Great Swarthmore Expectations
Freshman fall is almost over for the incoming Class of 2021, and initial anxieties have dwindled as students have acclimated
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reflections
Saying Goodbye
The summer I was eleven I got a hand-me-down dress from my cousin. The dress was perfect. It was pale
Read moreIn Defense of the Past
In my hometown of West Chester, Pennsylvania, my childhood friend Jordan Digiacomo’s parents owned a combination laundromat/carwash/dry cleaner called “The
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Would I Choose Swarthmore All Over Again?
Editor’s note: This article was initially published in The Daily Gazette, Swarthmore’s online, daily newspaper founded in Fall 1996. As
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On snow and God and Swarthmore
The snow began to fall early Tuesday morning and, like some kind of non-dystopian Silicon Valley technology firm, delightfully disrupted
Read moreSwarthmore Reflections, Ruth Talbot
I have four clear memories of my first day at Swarthmore — more feelings at this point. The acute humiliation
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