students, faculty, staff, and community members eager to meet webcomics authors Shaenon Garrity of Narbonic, Howard Tayler of Schlock Mercenary, Rich Burlew [...]
This fall, the Office of Multicultural Affairs offered Swatties a new way to approach the subject of diversity. The Diversity Conversation Series, the first program of its kind, offered a [...]
As fall blusters in, theaters are offering a lineup of hopeful blockbusters ranging from distinctive little indies to epic scale films, magic and adventure to film noir and horror. A [...]
That fire horn can be pretty obnoxious, can't it? Perhaps many readers have learned to tune it out by now--I confess that even after four semesters I jump when I [...]
An overflow crowd of around 75 people filled the Alice Paul main lounge to debate the merits of closed groups on campus in the first Ring Discussion of the year. [...]
This weekend, Free Culture Swarthmore has planned Swarthmore's first-ever Webcomics Symposium. Even if you've never read a webcomic before, you should still consider taking a look at the symposium, which [...]
Canadian indie-rockers The New Pornographers will be this semester's Large-Scale Event, according to LSE Committee Chairman Douglas Gilchrist-Scott '09. The event will be held on November 10th in LPAC. Gilchrist-Scott [...]
The Swarthmore College Computing Society used a concept grant from SBC to create the Digital Darkroom, a resource for both serious and casual Swarthmore photographers. Mustafa Paksoy '07 was the [...]
On Sunday night, Swarthmore's resident new music ensemble, Orchestra 2001, directed by James Freeman, presented a diverse program to a crowded Lang Concert Hall. Though the pieces differed widely in [...]
This weekend the Kitao Gallery opened its "Back to School" Show, a collection of pieces by Swarthmore students created over the summer. Ranging from paints to black and white photography, [...]