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Athlete of the Week: Lola Diaz ’26

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

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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In Conversation With Farha Ghannam

February 22, 2024
Farha Ghannam is the Eugene Lang Research Professor of Anthropology here at Swarthmore. Erin Picken: What sparked your initial interest in anthropology as a young person? Farha Ghannam: I first started studying anthropology when I was maybe 22 or 23. I did

Thank a Haverford Student, No Seriously

February 22, 2024
As you may recall from orientation, Swarthmore was founded as a Quaker college. Specifically, Swarthmore was founded as a Hicksite Quaker college. You may be asking yourself, “What is a Hicksite Quaker college?” If you’ve ever been awed by Swarthmore’s prestige, rigor,

The Future of German Studies

February 22, 2024
An apocryphal joke supposedly originating from Mark Twain goes something along the lines of: “I have known many a student who would rather decline two German beers than one German adjective.” Many students today would rather, or so it seems, decline to

Women’s Resource Center Renamed To Gender and Sexuality Center

February 22, 2024
The Women’s Resource Center (WRC) has been renamed the Gender and Sexuality Center (GSC) to better reflect its objectives in providing an inclusive space for marginalized genders and sexualities. The renaming is the culmination of multiple months of discussion with students, center

Area Coordinator Departures Continue, Second in a Month

February 22, 2024
Area Coordinator (AC) Lexi Kapij who currently oversees Willets, Woolman, Parrish, and Kyle dormitories is set to leave Swarthmore College on Mar. 11 for an associate director of advising position at Widener University. Kapij’s move to Widener is the second of two

Annual Ninjagrams Deliver Students Joy

February 22, 2024
On Friday, Feb. 16, Swarthmore students took part in the annual tradition of Ninjagrams. The tradition allows students to pre-purchase cards and chocolates to be delivered by students acting as ninjas for the day, weaving in and out of buildings to ambush
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