Lauren Stokes
Editor Emeritus

Lauren Stokes was an Editor in Chief at the Gazette from Spring 2007 to Spring 2009, with a brief break while abroad (read her column 'Honors Denglish') in Spring 2008. She served as news editor for the year of 2006, after starting her career with the Gazette by spending her pass-fail semester writing too many stories.
She was an Honors Major in History and Minor in German Studies, and after graduating is spending a year in Berlin thanks to the Fulbright Commission. She's also writing about the experience for the Gazette--try as they might, they won't be able to cast her off for a while yet.
History with the Gazette
- 2009-Present: Editor Emeritus
- 2007-2009: Editor-In-Chief
- 2006: News Editor
- 2005: Staff Reporter
Contributions to the Gazette
September 2005
- Transformed Tri-Co focuses on diversity and fun
- Swarthmore gears up to give blood
- Revitalized Hindu Club celebrates a new year
- What happened to the Sharples toaster oven?
- Kay Redfield Jamison explores link between madness and creativity
October 2005
- Parrish renovations nearing "bitter end"
- Panel kicks off Class Awareness Month
- Swarthmore Peace Collection struts its stuff
- Lawrence Weschler brings "Serenity" to Swarthmore
- Alfred Lubrano shares stories of class displacement
- Re-energized Earthlust takes on campus greening efforts
November 2005
- Jonathan Hyman shares photographs of ad-hoc memorials
- Susan Leigh Foster improvises for enthralled audience
- Haslett, Park read to spellbound audience
- Bock speaks on Swarthmore admissions and financial aid
- Francophone Film Festival focuses on Arab-French relations
- Epic narratives and claustrophobic moments: James Stewart and Anda Dubinskis at the List
- Lecture hall renamed in honor of distinguished alumna Carley Cunniff
- New Swarthmore website to be unveiled in April
- Trojan wars and tourism: a lecture by C. Brian Rose
- Nikhil Sharma returns to Tulane, leaving new friends behind
- Who are the women in black?
December 2005
- Alcohol policy "ring" sparks discussion, reveals student concerns
- Earthlust focuses on "green" housekeeping
- Amnesty International incites students to action in the midst of finals
January 2006
February 2006
- Has the napkin move worked? Does Sharples use partially hydrogenated oils?
- Reconsidering Raphael's "embarrassing failure"
- "Darkness into Light": Chris Staley at the List Gallery
- How was the Parrish Lounge "Dedicated in May 2006"?
- Student-created web site Giveteam.org generates money for charity
- Ben Folds selected for Large Scale Event
- Interview with Dr. David Ramirez, Director of Psychological Services
- DuPlessis lectures on woolens, cottons, and early globalization
- College kicks bottled Coke, keeps fountain Coke
- Solving the global health crisis with an English professor
- "The Regurgitator" shocks, amazes, overjoys
March 2006
- Swarthmore 2006-2007 budget released; student charges rise 5.5%
- Wind downs power lines, leaves Swarthmore in the dark
- Refreshing "Art of the Japanese Tea Ceremony" exhibit opens in McCabe
- Alumni Council's spring meeting marked by financial worries, desire to help students
- Second annual "Expanding Your Horizons" conference inspires middle school girls to stay in science
- "Am I your friend?": Black subjectivities in early colonial art
- Why have the bells been ringing at 3 AM?
- Lax Conference on Entrepreneurship offers networking and social responsibility
April 2006
- Peter Bart '54 speaks on the future of digital media at Lax Conference
- College keeps Japanese language but drops position in Japanese sociology
- Lexical domains grow, and Professor Hoeksema is there to chart them
- Student Council takes steps to reform structure while appointments process is delayed
- 4,585 applications shatter records as 897 students are accepted to the Class of 2010
- Tri-Co Shabbaton to focus on environment and Judaism
- Why was the Calder mobile moved in front of the Science Center?
- Animal Rights Coalition works for cage-free eggs at Swarthmore
- Why does the Science Center have a "Bridge of No Return"?
