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Weekly Column: Swat Says

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

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

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

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

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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Community Reacts to New Sharples Commons 

March 7, 2024
The second phase of the Dining and Community Commons project, Sharples Commons, opened for student use on Feb. 26. Sharples Commons was first announced back in the fall semester of 2018. At its official opening, the Office of Student Engagement (OSE) organized

Swarthmore Borough To Enforce Bag Fee for Businesses

March 7, 2024
The Swarthmore Borough’s recent ordinance banning single-use products and noncompliant paper bags was met with mixed reactions from the campus community and local residents. Since Jan. 8, 2024, retail establishments have been banned from providing single-use plastic bags and polystyrene products such

UNC Field Hockey Coach Erin Matson Makes History

March 7, 2024
In 2018, a standout player joined the University of North Carolina’s (UNC) field hockey team, but the contributions that she would make in the next five years were nothing anyone could expect. Erin Matson, originally from Chadds Ford, PA, is known as

Swarthmore Athlete of the Week – Max Ash ’27:

March 7, 2024
Max Ash ’27, a first year from Weston, MA, led the Swarthmore men’s golf team to a strong second-place finish in their spring opener over the weekend. The Garnet traveled to Joelton, TN, to compete in the Music City Shootout against twelve

Swarthmore Athletics Weekly Recap:

March 7, 2024
Baseball: Swarthmore College: 13, Stockton University: 9 Swarthmore baseball defeated Stockton University on Friday afternoon in an eight-inning game, recording its first home victory of the season. The Garnet scored an impressive six runs in the second inning and five runs in
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