Weekly Column: Swat Says

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How do you feel about the results of the Super Bowl?

Wyatt Brannon ’26: Go Birds!

Teddy King-Pollet ’28: I feel happy, it was a really fun time. I haven’t followed football so much in my life, but I had a really great time watching it. I liked the “Stop Hate” commercial with Tom Brady and Snoop Dogg.

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Elijah Nepomuceno ’28: I’m glad that my city, which I am a resident of, celebrated in a way that both reflected the way that we destroyed the Chiefs, i.e., we gloriously destroyed our city in the same manner.

Murph: Thoroughly enjoyed it.

Ian Flynn ’28: Incredibly disappointed. Go Chiefs! Go Chiefs! Chiefs kingdom. It wasn’t even a good game. I was expecting something, and I didn’t get it. 

Finn McKibbin ’27: Wait, the Super Bowl happened? I was studying for my test.

William Lee ’26: Oh, heck yeah! Go Birds!

Kathryn Young ’28: I was fine with them.

Liam Prude ’27: Go Birds! Caw Caw!

Lucas Oberdiek ’26: I’m excited, but I don’t care much about football. 

Nick Khmaladze ’25: I don’t watch American football, but I did watch the halftime show. I was just studying in Sharples during the game doing work, but I took my headphones out just to listen to Kendrick sing.

Evelyn Cooper ’28: This was the first year that I really began following football so, even though I’m a Commanders fan, it was the first time I ever really enjoyed watching a football game for the football. 

Lucy Pacheco ’28: I watched Kendrick Lamar and then I saw there was a football game going on in the background. I loved the symbolism behind the halftime show even though everyone else said it was boring. The Super Bowl itself was more of a social event than something where our reputation as football fans was on the line.

Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow last week, which means 6 more weeks of winter, how do you feel about that?

Wyatt Brannon ’26: I like winter, I like snow, I like skiing. So, I’m okay with this.

Teddy King-Pollet ’28: Not great, it’s gonna be really cold. But I’m happy the groundhog is still around.

Elijah Nepomuceno ’28: He’s a jerk. Dude is the reason we have climate change. 

Murph: You call this winter?

Ian Flynn ’28: I don’t put much faith in Punxsutawney Phil’s claims.

Finn McKibbin ’27: Does that mean there are six more weeks of the semester? Bring it!

Nick Khmaladze ’25: I only found out Groundhog Day was a thing that exists in this country this year, so I’m curious where that tradition originated from but generally it’s confusing as f*ck… I like snow, I like cold, so I appreciate that the hog predetermined that there would be more winter. 

William Lee ’26: Y’know, I’ve seen the snow and the rain, and I think that’s a good measurement. I believe. 

Kathryn Young ’28: I’m very happy! I love the snow on campus. 

Liam Prude ’27: I’m excited. I’m excited for more snow, more ice, and more salt on my floor. I’m excited. 

Lucas Oberdiek ’26: Sad, but the groundhog said what he said. You’ve gotta go with it. 

Evelyn Cooper ’28: I always get bored of whatever season it currently is, so I guess I’m happy there is more winter because I won’t complain about the spring as early.

Lucy Pacheco ’28: I’m from Arizona, so I live under the sun. So, I guess it would be nice to change it up. Overall, I don’t mind it. 

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