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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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Pandemic Freshmen

April 9, 2021
When you’re a little kid, you have a general idea of what your first day in college will look like. Suitcases in hand and a backpack on your shoulders, you walk across a crowded campus, green as eager upperclassmen shove club posters

The 9 3/4 of Sharples: The Free Zone

April 9, 2021
There is a place in Sharples that is hidden in plain sight: the free zone. Unknown to many and all too familiar to some, it is a unique place. Every time I enter the dining hall with my friends, I repeat the

Swarthmore Ought to Commit to Open Access Research

April 9, 2021
Search Cell or The Lancet, two globally renowned biology and medical science journals, respectively, on Tripod, and they immediately appear under the search results. “Available online,” the search results read. At Swarthmore, institutional affiliation grants students, faculty, and alums free access to

The High Price of Remote Learning

April 3, 2021
March marked one year of the pandemic. One year of “unprecedented times” and emails “hoping to find you well.” Unfortunately, not everyone has been well this year.  According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, “Eighty percent of students around the

Spring Semester Sustainability, Worthmore Updates

April 3, 2021
From the roles of the Green Advisors to the use of take-out containers at Sharples, each member of the Office of Sustainability has had their roles affected by the pandemic. Though many things remain the same, the office has made some changes

Getting Honest About Quaker Values

April 2, 2021
For the love of God, or the Inner Light, or Lucretia Mott, or even William Penn, can Swatties please stop spouting off about “Quaker Values?” Last week, SGO treated our inboxes to yet another pious proclamation of these values, informing us all

Centennial Conference Moves On Without Tri-Co Participation

April 2, 2021
On March 5, 2021, the Centennial Conference announced that they would continue with a modified spring season starting March 20, 2021. The season includes conference matchups for baseball, men’s and women’s golf, men’s and women’s lacrosse, softball, men’s and women’s tennis, and
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