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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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Peer schools divide on drinking policies

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October 2, 2014
In the opening weeks of the school year, students have been adjusting to modified alcohol-related policies that the administration implemented this semester. Campus reactions have been mixed, as has enforcement of these new rules. According to an explanatory message to students from

New group to provide support for low income students

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October 2, 2014
The Swarthmore Organization of Low-Income Students is a newly-founded group on campus that aims to bring together first-generation college students and students from low-income backgrounds to create a community in which students can guide and support each other at Swarthmore. In addition

A masterclass with definitely human pianist Poletaev

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October 2, 2014
“I don’t get —” intervened Ilya Poletaev, pianist extraordinaire, frustrated, with his chin in his hand, brow furrowed. “I am not getting the consistent narrative. Some of it has to do with balance, for example, when you play this —” The melody

Weekend roundup and the week ahead

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October 2, 2014
Volleyball continues to roll Swarthmore’s volleyball team continued to dominate Centennial Conference opposition this week, defeating Dickinson College and Washington College. The Garnet has yet to lose a set in its three conference matches, outscoring the Red Devils, Shorewomen and the Franklin

Galvez giving voice to the disparate diasporic Latino

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October 2, 2014
In José Galvez’s talk on Wednesday, September 24, many of the ambiguities present in the exhibit shown in McCabe’s atrium from August 26 to September 26 were clarified. The talk began with Galvez being introduced by Professor Milton Machuca-Gálvez, who was responsible

Think thesis: Vintage clothing and thrifting-in-action

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October 2, 2014
Sociology and anthropology major Mireille Guy ’15  is combining her interest in the economics of consumption and her love of vintage clothes in a thesis exploring consumer culture in secondhand shops, both in Philly and the virtual world. In addition to her

A flickering between truth and fiction

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October 2, 2014
At one point in Ben Lerner’s new book, “10:04,” the narrator visits the studio space of his lover, Alena. Alena’s latest project is curating the “Institute for Totaled Art,” a conceptual art show composed of pieces that, because of damage that renders
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