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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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Professor Bensch Delivers Faculty Lecture

February 1, 2008
History Professor Stephen Bensch began the spring Faculty Lecture Series with his talk this Wednesday. Bensch, a specialist in Medieval Europe and the Near East and the coordinator of the [...]

Sports Update 1/26

February 1, 2008
Scoreboard W. Basketball: Swarthmore 57, Haverford 56 M. Basketball: Haverford 63, Swarthmore 53 W. Swimming: Swarthmore 113, Bryn Mawr 78 Women's Basketball - Stockbower Rebounds Team for Win The Swarthmore [...]

Tri-Co Makes February Green

February 1, 2008
Earthlust, Swarthmore’s environmental group, is combining forces with Bryn Mawr Greenies and Haverford Earthquakers in a new event called Tri-Co Energy Competition. The event aims to motivate students to actively [...]

A Short Lesson in German Grammar

February 1, 2008
This is the German-English dictionary I use. If that doesn't help, ask your German-major friends: we're always happy to help! What is certainly the best misunderstanding of the trip so [...]

Out to Lunch in Philadelphia

January 31, 2008
I often go into Philly on Friday afternoons to catch matinée concerts of the Philadelphia Orchestra and take the opportunity to go out to eat in Center City. Going out [...]

College Corner: Is God Green?

January 31, 2008
Professor Mark Wallace is a unique professor in Swarthmore’s Religion department as a specialist in both spirituality and environmentalist issues. He is currently on sabbatical and researching the spiritual source [...]

Mikio Akagi ’08 Leads Philosophy Course

January 31, 2008
Mikio Akagi '08 is teaching three other students in a philosophy course entitled “Empiricism and Language in Twentieth-Century Analytic Philosophy” (PHIL 089S) this spring. The objective of the course is [...]
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