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Athlete of the Week: Kenny Relovsky ’27

April 2, 2026
Kenny Relovsky, a junior from Ringwood, NJ, competes for Swarthmore track and field. He runs various events and has shown onlookers his abilities over the course of three seasons. He has career bests in the 800m (1:54.38), 1500m (3:55.89), the mile (4:16.63),

Athlete of the Week: Leor Kedar ’28

March 26, 2026
Sophomore baseball player Leor Kedar ’28 is a must-watch when he steps up to the plate. On the Garnet’s Spring Break trip to South Carolina, where they faced four teams across seven games, Kedar racked up eleven runs, eighteen hits, twelve Runs

Thank You, Swarthmore Women’s Soccer

March 26, 2026
Swarthmore Soccer senior Isa Specchierla reflects on her time with the team During this past Winter Break, 30 minutes into playing in a Sunday adult league pick-up game (as a washed-up, now-retired senior collegiate athlete does), I was hit with an overwhelming

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Weekend roundup

November 17, 2006
Love music, love to dance? This weekend Swat and Philadelphia boast a plethora of picks for things to do on your last weekend before Thanksgiving break. So take a break [...]

NCAAs-bound runner Nyika Corbett ’10

November 16, 2006
Garnet freshman super-runner Nyika Corbett recently qualified for this Saturday's NCAA Division III Women's Cross Country Championships. The Gazette sat down with Corbett and discussed everything from chasing down deer [...]

A look at a smattering of spring courses

November 15, 2006
Many classes at Swarthmore are regulars. Economics students know to expect Intermediate Microeconomics in the fall and in Political Science the four introduction courses are offered every semester, without fail. [...]

What’s up with the new spam blocker?

November 15, 2006
Last week, members of the Swarthmore community should have noticed a change in their e-mail inboxes: less spam. The college used to use the open-source SpamAssassin filter to keep viruses [...]

A glance at Swarthmore’s Quaker roots

November 14, 2006
In 1864 the "corporation of Swarthmore College" was established after several years of planning on the part of Quakers who were hoping to establish higher education opportunities to both young [...]

Easy pickings

November 13, 2006
Wandering down the hall, one thought courses through my mind: will Katie have pistachios? If not, perhaps Arielle will have some chocolate chip cookies. Of course, dinner is only in [...]
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