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Athlete of the Week: Iris Barone ’26

April 16, 2026
Katie Kerman: Congratulations on your Centennial Athlete of the Week award and becoming the program’s all-time leader in triples and stolen-bases! Can you take us through those moments when you broke two program records and how you and your team celebrated? Iris

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Hey Mom

April 16, 2026
Corinne Lafont '26 writes a touching piece about her Mom in honor of Mother's Day.

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Instagram Account Spotlights Campus’ Furry Friends

October 20, 2022
Finding cute dogs on the Swarthmore campus can be an exciting break in a hectic day. Now, thanks to the @swarthmoredogspotting2 Instagram account, students and interested followers can get to know the pets that pass through Swarthmore’s campus, even if they don’t

Nature’s Murmur

October 20, 2022
Timescale Chauvinism is the idea that people exhibit bias in favor of their normal pace of existence. Daniel Dennett, in his book “Kinds of Minds”, proposes this concept to explain that people tend to disregard intelligence at a slower speed. Take a

My Chemical Romance and the Ghost of Fall Break

October 20, 2022
Breaks are typically a breath of fresh air — a welcome detox from the overwhelming nature of academia. Breaks are something to look forward to and help cut the monotony of seemingly endless exams, papers, and demanding extracurriculars. After all, nothing beats

Part 1 of 3: Rachel’s Trial

October 20, 2022
At a big university surrounded by the sounds and lights of a city, there was nothing unusual in the air. College students were being let out of their classrooms, and droves of relaxed voices resounded throughout the massive, marble-encrusted hallways, filled with

Goodbye Sharples

October 20, 2022
It’s about 5 p.m. on a Tuesday in August, and I am sitting in a big, empty, dim room. Medieval-looking chandeliers hang above my head. Stationed around me at a long, rectangular table are other first-year Swarthmore students in my social justice

Quadruple Jump Lands US Skater in the History Books

October 20, 2022
Figure skating season is in the middle of its fall international competitions, with the Grand Prix circuit starting next week and multiple lower-level competitions having been held in the past month. Though Skate America hasn’t been held yet, one US figure skater

Swarthmore Athletics Weekly Recap

October 20, 2022
Men’s Golf: The Melee On Saturday, Oct. 15, and Sunday, Oct. 16, the Swarthmore golf team competed at The Melee at the Riverside Country Club in Easton, PA. After the opening round, the Garnet were tied for second place with a team
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