- Clothesline Project raises awareness, gives survivors of sexual violence a voice
- "Applesauce" sweetly sarcastic comedy with a sharp bite
September 2006
- Incoming freshmen battle nettles during Swarthmore pre-orientation
- Penelope Jencks brings a child's eye view to the List Gallery
- WSRN prepared to rock you all night long
- SCCS unveils Digital Darkroom for printing, scanning, and editing
- The New Pornographers announced as fall's Large Scale Event
- Webcomics Symposium starts today, explores business and creativity on the Internet
- Webcomics Symposium offers laughs and good business sense
- Student Council and SAC to throw this years Halloween party
October 2006
- Whatever happened to Swarthmore's erotica magazine?
- New website continues to develop academic websites and the student dashboard
- Halloween Party to be held in either the Science Center/LPAC parking lot or Upper Tarble/Paces
- Is it true that ML will be phased out of use as a residential hall?
- What will the new dorm look like?
- Upper Tarble will be wet on the night of the Halloween Party
- Bock: Early Decision admissions "works in the context of Swarthmore"
- Alumni Council works to connect students with public service mentors
- Coming Out Week celebrates queer community with fun events for all
- What's up with the new mascot?
November 2006
- He appeared on Jeopardy! two weeks ago; who is Danny Loss '04?
- What is the bamboo structure behind Sharples?
- Bioethics Defense Fund brings pro-life views to campus
- Was Swarthmore ever a women's college?
- What is the history of queer chalkings on campus?
- What is the history of the Scott Arboretum?
- What's up with the new spam blocker?
- College cuts fountain Coke contract but wants to continue dialogue
- Professor Westphal makes a sudden departure but Microeconomics continues smoothly
- Cohort housing system may receive overhaul for Class of 2010
- Where have Movie Committee and Film Society been?
- Betsy Leondar-Wright: "Liberals need to get the elitism out of their messages."
December 2006
- Mascot Committee solicits designs and suggestions
- Lang Scholars to focus on youth education, waste management, and media justice
- Mia Farrow stirs desire to act in Darfur activists
January 2007
- Parrish residential halls receive extra locks, new layer of security
- George Lakey "honored" by inclusion on YAF's "Dirty Dozen"
- Swarthmore Labor Rights formed as umbrella group for labor activists on campus
- Student Council report
February 2007
- FUN FUNd eager to give out money to improve student life
- Earthlust wraps up "Week of Action" on global warming
- "We refused to leave our children behind" in Miller v. Board of Education
- "Spring Awakening" is more entertaining than your honors thesis
- When will the tree swing come back?
- Vice Presidential Forum showcases candidate's experience and ideas
- Student Council Report
- Marjorie Murphy discusses the lasting effects of a Brooklyn teachers' strike
- New Class Action group seeks to institutionalize conversations about class
- Student Council Report
- Where does our laundry money go?
- Film and Media Studies program to hire tenure-track professor on way to becoming a department
- Student Council Report
- Responsibility for Reserved Students Digest is something nobody wants: could the Digest be on its way out?
- Two students arrested Saturday night
- Random House editor Dan Menaker '63 laments state of book publishing, a fun but frustrating industry
- Cutthroat "Bathtub Debates" deem Humanities the discipline most fit for survival
- "Radicals in Black and Brown" proposes new understanding for sixties urban radicalism
- The men's soccer team's Clinic for Darfur only the latest in a tradition of community involvement
- Electric conductors fall on Harvard Avenue, alarming Roberts residents
March 2007
- PBS' History Detectives do some sleuthing at Friends Historical Library
- Student Council Report
- Sexual Health Counselors survey Swarthmore, encourage regular STD testing
- Swarthmore expands non-discrimination statement to include "gender identity and expression."
- Student Council Report
- Genderqueer soprano birds? Oh my! : interviews with the winners of the Newton Book Collection Award
- Nonie Darwish speaks against radical Islam's "jihad culture"
- Why was Daylight Savings Time moved?
