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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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‘Little Failure’ a huge success

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February 20, 2014
Near the beginning of Gary Shteyngart’s new memoir, “Little Failure,” Gary shares an emotionally charged moment with his father. “The past is haunting us,” Shteyngart writes. “In Queens, in Manhattan, it is shadowing us, punching us in the stomach. I am small,
Ron Swanson, Tammy #2 and a lobster? (Fritz Eyerer '12, Julian Leland '12 and Avery Davis '12)By Ellen Sanchez '13

This bowl is on fire

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February 20, 2014
The Sunday before classes began this semester, from a few tables away, I saw Nick Witchey sitting in Hobbs brunching. His fine-boned face was framed by silky Medieval pageboy hair, and until I could meet him in the flesh, I decided to

Postcards From Abroad: Nadin Hamza

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February 20, 2014
Dear Campus Journal, Inona no vao vao?* *What’s up? About two weeks ago, I flew out from Cairo to Antananarivo, Madagascar’s biggest city and capital. It’s the summer season here, but also the rainiest time of the year. The first couple of
Kermit the Frog finds his Miss PiggyBy Adam Chuong '12

New class of Lang scholars named

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February 20, 2014
A new class of Lang Opportunity Scholars has been named for 2014. The Eugene M. Lang Opportunity Scholarship Program selects six sophomores each year to “receive funding to conceive, design and carry out an Opportunity Project that creates a needed social resource
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The Swatter: February 10-17

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February 20, 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. Theft/From Motor

Artist Spotlight: Painting Passion with Cookie Dou

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February 20, 2014
Junior Cookie Dou  loves what she does. As a pre-med student with a double major in biology and studio art, she takes special pride in the sense of accomplishment that accompanies a completed piece of art. She said that she gets lost
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