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Weekly Column: Swat Says

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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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First-Years Flaunt Fashion

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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,

Gulping Air

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October 2, 2025
fisting your hair i jumped off the boat ready to float and flee and fly but then you asked if this was what i had always longed for if this was it i didn’t have an answer so i waited for you

Sports

Swinging Through the Glass Ceiling 

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October 2, 2025
The Swarthmore men’s golf team has welcomed numerous women as walk-on players over the years. Currently there are two female players competing on the men’s team: Ava Chon ’26 and Bori Chung ’28. Chon is a senior from Princeton, NJ, who went

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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
Swarthmore's inaugural Performative Male Contest featured acoustic guitars, matcha lattes, ample feminist literature, and endless posturing.

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Tuesday Chatter: 2-11-14

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February 11, 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. WEATHER: Mostly

Monday Chatter: 2-10-14

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February 10, 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. WEATHER: Some

College considers sexual assault policy changes

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February 7, 2014
The college is considering instituting a hearing process for sexual assault cases that would not require the complainant to sit in the same room as the respondent, college officials told Phoenix staff in a press conference earlier this week. They also said

SEPTA to extend Media/Elwyn line 3 miles to Wawa

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February 7, 2014
The Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority’s Media/Elwyn regional rail line, which serves the borough of Swarthmore and stops next to campus, will soon extend three more miles to Wawa, PA, due to the November passage of a state transportation funding package, SEPTA officials

A grand week for the Garnet

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February 7, 2014
When Elle Larsen was fouled attempting a shot early on in last Thursday’s game at Johns Hopkins, the junior forward stepped to the line knowing that more than just a couple of free throws were on the line. Having already scored points
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