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Swarthmore Athletics Weekly Recap

Women’s Swimming: Swarthmore women’s swimming competed in the four-day NCAA Division III National Championships last week at Greensboro, NC. The Garnet placed ninth of 40 teams with 126 points, the highest team placement at the national championships in program history. Swarthmore’s previous
March 28, 2024

Athlete of the Week: Genine Collins ’27

Genine Collins ’27, a first year from Stewartsville, NJ, showed out at the NCAA Division III Swimming Championships last week. The Garnet women’s team finished in ninth place out of 40 teams, their highest team placement in program history. Collins’s success played
March 28, 2024

Nadia Abu El-Haj Speaks on Gaza Genocide and its Language

On March 26, co-director of the Center for Palestine Studies and Ann Whitney Olin Professor at Barnard College and Columbia University Nadia Abu El-Haj gave a lecture titled “The Impossible Genocidaire: Gaza, the Jewish State, and the Shadow of Auschwitz” as a
March 28, 2024

The College is Making Printing Better

There’s no question that Swarthmore is unique. If you take your time to get to know any student on campus, you’re certain to discover a treasure trove of hidden talents—a popular, yet mostly anonymous, book reviewer with a trinket-selling side business; an
March 28, 2024

It’s Time for Swarthmore to Tell Us Our GPAs

Swarthmore prides itself on fostering a community of collaborative, not competitive, learning. As of this point in my sophomore year, I agree that the college has been relatively successful in creating an academic environment in which intellectual curiosity is rewarded over the
March 28, 2024

Nationalists Surge in Elections Across Europe

It used to be that a particular section of southern Portugal was dominated by the Communist Party. In elections, that region would be won by the communists, while the rest of the country elected socialists and conservatives. That era is now over.
March 28, 2024

A Call for an Open Forum

It is a challenging time to be a student at Swarthmore. The campus community is facing several changes that have made student life unlike previous years. The Two Zero By Thirty-Five (20X35) initiative and other construction projects have upended the college, completely
March 21, 2024

I HEART DINOSAURS 4

Dinosaur of the Month: Dino Nuggets Growing up, I always had a fresh home-cooked meal ready for me. My mom, through her decades of experience in the kitchen, could whip up sandwiches, curries, and even fried rice in a matter of minutes.
March 21, 2024

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