The recently renamed Edley-Morgan Hall honors Kathryn L. Morgan, a former professor who was previously denied tenure, which had sparked intense debate on campus.
The Phoenix interviews Associate Professor of Modern Languages and Literatures (Chinese) Qiaomei Tang on her new position, research, and teaching goals.
Alice Sheffer '30 and Maeve Noble '30 argue that post hoc punishments for perpetrators of sexual violence should not be a solution to broader problem, and Cornell should take a lesson from Swarthmore and disband fraternities on campus.
In this edition of Swat Says, students share their views on the Phoenix, weigh in on the closure of Pastry Pants, and look back on bouts of food poisoning at the dining hall.
Before arriving at Swarthmore, I thought I knew what being a collegiate student-athlete would look like. Although most of the basics are as expected, there are many small thrills and daily traditions ingrained in my life that I would never have anticipated
Charlotte Martin ’28 is a junior runner for the Swarthmore women’s cross country team. Hailing from Southlake, TX, Martin led the Garnet with a 17th-place finish at the Haverford Main Line Invitational event on Friday, Sept. 18. She ran a personal-record time
Will Gates ’13 scored 20 points and Matt Allen ’10 added 16, but their combined 36 points weren’t enough to overcome the Muhlenberg Mules (12-8, 10-3 CC) on the road as the Garnet fell to 5-15 overall, 4-9 in Centennial Conference play.
Swarthmore was chosen to receive a Call to Serve Innovation Grant last month, along with four other institutions of higher education, The grant is given by the Call to Serve branch of the Partnership for Public Service and is meant to improve
Given the disappearance of proposed Proposal Review committee, and the experience of one of our two Lang Center interns responsible for examining ethical purchasing guidelines, it’s hard not to worry that the student body has been baited-and-switched when it comes to ethical
The first round of the deer cull planned by the Crum Woods Stewardship took place over winter break. Nearly forty deer were culled to reduce their overpopulation. The second round of the cull is being planned now.
The women's basketball team won 88-83 Saturday against F&M, but lost 71-66 yesterday night to McDaniel. The men's basketball team lost 77-47 to F&M on Saturday. The Swarthmore men’s and women’s indoor track teams both put in strong showings at the McElligott
Since the beginning of this academic year, Swarthmore’s Dining Services has hired four Swatties to work in Sharples and Tarble. While there is no formal policy on hiring students for these dining locations, individual students have approached Linda McDougall, the Dining Services
We need an independent body to determine whether a P.E. requirement is really necessary or not. If we don’t get one, hundreds of already fit people with very busy schedules will continue to be dragooned into taking ping-pong and bowling at inconvenient
On senior day and in their final home meet of the season, Swarthmore men’s and women’s swim teams took on the Gettysburg Bullets on Saturday, with the Garnet men besting the Bullets 117-88, but the women falling 111-94.
Artist Ying Li, whose work is being exhibited in the List Gallery through the end of February, gave a lecture on Thursday, followed by a reception in the gallery. She lived through China's Cultural Revolution and, after spending years painting propaganda for
This upcoming Thursday, Humzah Soofi '10 and Sami El-Dalati '10 are set to formally replace Kelly Wilcox '97, the Assistant Director of Student Life and Academic Advisor in the Dean's Office. Soofi and El-Dalati, who have completed the required number of credits