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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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Professors Share Insights On Writing

October 21, 2009
On Tuesday, National Writing Day, the Writing Associates Program sponsored a faculty panel discussion called "Pieter Judson, Kathy Siwicki, & Phil Weinstein Discuss Their Personal Writing Processes." Many students turned up at Upper Tarble for this rare opportunity to gain insight into

Halloween Party to take place on Mertz Field

October 20, 2009
The popular, annual Halloween party is going to be held on Mertz Field this year. SAC has received funding from SBC and the blessings of the Dean's Office and those in charge of campus spaces to set up a large tent in

Settling In, Coming Out

October 19, 2009
Your October Break was the first week of classes at the Free University of Berlin for 31,000 students, 415 professors, and one Lauren Stokes. It was also my first week selling tickets at the Gay Museum of Berlin.

Game Room Attendant Position Cut, StuCo Will Not Sponsor It

October 19, 2009
The Game Room attendant position was cut by the administration this semester, because it was what Dean Myrt Westphal called "a non-job job." Although Student Council and SAC considered turning it into an SBC-sponsored position, their proposal was denied, and StuCo eventually

New SWAT Team Tackling Student Wellness Issues

October 9, 2009
The new Swarthmore Wellness Advisory Team is attempting to add something that a survey last year indicated students found lacking at Swat: knowledge about individual health. In the long run, they hope to have members in each dorm as advisers for health

Dean Westphal Focuses on Combating the Sophomore Slump

October 9, 2009
This year, sophomore Swatties who keep up with their campus mail and emails have been receiving many invitations to sophomore-specific events, from a collection with President Chopp to an event where students visited their previous rooms. These events all sprang from Class

Bilingualism on the US-Mexico Border

October 8, 2009
Ana Celia Zentella, the current Eugene M. Lang Visiting Professor for Social Change, gave a lecture Wednesday afternoon entitled "Transfronterizo Talk: Conflicting Constructions of Bilingualism on the US-Mexico Border". The talk presented the preliminary findings of her most recent research interviewing 79

“Why We Refuse” Tour comes to Swat

October 8, 2009
The “Why We Refuse” Tour on Wednesday featured two Israeli high school seniors who were imprisoned for refusing to serve in the Israeli army to protest Israeli occupation in Palestinian territories. They discussed their experiences and their reasons for refusing to serve.
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