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 …
Rebecca Chopp, the College's new President, took the reins from longtime president Al Bloom after the class of 2009 graduated. As students return to the beginning of the school year, the Daily Gazette sat down with her for a talk about what
The College renovated Kohlberg Coffee Bar and the area behind it that used to house the faculty lounge. The coffee bar has expanded slightly and added a little storage space, to make it a more workable space given the high volume that
Senior majors Yuan Liu and Laura Post are showing their work in ceramics, print, and oil painting at the List Gallery. Their work reflects their passion for the creative process as well as the journeys that each took to finding their respective
In a few brief weeks, four of Gazette editors--Miles Skorpen, Lauren Stokes, Carolyn Whipple, and Daisy Yuhas--will be graduating. It has been a momentous four years for the Gazette, and we wanted to thank you for sticking with us.
Lauren Stokes ’09 was awarded one of eight Fulbright Scholarships at Swarthmore this year. Stokes, one of this paper’s Editors in Chief, will be spending next September through July in Berlin. She is planning on studying how Holocaust education is handled in
Last Saturday, the Board of Managers convened for its annual meeting of the school year to act on the remainder of the 2009-2010 budget for the College, including deciding to hold salaries at the same level as last year.
On Monday, May 4th, around 7 PM, Swarthmore Police and College Public Safety were summoned to the Wharton residence hall after reports of an armed intruder in the dorm. According to a Public Safety Bulletin issued to students last night, a female
Three weeks ago, College Treasurer Suzanne Welsh and Vice President of Human Resources Melanie Young held several meetings for staff to discuss the college's financial situation and possible cuts to staff salary and benefits. Students and staff were alarmed by the potential