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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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Saving the Country One Investigation at a Time

November 18, 2009
We, the liberal artsy equivalents of Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein, were very surprised by the response to our first article, in which we ranted about how the Washington Post sucks balls. Of course we thought we’d ruffle some feathers, but we

Econ meets Psych: Experimental Economics at Swarthmore

November 18, 2009
Unlike the psychology experiments that Swat students are regularly invited to participate in, the rewards earned from participating in economics experiments actually depend on the decisions that you make in them. Make certain choices, and you could earn rewards ranging beyond the

Farnaz Perry

November 17, 2009
The Daily Gazette sat down with Farnaz Perry, an Arabic language instructor and organizer of the Oriental Dance Coalition, a group that focuses on oriental dancing, known colloquially as belly dancing. Meetings are in Kohlberg 302 on Wednesdays 4:00–5:30, Fridays 7:00-8:30, and

Germany’s Fateful Day

November 17, 2009
Berlin’s happiest memory isn’t really one that it can celebrate with a good conscience. I went to the twentieth anniversary party of the fall of the Berlin Wall, took some pictures of people’s umbrellas, and came back to a Kristallnacht remembrance around

Changes on Campus

November 16, 2009
After a summer away from the rolling green lawn of the beach, you expect Swarthmore to seem a little different, but sometimes change arrives in the middle of the semester. With new technology in McCabe, new plates in Sharples, and new icons

Weekend Athletics In Review

November 16, 2009
Swarthmore Athletics had a successful weekend. The Men's Soccer Team advanced into the NCAA Sweet 16, the Women's Soccer Team won the ECAC tournament, and Cross Country performed strongly.
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