- Why can't we use meal equivalency at the coffee bars?
- Student Council Report
- Lax Conference offers a style of entrepreneurship for everyone
- Queer history of Swarthmore
- Cheung Kwai Kong '86: "Entrepreneurship is about improving the world."
- SBC introduces default budgets, still looking for "Fun Fund" proposals
- Nonie Darwish lecture sparks campus discussion
- Student Council Report
- Four citations for underage drinking handed out Saturday night
- Tri-Co Peace Week, now with more Tri-Co
- Class of 2011 tops five thousand applications for the first time ever
April 2007
- Asian/Pacific Islander American Heritage month already in full swing
- What's happening with the leaks in Lang and the SCCS Lounge?
- Student Council Report
- Swarthmore institutes regular self-study, mandated course evaluations
- Bryson Institute educators talk about LGBTQ harassment "In Their Words"
- Faculty support the Employee Free Choice Act
- Why is there a bell on top of Trotter?
- Student Council Report
- Birth control prices at Worth likely to rise in the future
- Has Swarthmore ever had substance-free housing?
- Gamelan concert features "one of the great dancers of the world"
- Swarthmore students among 81,000 affected by PECO power outages
- Jennie Keith retires, Joy Charlton to lead Lang Center
- Student Council Report
- Ring Discussion asks: Is our culture complicit in sexual assault?
- Senior Housing Lottery roundup
- What happens if you hit a sprinkler?
- Junior Housing Lottery update
- Presidential candidate forum presents three very different candidates
- Student Council Report
- Achieving Black and Latino Leaders of Excellence engage Swarthmore
- College Corner with Michael Harrington
- Geeks go Greek as SWIL becomes "Psi Phi"
May 2007
- Student Council report and election results
- "Blackness" only one of many competing identities in the Black diaspora, says historian Neptune
- Pericles Project grants
- Two juniors win Rockefeller Teaching Fellowships
- What's the structure behind Papazian?
- Student Council Report; Elisha Ann wins run-off election
- Proposal for socially responsible committee advances
July 2007
August 2007
September 2007
- Bomb Threats Target Multiple Colleges
- Worth Health Center's New Director
- Fencing becomes club sport
- SPAC is back as activist resource center
- Public Safety Checks, Clears Bomb Threats
- Student Council 411
- Incoming freshmen take AlcoholEDU
- Student Council 411
- Swat on Rankings: "Participation without Promotion"
- SCCS Servers Compromised
- Ask the DG: Sharples and AC?
- Will Coke Come Back? BoM to Decide
- StuCo Forum on Transparency
- Student Council 411
- Clothesline Project, Now With More Support
- Student Council 411
- Coke Decision Pushed Back as Dialogue Continues
- Peaslee Responds to Last Years Vandalism
- Student Council 411
October 2007
- Depression Support Group Creates Camaraderie
- SAC, StuCo to host Halloween Party
- Student Council 411
- Green Advisors, Conserving Energy on a Hall Near You
- PhillyCarShare Comes to Swat
- Coming Out Week Chalkings
- Student Council 411
- Sarah Burford '08, Modern Art Curator
- Halloween Pumpkins!
- What's up with those years on the Lodges?
November 2007
- Student Council 411
- Who painted the mural in Sharples?
- Candidates for ITS Director Field Questions
- Bloom and Welsh discuss College Budget
- When can I walk on the grass?
- GHF celebrates "very successful" anti-Malaria campaign
- Student Council 411
- Mock Trial, Ready to Prosecute
- Conference Inspires Black and Latino Men
- Kohlberg Coffee Bar Experiments With Saturday Hours
- McCabe Has a Gender-Neutral Bathroom?
- Student Council 411
- Where can I get a yearbook?
- What's Wrong With the Bells?
