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Weekly Column: Swat Says

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September 25, 2025
In this edition of Swat Says, students reveal the most iconic professors on campus, discuss the best class they've taken at Swarthmore, and attempt to define the mysterious role of college Provost.

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The Best Quotes of Jalen Hurts

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September 25, 2025
We live in a current age of heat checks, lyric drops, motivational apps and posters, and speeches about “locking in” or “walking through fire.” And then there is Jalen Hurts — the starting quarterback for the Philadelphia Eagles, an outright contemporary Nietzsche,

Garnet Soccer Takes on Johns Hopkins in Baltimore

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September 25, 2025
On Sept. 20, Swarthmore men’s and women’s soccer packed their bags and boarded buses for Baltimore to play their long-time conference rival Johns Hopkins University. The day began Centennial Conference play for both Garnet teams. The men came into their game carrying

Athlete of the Week: Colin Crowe ’29

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September 25, 2025
Colin Crowe: First-year goalkeeper Colin Crowe ’29 has been making waves for the Swarthmore men’s soccer team with incredible, game-time saves and plays. The Gonzaga College High School graduate, who played club soccer at Hybrid Football Club and has played all games

Campus Journal

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

Red Flags and Tote Bags 

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September 25, 2025
“Being a performative male means embracing women, embracing what it means to be a woman in this world, and understanding where they’re coming from,” said Nick Fettig ’26, Contestant 19 and finalist in the Performative Male Contest. “It’s being one with nature,

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Halloween: costume and community

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November 6, 2014
I have always loved Halloween. When I was little, it meant spending long thrilling days on elaborate cardboard constructions with my family – notable products of our labor were my furry pink telephone and tooth costumes. I played dress up around the

Matchbox opening impresses staff and students

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November 6, 2014
Following months of construction, the Matchbox, Swarthmore’s new $5.3 million, three-story, 21,000-square-foot fitness and wellness center, officially opened on Monday. The building, built on the foundation of the old squash courts, is expected to improve the ability of student athletes to train

If we’re giving Wall Street credit where it’s due…

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November 6, 2014
For better or worse, over the past decade, Americans from all socioeconomic backgrounds have developed a conspicuous and growing wariness of the United States’ public and private financial institutions. This phenomenon, placed in the context of the unprecedented scandals that have come

Halloween party generally successful, space still an issue

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November 6, 2014
Three calls were made from the college to the Swarthmore Borough Police Department during the Halloween party last Saturday. Although Worth Health Center has a policy against sharing detailed information regarding student use of its resources, director Beth Kotarski wrote in an

Hire professors sooner rather than later

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November 6, 2014
Academics are central to life at Swarthmore — Friday evening is largely indistinguishable from any other night here — both in and outside of the classroom, and many of us chose Swarthmore for precisely this reason. We pressed “send” on our applications

Wolf wins, but state legislature stays solidly red

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November 6, 2014
In what was an otherwise sobering night for Democrats, Pennsylvania businessman and former Secretary of Revenue Tom Wolf defeated incumbent Republican governor Tom Corbett with 54.9 percent of the vote. But Republicans strengthened their majorities in both houses of the Pennsylvania state

International Horror film fest spooks students

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November 6, 2014
Last Saturday, in honor of Día de los Muertos and Halloween, constituents of the college’s department of modern languages and literatures teamed up to bring a wide selection of international horror films to the Language Resource Center. The French department kicked off

Is it wrong not to care about Ebola?

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November 6, 2014
According to a recent Kaiser Family Foundation poll, almost half of Americans have a fear of contracting Ebola. The one thing staving off my absolute cynicism is that, while there are still stories about the terrifying dangers of Ebola, there is also

Men’s soccer ties Haverford, loses playoff spot in OT

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November 6, 2014
In sports, every second matters. The Swarthmore men’s soccer team learned this lesson the hard way. During Garnet Weekend last Saturday, the team faced off against Haverford. Swarthmore (3-5) entered the day ranked eighth, behind Haverford (4-4), Johns Hopkins (3-4-1) and
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