This or That from the Swarthmore community:
What are your plans for spring break?
Marco DeStefano ’27: I’m lowkey only leaving for half of spring break but I intend to spend the rest of it on SEPTA.
Jade Buan ’27: I’m going home for spring break. It’s my brother’s birthday who’s turning 26, and we’re getting a new kitten because my cat died over winter break. Her nickname is KaKa. I actually forgot the name that we came up with, I just know I made the nickname Kaka.
Akira Franco Tanglao-Aguas ’27: I’m just chilling, you know, lots of sleep. Exploring Lower Merion.
Jude Sztraicher ’27: I’m gonna go home. I was planning to take the 1 (California State Route 1) up to Seattle, but it’s closed. It’s closed because of landslides.
Kayla Nicholas ’26: Go home, hang out with friends, maybe have a picnic in Central Park. It’s gonna be 60, so it should be warm enough.
Jay Lewis ’27: Read, relax.
Hannah He ’28: My family’s taking a road trip in Utah, so we’re going to national parks and seeing nature.
What building on campus best fits your vibe?
Marco DeStefano ’27: I think Trotter. I was gonna say Trotter is a little dingy but it’s lowkey better than the rest of the buildings. I mean, the bathrooms are nice.
Jade Buan ’27: Definitely Cornell library or Shammons. Shammons is Sharples Commons by the way. Don’t worry I never say KFC, only when I’m working as a Sharples desk manager.
Akira Franco Tanglao-Aguas ’27: I am lowkey Kohlberg, or maybe the IC, as an IC intern you know.
Kayla Nicholas ’26: Underhill, wait, that’s not a building, so the Lang Music building. It’s quiet, it’s nice.
Jay Lewis ’27: Whittier Hall, *laughs* it’s the best.
Hannah He ’28: Kohlberg. I think it’s homey, with the cafe. And the departments are close together. Also it’s not too modern, just the right balance.
Did Swarthmore make you more gay, less gay, or stay the same?
Kayla Nicholas ’26: Probably the same.
Jay Lewis ’27: More gay, substantially more gay.
Akira Franco Tanglao-Aguas ’27: I’d say it’s about the same. I think I’m interacting with more men than I did in high school, so to that extent, yes, I’ve become more gay. In the sense that just being with men makes me that way. But then there’s also the question of whether only being friends with girls makes you more gay. So that’s a paradox.
Marco DeStefano ’27: I think everyone I was around in high school was sassy and it was normal to me, but then I got here and I realized it was not normal elsewhere. So I’m the same amount of gay but I’m less validated here.
Jade Buan ’27: I actually feel like I’ve gotten more gay. But I feel like I can’t say that because there’s like the bisexual girlfriend with a white boyfriend stereotype. He’s half Indian to be clear; Windian. Well, I would say he’s racially ambiguous, there’s something mixed in there.
Hannah He ’28: I think the same.
Do you have thoughts on the new non-men gym hours at the matchbox?
Akira Franco Tanglao-Aguas ’27: Shoutout to the ladies and non-men, that’s what I think! Shoutout to the gender minorities! All respect, all love.
Jade Buan ’27: I support it, though I don’t actually go to the gym at those hours. But I think it’s a good time to go to the gym, late in the evening.
Jude Sztraicher ’27: I think it’s a good thing really. Overall, I’m in favor of it.
Kayla Nicholas ’26: I like it. I think it’s great. I’ve always wanted to go down to the basement of the gym, and it’s nice that there’s a space now that’s not with men.
Jay Lewis ’27: I am all for them. I’m in full support of them. I think it’s really good to have a space, especially in the world of fitness, which has been so red-pilled recently. To have that area is good.
Hannah He ’28: I support. I like that.
