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
Swarthmore welcomed writer and journalist Alfred Lubrano to talk about his latest book "Limbo: Blue Collar Roots, White Collar Dreams" on Tuesday. One of the featured speakers for Class Awareness [...]
Benjamin Braddock, the protagonist of "The Graduate", was not the first or the last college student who wanted their future to be "different". Theresa Williamson '97 found herself in doing [...]
This week, the Department of Mathematics and Statistics welcomed Andrew Gelman of Columbia University as this year's Arnold Dresden Lecture Series speaker. The Lecture Series invites its participants to give [...]
The Scheuer Room was packed full for the second of the "Perspectives on the Humanities" lecture, presented by Lawrence Weschler on the topic of "Serenity and Terror in Vermeer, and [...]
He enters. An unimposing man squatting by the side of the stage watching an open-mic arises and takes on the role of Regie Cabico, poet, comedian, performance artist, and general [...]
Doug Herren, a noted ceramicist, will be displaying his artwork at the List Gallery from now until November 6. The Gallery held a well-attended reception this past Friday to showcase [...]
Ben Brantley '77, the chief theater critic of the New York Times, spoke Friday on the state of Broadway (dire) and theater generally (not quite so dire). Brantley posited that [...]
The Swarthmore Peace Collection recently unveiled an exhibit in McCabe's glass display cases. Titled "Celebrating 75 Years of the Swarthmore Peace Collection," it focuses on the ways that researchers have [...]
This week is Arts & Culture Week in Philadelphia, meaning lots of cheap or even free entertainment in the city. Many prominent organizations are offering half price tickets, such as [...]
For the first time in recent memory, Swarthmore will take part in a distinguished tradition: there will be a screening of the cult classic "Rocky Horror Picture Show", famous for [...]