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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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Athletics News

January 16, 2008
Scoreboard W. Basketball: McDaniel 89, Swarthmore 71 Women's Basketball: Green Terror Fishes Win Over Garnet WESTMINSTER, Md. -- The McDaniel women's basketball team earned their fifth conference win in the [...]

Sports Update 1/9

January 15, 2008
Scoreboard W.Basketball: Franklin + Marshall 66, Swarthmore 57 M.Basketball: Franklin + Marshall 78, Swarthmore 72 OT Women's Basketball: Garnet Fall to Diplomats SWARTHMORE, Pa. - The Swarthmore women's basketball team [...]

Sports Update

January 7, 2008
Scoreboard W. Basketball Cabrini 77, Swarthmore 61 RADNOR, Pa. - The Cabrini Cavaliers (6-4) beat the visiting Swarthmore Garnet 77-61 in a non-conference women's basketball game on Monday night, despite [...]

Sports Update

January 5, 2008
Scoreboard M. Basketball Swarthmore 89, FDU-Florham 84 MEN'S BASKETBALL: Wolf, Garnet Snap Skid SALEM, Va. - Swarthmore senior Steve Wolf scored a season-high 31 points as the Garnet (3-7) broke [...]

Sports Update

January 4, 2008
Scoreboard Men's Basketball Ferrum 101, Swarthmore 92 OT MEN'S BASKETBALL: Kurman Sets Personal-Best, Garnet Fall in OT SALEM, Va. - Swarthmore senior guard Matt Kurman scored a career-high 23 points [...]

Swarthmore’s Soldiers

December 13, 2007
Last year, Jon Petkun ’07 was a finalist in the first Mr. Swarthmore competition. His acclaimed performance had him wearing a blue leotard and performing self-described “patriotic ribbon dance.” He served as Vice President of the Young Democrats and he describes his

Swat Dungeons & Dragons, Now Better than Ever

December 13, 2007
Santa (or should I say Sauron?) came early to Psi Phi this year, as the aptly named club received $688 to spend on Dungeons and Dragons materials as part of an "Expand Your Role" grant from Wizards of the Coast, the company

What was the Hallowell House Dedication?

December 13, 2007
Some students may have noticed an event posted on the campus calendar by the Development Office yesterday entitled "Hallowell House Dedication". Since no description was provided, the Gazette decided to [...]

Jamboree Showcases A Capella Scene

December 13, 2007
This semester’s Jamboree featured all six campus a capella groups, singing renditions of everything from current chart-toppers to classics from the sixteenth century. All of the material was quite good, [...]
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