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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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Obituary: The Quiet Room Painting

March 21, 2019
Quiet Room Painting, at the young age of 20, passed away last Sunday, March 17 in the Quiet Room. The Quiet Room Painting was a project born out of love. It was painted by the participants of the Summer Community Learning

Renaissance: A Phineas Phoenix Origin Story, Part One

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March 21, 2019
Phineas Phoenix existed only to fulfill the curse that Venus had borne since she first surfaced, fully-formed, from frothing, frigid foam. With her air of majesty about him, Phineas shed his virgin egg-tooth as he reared his beak and bestowed in his

Men’s Basketball Cruises to Sweet Sixteen

March 7, 2019
Midway through Saturday’s game against MIT, Cam Wiley ’19 sized up his defender, sent him lurching to the right with a crossover, then snatched the ball back to his left and drained a step-back three. In any other game, this would be

Swarthmore Adds Applied Mathematics Concentration for Math Majors

March 7, 2019
Swarthmore recently announced the new applied mathematics major, a special math concentration utilizing conventional math for use in more specialized fields in many disciplines, including biology, engineering, and physics. On February 8, mathematics professors Nsoki Mavinga and Joshua Goldwyn held an info
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