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Athlete of the Week: Lola Diaz ’26

April 30, 2026
Lola Diaz ’26, hailing from Portland, OR, and Marbella, Spain, has been an integral part of the Swarthmore women’s tennis team for the past four years. She has been awarded All-Centennial First Team Singles (2024) and All-Centennial First-Team Doubles (2024) and has

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The Moonlit Path

April 23, 2026
Megumi Jindo '28 reflects on her experience at Swarthmore so far and the passing of the baton in her Kizuna, Japanese club.

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Halloween Party to take place on Mertz Field

October 20, 2009
The popular, annual Halloween party is going to be held on Mertz Field this year. SAC has received funding from SBC and the blessings of the Dean's Office and those in charge of campus spaces to set up a large tent in

Settling In, Coming Out

October 19, 2009
Your October Break was the first week of classes at the Free University of Berlin for 31,000 students, 415 professors, and one Lauren Stokes. It was also my first week selling tickets at the Gay Museum of Berlin.

Game Room Attendant Position Cut, StuCo Will Not Sponsor It

October 19, 2009
The Game Room attendant position was cut by the administration this semester, because it was what Dean Myrt Westphal called "a non-job job." Although Student Council and SAC considered turning it into an SBC-sponsored position, their proposal was denied, and StuCo eventually

New SWAT Team Tackling Student Wellness Issues

October 9, 2009
The new Swarthmore Wellness Advisory Team is attempting to add something that a survey last year indicated students found lacking at Swat: knowledge about individual health. In the long run, they hope to have members in each dorm as advisers for health

Dean Westphal Focuses on Combating the Sophomore Slump

October 9, 2009
This year, sophomore Swatties who keep up with their campus mail and emails have been receiving many invitations to sophomore-specific events, from a collection with President Chopp to an event where students visited their previous rooms. These events all sprang from Class

Bilingualism on the US-Mexico Border

October 8, 2009
Ana Celia Zentella, the current Eugene M. Lang Visiting Professor for Social Change, gave a lecture Wednesday afternoon entitled "Transfronterizo Talk: Conflicting Constructions of Bilingualism on the US-Mexico Border". The talk presented the preliminary findings of her most recent research interviewing 79

“Why We Refuse” Tour comes to Swat

October 8, 2009
The “Why We Refuse” Tour on Wednesday featured two Israeli high school seniors who were imprisoned for refusing to serve in the Israeli army to protest Israeli occupation in Palestinian territories. They discussed their experiences and their reasons for refusing to serve.
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