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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

Athlete of the Week: Charlotte Martin ’28

October 1, 2026
Charlotte Martin ’28 is a junior runner for the Swarthmore women’s cross country team. Hailing from Southlake, TX, Martin led the Garnet with a 17th-place finish at the Haverford Main Line Invitational event on Friday, Sept. 18. She ran a personal-record time

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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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SwatCoRe to facilitate course selection process and review

January 29, 2015
Earlier this month, a  new website called SwatCoRe was unveiled to Swarthmore students. Peng Zhao ’15 and Yenny Cheung ’16 designed SwatCoRe (Swarthmore Course Review) to help facilitate the course selection process. The site allows students to search courses in a user-friendly

A disappointing State of the Union

January 29, 2015
On January 20, President Obama delivered the annual State of the Union address to Congress. It was his sixth such address, but the first with a notably upbeat tone.  Not only did this edition mark the first time that Obama described the

Discovering the real face of Snapchat

January 29, 2015
On January 27, 2015, Swarthmore’s many Snapchat users received a snapchat ‘story’ from Team Snapchat itself. “Today we’re introducing Discover,” said the Team: “A new way to explore Stories from different editorial teams. It’s the result of collaboration with world-class leaders in

CAPS use jumps ten percent from previous year

January 29, 2015
Last year, 416 students — approximately 25 percent of the student body — used the college’s Counseling and Psychological Services. This represents an increase of over 10 percent from the previous year, and of almost 50 percent from the 2009-10 school year.
Vicky's Place is a breakfast restaurant in the Ville.

Vicky’s Place so cheap, totally delicious

January 29, 2015
Sixteen years have passed since Swarthmore’s residents announced their desire for a broader selection of restaurants in the Ville. Considering that we currently have a grand total of six restaurants, I’m not sure if their wishes did much good. However, foremost among

Musician, judge, and plant geneticist to receive honorary degrees

January 29, 2015
At this spring’s Commencement ceremony, Interim President Constance Hungerford will bestow honorary degrees on an esteemed musician and educator, a Delaware Supreme Court Justice and a renowned plant geneticist. John Alston, the founding director of the Chester Children’s Chorus, will receive one

“What can a sincere white person do?”

January 29, 2015
Author’s note:     Based on my personal experience talking about race, and about conflicts on campus more generally, I expected that the activists I interviewed would be most comfortable voicing their opinions under pseudonyms. However, reactions were much more varied than I
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