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Weekly Column: Swat Says

Since the housing agreement was due this week, have you been thinking about your plans for and thoughts about housing next semester? Yeyoon Song ’27: I don’t really have a plan, all I want is just a single. As long as it’s

April 3, 2025

Highlights·Opinion

Weekly Column: Swat Says

This or That from the Swarthmore community: What are your plans for spring break? Marco DeStefano ’27: I’m lowkey only leaving for half of spring break but I intend to spend the rest of it on SEPTA. Jade Buan ’27: I’m going

March 6, 2025

Campus Journal

In Our Defense: Gossips

Before I start defending us gossips, I think it would be useful to first propose the following definitions to clarify exactly to whom I am referring. Gossip: a hot new title cast forth by daunting, mysterious pressures at Swarthmore and colleges alike

December 5, 2024

Features·Opinion

A Bill of Free Speech Rights and Responsibilities for the Swarthmore College Community

I present this statement as a set of debatable points. Responses are welcome. At this moment in the College’s history, when we are at a dangerous crossroads as a liberal arts institution, we need to attempt a clear, brief statement of principles

October 24, 2024

Highlights·Opinion

Swarthmore College: It’s Now or Never on Listening to Your Community

This week is a potentially momentous one in the history of Swarthmore College. The petition to unionize, signed by an overwhelming majority of resident assistants (RAs) and filed on Monday with the federal government, guarantees a referendum on the topic, likely in

November 9, 2023

Features·News

Morning Brew and Bonding: The Unspoken Rituals of Swarthmore Faculty

This semester, I started a routine of studying early at the Science Center, settling in by 7:20 a.m. before my class began. Every morning, as I pored over my notes, a familiar scene would play out nearby: a trio of professors gathering

October 26, 2023

Opinion

Building Community and Connecting with our Neighbors

Now, more than ever, is an important time for journalism: it is time to build up our communities and connect with those we might not otherwise – to learn from others’ experiences, listen to people’s stories, and share them throughout our circles.

April 6, 2023

News

Students Participate in Spring “Screw” in New Venue

On Saturday, Feb. 11, costumed students filled the Dining and Community Commons for the biannual Screw Your Roommate event, a Swarthmore tradition where roommates set one another up on blind dates. Despite Screw’s longevity (originally starting in the 1980s), it is not

February 16, 2023

Opinion

Let’s Turn Back the Page and Revive Print Subscriptions on Campus

If the recent midterm elections taught us anything, it is the power of young Americans to shape the outcomes of the future, which crucially depends on their ability to stay informed about current events. The habits we create in college often solidify

November 17, 2022

Opinion

Editorial: Increasing Variety, Uniqueness, and Affordability at the Swarthmore Student Store

The Swarthmore Campus & Community Store is the premier on-campus destination for textbooks, toiletries, and anything in between. Its primary offering, however, is an array of Swarthmore-themed clothing and merchandise that welcome students and visitors as they walk through the store’s front

February 17, 2022

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Weekly Column: Swat Says

Weekly Column: Swat Says

In Our Defense: Gossips

A Bill of Free Speech Rights and Responsibilities for the Swarthmore College Community

Swarthmore College: It’s Now or Never on Listening to Your Community

Morning Brew and Bonding: The Unspoken Rituals of Swarthmore Faculty

Building Community and Connecting with our Neighbors

Students Participate in Spring “Screw” in New Venue

Let’s Turn Back the Page and Revive Print Subscriptions on Campus

Editorial: Increasing Variety, Uniqueness, and Affordability at the Swarthmore Student Store

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