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Noel Quiñones ’15 on Being Nuyorican, Being a Swattie, and Being a Writer-Educator

Noel Quiñones ’15 is a Nuyorican poet, educator, and performer. Their work has been featured in POETRY, the Boston Review, Poem-a-Day, and Michigan Quarterly Review. Noel received an Emmy Award for their contribution to El legado de la Poesía Puertorriqueña (Legacy of

May 1, 2025

Highlights·Opinion

Arts on Competition, Debate, and Open Discourse

Corinne Lafont '26 argues for increased discourse, collaboration, and accountability among campus publications.

April 24, 2025

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Artist of the Week Megumi Jindo ’28 Is Changing the World, One Poem at a Time

Producing a good piece of writing that the public applauds — or cries over — is not an easy feat. Trust me, I’m writing this piece. But Megumi Jindo ’28 doesn’t just write poems that are celebrated by others. Rather, the process

April 24, 2025

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Comic: Roommate Rant

April 17, 2025

Arts

Let’s Talk About Why Nicole Kidman Wanted to Be Babygirl

Why did Nicole Kidman want to be “Babygirl”? In an Actors on Actors conversation with Zendaya, Nicole Kidman commented: “As soon as I heard it was called ‘Babygirl,’ I thought, ‘I’m in.’” Historically, Kidman has been in films with a strong philosophical

February 27, 2025

Arts

Artist of the Week Lizzie Culp ’26: From Doubt to Director

“I was in the ensemble cast, and we had the ugliest costumes ever. I was like, ‘This is the worst!’” Lizzie Culp ’26 didn’t begin her theater journey with a standing ovation or her dream role. Instead, it started with a summer

February 27, 2025

Arts·Arts & Features

Artist of the Week Ivy Hoffman ’27 on Unbridled Unconventional Creativity

What makes art feel so worthwhile and meaningful? It can be deceptively difficult to pinpoint a single answer, but Ivy Hoffman’s ’27 pure enthusiasm for poetry and prose certainly seems to provide quite a few. When we first met, we discussed the

February 13, 2025

Arts

Artist of the Week Katie Schmalz ’25 Sketches Stillness

I’ve always thought the mark of a great artist is the longevity of their visual imprint. Since I entered Painting III: Material and Methods, Katie Schmalz ’25’s paintings have been unable to leave my mind. The course required us to make our

October 10, 2024

Arts·Arts & Features

Artist of the Week Olivia Scarozza ’25 on Passionate Professional Performance

I have a confession: I owe an apology to Swarthmore’s musicians. When browsing through my previous Artist of the Week profiles, I realized that I hadn’t interviewed a singer in … over a year. As a retired clarinetist myself, this was pretty

September 19, 2024

Arts & Features

Artist of the Week Elpiniki Tsapatsaris ’24 Finds Freedom Fun

Last semester, I interviewed my first dancer and dear friend, Gabrielle Nash ’26. Despite being captivated by her incredible moves and even better attitude, I noticed a name kept on appearing in our audio transcript: Elpiniki Tsapatsaris ’24. Ellie is an integral

April 25, 2024

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Noel Quiñones ’15 on Being Nuyorican, Being a Swattie, and Being a Writer-Educator

Arts on Competition, Debate, and Open Discourse

Artist of the Week Megumi Jindo ’28 Is Changing the World, One Poem at a Time

Comic: Roommate Rant

Let’s Talk About Why Nicole Kidman Wanted to Be Babygirl

Artist of the Week Lizzie Culp ’26: From Doubt to Director

Artist of the Week Ivy Hoffman ’27 on Unbridled Unconventional Creativity

Artist of the Week Katie Schmalz ’25 Sketches Stillness

Artist of the Week Olivia Scarozza ’25 on Passionate Professional Performance

Artist of the Week Elpiniki Tsapatsaris ’24 Finds Freedom Fun

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