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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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Success Without Putting a Ring On It

February 11, 2011
The marriage standard devalues any relationship that doesn’t climax in a white dress ceremony with a violin quartet version of Bittersweet Symphony, 200 witnesses, and a cake the size of a Smart Car. So I was thinking about what my alternate definitions

Swat Poetry Jam Features Def Jam Poet Shihan

February 10, 2011
Today in LPAC, the student spoken word group OASIS will hold their first large-scale poetry exhibition, the Swat Poetry Jam. The event will showcase the literary works of some of Swarthmore's finest spoken word poets and will also host All-Time Def Jam

Cooking in the Caucasus

February 9, 2011
In 2010, we spent a lot of time eating food. What made the food-eating a little more noteworthy is that we were both abroad for a decent amount of 2010. Today’s column comes straight from Tbilisi, Georgia, where Jasper spent far too

Schwartz and Sharpe on Practical Wisdom, Part II

February 9, 2011
Psychology professor Barry Schwartz and Political Science professor Kenneth Sharpe recently released their new book Practical Wisdom: The Right Way to Do the Right Thing. In this second part of The Gazette's interview with them, the professors discuss the concept of practical

Bathtub Debates, Egypt, Filmmakers, And More

February 8, 2011
Photos from the last week, including the Bathtub Debates moderated by President Chopp, a panel about the Egyptian Revolution and a march in favor of it, a visit by filmmaker Tanya Hamilton, and a lecture on Ghanian development by an alum.

Schwartz and Sharpe on Practical Wisdom, Part I

February 7, 2011
Psychology professor Barry Schwartz and Political Science professor Kenneth Sharpe recently released their new book Practical Wisdom: The Right Way to Do the Right Thing. The Gazette sat down with the professors to discuss their collaboration over the years and the concept
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