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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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Student Mariachi Band Thrives on Campus

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September 26, 2007
Swarhmore’s lectures can provide more than just relevant, exciting updates on certain fields of study—apparently they can create music as well. Indirectly, maybe. After Russell Rodriguez, a lecturer at University [...]

Better know a Dean! with Karen Henry ’87

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September 25, 2007
We continue our series of dean profiles today with Dean Karen Henry '87. In her role as the Gender Education Advisor, her presence on campus is especially important during this [...]

Sports Update 9/26

September 25, 2007
The Garnet women's soccer team gave coach Todd Anckaitis a 4-0 win against Washington for his birthday, thanks to Katie Kanuka '10 (with two), senior Danielle Tocchet, and Megan Colombo '11.

Halcyon Halcyon Days

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September 25, 2007
When students read one of this Monday's Reserved Students Digests, they may have seen an advertisement for an organization that hasn't surfaced much for the past couple years: the Halcyon, [...]

ITS to Use Microsoft Exchange for Email

September 25, 2007
The school considered and rejected Google Apps and Zimbra. Swarthmore’s current system, SquirrelMail, seems to be appropriately named. Squirrels are ubiquitous on campus, but no one really likes them very [...]

Better know a Dean! with Jim Larimore

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September 25, 2007
This is the first story in our 8 part series entitled "Better Know a Dean!" Each segment will highlight a different dean and elucidate exactly what their job and relationship to the student body is. Today, we highlight Jim Larimore, Swarthmore's Dean

Sports Update 9/25

September 25, 2007
The Garnet women's field hockey team fell to the Drew Rangers in a 3-1 loss. During the second half Garnet Joslyn Young '10 recorded her first goal of the season. The unassisted goal was notched in off a rebound through heavy Ranger
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