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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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Thanksgiving in Edinburgh

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December 1, 2008
It figures that three weeks before I leave, I am starting to feel really comfortable in Edinburgh. Recently my program ate a wonderful Thanksgiving meal, but first, a couple tidbits about student cuisine (read: cheap eating) in the city.

Mediaswain

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December 1, 2008
Nautical types like to call people "swains." If you have some sort of job, you're probably a swain. Refreshment-swain, office-swain, and the ur-swain, the boatswain. This column is an extension of my duties as program Mediaswain, as it was coined by the

Caitlin Mullarkey, Rhodes Scholar

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November 25, 2008
This past Saturday, Caitlin Mullarkey '09 discovered that she had been selected as one of thirty-two Rhodes Scholars, one of the most prestigious awards offered to college students. "I've been walking around in a daze since I found out," said Mullarkey, who

SBC Report

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November 25, 2008
This week, five groups came before the Student Budget Committee. Swarthmore Sudan presented a proposal asking for an additional allocation of $50.00 for photocopying and advertising costs. The Committee approved full funding in a rapid and unanimous vote, noting that few groups

Swatties Host High School Asian Club for Conversations

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November 23, 2008
This past Saturday, approximately 40 high school students from Bodine High School visited our Swarthmore campus for the “High School Conversations” program. Hosted by SAO, Han, and Deshi, “Conversations” focuses on building relationships with between Swarthmore students and Bodine High’s Asian Club

Did the Northern Lights Visit Swat?

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November 23, 2008
The Gazette was asked about lights in the sky that appeared above McCabe and Pearson last Wednesday. We forwarded the image to Astronomy Professor David Cohen, who responded that "the images look plausibly like northern lights. It's unusual but not unheard of

The Violin and Tuba, Together at Last

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November 21, 2008
Attendees at tonight's performance at the Lang Concert Hall will be in for a rare treat. Miranda Weinberg '09 and Robert Hollahan '09 will be leading a bevy of musicians through a series of odd but imaginative pieces completely composed by current
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