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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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Swarthmore Basketball Gets After It Over Break

January 30, 2020
After only eight days of winter break, the Swarthmore Men’s and Women’s Basketball teams returned to campus to practice and play six games. From Dec. 29 to the start of the second semester on Jan. 22, the women’s team had six Centennial

Artist of the Week Serena Yang ’23

January 30, 2020
Serena Yang ’23 is from New York City. She is our very first artist of the week who is a writer! Yang is in OASIS, on the editorial board of Small Craft Warnings, and hosts a WSRN radio show. She is also

The New York Times Was Right to Endorse Two Candidates

January 30, 2020
On Jan. 19, the New York Times endorsed two Democratic candidates for president: Senators Elizabeth Warren and Amy Klobuchar. The Times editorial made the case that Warren and Klobuchar are the best representatives of the progressive and moderate wings of the Democratic

Athlete of the Week: Dana Bandurick ’23

December 8, 2019
Dana Bandurick is first-year women’s basketball player from New Hope, Pennsylvania and a graduate of Council Rock High School North. Bandurick led the Garnet to a 61-55 victory over Washington College on Tuesday, November 26th. She registered 14 points, 3 steals, 2

Looping You In On Looped

December 5, 2019
On Nov. 16, a portion of the student body received an email on their Swarthmore.edu addresses from an app called “Looped.” The emails were identical, and they invited students to “find out” more about a featured post: “So, is the university going

Swarthmore Fall Sports Recap

December 5, 2019
In the Fall of 2019, Swarthmore’s athletic teams leaped to new heights, continuing the upward trend in Garnet performance in recent years. Men and women’s cross country each had excellent seasons, continuing to build on previous seasons. The men’s team placed eighth
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