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Weekly Column: Swat Says

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

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

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

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

Campus Journal

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

Red Flags and Tote Bags 

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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Rhythm n Motion celebrates ten years, new beginnings

April 19, 2012
Crowding into LPAC this past Saturday, students and guests spilled out of seats and onto the floor in order to watch Rhythm n Motion’s 10th Anniversary show. With shout-outs, whistles and wild applause erupting throughout the performance, the audience showed its appreciation

Tallying up the winners as soccer season ends

April 19, 2012
The end of the season is nigh, and in most of the major leagues it looks like we have some obvious winners: Manchester United will win in England, Borussia Dortmund will win the Bundesliga, and unless José Mourinho manages to create a

Jonathan Molloy

April 19, 2012
WHAT HE’S DONE: The team’s leading scorer this season, Molloy added two more goals in Saturday’s loss to Dickinson. FAVORITE CAREER MOMENT: “Beating Muhlenberg in the final minute last year (Swarthmore won 7-6 on March 29th of last year).” GOAL HE DIDN’T

Baseball’s seniors leave behind formidable legacy

April 19, 2012
On April 21, the baseball team will hold its Senior Day as it hosts conference foe Franklin & Marshall in a late-season doubleheader. Although the Garnet is likely out of contention for a spot in the conference playoffs, the game still holds

Softball swept by Dickinson, then by Washington

April 19, 2012
Fresh off the pleasure of facing the conference’s best pitcher in McDaniel’s Caroline Brehm, the Swarthmore softball team was lucky enough on Saturday to face the second-best. The results were similar, as the Garnet got swept in front of a home crowd

Preventing the United States/China Hunger Game

April 19, 2012
Since the late 1980’s when China — the kingdom in the middle of the world — began to regain its erstwhile prowess and glory, the world has become more and more obsessed with the very concept of global hegemony. To please and

Op-Ed: Chopp on Divestment

April 19, 2012
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. The following
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