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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 Freshmen?

September 18, 2007
For the past two weeks, upperclassmen have been unable to track down freshmen using the online Cygnet due to the fact that they simply haven’t been added to the database. [...]

Sports Update 9/16

September 17, 2007
Scoreboard Field Hockey Swarthmore 3, Randolph-Macon 1 Volleyball host Garnet Classic Stevens Tech 3, Swarthmore 0 Cabrini 3, Swarthmore 2 Men's Tennis host Swarthmore Invitational FIELD HOCKEY: Garnet Hold Yellow-Jackets [...]

Student Council 411

September 16, 2007
Even this grizzled reporter was intrigued to hear about some of the new ideas coming from Student Council this week. First, big parking news--due to an administrative oversight on the [...]

StuCo Forum on Transparency

September 16, 2007
Student Council held a student forum on Sunday afternoon to focus on issues that Student Council can fix internally, primarily ways to make it more transparent and accessible. The forum [...]

Swat Dances to Yerbabuena’s Music

September 16, 2007
This past Friday, the New York-based band Yerbabuena returned to Swarthmore to kick off the Intercultural Center's year-long celebration of its fifteenth anniversary in Swarthmore College's Fragrance Garden.
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