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Weekly Column: Swat Says

March 26, 2026
In this edition of Swat Says, students share their thoughts on March Madness, discuss PubSafe's approach to alcohol on campus, and reveal their homework habits.

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Athlete of the Week: Leor Kedar ’28

March 26, 2026
Sophomore baseball player Leor Kedar ’28 is a must-watch when he steps up to the plate. On the Garnet’s Spring Break trip to South Carolina, where they faced four teams across seven games, Kedar racked up eleven runs, eighteen hits, twelve Runs

Thank You, Swarthmore Women’s Soccer

March 26, 2026
Swarthmore Soccer senior Isa Specchierla reflects on her time with the team During this past Winter Break, 30 minutes into playing in a Sunday adult league pick-up game (as a washed-up, now-retired senior collegiate athlete does), I was hit with an overwhelming

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Propriety and Other Such Beasts to Slay

March 17, 2010
We thank you for the roses, the candy hearts, the well-wishes, the twelve-story luxury ocean liners, and the offers of matrimony that followed our last column. Although we cannot reciprocate each and every one of your feverish bids for our hearts (and

Craig Williamson, Medieval Studies Coordinator

March 16, 2010
The Gazette sat down with Professor of Englis Craig Williamson, the coordinator of the Medieval Studies program, to talk about the unique program at Swarthmore. Williamson discussed, among other things, being the world's leading expert on Anglo-Saxon riddles and the importance of

Late Valentine’s Day at the Symposium

March 15, 2010
Today, jackdaws and magpies, the sages have gathered, to talk about love. To talk about love cut through with time. Crippled with the burden of the clocks of our ancestors, we stagger around in the daytimes, and maybe post some chocolates to

Swat Contracts with Security Firm AlliedBarton

March 5, 2010
At the beginning of this semester, two new security guards began patrolling campus during the 9:00pm to 3:30am shift. These guards are employed by AlliedBarton, a security firm that was contracted by the college to provide additional nighttime security; however, their presence

Make Sure You Know What You’re Signing Onto

March 3, 2010
I had a great time at Global Health Forum’s “Minus Malaria” variety show, but I left uneasy. I signed a letter supporting malaria prevention policies, and in doing so, I was guilty of perpetrating a classic act of uninformed democracy. A one
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