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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 3/15

March 16, 2008
Scoreboard Men's Lacrosse Swarthmore 13, New England 4 Women's Lacrosse Swarthmore 13, Gwynedd-Mercy 12 Softball Swarthmore 3, Wilson 0 Salisbury 7, Swarthmore 0 Women's Tennis Swarthmore 7, Gettysburg 2 Swimming [...]

Sports Update 3/12

March 16, 2008
Scoreboard Men's Lacrosse Swarthmore 9, St. Mary's (MD) 6 Women's Lacrosse St. Mary's (MD) 21, Swarthmore 16 Men's Tennis #1 UC-Santa Cruz 9, Swarthmore 0 Softball Peace 5, Swarthmore 4 [...]

Sports Update 3/11

March 16, 2008
Scoreboard Softball Methodist 5, Swarthmore 0 Methodist 4, Swarthmore 2 Baseball Swarthmore 11, Cazenovia 8 Cazenovia 12, Swarthmore 7 Women's Lacrosse Drew 19, Swarthmore 10 Men's Tennis Sonoma State 9, [...]

SBC Faces Budget Crisis

March 16, 2008
Swarthmore is the rare school which puts all control over group funding into the hands of a student run committee. Each year, the Student Budget Committee distributes $319,000 to 104 [...]

Night Life

March 7, 2008
So while transportation is relatively easy, finding a chill place to hang out is a little more difficult. Simply put, there are three types of places where you can hang [...]
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