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Swat Says: Finals Edition

December 11, 2025
In this special Final Exams edition of Swat Says, students discuss their plans for winter break, reveal their most dreaded upcoming finals, and share their thoughts on the Swarthmore Marriage Pact.

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Athlete of the Week: Genine Collins ’27

December 11, 2025
Genine Collins ’27 is a force to be reckoned with in the pool. On Nov. 8, the junior swimmer broke Swarthmore and Centennial Conference records in the 50 freestyle with a time of 23.25, beating out her previous 23.30 school record. For

Philly’s Infamous Mascot: Gritty

December 11, 2025
The National Hockey League’s (NHL) opening day was Oct. 7 this season. As you may know, the NHL sucks the last ounce of consumerism out of sports fans by making their season span six months of 82 games per team. In the

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Serenity in Solitude

December 11, 2025
Recently, I have been conscientious of presence. The way one holds themselves. The way one walks with purpose. The way one eats alone in the glowing sunlight. Before college, I thought if one was by themself, it meant that they were lonely.

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Deficit reduction committee predictably unsuccessful

November 10, 2011
Less than two weeks from the deadline for Congress’s Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction to present its deficit reduction plan, there are no signs of a deal. Democrats insist that any deal requires tax increases and Republicans are only willing to

Donald Glover as Childish Gambino

November 10, 2011
Hip-hop music developed through street culture in New York in the late 1960’s emerging from a rhythm once highly electronic in nature. Vocal hip-hop artists accompany rhythm with an commentary on social issues in rap. What makes a dense powerful rap is

Sondheim’s ‘Company’ walks onto the LPAC Main Stage

November 10, 2011
Saturday evening, Swarthmore College’s Drama Board hosted the first musical at Swarthmore in over eight years. “Company,” a comedy-drama, tells the story of a ‘thirty-something’ named Bobby — a bachelor among couples — living in New York City. The play’s music and

Real Food Festival shows ways to be sustainable

November 10, 2011
If you happened to pass through the open space across from the Swarthmore Co-op this weekend, you would have heard joyful music and seen children playing, parents collecting brochures and asking questions around different tables or people shaking jars. Grow, Cook, Eat:

A rundown of frozen dessert options in Philadelphia

November 10, 2011
Frozen and sweet and never out of season: Jen Johnson describes the local favorites Granted, ice cream is not the most seasonal dessert to be discussing in mid-November in the Northeast. Don’t worry, though; these local favorites are unlikely to go belly-up

Tim Brevart

November 10, 2011
WHAT HE’S DONE: Brevart, a senior, set a pool record in the 50-yard freestyle this weekend at McDaniel.He also won the 100-yard freestyle in the same meet. FAVORITE CAREER MOMENT: “Witnessing Kate Wiseman break the McDaniel’s pool record in the women’s 50-yard
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