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Swat Says: Finals Edition

December 11, 2025
In this special Final Exams edition of Swat Says, students discuss their plans for winter break, reveal their most dreaded upcoming finals, and share their thoughts on the Swarthmore Marriage Pact.

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Athlete of the Week: Genine Collins ’27

December 11, 2025
Genine Collins ’27 is a force to be reckoned with in the pool. On Nov. 8, the junior swimmer broke Swarthmore and Centennial Conference records in the 50 freestyle with a time of 23.25, beating out her previous 23.30 school record. For

Philly’s Infamous Mascot: Gritty

December 11, 2025
The National Hockey League’s (NHL) opening day was Oct. 7 this season. As you may know, the NHL sucks the last ounce of consumerism out of sports fans by making their season span six months of 82 games per team. In the

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Serenity in Solitude

December 11, 2025
Recently, I have been conscientious of presence. The way one holds themselves. The way one walks with purpose. The way one eats alone in the glowing sunlight. Before college, I thought if one was by themself, it meant that they were lonely.

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Elections, Old Friends, and Media Rows

November 4, 2008
He questions the importance of voter registration while studying abroad, remembers the times when a matinee cost $6, and recounts a violent football game between politicians and journalists: Seth Green keeps Swarthmore updated about his study abroad in Scotland.

Drop Sites

November 3, 2008
For the past few mornings, and for the next few (until mid-December, that is) I’ll been engaging in a fairly constant routine—rare in the Williams-Mystic program. The third and final Williams-Mystic field seminar is approaching: Four days on the bayou in Louisiana,

Sports Update 11/1

November 2, 2008
MEN'S SOCCER, #17 Swarthmore Caps Best Regular Season With Win Over Fords VOLLEYBALL, Wang Breaks Another Record in Five-Setter with Diplomats FIELD HOCKEY, Diplomats Post Win Over Garnet in Season Finale ...and more inside.

Mistaken Identities

October 31, 2008
What is identity politics? The exercise of a form of a political life that raises a particular constitutive aspect of one’s personal identity above the others... Shaun Kelly and Dustin Trabert suggest a new way to approach identity.

Swayed Green, Cynthia McKinney Supporters at Swat

October 31, 2008
Green Party supporters haven't been as prominent on campus this election year, but their support is still strong with current candidate Cynthia McKinney. Students largely cite McKinney's unwavering strong environmental and anti-war issues as swaying them away from Obama.

Health Survey to Identify New Wellness Initiatives

October 30, 2008
On October 22, students received an e-mail including a link to the National College Health Assessment survey, a national and completely confidential survey that Worth hopes will provide the information it needs to design effective health and wellness programs.
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