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Advice From A Professional Matchmaker

November 6, 2025
If you haven’t read your emails in the last month, then there’s a chance you don’t know me. If you have, you might recognize the name Corinne even if you don’t want to. I ran Screw Your Roommate this year because I

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Weekend Recap

November 18, 2021
Men’s Cross Country This past Saturday in Logan Township, NJ, Swarthmore men’s cross country competed in the NCAA Metro Regional Championship. Scoring 116 points, the Garnet finished in third place. On Sunday, the NCAA Division III Men’s and Women’s Track and Field

Athlete of the Week Annabella Boardman ’24

November 18, 2021
Annabella Boardman, a junior from Montverde, Florida, has been dominating in the 100-yard breaststroke. Boardman recently broke the Swarthmore College and Centennial Conference record for the event and recorded the third best time across all of Division III swimming. She looks to

Students for Justice in Palestine Restart Sabra Deshelving Campaign

November 11, 2021
Swarthmore Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) relaunched their campaign to deshelve all Sabra products on campus last Wednesday, Nov. 3. Sabra, which produces Mediterranean food and dipping products, including hummus and guacamole, is currently sold by Swarthmore at the Science Center

“I Want You Back:” A Capella Returns to Swarthmore

November 11, 2021
On Friday, Nov. 5, a cappella returned to Swarthmore’s campus after a nearly two-year absence. Each of Swarthmore’s four a cappella groups — OffBeat, Grapevine, Mixed Company, and Sixteen Feet — performed in the event. Every semester, the a cappella performance season

It’s Time to Reevaluate Writing Credits

November 11, 2021
Distribution requirements at Swarthmore are an opportunity for students to branch outside of their academic comfort zones and experience the breadth of a liberal arts education. According to the college, distribution requirements “aim to enhance resourcefulness, serious curiosity, open-mindedness, perspective, logical coherence,

Care about Peace? Study War.

November 11, 2021
This is the second in a series of opinion pieces about ways to begin reimagining education in the 21st and 22nd centuries. The first, on the need for financial education, was released in last week’s issue. The purpose of this exercise is
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