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Letters to Dead Authors: A Series

Jonas Barr '27 communes with the dead, and argues we should too. Read for a glimpse into another literary world.

October 2, 2025

Arts

Artist of the Week Grace Fruauff ’26: The Experimental World with No Rules, Only Possibility

Come to Grace Fruauff 26's upcoming project on Oct. 25 at 7:30pm in Frear Ensemble Theater.

September 25, 2025

Arts

Accidentally, On Writing

Note: This piece was originally written in February 2025 When I first arrived at Swarthmore, I couldn’t stop taking pictures. It was August, and the whole campus was bursting with late summer bloom – bright blue cushions of hydrangea just at eye

April 24, 2025

Campus Journal

These are the Things I Think about Sometimes: Life’s Hard Decisions.

These past few weeks, more so than ever since going to college, I have had to make many hard decisions. Stumbling upon two roads diverged in a yellow path, both having their own pros and cons, and more urgently, I have realized

April 17, 2025

Arts

Tabitha Parker-Theiss ‘26 on Artistry, Narrative, and Building Empathy Through Music and Writing

When I asked Tabitha if she had any advice for readers, she kept it simple. “Get a notebook. Keep it by your bed. See what happens…” If you sit down with Tabitha Parker-Theiss ’26, you’ll quickly realize that art — whether through

March 6, 2025

Arts

The Brilliance of Time is a Mother by Ocean Vuong

Robert Frost famously said: “One who concerns himself with the sound of sense more than the subject is an artist.” What is beyond an artist? What is beyond art? What do you call someone who masterfully weaves words and sounds, and stitches

February 20, 2025

Features·News

Eric Song on Fashion, Milton, and Being ‘Boring’

Eric Song is an associate professor of English literature here at Swarthmore. After being informed of his status as a highly sought-after faculty feature, Song’s reply was humble: “I should warn you that my life isn’t very interesting.” Contrary to this admission,

November 14, 2024

Arts·Arts & Features

Artist of the Week Elijah Santos ’26 on Containing Multitudes

I’ll never forget when I first followed Elijah Santos ’26 on Instagram. Instead of the usual stories, Eli posts what he’s listening to — I can attest to the fact that he has killer music taste. We instantly bonded over our mutual

November 16, 2023

Arts·Arts & Features

Artist of the Week Rachel Lapides ’23 on Poetry in the Mundane Moments

On a crisp Sunday morning, I was lucky enough to snag the big table at Hobbs right next to the window. Rachel Lapides ’23, the originator of our beloved Artist of the Week tradition, joined me soon after. We got drinks and

April 20, 2023

Arts·Highlights

Artist of the Week Catherine Wang ʼ23 on Life as Inspiration

Catherine Wang ʼ23 finds inspiration everywhere and in everything. In our interview, she expressed that everyday life often becomes part of her writing, and the media she engages with is often the basis for her visual art. “For me … there’s this

September 29, 2022

writing

Letters to Dead Authors: A Series

Artist of the Week Grace Fruauff ’26: The Experimental World with No Rules, Only Possibility

Accidentally, On Writing

These are the Things I Think about Sometimes: Life’s Hard Decisions.

Tabitha Parker-Theiss ‘26 on Artistry, Narrative, and Building Empathy Through Music and Writing

The Brilliance of Time is a Mother by Ocean Vuong

Eric Song on Fashion, Milton, and Being ‘Boring’

Artist of the Week Elijah Santos ’26 on Containing Multitudes

Artist of the Week Rachel Lapides ’23 on Poetry in the Mundane Moments

Artist of the Week Catherine Wang ʼ23 on Life as Inspiration

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