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A Day in the Life of a Volleyball Player

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October 8, 2026
Before arriving at Swarthmore, I thought I knew what being a collegiate student-athlete would look like. Although most of the basics are as expected, there are many small thrills and daily traditions ingrained in my life that I would never have anticipated

Athlete of the Week: Charlotte Martin ’28

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October 1, 2026
Charlotte Martin ’28 is a junior runner for the Swarthmore women’s cross country team. Hailing from Southlake, TX, Martin led the Garnet with a 17th-place finish at the Haverford Main Line Invitational event on Friday, Sept. 18. She ran a personal-record time

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On Living Liminally

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October 8, 2026
Kush Kaur ’28 reflects on her relationship with her Nani ma’s house — a place intertwined with her hometown, past, family, and sense of self.

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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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