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 …
This week is the annual Coming Out Week, where the community organizes events about and promoting Queer identity. Students also create elaborate chalkings on the paths. See pictures of the chalkings and read about the rest of the week.
It’s a new semester, and it’s about time to fill that gaping void: discourse on everybody’s favorite hot and sweaty topic? For my first column, I’d like to take some time to explore one of the greatest hindrances to any Swattie’s sex
Two students argue that the quality of the jobs created by the upcoming Town Center West development project should be made certain now, by putting strong protections in place before the College signs a deal and allows developers to build.
Photos from the week before break: poet Peter Campion visits campus, John Fischer '81 talks about culinary careers, the Yes Men give a lecture, and a fencing tournament.
The Gazette is formalizing our staff reporter position. We will still be very welcoming to anyone who wants to come to meetings and write articles for us, but the title of Staff Reporter will now be limited to those reporters who show
Andy Bichlbaum and Mike Bonanno of the activist group the Yes Men, who conduct pranks to bring awareness to important social issues, gave a lecture Thursday on their work, including collaborations with two Swatties at the Copenhagen climate change conference last year.
The Gazette is starting a weekly feature where we post a show from WSRN. Strokin', named after a song by Clarence Carter, is a show by Andy Forrest '12 and Michael Gluk '12. They play "mostly funk, soul and r & b
Peter Campion, recipient of a Pushcart Prize and author of two collections of poetry, read from his work on Monday evening in the Scheuer Room. In addition to reading from his previously published work, Campion read several poems from his recently drafted
Learn about the history of Crumhenge and other secrets of the Crum in this second installment of the Gazette's series of hidden places around Swarthmore.