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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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Global Neighbors to Sponsor Externs to China

October 24, 2008
Global Neighbors, a new service group working with individuals with leprosy or Hansen's Disease (HD), is currently raising funds to send two student externs to rural China over winter break. Both externs intend to establish a local network of connections with Joy

Sometimes I Want to Get Back in the Closet

October 23, 2008
Coming Out Week always makes me wonder: Is my sex life a political statement? Is that what I want? Can we just go back to the "laughing at hilarious fetishes" model at the end of the column and see how that works
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