The college's endowment enjoyed stronger returns in 2024-25 than in the years before it. Chief Investment Officer Frank Grunseich contextualizes the numbers.
Wyatt Brannon '26 argues that, if students want to have some control over how the college operates, they should use the historically radical power of student government.
Former Opinions Editor Nathanael Brown takes a deep dive into the history of the Swarthmore CO-OP's intertwined, and sometime fraught, relationship with Swarthmore College.
Take the ultimate Swattie quiz and see — I bet you are a Swattie! Answers: If you mostly got 1), Yay, you belong at this school! You are the “Swattie” who wakes up right before class because you’ve worked your butt off
Additional reporting by Marina Lima Do you remember those days when the cool kids would all laugh at you for being "weird"? Or how about the time when that girl [...]
Philadelphia-based artist Charles Burwell is displaying his work at the List Gallery in LPAC through October 2. The college held a reception yesterday evening attended by the artist. The event [...]
Founded last spring to provide an unbiased view on the war in Iraq and fill the gaps in the media's coverage, Swarthmore's War News Radio (WNR) is about to start [...]
Swarthmore Theater Studies department professor Erin Mee spoke yesterday on the "theater of roots," a "post-colonial effort to decolonize Indian theater" whose goal is to establish a modern, universal, indigenous [...]
I am reminded that nothing worth doing is easy as I "spin the dial to the left 3-4 times to clear" for the five hundred and twenty-seventh time today, coming [...]
This year's jazz ensemble promises an unprecedented season of musical exploration, collaboration, performance, and, according to new director Drew Shanefield, a lot more improvisation. Listing such jazz influences as Miles [...]
Alex Kieft '06 will present his 30-minute short film, "Swarthmore Slump," starring Dwight Smith '08, Nikandre Kopcke, Neal Dandade '06, and Toby David '06 tonight at 9:00 and 9:45 in [...]
The week long residency of the East Coast Artists began yesterday with a lecture by Richard Schechner, the group's artistic director. Schechner, a professor at NYU, acclaimed director, and author [...]
With classes now in full swing and computers starting to break, Swarthmore students have begun flocking to ITS for technology help. But instead of the familiar dorm techs and the [...]
Additional reporting by Jon Peters Last week, much of the nation watched helplessly as Hurricane Katrina slammed into the Gulf Coast, displacing enormous populations and leaving thousands dead. The feeling [...]