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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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Ought I Have Studied Abroad?

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November 18, 2008
Seth gets a little bit homesick for Swarthmore and complains about the lack of sunlight up at 56 degrees north latitude, but decides in the end that studying abroad is worthwhile as a change of pace.

Beyond Cynicism and Idealism

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November 18, 2008
What is the meaning of cynicism? In the case of artists, either a totalizing form of ineffable despair or a fully ironic attitude devoid of any meaning or true regard; in the case of philosophers and scholars, a paralyzing skepticism that allows

The Bayou

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November 17, 2008
Williams-Mystic's third and final field seminar took us to the Gulf Coast of Louisiana to experience the third major body of water that borders our fair continent. The Arctic Ocean is, sadly, not a part of our curriculum (not that I wouldn’t

Pulitzer Prize Winner Junot Díaz Presents

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November 16, 2008
Friday November 14, Junot Díaz, the Pulitzer Prize winning author of The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao, came to Swarthmore as a part of the Cooper Series to read a selection from his novel for a packed LPAC cinema.

Worth Health Center Charges HIV Test Fee to Students

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November 13, 2008
Starting this November, the Worth Health Center will charge students $10 to test for HIV. The test -- which about 150 students take annually -- has always been free in the past, but now concerns about balancing Worth's budget have changed that.

“Pop Out” Premiering in the Frear

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November 12, 2008
Jessie Bear’s ’09 senior playwriting thesis, “Pop Out,” will be premiering on Friday night in the Frear Ensemble Theater. The production, examining contemporary gender politics, layers conflict through naturalistic dialogue and moments of deep introspection.
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