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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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Women’s Basketball Falls 69-54 to Muhlenberg

January 26, 2010
For the second straight game at Tarble Pavillion, the Swarthmore Garnet women’s basketball team (7-10, 4-8 CC) had the chance to knock off a ranked opponent. But, after trailing the 12th-ranked Muhlenberg Mules (13-2, 10-1 CC) by just six points at halftime,

Mozart and Martial Arts

January 21, 2010
Swatties, this weekend is perfect to expand your cultural horizons and attend some arts events on or off campus. You're a week into your first semester, and even if you haven't really been keeping up with your New Year's resolutions not to

Swarthmore Named #1 “Best Value” College

January 21, 2010
Once again, Swarthmore was given the title of the Best Value College by Princeton Review in the publication's ranking of 650 private and public colleges across the country. The college won the same accolade when the "Top 10 Best Value Private Colleges"

Dean Search Q&A – Candidate 1

January 20, 2010
Around forty students gathered in Kohlberg last night to meet one of four final candidates being considered to be the new Dean of Students at Swarthmore.

Lang Opportunity Scholars

January 20, 2010
The six Lang Opportunity Scholars from the Class of 2012 are just beginning to work on their projects, which they hope will benefit communities from the Bronx to Kenya, working with topics from living with HIV/AIDS to composting, preventing blindness and sponsoring
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