Millions of Americans will go to the polls next Tuesday amidst rising political dissatisfaction. Here’s what Swatties will see on their ballots, as well
Trajan Finarelli '30 argues that we should be open to considering the potential merits of stricter Voter ID legislation and proposes some solutions of his own.
In this edition of Swat Says, students rank Tri-Co mascots, weigh in on the Garnet Weekend and Halloween overlap, and reflect on their caffeine habits.
Outside hitter Isabel Adam ’28 has been lighting it up for the Swarthmore volleyball team this fall. She came into this season with extensive on-court experience, playing in all but one game in her first two years at Swarthmore, and earning All-Centennial
On a beautiful Friday afternoon, July 24, 2026, LeBron James announced to the world that he would continue his illustrious career by signing with the Philadelphia 76ers on a two-year, eight-million-dollar contract. Widely regarded as the best professional basketball player of all
A crowd of 18,000 chants in unison to the beat of the fan section drums. It’s the 86th minute of the match, and the U.S. Women’s National Team is down 2-1 to reigning World Cup Champions, Spain. The beat continues. The left
Female orgasms are everywhere. I’m pretty sure I learned the word “orgasm” at the age of five from reading the covers of Cosmo sold in the checkout line at the grocery store, where phrases like “HOW TO CLIMAX TOGETHER,” “THE 7 BEST
SwatFems is a feminist group that has been on campus since the 1980s, where members meet weekly to discuss a current topic or multiple topics of interest relating to feminism. Tessa Rhinehart ’17, a member of SwatFems, describes the group’s meetings as
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
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
The 2014-15 NBA season has been a breath of fresh air for most NBA fans. Teams that have dominated the NBA playoffs the past three years were either broken apart in free agency (Miami) or decimated by injuries (OKC, San Antonio
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
Last December, 100 students and faculty rallied to deliver a petition to the Board of Managers, signed by over 800 students, 300 alumni, and 56 faculty, calling on them to divest. Since then, support for divestment has only grown. Now, over 1500
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.
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
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