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Men’s Basketball Reflects on Asia Trip

October 1, 2026
College basketball seasons are known for loud gyms, nighttime bus rides, and conference rivalries. Our trip to South Korea and China this August was quite the opposite. Beyond being competitive, it offered a chance to immerse ourselves in the culture and realize

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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Sonic Bodies: A Reflection on Taiko and Emotions

October 10, 2024
On Saturday, Oct. 5, the Swarthmore community welcomed taiko legend Eitetsu Hayashi and his ensemble Fu-Un no Kai in the Lang Performing Arts Center’s Pearson Hall Theatre, for their concert “Sonic Bodies.” The concert is the final event of Hayashi’s stay at

Athlete of the Week: Elizabeth Page ’28

October 10, 2024
Elizabeth Page ’28 is a first-year cross country runner from Anchorage, Alaska. She led the Garnet women’s cross country team with a 49th place finish out of 387 runners in the Paul Short Run on Saturday at Lehigh University. She completed the

Red Light on the Blue Route

October 10, 2024
Those of you who spend your time looking at maps of highways in Delaware County have likely noticed a weird bow in the route of I-476, commonly called the Blue Route. For those who do not, I will quickly summarize. I-476 runs

The Moral Relativity of Ultra-Processed Food

October 10, 2024
The introduction and assimilation of ultra-processed food as an integral part of our food chain has brought with it a host of arguments, concerns, and complaints about the legal responsibilities of food companies. To be clear, this piece is not one of

Over the Rainbow

October 10, 2024
The song “Over the Rainbow,” as performed by the Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square, ought to be played alongside this piece. I exit from Sharples on a beautiful sunny day and walk the long, winding path that runs to Magill Walk halfway

Swarthmore Athletics Weekly Recap

October 10, 2024
Men’s Cross Country Paul Short Run, 37th out of 41 On Saturday afternoon, Swarthmore men’s cross country competed in the Paul Short Run at Lehigh University. They placed 37th out of 41 teams on the 50th year of the 8-kilometer course. Swarthmore’s

Marriage Pact Helps Swatties Fall in Love

October 3, 2024
On Monday Sept. 30, a mysterious survey asking students about topics ranging from their religion to their sex lives started circulating around Swarthmore College. No emails or links were sent to the student body, but through word of mouth, by 8:30 that
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