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Swat Says: Finals Edition

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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

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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

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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

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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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Swat Sports Update 8/29

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August 30, 2008
Scoreboard Men's Soccer Swarthmore 5, Skidmore 0 MEN'S SOCCER: Garnet Out-Race Thoroughbreds SWARTHMORE, Pa. -- Senior forward Evan Nesterak scored two goals and sophomore defender Gage Newman added a goal [...]

Freshman: “Swat Hackers”

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August 19, 2008
After being accepted into a college, the anticipation of finding out your roommate is frustrating. Swarthmore makes its freshman wait several month since freshman dorm and roommate assignments are released [...]

Guide to off-campus adventures

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August 17, 2008
When first arriving at Swarthmore, a trip to the Co-op can seem like an adventure. But even compared to the gardens here in the Scott Arboretum, the grass does eventually [...]

Interview with Al Bloom

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May 31, 2008
After serving as Swarthmore's president since 1991, Al Bloom recently announced his decision to retire in August 2009 to the campus community through e-mails and letters. Although he was traveling [...]

Nestbeschmutzer, Now Out of Austria

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May 12, 2008
When I boarded my plane out of Austria, the newspapers were breathlessly reporting on the just-broken story of Elisabeth Fritzl, an Austrian woman recently freed from the windowless basement where [...]

Associate Director of the Lang Center To Resign

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May 12, 2008
Patricia James, the Associate Director for Student Programs and Training in the Lang Center, has announced that she will resign from the College at the end of the month. She directed the Lang Opportunity Scholars program and the Swarthmore Foundation, in addition
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