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Athlete of the Week: Lola Diaz ’26

April 30, 2026
Lola Diaz ’26, hailing from Portland, OR, and Marbella, Spain, has been an integral part of the Swarthmore women’s tennis team for the past four years. She has been awarded All-Centennial First Team Singles (2024) and All-Centennial First-Team Doubles (2024) and has

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The Moonlit Path

April 23, 2026
Megumi Jindo '28 reflects on her experience at Swarthmore so far and the passing of the baton in her Kizuna, Japanese club.

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Living the alt music dream at olde club

November 12, 2015
I grew up in Miami, Florida. The music scene, if you can even call it that, is uninspired. Nothing in Miami exists that is analogous to the underground house show scenes of Philly or Brooklyn or Portland or some other hip American

Aurora Winslade to begin as new Sustainability Director

November 12, 2015
On November 3, President Smith announced the hiring of Aurora Winslade as the new Sustainability Director of Swarthmore. Winslade currently works for Hawaii Energy, a conservation and energy efficiency program administered by Leidos Engineering under contract with the Hawaii Public Utilities Commission.

The self defeating dualism of a safe and intellectual campus

November 12, 2015
Editor’s note: This article was written and submitted before the events of Tuesday at Mizzou’s campus transpired. Content warning: Racial violence Yale University, University of Missouri and Wesleyan College have recently seen varying levels of national coverage for incidents concerning speech tolerance

College moves forward with plans for new BEP building

November 12, 2015
In its largest grounds project to date, the college has slated its new $120 million biology, engineering, and psychology (BEP) building to be constructed in the spring of 2017, with an expected completion date of August 2020. Serving as an extension to

A letter from Princeton to Swarthmore

November 12, 2015
I have to admit, I’m still not quite used to the title “President” in front of Valerie Smith’s name. It’s not for any other reason than the fact that I always knew her as my professor at Princeton University and seeing the

Eating green and dancing quietly in Philadelphia

November 12, 2015
Philadelphia and creativity are inextricably bound. After moving to the U.S. from Dubai, my greatest appreciation for Philadelphia was its quirky character, distinguished by the immense creativity that seems to reign all over the city. For example, The Magic Gardens, where

OASiS holds CUPSI team tryouts

November 12, 2015
Last Saturday night, 4 members of OASiS competed in a poetry slam for a spot on Swarthmore’s 2016 CUPSI team. The event was hosted by Vision, Artist Director for the Philadelphia Youth Poetry Movement and also Swarthmore CUPSI coach and judged by

Weekend Roundup

November 12, 2015
Women’s Soccer This weekend featured a whirlwind of emotions for the women’s soccer team. As the top seed in the Centennial Conference tournament, the Garnet had high expectations. In Saturday’s semifinals versus Ursinus, the team did not disappoint. Though the teams were
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