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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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Chester Noise with Dan Symonds

November 18, 2010
This week's WSRN show is Chester Noise with Dan Symonds. It is a media empowerment project that pairs Swarthmore and Chester students to make, record, edit, and broadcast music and other media of their own making.

Good Food Hosts Pig Roast and Panel Discussion

November 17, 2010
Students gathered for a feast of local meat prepared on Mertz Field, as well as a panel discussion on sustainable food issues hosted by the Good Food Project, an organization that focuses on promoting local, sustainable food on campus and in the

Goals, SLAP, and Intercouncil Affairs

November 15, 2010
StuCo discussed the creation of a resource guide and food services initiatives, as well as approving a resolution brought by SLAP favoring a neutrality agreement for Inn workers. They also discussed whether a current member could continue his term while taking an

No Normal Monster: A Lecture on Dexter

November 11, 2010
“Dexter is our hero because of the violence he doesn’t engage in,” said Lisa Arellano, Assistant Professor of American Studies and Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies at Colby College. Faculty, students and guests gathered in the Scheuer Room on Wednesday afternoon for

Minus Malaria Variety Show

November 8, 2010
The Global Health Forum sponsored a the third annual Minus Malaria Variety Show on Saturday. Each suggested $5 donation for admittance purchased insecticide-treated bed nets to help fight malaria in the Kbangba Kabonde chiefdom of Sierra Leone. GHF will also send a
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