Olivia Huang ’29 challenges the popular belief that increasing reliance on artificial intelligence is unavoidable and urges readers to embrace the human spirit.
In this edition of Swat Says, students reveal their go-to news sources, share which bad habits they would be willing to give up for a month, and reflect on the 2026 midterm elections.
First-year Dylan Myrick is a freestyle, Individual Medley (IM), and breaststroke specialist for the Swarthmore men’s swim team. The Eugene, OR resident swam at his first collegiate meet on Oct. 24, where Swarthmore, Franklin & Marshall College, Ursinus College, and Dickinson College
For much of Swarthmore’s history, students faced the reality of Sharples’ abbreviated hours: if you didn’t make it by the 8 p.m. closing time, you were going into the night without dinner. Student athletes would oftentimes be forced into rushing to the
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 Monday, Feb. 17, Swarthmore’s political science department hosted a panel to discuss the first month of President Donald Trump’s term and the characterization of the U.S. as in the midst of a constitutional crisis. The event, moderated by political science professor
In December 2024, the Eugene M. Lang Center for Civic and Social Responsibility announced the Lang Opportunity Scholarship (LOS) winners from the Class of 2027: Amelia Crill, Sarah Cymrot, Pedro Ennes, and Chung Sze Kwok. This cohort joins the hundreds of Lang
On Wednesday, Feb. 12, Sara Zewde, a landscape architect and founding principal of Studio Zewde, gave this year’s Lee Frank Lecture in Art History. The lecture, delivered to a packed, engaged room of students and faculty, was introduced by Associate Professor and
Women’s Basketball Swarthmore College 59 vs. Ursinus College 75 In their thirteenth conference game, Swarthmore Women’s Basketball team fell to Ursinus College in Collegeville, PA. The first quarter saw a relentless Bears offense that opened the score with a 3-pointer. 3:34 into
When I think of the first person I’d want to interview for AOTW, it would be Nico Johnson ’26. Having the chance to collaborate with him on two theater pieces, I’ve seen firsthand his infectious energy and remarkable ability to bring characters
Theo Teszler is a first-year Track and Field athlete from Newton, MA. He went to Newton North High School and is a prospective engineering major. Teszler predominantly runs the 400-meter race and has now broken two programs records in this event. Katie
Robert Frost famously said: “One who concerns himself with the sound of sense more than the subject is an artist.” What is beyond an artist? What is beyond art? What do you call someone who masterfully weaves words and sounds, and stitches
Cayla and I were discussing the horses in New York. People were protesting the horse-drawn carriages that carry people around Central Park; they said that it was unethical for the horses to be confined to the sidewalk-laden environment. That the horses should
Episode 1 of Dorms on Campus We all live in dorms. That’s a given for 95% of the student body. I think there’s a universal experience that each Swattie goes through during their time here, and that’s the oh-so-wonderful dormitory life! Dormitory
On Sunday, Feb. 9, the Philadelphia Eagles defeated the Kansas City Chiefs 40-22, earning their second championship in franchise history. There was no question about who would come out on top, as the Eagles scored 34 unanswered points before the Chiefs responded