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Weekly Column: Swat Says

April 9, 2026
In this edition of Swat Says, students share their favorite outdoor study spots, discuss how to deal with academic burnout, and pitch some alternative songs for the Clothier bell tower's quarter-hourly toll.

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Reflections from a Doubles Specialist

April 2, 2026
Riya Rao '26 reflects on her journey as a tennis player, from the stress and intensity of youth sports and her early college career to finding a more healthy dynamic in doubles play.

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Faculty Spotlight: Professor Casey

February 6, 2025
Justin Casey is a Visiting Instructor at Swarthmore College and a Ph.D Candidate in international relations at Georgetown University. Their dissertation, “The Propaganda Dilemma: Democracies in the War of Ideas,” draws on extensive research at the Truman, Eisenhower, and Reagan Presidential Libraries,

Eagles Torch Commanders, 55-23, Advancing to the Super Bowl

February 6, 2025
On Sunday, Jan. 26, Lincoln Financial Field hosted the Philadelphia Eagles and Washington Commanders for the NFC Conference Championship. The game marked an Eagles blowout against the Commanders, 55-23, allowing them to advance to the upcoming Super Bowl. In the previous week,
A student with their back turned wearing a black and red keffiyeh speaking to a crowd of a dozen other students.

Students Rally for Improved EVS Working Conditions

December 18, 2024
A campaign is advocating for better working conditions for Swarthmore Environmental Services staff (EVS), responsible for the upkeep of campus facilities, after five EVS techs were allegedly dismissed from the college in the past month. The campaign is organized by student-led groups

Swarthmore and the Urban Politics of SEPTA

December 5, 2024
On Nov. 22, at the Frankford Transportation Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro announced he was directing Secretary of Transportation Mike Carroll to devote $153 million of federal highway funding to the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA). The decision comes after

How Rugby Star Ilona Maher Redefines Femininity

December 5, 2024
Ilona Maher, a central player in the U.S. Women’s Rugby Sevens team, has represented her country in two Olympic Games: first at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and again the 2024 Paris Olympics. But Maher has made clear that she is more than
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