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.
Before Worthstock, the LSE, or even Olde Club, there was the Swarthmore Folk Festival. For a few decades, Swarthmore became the center of the folk music world for one spring weekend each year.
Recently, Nell Bang-Jensen ’11 was granted a Watson Fellowship for her proposed project, “Names Across Nations: How the Naming Process Reflects Cultural Identity.” Over the course of the next year, Bang-Jensen plans to travel to Zambia, Germany, Morocco, Indonesia, India, Ireland, and
This year's Tri-College Summer Institute will no longer be open to students from all three colleges, as announced recently by Dean of Students Liz Braun. The Institute focuses on conversations about race, gender, class, privilege and leadership; both Bryn Mawr and Haverford
Recently, Deivid Rojas ’11 was granted a Watson Fellowship to travel to Peru, Guatemala, India, Indonesia, and Turkey. The Fellowship was awarded for Rojas’ proposed project, which includes speaking with internally displaced persons about their situation and about the effectiveness of aid.
StuCo discussed a penalty system for students who misuse the bike share program, the results of the bag lunch survey, and forums for student feedback on strategic planning, as well as several other issues.
Vintage Vibes, this week's WSRN pick, is a co-production of staff member Lois Bartolomei and her son Alex. The show shares "some of the great music from the 40's, 50's, 60's, 70's, 80's, 90's and more."
In light of the devastating tsunami in Japan, a small group of Swarthmore students have been organizing a series of fundraising events for the community, ranging from an academic panel to a Cherry Blossom Memorial Service.