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Swat Says: Finals Edition

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December 11, 2025
In this special Final Exams edition of Swat Says, students discuss their plans for winter break, reveal their most dreaded upcoming finals, and share their thoughts on the Swarthmore Marriage Pact.

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Athlete of the Week: Genine Collins ’27

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December 11, 2025
Genine Collins ’27 is a force to be reckoned with in the pool. On Nov. 8, the junior swimmer broke Swarthmore and Centennial Conference records in the 50 freestyle with a time of 23.25, beating out her previous 23.30 school record. For

Philly’s Infamous Mascot: Gritty

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December 11, 2025
The National Hockey League’s (NHL) opening day was Oct. 7 this season. As you may know, the NHL sucks the last ounce of consumerism out of sports fans by making their season span six months of 82 games per team. In the

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Serenity in Solitude

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December 11, 2025
Recently, I have been conscientious of presence. The way one holds themselves. The way one walks with purpose. The way one eats alone in the glowing sunlight. Before college, I thought if one was by themself, it meant that they were lonely.

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There Is No Alternative

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September 19, 2024
At some point in our lives, we’ve all been told that there is no alternative. The dinner your parents made is what it is, take it or leave it; McDonald’s only serves Coke, so no, you can’t have Pepsi. Our governments tell

Swarthmore Athletics Weekly Recap

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September 19, 2024
Volleyball: Swarthmore College: 2, Stockton University 3 Swarthmore’s volleyball team fell to Stockton University on Thursday evening, losing its 2-1 lead after a hard-fought fourth set.​​ The Ospreys finished the fifth and final set 25-23, the Garnet unable to pull ahead after

Athlete of the Week: Hannah Grace Humphreys ’25

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September 19, 2024
Hannah Grace Humphreys ’25 is a middle blocker on the volleyball team from Gainesville, FL. The senior has played a total of 131 sets in her career and has seen action in all seven games this season. She is currently averaging a

Swarthmore College Alumni Open Letter

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May 3, 2024
To the Swarthmore College administration: We write to you as a collective of alumni who are deeply devastated and outraged by Israel’s ongoing genocide against Palestinians in Gaza, as well as the escalation of state-sanctioned violence against Palestinians living in the rest

Ben Williams ’99: Letter to the Editor

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May 1, 2024
To the Editor, According to the page for the Board of Managers at the Swarthmore College site, the Board consists of 34 people, all of whom were appointed to their positions on the Board of Managers by previous members of the Board
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