In this edition of Swat Says, students reveal their campus priorities, discuss the time-honored Swat tradition of Screw Your Roommate, and share surprising thoughts on sports teams at Swarthmore.
In this edition of Swat Says, students reflect on fall break, discuss common stereotypes of Swarthmore students, and reveal their biggest campus pet peeves.
Dahlia Bedward, a senior hailing from Altholton High School in Columbia, MD, saw a combined six games over the course of her first three years at Swarthmore. In her second season, she started one game and appeared in four, making seven saves
The Seattle Mariners franchise has had some quietly demoralizing statistics across its shameful 48 years in action. The Mariners held the longest active playoff drought in North American sports history, spanning 21 years, and ended it with a Wild Card playoff berth
Jennifer Chipman Bloom is a Pittsburgh, PA, native, former professional ballet dancer, and associate in dance performance at Swarthmore. As a young girl, she watched Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre (PBT) perform “The Nutcracker.” By the end of the performance, Chipman Bloom knew she
Assistant Professor of Sociology Salvador Rangel sits down with Rafael Karpowitz '27 to discuss his life experiences and thoughts on sociology, higher education, and the current political environment.
The collective familiarity of Swarthmore students with Chester is diverse. In other words, it is not shared. Most likely, interactions with or discussions about the city are tangentially related — and limited — to education department placements, community fellowships awarded through the
Bored? Tired of lounging around campus with nothing to do? Looking for something to fill up your gigantic blocks of free time? Check out these developing Swarthmore clubs to beat back that weekday boredom. Shogi Club The Swarthmore College Shogi Club was
Reading was once a valued pastime. If one was educated, he or she was expected to read. But reading was rapidly replaced by lazier forms of entertainment, and is now largely seen as a boring activity at best, and a painful academic
If you haven’t heard LIVELOVEA$AP by the controversial Harlem rapper, A$AP Rocky, then be sure to pay close attention. Over the past year, the gold-toothed 23 year old has made a serious splash in the world of rap and hip-hop. The videos
Browsing the beer aisle of your local neighborhood store is like strolling through the library. The shelves from floor to ceiling are filled with names and images — some well known, some familiar and others entirely alien. When you or a friend
When thinking of a traditional orchestra performance, one image comes to mind: an incredibly large ensemble, toiling through a long and complex three-movement symphony. We even imagine the classical and traditional sounds of a violin, viola or cello in a Schubert or
On Thursday, Jan. 26, Professor Bob Rehak of film and media studies delivered a lecture as a part of Swarthmore’s Faculty Lecture Series. Following his lecture, Rehak then took questions from the audience. This was the first talk of the spring semester
Caitlin Sequira & Jillian Ma Kyle, the smallest dorm at Swarthmore College, has just eight occupants, all of whom are female. Nestled next to the Lang Center for Civic and Social Responsibility, it maintains a quiet presence on campus. Sophomores Caitlin Sequira
After being blocked by Jewish lobbyists in Oakland, California, an exhibit of drawings by Palestinian children in the Gaza Strip will be coming to Swarthmore on April 6. The project’s originator and organizer, Susan Johnson, met with the Students for Peace and
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. This Spring