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 …
After over three years of conversation, the formal plans for restructuring the administration of the Sager Fund--endowed by Swarthmore alumnus Richard Sager '73--have been approved. Principally, the Sager Fund Committee (SFC) will be dedicated to allocating funding for a "Sager" speaker series
Swarthmore Professor Barry Schwartz speaks with the Gazette about being a guest on the Colbert Report, his 2004 book “The Paradox of Choice,” and why his grandchildren now think he’s a rock star.
After decades of Democrats’ efforts to achieve universal health care, President Obama will sign into law a historic health care reform bill. Unfortunately, however, it is only with cynicism that we can reasonably analyze the bill’s purported savings and efficacy.
The first Discovering Abilities Week started last Friday. The week is hosted by Global Neighbors, a new student organization with the goal of working "to eliminate discrimination and promote the dignity of people marginalized because of medical and/or physical conditions.”
On Saturday afternoon, the Swarthmore baseball team (7-6) outscored the University of Maine Presque Isle Owls (0-7) by a combined score of 25-1 on route to a doubleheader sweep. The Swarthmore College softball team (6-8) swept the Penn-State Berks Lions 5-3 and
While most Swatties spent their spring breaks at home, on campus, or maybe points southern, the SwatCambodia and Fellowship in Nicaragua student groups each went abroad, to their respective focus countries. The two groups focus on different ideas of community service, but
David Clark '66, one of the primary developers of the Internet, spoke on how society affects the technology of the Internet. Technical design decisions made in the seventies have had profound impacts on enormous businesses today, but now, "the technologists are no
Does a high ratio of girls to guys on campus turn co-eds into sluts? That’s the conclusion of a recent New York Times article on the subject. I'm not convinced.