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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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Sports Update 10/30

October 30, 2008
Scoreboard Field Hockey Haverford 4, Swarthmore 3 Volleyball Haverford 3, Swarthmore 0 W. Soccer Haverford 0, Swarthmore 0 2OT M. Soccer #17 Swarthmore 1, Muhlenberg 0

Women’s Cross Country Team Wins Seven Sisters Championship

October 29, 2008
On October 18, 2008 the Swarthmore Women's Cross-Country team came in first place at the Seven Sisters Cross Country Championship. Led by junior Nyika Corbett (second overall), freshman Melissa Frick (third overall), and senior co-captain Bess Ritter (seventh overall) the team totaled

Sestak-Williams Debate in LPAC

October 29, 2008
Wednesday morning in LPAC, Congressman Joe Sestak (Democrat) and challenger Craig Williams (Republican) participated in a town-hall style debate sponsored by the League of Women Voters of Delaware County. Below is a summary of the candidate’s responses to the topics covered in

Obama Inspires Thousands in Chester

October 28, 2008
Amidst the drizzling rain, overcast sky, and bracing winds on an early Tuesday morning, dozens of Swatties joined thousands of people in Chester for one purpose: to see Presidential Candidate Senator Barack Obama.
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