- Granfield on Working-Class Students at Harvard Law
- Andrew Sniderman '07, Rhodes Scholar, Reveals All
- Rebecca Brubaker '06, Swat's Fourth Female Rhodes
- Candidates for StuCo VP Discuss Issues, Qualifications
- What Are Those Things On Our Lights?
- Swat Fails to Meet ADA Standards
December 2007
- Student Council 411
- Why Can't Cars Drive From the Fieldhouse to Harvard Ave?
- Where Are the Essie Mae's Bag Dinners?
- McCabe Hours Extended, Lockers to Follow
- Student Council 411
- With 26% Green Energy Consumers, Borough now Cleanest in State
- Swat Dungeons & Dragons, Now Better than Ever
January 2008
February 2008
- A Short Lesson in German Grammar
- Me and Ronald Reagan
- Berlin in the Passive Voice (and Madonna)
- A Retrospective Look at Honors
- Leaving Berlin, or Many Forms of Sleep Deprivation
March 2008
April 2008
- The Trabi-Monster
- Kebab oder Schnitzel? It's Up to You
- Viennese Churches, and Cool Tricks I Can Do With My Armpits
- Why Universität Wien Should Be Eisbären
May 2008
September 2008
- Is Palmer Really Named After a Communist-Hunting Former Attorney General?
- Why are there ropes around Willets, and Where did the grass go?
- Political Stickers Plastered on Republican, Democratic Boards
- IC, BCC Events Omitted From Orientation Schedule Cause Controversy
- WRC Board Chooses to Create a Dry Space
- Pub Nite No Longer to be Hosted by Sports Teams
- Student Council 411: Training for Change, Elections, and the RSD
- Worth Formalizes Overnight Admission Policy
- Mark Dlugash '08 Receives Grant to Continue Anti-Malaria Work
- Fund the Future Campaign Approaches Thirty Grand
- Why Can't We Use Points in the Ville?
- Why have the Sharples Menus been Off?
October 2008
- President Bloom to Lead NYU Abu Dhabi
- Mairin Din '12 in "Critical but Stable" Condition
- Daily Gazette Takes Over Reserved Students Digest
- When did the Pterodactyl Hunt start?
- Where's the Heating?
- Endowment Strong Despite Economic Turmoil
- Class Awareness Month Pushes for Concrete Action
- Health Survey to Identify New Wellness Initiatives
November 2008
- More Students Use CAPS, Which Adds New Appointments to Schedule
- Sharples Halloween Passes Without Incident
- Students Speak Out at SDS Panel on Financial Justice
- Dining Services Bares All
- StuCo Candidates Field Questions
- Campus Blacks Out, Parties Go On
- Did the Northern Lights Visit Swat?
- Swatties Land Finance Jobs Despite Downturn
December 2008
- Bryn Mawr Prof Discusses Queer Asian-American Sexuality
- Jon Peters '09 Offers Surreal Fun With "Roland"
- Conversations About Prop 8
January 2009
- Swat Alums Start Israel Divestment Campaign
- Deer Cull Postponed as Regulations Change
- Local Carpenters' Union Protests Greenhouse Project
- Carolyn Dorfman Dance Company to Commemorate Jewish Legacy
February 2009
- How Best to Use the Sager Fund?
- Paper Towels Clog Trotter Pipes
- BoM Budget Decisions: Tuition Increases 3.76 Percent, 16 Extra Students
- ML "Mouse Patrol" Sparks Privacy Concerns
March 2009
- Power Shift Conference: Photos
- Power Shift Conference Energizes Earthlust
- Virus Scan Update Taxes Older Computers
- Aaron David Miller Offers Obama Advice On Israel
- Sager Symposium Expands Meaning of Queer Activism
April 2009
- Chender and Graf Share Book Collections
- Class of 2013 Admitted; Admissions Grapples With Economy
- StuCo Considers Donating Rollover SBC Funds to College
- Student-Run "Swarthmore Storage" Offers Off-Campus Option
- Budget Cut Transparency at Fireside Chat


