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Weekly Column: Swat Says

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October 2, 2025
In this edition of Swat Says, students share their favorite dining hall meal, reveal the craziest thing they've heard from a professor in class, and discuss the buildings with the worst vibes on campus.

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Athlete of the Week: Lauren Lior ’27

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October 9, 2025
Swarthmore women’s soccer forward Lauren Lior ’27 hails from Fairfield, CT, and is a graduate of Greens Farms Academy. During her first year with the Garnet, she had a stellar season, breaking into the starting lineup, and cementing herself as an integral

WSOC Day in the Life: Away Game vs. Muhlenberg College

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October 9, 2025
As we head into the middle of the fall semester, Swarthmore’s sports schedules will become increasingly busy. While exams and paper deadlines approach quickly, varsity athletic teams plunge into the middle of conference play, when the significance of winning is the most

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First-Years Flaunt Fashion

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October 2, 2025
In the post-COVID era, the art of dressing well seems to have slowly and sadly started to fade into antiquity. No longer are the schools of America flooded with fashion-forward students determined to dress their best. Chic jeans and sweaters are disappearing,

How To Do Things You Suck At: Lesson One

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September 25, 2025
Welcome to “How To Do Things You Suck At,” every Swattie’s go-to guide on how to try something new and (eventually) succeed in it. Want to learn how to crochet? Play badminton? You’ve found the right place, then. Every month, you’ll follow

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Eagles Torch Commanders, 55-23, Advancing to the Super Bowl

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February 6, 2025
On Sunday, Jan. 26, Lincoln Financial Field hosted the Philadelphia Eagles and Washington Commanders for the NFC Conference Championship. The game marked an Eagles blowout against the Commanders, 55-23, allowing them to advance to the upcoming Super Bowl. In the previous week,
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Students Rally for Improved EVS Working Conditions

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December 18, 2024
A campaign is advocating for better working conditions for Swarthmore Environmental Services staff (EVS), responsible for the upkeep of campus facilities, after five EVS techs were allegedly dismissed from the college in the past month. The campaign is organized by student-led groups

Swarthmore and the Urban Politics of SEPTA

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December 5, 2024
On Nov. 22, at the Frankford Transportation Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro announced he was directing Secretary of Transportation Mike Carroll to devote $153 million of federal highway funding to the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA). The decision comes after

How Rugby Star Ilona Maher Redefines Femininity

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December 5, 2024
Ilona Maher, a central player in the U.S. Women’s Rugby Sevens team, has represented her country in two Olympic Games: first at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and again the 2024 Paris Olympics. But Maher has made clear that she is more than
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Behind the Scenes with Ember Dance Company

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December 5, 2024
Ember Dance Company, created by sophomores Ellen Stewart ’27 and Reina Jones ’27 last fall, is one of the student-run dance clubs here at Swarthmore College. Though labelled as a ballet and contemporary dance group, it has been described by company members
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