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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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Athlete of the Week: Kela Watts

February 27, 2025
Junior Kela Watts ’26 is a student-athlete on the varsity women’s lacrosse team. The attack from Tampa, FL made an immediate impact on her arrival to Swarthmore, scoring one goal and assisting two in an eleven-game appearance in her first collegiate season.

Dear Readers: For When You Want to Transfer

February 27, 2025
Dear Readers, It hit me recently, in a buzzing swarm of thoughts, that I’m a junior. With three years under my belt, rejections a plenty, fist bumps over paper grades, and a particularly embarrassing episode when I cried under a lamplight near

SJP Sit-In Ends After 11-Hour Standoff

February 20, 2025
Chaos and uncertainty ruled campus yesterday. Another chapter in Swarthmore’s long history of student protest felt intensified amidst an increasingly defensive college administration and a reactionary national environment. On the morning of Wednesday, Feb. 19, Swarthmore’s chapter of Students for Justice in

How Will Swarthmore Fit Into Trump’s Higher Education Havoc?

February 20, 2025
Since Donald Trump’s victory, many have turned their attention toward his potential impact on higher education institutions, including Swarthmore. While it has been hard to distill exactly what Trump means for colleges and universities during the administration’s chaotic start, a handful of

Swarthmore Plans to Reduce Scope 3 Emissions

February 20, 2025
On Nov. 15, 2024, Swarthmore released its plan to reduce Scope 3 emissions on its website, with a link to the document attached. As part of the broader 20X35 energy program aimed at achieving carbon neutrality, the new Scope 3 Emissions Plan

Weekly Recap

February 20, 2025
Women’s Basketball Swarthmore College 59 vs. Ursinus College 75 In their thirteenth conference game, Swarthmore Women’s Basketball team fell to Ursinus College in Collegeville, PA. The first quarter saw a relentless Bears offense that opened the score with a 3-pointer. 3:34 into
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