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Athlete of the Week: Lola Diaz ’26

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April 30, 2026
Lola Diaz ’26, hailing from Portland, OR, and Marbella, Spain, has been an integral part of the Swarthmore women’s tennis team for the past four years. She has been awarded All-Centennial First Team Singles (2024) and All-Centennial First-Team Doubles (2024) and has

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The Moonlit Path

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April 23, 2026
Megumi Jindo '28 reflects on her experience at Swarthmore so far and the passing of the baton in her Kizuna, Japanese club.

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Love In This (Olde) Club

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September 13, 2012
Let’s set the scene. You’re out on a Saturday night and you want to have a great time and meet a new face. Music is blaring, people are laughing, the floor is sticky & gross and—when you put your swoggles on—that cutie

Rendering Swarthmore Politics

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September 13, 2012
One of Swarthmore’s legendary Political Science professors, discussing campus politics last year, reminded me, “Render unto Caesar the things which are Caesar’s, and unto God the things that are God’s.” In other words, when you’re a citizen in this state called Swarthmore,

Where’s the Policy? Candidates Leave Us Guessing

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September 13, 2012
President Obama and Governor Romney each seek to cast 2012 as the most important election year in modern memory — Obama by claiming that the middle class will suffer under his opponent and Romney by forecasting a fiscal crisis in a second

Activist Picnic Hosts Breadth of Student Groups

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September 12, 2012
Swarthmore activists gathered this past Saturday afternoon for the activist orientation picnic, having relaxed conservations and sharing new activities plans. Swarthmore Feminists, Swatties for a Dream, STAND, Swarthmore Chinese Society, Students for Peace and Justice in Palestine, Swarthmore Labor Action Project were

Pointing Out Changes in the Meal Plan

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September 12, 2012
Unlike most rumors, the one relating to the increase in dining points is true. During a management planning meeting in early July, Swarthmore’s Dining Services decided that the meal plan was due for a change. “We looked at our budget and decided

Q&A: The Girl Who Applied While the World Watched

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September 12, 2012
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. Most of

Stay Local and Indulge at Compendium Boutique

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September 12, 2012
Compendium Boutique Rating: 4.5 out of 5 23 S Chester Road Swarthmore, PA 19081 610-543-0283 info@compendiumboutique.com Compendium Boutique is a co-op which offers a variety of clothing and accessories for women and children from up-and-coming designers. It is unique in that it

A Senior’s Fresh Take on the Arts at Swarthmore

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September 12, 2012
In January of 2012, a month remarkable for little else but the nosehair freezing cold in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, I explored the full archive of author interviews conducted by The Paris Review since its establishment in 1953. Still a mostly aspiring writer, I

Dorm Dive: Steven Gu and Harshil Sahai

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September 12, 2012
Steven Gu ‘15 Urban Studies, Political Science King of Prussia, PA Harshil Sahai ‘15 Economics, Mathematics Saratoga, CA Larger than most doubles, facing the Crum and with large windows, rooms flanking the ends of Dana and Hallowell rooms are now prime dorm
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