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Swat Says: Finals Edition

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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

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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

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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

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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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An Admission to Women

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February 16, 2009
Our school clearly discriminates against one major demography in admission to Swarthmore. "Which demography?" you cry out. "Which minority has received the harsh penalty of a world still rife with bigotry and prejudice, the insidious influence of which pervades even the safe

Paper Towels Clog Trotter Pipes

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February 16, 2009
From Wednesday to Friday of last week, the Trotter bathrooms were shut down because of a blocked sewer line, costing the college thousands in maintenance. The culprit? Paper towels that should never have been flushed.

How Best to Use the Sager Fund?

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February 15, 2009
The Sager Symposium has been part of the Swarthmore calendar for the last 21 years, but it may look different--or disappear entirely--in the future. Richard Sager '73 has spurred a conversation about revisiting the original purposes of his gift and thinking about

Febrary 15, 2009 StuCo 411

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February 15, 2009
Student Council discussed their Dean Larimore meeting, communications to the upcoming Swarthmore President, and updates on the recipe contest.

Critical Theory Catastrophes & Luv From Afar

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February 15, 2009
Dear Duke of Swarthmore: So today in my Analysis of Queer Pacific Islander Literature of the 19th Century seminar, someone projected their conception of the self onto my self, but to me their own self signifies the other, so like, if the

Weekend Roundup: Cupid Calling?

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February 12, 2009
Valentine’s day weekend means different things to different people. For some, it’s a sentimental commercialized holiday of minimal importance and loosely tied to a saint who no one seems to talk about. For others, it means you can look forward to cheap

Marking Whiteness in “About Face”

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February 12, 2009
Stephen Graf ’s honors solo performance thesis, “About Face: Marking the Unmarked” is a challenging piece for performer and viewer that treads the fine lines of race-relations from a specifically white ‘lens.’
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