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Meditations on Meditating

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April 23, 2026
Leon Leveau '26 discusses how meditation can help you take a step back from the overwhelming and often uncontrollable sequence of thoughts and actions that dominate our daily lives.

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Chicago Cubs Fan Takes on Citizens Bank Park

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April 23, 2026
Sydeny Ross, a steadfast Chicago Cubs fan, recounts her experience watching an MLB baseball game at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia and feeling the agony one inevitably feels as a fan-outsider in Philly sports arenas.

Athlete of the Week: Iris Barone ’26

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April 16, 2026
Katie Kerman: Congratulations on your Centennial Athlete of the Week award and becoming the program’s all-time leader in triples and stolen-bases! Can you take us through those moments when you broke two program records and how you and your team celebrated? Iris

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The Moonlit Path

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April 23, 2026
Megumi Jindo '28 reflects on her experience at Swarthmore so far and the passing of the baton in her Kizuna, Japanese club.

Hey Mom

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April 16, 2026
Corinne Lafont '26 writes a touching piece about her Mom in honor of Mother's Day.

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The LARP at Swat continues ever on

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April 2, 2015
Confession time: When I was a kid, I played a lot of Dungeons & Dragons. My mom sent me to an after school program, and the guy who ran it, John, was just really good at D&D. Good enough to spark a

McKibben leads rally for divestment, sits in

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April 2, 2015
Last Thursday, Bill McKibben, founder of the nationally recognized environmental group 350.org, spoke at a Swarthmore Mountain Justice rally for divestment in Upper Tarble. Over 200 people attended the rally, including students, alumni, faculty, and even supporters from the Philadelphia area. The

March Madness heats up, can Kentucky be beat?

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April 2, 2015
The NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament, or “March Madness,” is a single-elimination tournament that has become hugely popular in large part due to annual upsets and underdog runs that dominate the early weekends of the bracket. Last year, a seventh seed

Quirky’s a myth and you’re still alone, sorry

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April 2, 2015
Unsurprisingly, given last week’s column, I’m still single. I’d given myself one week as the final bracket within which I could logistically find a successful partner at Swarthmore and failed just as badly as I did on my CHEM10H final. In light

Freshmen bring additional talent to men’s tennis team

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April 2, 2015
In the world of college tennis, it’s rare for an elite team to start one freshman. This year, the 29th-ranked Swarthmore tennis team consistently starts five. After graduating its first, second, fourth, fifth and sixth singles players, the Garnet looked like it

Editorial

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April 2, 2015
Last Wednesday, the college released the Campus Climate Survey – a survey that is over 30 questions – which aims to assess “climate” on campus. Climate is defined as “current attitudes, behaviors, and standards of employees and students concerning the access for,

“Rape haven” graffiti discovered on Delta Upsilon

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April 2, 2015
Graffiti reading “Rape Haven” was found on the front wall of the Delta Upsilon fraternity Tuesday morning. Several fraternity members saw the graffiti and proceeded to contact Public Safety. While the responsible parties remain yet unnamed, the incident is under active investigation
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