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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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Home Away From Home: Post-Housing Selection Reflections

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April 18, 2024
On Monday, April 8, Swarthmore opened pre-selection housing applications for students with accommodations, followed by the general selection process for rising sophomores, juniors, and seniors. This year’s room selection was marked by the addition — and return — of several important policies,

Admitted Students ‘Swatstruck’ by Swatlight

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April 18, 2024
On April 11 and 12, Swarthmore College hosted its first round of Swatlight and Swatstruck: programs allowing admitted students to explore the college and experience its community through visiting classes, eating a meal in the dining hall, and hearing from faculty, staff

The Number One Prospect in Baseball Makes His Debut 

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April 18, 2024
In a routine midweek matchup at Fenway Park, the Baltimore Orioles introduced their highly anticipated prospect, Jackson Holliday, to the big leagues. Holliday, the first overall pick of the 2022 draft, took his position at second base against the Boston Red Sox

What Happened to Favorites?

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April 18, 2024
My least favorite year of my life was 2007. I was in kindergarten, and we had a class-wide spelling bee. I would go to bed every night with my mom quizzing me on words such as “can” and “ham” and “am” and

Swarthmore Athletics Weekly Recap

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April 18, 2024
Women’s Track and Field: Swarthmore women’s track and field competed in the Princeton Larry Ellis Invitational on Friday at Princeton, NJ. Notable Athletes: Sophie Goodwin ’27 finished in thirteenth overall in the 3,000-meter steeplechase with a personal record time of 11:37.48, defeating

Kitao x IC Spring Art house

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April 18, 2024
The InterCenter Interns and Kitao Art gallery co-hosted the Spring Art house last Friday, April 12, from 7-9 p.m. in the Kitao art gallery. The theme of the exhibition was (In)visibility. Arts exhibited include drawing, painting, photography, digital art, and mixed media.

Swarthmore Athlete of the Week: Jackson Brosgol ’24

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April 18, 2024
Jackson Brosgol ’24, a senior midfielder from Scarsdale, N.Y., showed up for Swarthmore men’s lacrosse when it mattered most. The Garnet found themselves tied, 11-11, with No. 5-ranked Dickinson College on Saturday with two minutes left on the clock. In the final
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