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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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Christopher K. Morgan and Artists comes to Swat

October 25, 2018
While most Swatties were gradually adjusting to campus life in early September, Lia D’Alessandro ’21 was sweating it out in Troy Dance Lab. “We had a tough weekend dancing from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. every day,” she said. “We were hungry,

Investigation of Tax Evasion Deserves More Attention

October 25, 2018
Earlier this month, The New York Times published an extensive investigation of the Trump family’s widespread tax evasion schemes entitled “Trump Engaged in Suspect Tax Schemes as He Reaped Riches from His Father.” The article described tax evasion that lasted for decades

PERCEPTICON to Raise Awareness of Ingrained Reception Habits

October 25, 2018
PERCEPTICON, a three room, audio-visual exhibition challenging visitors’ unconscious reception habits, will be on display in Beardsley Hall from October 26 through October 28. The rooms will confront a variety of contemporary issues, including gender, class, race and sexuality, cross-cultural communication, power,

The NBA is Finally Back

October 25, 2018
The NBA finally returned last Tuesday — after a typically frantic offseason full of high-profile trades. LeBron James joined the Los Angeles Lakers, and the Toronto Raptors traded DeMar DeRozan to the San Antonio Spurs in return for Kawhi Leonard and Danny

Swarthmore Should Divest from Israeli Apartheid Now

October 25, 2018
Editors Note: This article is a part of “Swat Takes,” a curated conversation between two authors about a contentious topic. This article is in conversation with an article written by Rebekah Katz entitled “BDS is a Denial of My Existence.” This is

Athlete of the Week: Emily Hapgood ’22

October 25, 2018
Swarthmore field hockey picked up a huge Centennial Conference win in an overtime thriller against Gettysburg last Friday. Down 2-0 in the second half, the Garnet were able to equalize the score and push the game into overtime. Once there, the Garnet

New GOTV Committee Aims to Boost Low Student Voter Turnout

October 25, 2018
Only 24.8 percent of registered Swarthmore students voted in the 2014 midterm elections, a percentage lower than the national average for college students. Swarthmore staff and students on the Get Out the Vote, or GOTV, committee, which President Smith organized this February,
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