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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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Bayton ’03 Returns to Art Dept to Teach

October 2, 2008
Adrienne Bayton ’03 is teaching Foundation Drawing at Swarthmore currently and plans to continue next semester. She recently sat down for an interview with the Daily Gazette: DG: What’s it [...]

SAC Director Now Hired by Student Council

October 2, 2008
Starting this semester, the directors of the Student Affairs Committee (SAC) will be Student Council employees. Previously SAC directors were hired and paid by the college directly. The change was [...]

SBC Report

October 1, 2008
SBC's weekly minutes can be found here. Men's Volleyball approached the Budget Committee to request an exemption from rules prohibiting the use of transportation funds for paying van drivers. The [...]

Things Cost a Lot in Edinburgh

September 30, 2008
It turns out I was wrong about the hot air balloon club; their advertising was deceptive, and it was just out of my price-range, all told. But if hot air [...]

Nautical Terminology: On Display

September 29, 2008
Working and studying in the historic Mystic Seaport is one of the aspects that the Williams-Mystic program advertises. They mention the many historic buildings, moved here from all over the [...]
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