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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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Men’s Soccer Beats Johns Hopkins 1-0

September 20, 2009
A large and spirited crowd rallied, on Saturday night at Clothier Field, to cheer the Men’s Soccer Team onto a 1-0 win over Johns Hopkins. A goal early in the game, along with strong defensive performance, earned Swarthmore its victory. Photos and

Men’s Soccer Continues Winning Streak

September 18, 2009
Wednesday the Swarthmore Men's Soccer team maintained its undefeated record, beating Widener 4-0 at home. Swarthmore controlled possession for most of the match and finished the game with a 21-4 advantage in shots. The Garnet has been doing extremely well this season,

Languages Change in Popularity Over the Years

September 17, 2009
Languages change in importance over time—it wasn't all that long ago that the global lingua franca was, well, French. As this first decade of the new millennium draws to a close, Spanish is on its way to becoming a native language to

Gay for Pay

September 17, 2009
So the other day I was searching around on the internet for my favorite episode of the Tyra Show and instead I came across an oldie but goodie: “Gay for Pay.” In this classic episode, Tyra invites a number of “all american

SQU Room in IC Vandalized

September 17, 2009
On September 1st, sometime in the late afternoon, a student discovered that the Swarthmore Queer Union room in the Intercultural Center had been vandalized. Normally the room remains unlocked during the week so that SQU members are free to use the space

Drug & Alcohol Resource Team Navigates First Semester

September 15, 2009
The new Drug and Alcohol Resource Team (DART), colloquially conceivable as "SHCs for drugs and alcohol”, was founded late last spring after students were inspired by speaker Jason Kilmer’s scientific-yet-entertaining presentation on alcohol and behavior. The group heavily advocates safe, responsible, and

Results of the Rollover Initiative

September 15, 2009
$60,000 in student groups rollover money will be re-invested in four projects this fall. The majority will go to a Revolving Loan Fund for Green Initiatives, with the rest is being split between extending popular PE classes, adding textbooks in the libraries,

The UnKicking of Coke

September 15, 2009
The decision to bring back Coca-Cola, made by the administration late in the Spring semester, has been greeted by some with enthusiasm and others with disappointment. The college administration has pointed to both economic necessity and Coke's allegedly improved practices in the
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