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Weekly Column: Swat Says

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October 30, 2025
In this edition of Swat Says, students reveal their campus priorities, discuss the time-honored Swat tradition of Screw Your Roommate, and share surprising thoughts on sports teams at Swarthmore.

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Athlete of the Week: Dahlia Bedward ’26

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October 30, 2025
Dahlia Bedward, a senior hailing from Altholton High School in Columbia, MD, saw a combined six games over the course of her first three years at Swarthmore. In her second season, she started one game and appeared in four, making seven saves

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The adventures of Zena, ultimate internet girl

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October 29, 2015
The way we use technology, and certainly social media, is focused on a stylized and curated presentation of the self. Because the self we present via technology has time and space in which to form before it arrives at our audience, it

Going beyond Google Maps and Yelp to explore Philly

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October 29, 2015
It is unbelievable how quickly technology develops for our convenience, making travel faster, cheaper, and more enjoyable. Think about it —  when was the last time you went somewhere and had to carry a map? iPhone and Android apps such as Google

Athletes quit over academics and strained rapports with coaches

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October 29, 2015
Though Swarthmore prides itself on its academic pedigree, the college isn’t all about churning out class after class of intellectually inquisitive scholars. The college catalogue explicitly states the promotion of a well-rounded, valuable societal asset is best supplemented by a varied program

Digital Humanities spread in classroom and beyond

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October 29, 2015
Computer science and the humanities don’t have anything to do with each other, do they? Code belongs in Sci, and books stay in the seminar room, right? Wrong! The two disciplines come together in digital humanities, a set of research methods that

Is lumbersexuality really that sexy?

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October 29, 2015
We now find ourselves in the midst of autumn, celebrating the arrival of sweater weather and counting down the days until winter break.  Instagram is full of flaming foliage.  Shopping malls hang up Christmas decorations.  Age-old debates regarding the pros and cons

College joins coalition focused on increasing access

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October 29, 2015
As concerns proliferate over student economic diversity and disparity around Swarthmore and higher education in general, the college has joined a nationwide initiative that seeks to transform the landscape of the college application process. Swarthmore is one of 85 colleges and universities

Can it still be Pride with no one to hear?

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October 29, 2015
On admissions tours, Swarthmore’s tour guides often praise the plethora of extracurricular activities Swarthmore has to offer: community service organizations, club and intramural athletics, and of course, a substantial number of groups on campus dedicated to the discussion of, or identification with,

High-tech dorm rooms still feel like home

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October 29, 2015
With the school’s limited air conditioning and old-fashioned key hole doors, many students agree that Swarthmore is not the most technologically advanced campus. Although many students bring basic technology to their dorm rooms, some go above and beyond. Lanson Tang ‘18, George
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