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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

Campus Journal

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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Nicko Burnett

March 15, 2012
WHAT HE’S DONE: Burnett hit the go-ahead home run in Swarthmore’s dramatic victory over Pitt-Bradford at Seton Catholic on Friday. FAVORITE CAREER MOMENT: “The Miracle at Seton Catholic. It was just an awesome time for the team. We got great pitching, and

The conservative role in the contraception drama

March 15, 2012
Rush Limbaugh must be responsible for countless American hearing losses — such is the off-puting boom of his voice. Meanwhile, Rick Santorum expects the sky to come crashing down any moment now — such is God’s wrath. Yes, I’m a conservative; and

The Swat Business Network

March 15, 2012
Op-Ed by Leo Deibel On Thursday, March 1 Julian Harper ’08 organized the semiannual alumni meeting of the LinkedIn group “Swarthmore Business Network” in five different US cities. The event run by alumni in the individual cities was first hosted by Rob

SPJP to boycott Israeli food company Sabra

March 15, 2012
Students for Peace and Justice in Palestine (SPJP) is organizing a boycott against the hummus company Sabra, whose products are sold in both snack bars on campus. The Strauss Group, partial owner of Sabra and Israel’s second largest food and beverage company,
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