A Ranked Guide to the Hobbs Spring Menu
Cameron Alleyne '29 reviews Hobbs Spring Menu.
Independent Newspaper of Swarthmore College Since 1881
The Love Song of C. Anne Lafont
Corinne Lafont '26 reflects on her four years at Swarthmore.
The Ultimate Swarthmore College Quiz: Are You a Stereotypical Swattie?
Take the ultimate Swattie quiz and see — I bet you are a Swattie! Answers: If you mostly got 1), Yay, you belong at this school! You are the “Swattie” who wakes up right before class because you’ve worked your butt off
The Studyholic Swattie Quiz: Which Swarthmore Academic Library Should You Study In?
McCabe, Cornell, or Underhill (2026 version) Choose an answer and calculate below! photos/swarthmore college Answers If you mostly picked 1), then perhaps with adrenaline and exertion, climbing up and down the steps while munching on snacks, coffee, and re-heated food, the Cornell
Serenity in Solitude
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.
Swarthmore Continues Test-Optional Policy
The college renewed its test-optional policy for up to five more years.
Office Hours: Faculty on the Implications of Generative AI for Higher Education
Swarthmore professors share their thoughts on the growing prevalence of generative artificial intelligence and its implications for higher education and the liberal arts.
Office Hours: Faculty on Grading Practices and Grade Inflation
In the second edition of our regular column, “Office Hours”, Swarthmore faculty members share their thoughts on and concerns with grading practices and grade inflation at Swarthmore and beyond.
Weekly Column: Swat Says
In this edition of Swat Says, students share their thoughts on marriage in college, discuss whether Swarthmore was their first choice, and reveal their favorite summer spots on campus.
May There Be Peace on Earth (A Story That’s Not About Kyle House)
A little away from most Swarthmore’s residential halls, tucked away in the corner next to The Lang Civic Center and across Singer, you’ll find Kyle House: a women’s dorm. Housing ten women in three rooms of doubles and three rooms of singles