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Swat Says: Finals Edition

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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

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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

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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

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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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Swarthmore Hosts Fencing National Championship

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April 16, 2010
The Swarthmore Fencing Team hosted the US Association of Collegiate Fencing Clubs (USACFC) National Championships this past weekend. The USACFC nationals is the largest college fencing event in the world: over 700 athletes compete, representing 41 colleges and universities from all over

Blood Weddings and BalletX

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April 16, 2010
Whether Swattie, Swattie-to-be, once-a-Swattie, Swattie-at-heart, or never-going-to-be-a-Swattie, the weather is fine, and you—yeah you!—should be enjoying it. Or, you could go to these sweet arts events. There are a plethora of activities to enjoy on and off campus this weekend; here are

Bodas De Sangre: Cycles of Role-Playing and Revenge

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April 16, 2010
Bodas de Sangre (Blood Wedding) surges with passion and poetry, and McFeely Sam Goodman's original production vividly captures the turbulent desires and fears of characters plunging towards a shared catastrophe. The Honors Directing Thesis of Goodman '10 situates Federico García Lorca's powerful

Poet RhapsodE visits Swarthmore

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April 13, 2010
“I don’t care where love shows up, I’m gonna take it, and so should you … unless it’s a giraffe,” spoke RhapsodE, member of the Philadelphia-based Philly Spoken Soul Collective, at a performance this past Friday. RhapsodE performed pieces highlighting the issues

Are the New Sharples Plates and Mugs Safe?

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April 13, 2010
Some students have expressed concern about possible health risks from the new melamine plates, bowls, and mugs in Sharples. Studies have shown that in some situations -- especially if microwaved -- trace amounts of potentially hazardous chemicals may leak from the bowls.

Decisions, Decisions

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April 12, 2010
We’d like to call for a broad and considered school-wide conversation that re-evaluates what types of decisions are important to students, evaluates why those decisions are important, and moves towards re-shaping the way students are included in -- and excluded from --
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