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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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Haverford Party Raided by State Police, 31 Cited

September 4, 2009
One of the semester's biggest parties at Haverford was raided by state police Thursday night; they were tipped off by an anonymous source (reputedly a Bi-Co student). More information was gathered via the event's public Facebook listing. 27 Haverford and four Bryn

Wharton CD 3rd and Strath Haven Without RAs

September 2, 2009
The residents of Wharton CD 3rd and Strath Haven are facing a unique situation this year: no RAs on their halls. Swarthmore now has a total of 49 RAs, as opposed to 51 RAs last year. After much consideration, Rachel Head, the

Better Know the News: Spring 2009 News Summary

September 2, 2009
Let's be honest: after you turn in your last final, thinking about all the messed-up drama that our small, (beloved?) liberal arts college can sometimes rouse up is... well... probably the last thing you want to do. Seeing that word on the

Daniel Cho ’13 and Philmon Haile ’13

August 31, 2009
There's something of a tradition at the Gazette of profiling an incoming student, to bring the rest of the community an annual dose of nostalgia and to make the hundreds of new faces on campus that much more human to the rest

Swarthmore 101

August 28, 2009
This class does not fulfill your writing requirement. An entirely non-comprehensive (and possibly entirely misguided) guide to navigating your way through Swarthmore: our favorite spots to work, study, and play as well as a glossary to get you acquainted with Swat lingo.
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