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 …
Editor’s note: This article was initially published in The Daily Gazette, Swarthmore’s online, daily newspaper founded in Fall 1996. As of Fall 2018, the DG has merged with The Phoenix. See the about page to read more about the DG. This weekend
Editor’s note: This article was initially published in The Daily Gazette, Swarthmore’s online, daily newspaper founded in Fall 1996. As of Fall 2018, the DG has merged with The Phoenix. See the about page to read more about the DG. As a
The Swarthmore women’s soccer team advanced past Muhlenberg in their first Centennial Conference tournament game, defeating the Mules 1-0 to advance to take on Gettysburg in Saturday’s semifinal. Hannah Lichtenstein ’17’s 37th minute goal was all the Garnet needed, as the defense
When Max Weinstein ’19 began his trek through the Nepali Himalayas last month, he didn’t even own a pack. The soon-to-be Swarthmore student from Mountain Lakes, New Jersey had been working at a Happy House in the city of Pokhora, Nepal, for
I have always loved Halloween. When I was little, it meant spending long thrilling days on elaborate cardboard constructions with my family – notable products of our labor were my furry pink telephone and tooth costumes. I played dress up around the
Following months of construction, the Matchbox, Swarthmore’s new $5.3 million, three-story, 21,000-square-foot fitness and wellness center, officially opened on Monday. The building, built on the foundation of the old squash courts, is expected to improve the ability of student athletes to train
For better or worse, over the past decade, Americans from all socioeconomic backgrounds have developed a conspicuous and growing wariness of the United States’ public and private financial institutions. This phenomenon, placed in the context of the unprecedented scandals that have come
There are few worse feelings than that as you pant on a train platform and amused passengers stare at you from a slowly moving carriage. You miss out on something by just a few seconds and some strangers make fun of you,
Three calls were made from the college to the Swarthmore Borough Police Department during the Halloween party last Saturday. Although Worth Health Center has a policy against sharing detailed information regarding student use of its resources, director Beth Kotarski wrote in an
Academics are central to life at Swarthmore — Friday evening is largely indistinguishable from any other night here — both in and outside of the classroom, and many of us chose Swarthmore for precisely this reason. We pressed “send” on our applications