Dean of Admissions explains how Swarthmore recruits and enrolls students while sustaining its test-optional policy amid national debates over standardized testing.
In this special Final Exams edition of Swat Says, students discuss their plans for winter break, reveal their most dreaded upcoming finals, and share their thoughts on the Swarthmore Marriage Pact.
Nayla Punjabi '26 shares her experiences at Middlebury's Experiential Learning Conference, where herself and two other Swarthmore students learned about systems mapping, a technique which encourages a holistic and strategic approach to problem-solving.
Genine Collins ’27 is a force to be reckoned with in the pool. On Nov. 8, the junior swimmer broke Swarthmore and Centennial Conference records in the 50 freestyle with a time of 23.25, beating out her previous 23.30 school record. For
Track and Field: On Friday, Dec 10., Swarthmore track and field traveled to Lancaster, PA, to compete in the Diplomat Open hosted by Franklin & Marshall College. The Garnet were one of fifteen colleges represented in the indoor meet, the first of
The National Hockey League’s (NHL) opening day was Oct. 7 this season. As you may know, the NHL sucks the last ounce of consumerism out of sports fans by making their season span six months of 82 games per team. In the
Recently, I have been conscientious of presence. The way one holds themselves. The way one walks with purpose. The way one eats alone in the glowing sunlight. Before college, I thought if one was by themself, it meant that they were lonely.
The second in a series of conversations with alumni, Sara Sargent ’07 is currently a senior executive editor at Penguin Random House. Like last week’s Grace Dignazio ’22, she’s pursued a career around writing, though the dates and details differ slightly …
One of my best friends has said, and I would have to agree, that Mary Lyon Hall (ML) would be the best dorm at Swarthmore — if not for the shuttle situation. I do not mean to say there is anything wrong
Last December, I noted in The Phoenix that globally 70% of free and fair elections in 2023 (and 85% in the second half) were won by the opposition, a marked uptick from prior years. Neither left nor right was consistently the winner;
“That’s alright, that’s okay, you’ll all work for us someday!” So went the chant from the avid fans of Swarthmore’s football team. I can imagine, dear readers, especially for those of you who are first-year students, that the absence of a football
Following an investigation into allegations of racial targeting and unauthorized searches, former Public Safety Officer Brendan Duke is no longer employed at Swarthmore College. The investigation was initiated after an incident with a Black student in March 2024. Investigators from the college
Students in Pennsylvania will play a critical role in the Nov. 5 elections. Pennsylvania is one of the most important battleground states needed to win this presidential election, especially since it has the largest number of electoral votes – nineteen – among
On Sept. 20, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Bhutan Tshering Tobgay, arrived in New York City to attend the High-Level Week of the 79th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). The following day, the prime minister held a dinner
During Tuesday night’s vice-presidential debate (which many Swatties watched at a viewing party in Sharples Commons) observers may have recalled a time when they expected Vice President Kamala Harris to select Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro to be up on that stage. Harris’s
On Monday, Sept. 30, Michael Hill, the director of public safety at Swarthmore College, issued an email to all students announcing the release of the “2024 Swarthmore College Annual Fire Safety and Security Report.” According to Hill, the report includes “information regarding
Christian Cooper, a birder, author, comics editor, and long-time advocate for social justice, came to Swarthmore Sept. 24 through 26 for a series called Walks and Talks. The series is part of the larger Cooper Series (no relation) and consisted of three
This past Sunday, Sept. 29, Kitao Art Gallery presented their First-Year Art Showcase. The showcase presented works by Benjamin Scully, Ivy Lin, Olivia Beck, Eleanor Xu, Dilahan Cavusaglu, Yu-jing Chen, Eleanor Hoover, Madelin Lopez, Ada Reddington, Alex Coley, Emma Shi, and Megumi