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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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Where are the Mints?

February 6, 2008
Many Swatties have noticed the disappearance of mints from Sharples. The Daily Gazette decided to find out why they are no longer available. Janet Kassab, Director of Purchasing for Dining [...]

Professor-Lunch Program Confuses

February 6, 2008
Swarthmore's "Take Your Professor to Lunch" program is supposed to be used by students so that they can eat lunch at Sharples with professors at no cost to themselves. Despite [...]

The History of Screw

February 6, 2008
In the Foreign Student Advisor's "Survival Guide" to Swarthmore College, Screw Your Roommate is the first tradition listed. Described as "a dance when students pair their roommates with a blind [...]

Swat Celebrates Super Tuesday

February 6, 2008
As the 9:00pm results from Super Tuesday rolled in, Mephistos Lounge was filled with more than fifty Swatties. A handful of students hunched over textbooks, but most clustered around laptops watching [...]

Sports Update 2/5

February 6, 2008
Scoreboard Women's Basketball Swarthmore 68, Bryn Mawr 62 Garnet Collect Centennial Win in Overtime The Swarthmore women's basketball team (6-13, 3-10 CC) finished strong in their 68-62 overtime win against [...]
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