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Swarthmore Fall Teams Close Out the Regular Season

October 22, 2026
As the weather at Swarthmore has chilled considerably since the beginning of the fall sports season, the Garnet must turn up their competitive heat. Field Hockey | Overall: 10-4 | Conference: 6-1 Led by Head Coach Hannah Harris, Swarthmore field hockey continues

Athlete of the Week: Melissa Eyer ’28

October 8, 2026
Junior Melissa Eyer ’28 is a force to be reckoned with on the volleyball court. In her third collegiate season, the libero continues to anchor the Garnet defense. In her freshman year, Eyer swept the Centennial Conference Rookie of the Year, Centennial

A Day in the Life of a Volleyball Player

October 8, 2026
Before arriving at Swarthmore, I thought I knew what being a collegiate student-athlete would look like. Although most of the basics are as expected, there are many small thrills and daily traditions ingrained in my life that I would never have anticipated

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Sweet Exhale

October 22, 2026
Megumi Jindo '28 writes a poem about what it feels like when the first sweeps of autumn fall: solemn and quiet.

On Living Liminally

October 8, 2026
Kush Kaur ’28 reflects on her relationship with her Nani ma’s house — a place intertwined with her hometown, past, family, and sense of self.

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My Squirrel Day in “Engwish”

March 17, 2022
What a beautiful day. The air is warm with anticipation for spring, with the sun warming my arching back as I stretch. My tree, or “Mossy” as I know him, is located a couple of squirrel lengths from the stony paths that

Worthstock 2022 Begins Planning Phase

March 17, 2022
It’s official: Worthstock is back. Worthstock, a beloved Swarthmore tradition, happens during the last Sunday before the finals of the spring semester in which the College hosts a band or artist that plays live music in the Worth courtyard. Usually, food, bounce

Manfred Strikes Out: MLB Players Demand Improved Pay

March 17, 2022
After a 99-day strike, baseball is back! For those of you who were unaware, the Major League Baseball Association and the MLB Players association had been unable to reach a collective bargaining agreement after the previous one expired. The strike-out led to

“The House” (2022) Review

March 17, 2022
The last film I reviewed, The French Dispatch, was a compilation of journalistic stories. This week’s film is an anthology of a very different nature. The House (2022) is a British stop-motion animation comprising three distinct sections, each with a different director

Make Compassion and Understanding the New Normal

March 17, 2022
As we settle into this new normal “post” pandemic, many colleges around the country have begun to revise and update their COVID policies to reflect the most current trends in local areas. For example, the University of Pennsylvania recently announced that masking

The Anti-War Left Should Stop Westplaining

March 17, 2022
The full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine has lasted nearly a month, killing over 3000 civilians and wounding more than 10000 of them. The humanitarian crisis has attracted much attention on campus, with students organizing vigils and fundraisers for disaster relief. Some progressives

Weekly Recap

March 17, 2022
Baseball Swarthmore baseball competed in the Snowbird Spring Break Classic in Port Charlotte, FL, from March 5-9. The Garnet posted a 3-5 win-loss record at the classic. Swarthmore: 2, Heidelberg: 14 On opening day, the Garnet faced both Heidelberg and Misericordia, picking
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