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Athlete of the Week: Tate Garcia ’26

March 19, 2026
Tate Garcia ’26, a senior from Honolulu, HI, has become a shot put powerhouse for the Swarthmore track and field team. She began her college debut with an outstanding 2023 outdoor season, taking the silver medal in the discus throw (37.81m) at

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Swat in Summary: the challenge of defining our values

April 26, 2012
One of the most admirable aspects of the final Strategic Directions document is its emphasis on core values and Swarthmore’s culture. The Strategic Plan bases its concrete recommendations on an identification of Swat’s core values in Rebecca Chopp’s words: “Our singular commitment

Baseball celebrates Senior Day with sweep of F&M

April 26, 2012
As far as Senior Days go, it would be difficult to find a more perfect one than last Saturday, April 21, when the baseball team dominated conference opponent Franklin and Marshall 13-5 and 19-0 in the last home games for the class

Phillies showing their age in the early going

April 26, 2012
So far, the spring has left me very frustrated. Not frustrated like most dogs are before you get them ‘fixed,’ but I suppose ‘agitated’ would be a better word. The Phillies have begun what looks to be a disappointing season, and one

Corinne Sommi

April 26, 2012
WHAT SHE’S DONE: Sommi’s two goals and two assists in Swarthmore’s win over Haverford helped catapult the team into the conference playoffs. FAVORITE CAREER MOMENT: “Beating Dickinson [this year]-best game we have ever played as a team.” WHAT MAKING THE PLAYOFFS MEANS TO HER: “[It proves] to the conference

Peace Collection brings Rustin exhibit to McCabe

April 26, 2012
McCabe Library is currently displaying an exhibition on the life and work of renowned social activist Bayard Rustin. The exhibit is entitled “Bayard Rustin: Passionate Prophet for Racial Equality, Peace and Social Justice” and will remain on display on McCabe’s first floor

Project shows corporate involvement in occupation

April 26, 2012
Students walking the path across the Science Center Lawn this week could not help but walk through a chain-link enclosure sprinkled with potted trees whose leaves intermingled with instantly-recognizable logos of international corporations. The display, called “Fruits of the Occupation”, was created

Unbudgeted leadership in the United States Senate

April 26, 2012
Depending on your political beat, Congressman Paul Ryan is either a neatly-combed, responsible Midwesterner with some budgetary bravery, or an entitlement-slashing, Ayn Rand-worshiping fiend disguised as a harmless congressional geek. Jekyll and Hyde have apparently arrived on the House floor. I, for
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