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Weekly Column: Swat Says

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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Athlete of the Week: Lauren Lior ’27

October 9, 2025
Swarthmore women’s soccer forward Lauren Lior ’27 hails from Fairfield, CT, and is a graduate of Greens Farms Academy. During her first year with the Garnet, she had a stellar season, breaking into the starting lineup, and cementing herself as an integral

WSOC Day in the Life: Away Game vs. Muhlenberg College

October 9, 2025
As we head into the middle of the fall semester, Swarthmore’s sports schedules will become increasingly busy. While exams and paper deadlines approach quickly, varsity athletic teams plunge into the middle of conference play, when the significance of winning is the most

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First-Years Flaunt Fashion

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,

How To Do Things You Suck At: Lesson One

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

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There Is Fun To Be Done: Forget Your Bucket List

November 8, 2012
Someone once said,  “Life is not a journey to the grave with the intentions of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming … WOW! What

The Director and the Dramaturg: Upcoming Productions

November 8, 2012
Interview with Kari Olmon ’13 for her Dramaturgy Thesis Senior Kari Olmon’s dramaturgy thesis project, a staged reading of her original play, “The Intense Fragility,” will be performed Friday and Saturday at 7 p.m. in the LPAC Frear. Jeannette Leopold: Kari, would

Post-Election, America Confronted With The Unknown

November 8, 2012
As media analysts from Karl Rove to James Fallows predicted, the outcome of Tuesday’s election has already had a profound impact on the American economy. The Bureau of Labor Statistics has reported one of the sharpest spikes in unemployment in history, with

Confidential to a Friend

November 8, 2012
I was very upset when I received your letter this week, X. I had no idea that this was what you’ve been going through for the last two years. I apologize for not being a more attentive friend; I truly was clueless.

Tuesday Night a Victory for Individual Liberty

November 8, 2012
No matter what the Republican talking heads are saying, Tuesday was an excellent night for liberty. In three states same-sex marriage was recognized, and in two recreational marijuana was legalized. Minnesota defeated a voter ID law, and pro-life extremists Todd Akin and

Recommendations for the Reelected Administration

November 8, 2012
The 2012 election is over, and President Obama is the decisive victor after winning most of the battleground states by narrow but clear margins. After a lengthy reelection battle, voters have given the President the go-ahead to continue leading the country for

Being a Fan About More Than Winning Championships

November 8, 2012
Why can’t people support smaller clubs abroad? I don’t want anyone to be annoyed by this article. Don’t be annoyed. But why does everyone who watches any football automatically choose a team from the top six of the Premier League or, less

Allie Coleman

November 8, 2012
Allie Coleman Palo Alto, Calif. / Palo Alto WHAT SHE’S DONE: Set the volleyball program’s career assists record during the Centennial Conference tournament, with 3,210 and counting going into the Garnet’s Wednesday night ECAC matchup against Delaware Valley. FAVORITE CAREER MOMENT: One

Field Hockey Earns Surprise Playoff Berth

November 8, 2012
After a 9-8 regular season that ended in a heartbreaking 4-3 loss to then-#16 Haverford, one would have thought the field hockey team’s season was over. As a testament to the strength of the Centennial Conference and a solid non-conference record, though,
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