Dean of Admissions explains how Swarthmore recruits and enrolls students while sustaining its test-optional policy amid national debates over standardized testing.
In this special Final Exams edition of Swat Says, students discuss their plans for winter break, reveal their most dreaded upcoming finals, and share their thoughts on the Swarthmore Marriage Pact.
Nayla Punjabi '26 shares her experiences at Middlebury's Experiential Learning Conference, where herself and two other Swarthmore students learned about systems mapping, a technique which encourages a holistic and strategic approach to problem-solving.
Genine Collins ’27 is a force to be reckoned with in the pool. On Nov. 8, the junior swimmer broke Swarthmore and Centennial Conference records in the 50 freestyle with a time of 23.25, beating out her previous 23.30 school record. For
Track and Field: On Friday, Dec 10., Swarthmore track and field traveled to Lancaster, PA, to compete in the Diplomat Open hosted by Franklin & Marshall College. The Garnet were one of fifteen colleges represented in the indoor meet, the first of
The National Hockey League’s (NHL) opening day was Oct. 7 this season. As you may know, the NHL sucks the last ounce of consumerism out of sports fans by making their season span six months of 82 games per team. In the
Recently, I have been conscientious of presence. The way one holds themselves. The way one walks with purpose. The way one eats alone in the glowing sunlight. Before college, I thought if one was by themself, it meant that they were lonely.
The second in a series of conversations with alumni, Sara Sargent ’07 is currently a senior executive editor at Penguin Random House. Like last week’s Grace Dignazio ’22, she’s pursued a career around writing, though the dates and details differ slightly …
Today's dish is Mahshe (MAH-shee), a Syrian stuffed zucchini dish straight from the northern Syrian city of Aleppo, where Clara spent the summer studying Arabic and eating as much as she could.
The games of the 14th Paralympics will open on August 29th, 2012 in London. With a few more races like those he swam this past weekend, Travis Pollen ’12 may have the opportunity to represent the United States in those games.
This year's Orientation for first-year and transfer students will look substantiallygt different from those of years past. The most dramatic decisions are shifts to the way CA groups are organized, which will result in a drastic decrease in the number of CAs
Some Sharples-goers may have noticed a reduction in fresh produce at Sharples. At the sandwich bar, the sliced tomatoes have disappeared and been replaced with pickled peppers or onions. Tomatoes were also missing from Patty-Grilla Bar and Burger Bar and fewer fresh
Photos from the last week, including Saturday's celebration of Eugene Lang '38, a tribute to professor emirita Kathryn Morgan, the Vagina Monologues, and more.
The Communications and ITS Departments plan to update the Swarthmore website’s homepage by early next year. The website hasn’t been redesigned in about six years and according to Nancy Nicely, Director of Communications, “websites don’t have a long shelf life.”
Recently, Yale College senior Julia Lurie published an article in the Huffington Post that piqued our serious interest and concern. In her piece, entitled "Everyone’s Battle: Confronting College Depression,” she describes her battle with anxiety, insomnia, and depression -- a battle she
Rob LaMoy, a junior at Middlebury College, is spending a semester here at Swarthmore. LaMoy plays Quidditch at Middlebury, the birthplace and epicenter of collegiate Quidditch, and is hoping to start a team at Swarthmore. The Gazette sat down with him before