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February 2025 - Page 5

Interconnection: A Conversation with Professor Hopkins

Although cliché, some professors at Swarthmore make an impression in the way they lecture, while others do so in the way they inherently challenge you to your core, creating mental chasms through your body and mind. But few weave their lived experience
February 13, 2025

Musa Al-Gharbi Questions Elite Wokeness

Musa Al-Gharbi, author of “We Have Never Been Woke,” spoke with Swarthmore students on Feb. 8 about the rise of wokeness and how it has not resulted in significant material change by elites. The talk, moderated by Swarthmore political science professor Jonny
February 13, 2025

Behind the Scenes: Basketball Game Days at Swarthmore

As a member of the women’s soccer team, we have developed several cheers to help support our teammates and other Swarthmore student-athletes. “HERE WE GO SWAT!” “WE ARE ONE.” These chants echo throughout Tarble Pavilion as students and fans begin trickling in.
February 13, 2025

Weekly Column: Swat Says

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
February 13, 2025

In Defense of the Astros

For the past several weeks, my Twitter (X) feed, which normally seems to be contaminated with Elon Musk memes and other right-wing content, has been overrun with videos “proving” that the referees have been rigging NFL games in favor of the Kansas
February 13, 2025

‘Fleabag’: Let’s Talk About It

Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s “Fleabag” is one of the most influential TV shows to ever grace streaming services. Waller-Bridge based the limited series on her one-woman play of the same name, and after the success of her production, BBC picked up the television show.
February 13, 2025

Language Learning at Swarthmore

When I tell people that my major is German studies, I often get the follow-up question, “Are you German?” No, I am not German. I took Spanish and German in high school, and I liked German enough that I decided to continue
February 13, 2025
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