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 …
Swarthmore was one of the first institutions in the area to build a green roof and, though they are becoming a more common green technology, Swarthmore’s roofs still remain distinctive. In 2011 the Green Roof and Wall Conference will be in Philadelphia,
The annual Sharples Celebrate Local Foods dinner was Tuesday night. See photos from behind the scenes and learn a little about what was involved in bringing this delicious meal to campus.
The Gazette heard from readers that someone in a Santa Claus costume was in the Amphitheater and Upper Tarble on Saturday night, and was asked to investigate. We heard only vague rumors that it was for a film class -- other, that
Student Council discussed the Dash for Cash, last weekend's Board of Managers meeting, Parrish board space, the state of TVs on campus, the state of the bike share program, and aerobics at this week's meeting. Several members were not present because they
If you've got a question you've always wanted to ask registrar extraordinaire Martin Warner, post it in the comments right here, one question per comment. Use the arrows to up-vote or down-vote your most/least favorite, and I'll ask the best of them.
Tomoko Sakomura, who gave a faculty lecture on Wednesday, spoke on her current research, dealing with analyzing and interpreting two screen paintings that together depict the "Thirty-Six Immortal Poets" of Japan.
A reader noticed that some of the leaves falling near Kohlberg and Trotter had a strange white substance on them. The Arboretum's Josh Coceano went and had a look for us to see what was going on.
In a recent weeks, two students Jakob Mrozewski '11, a Pre-med student with a Psychobiology minor, and Janet Zarate '11, an engineering and gender and sexualities double major, have been spearheading an independent project that could potentially make Swarthmore College an environmentally