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Weekly Column: Swat Says

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September 25, 2025
In this edition of Swat Says, students reveal the most iconic professors on campus, discuss the best class they've taken at Swarthmore, and attempt to define the mysterious role of college Provost.

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The Best Quotes of Jalen Hurts

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September 25, 2025
We live in a current age of heat checks, lyric drops, motivational apps and posters, and speeches about “locking in” or “walking through fire.” And then there is Jalen Hurts — the starting quarterback for the Philadelphia Eagles, an outright contemporary Nietzsche,

Garnet Soccer Takes on Johns Hopkins in Baltimore

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September 25, 2025
On Sept. 20, Swarthmore men’s and women’s soccer packed their bags and boarded buses for Baltimore to play their long-time conference rival Johns Hopkins University. The day began Centennial Conference play for both Garnet teams. The men came into their game carrying

Athlete of the Week: Colin Crowe ’29

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September 25, 2025
Colin Crowe: First-year goalkeeper Colin Crowe ’29 has been making waves for the Swarthmore men’s soccer team with incredible, game-time saves and plays. The Gonzaga College High School graduate, who played club soccer at Hybrid Football Club and has played all games

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How To Do Things You Suck At: Lesson One

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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

Red Flags and Tote Bags 

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September 25, 2025
“Being a performative male means embracing women, embracing what it means to be a woman in this world, and understanding where they’re coming from,” said Nick Fettig ’26, Contestant 19 and finalist in the Performative Male Contest. “It’s being one with nature,

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Swat 7: Cornel West & Robert George Fail to Pleasure Us

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March 3, 2014
Editor’s note: This article was initially published in The Daily Gazette, Swarthmore’s online, daily newspaper founded in Fall 1996. As of Fall 2018, the DG has merged with The Phoenix. See the about page to read more about the DG. Swat 7, Swarthmore’s

The Week in Pictures: CUPSI and Trial by Fire

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March 3, 2014
Editor’s note: This article was initially published in The Daily Gazette, Swarthmore’s online, daily newspaper founded in Fall 1996. As of Fall 2018, the DG has merged with The Phoenix. See the about page to read more about the DG.
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The Swatter: February 17-24

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February 28, 2014
Editor’s note: This article was initially published in The Daily Gazette, Swarthmore’s online, daily newspaper founded in Fall 1996. As of Fall 2018, the DG has merged with The Phoenix. See the about page to read more about the DG. Suspicious Odor

A troubling shortage

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February 27, 2014
The political science department at Swarthmore does not have enough professors to adequately handle the growing number of students who want to take their classes. Molly Petchenik addressed this issue in her Jan. 30 Phoenix op-ed entitled, “ Not enough professors to

The nuances of anti-discrimination

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February 27, 2014
I don’t want to write yet another article about Robert George. Swarthmore has heard a plethora of opinions on the matter, and I don’t think I can add much more to that dying conversation. I do, however, want to mention it once

Basketball teams conclude seasons, honor seniors

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February 27, 2014
Women: Lytle leads a successful class Women’s basketball finished their season on Saturday with a tough home loss to Haverford in overtime. The Garnet started strong and kept the game close through the first half. The women jumped out to an early
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