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Swat Says: Finals Edition

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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

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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

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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

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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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Truth and Consequences

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November 14, 2024
Growing up, we were taught that truth was, of all things, objective. It either happened or it did not. There was only one singular truth, and if you defy it or you lie, it is bad. Often, when we were young, we

The World Must Be Made Safe for Democracy

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November 14, 2024
26-year-old American Quincy Claude Ayres stepped off the boat on December 5, 1917, onto the soil of war-torn France. Before him, hundreds of Americans had volunteered as ambulance drivers and doctors or joined the Canadian military to fight before the United States

Tina Chen ’25 Sits in Sculptural Significance

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November 14, 2024
Tina Chen ’25 has seen a lot of frantic Sculpture I: Form, Material, & Process students scurrying around the MakerSpace for their final projects. I was one of those frantic students, begging her to help me with the bandsaw. Tina was my

Sixers Edge Out Hornets in Overtime, 107-105

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November 14, 2024
This past Sunday at the Wells Fargo Center, the Philadelphia Sixers beat the Charlotte Hornets 107-105, in an overtime thriller. The Sixers were without their two All-star players, Tyrese Maxey and Joel Embiid. Maxey was out with an injured hamstring against the

Athlete of the Week: Emme Hansard ’25

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November 14, 2024
Emme Hansard ’25 is an outside back on the women’s soccer team from Sherman Oaks, CA. She has been an indispensable part of the Garnet since recovering from a knee injury her first year. Hansard has started and played in every single

On Searows: We Can and We Will 

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November 14, 2024
On June 25, 2024, I saw Searows, or singer-songwriter Alec Duckart, live. I’ve been a fan since my first year, so when I saw that tickets were only five bucks on SeatGeek, I immediately bought them. Searow’s first LP, “Guard Dog,” helped

It’s Okay to Hurt

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November 7, 2024
Dear friends, I know that many of you are hurting today. It’s okay to hurt. I know that many of you are scared today. It’s okay to be scared. I know that many of you need time to process and decompress. It’s
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