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Campus Journal

Saturday Night Freaking Sucks

[On the Saturday night before class begins, the blue skies are slowly fading along with the sunset, casting a long shadow against…

November 4, 2021
Tree in front of Parrish
Campus Journal

Reality Meets Fall Break

Act 1: Back to the Start [The pathways through Swarthmore College’s lush grounds empty out with the sound of luggage wheels all…

October 21, 2021
Highlights/Opinion

A Student’s Perspective on Swarthmore’s Eateries: Did Fall Break Dining Fall Short?

Considering its relatively small student population, Swarthmore treats students to a broad range of daily dining options that are generally diverse, tasty,…

October 21, 2021
Sports

Swarthmore sports fall break update

While most Swarthmore students were at home enjoying fall break and reconnecting with family and friends, many of the varsity sports teams…

October 26, 2017
Columns/Op-Eds/Opinion

Sometimes, Swatties could use a little SpongeBob

I’ll admit that Swat and SpongeBob, although alliterative, are not at all synonymous. Though maybe, in some ways, they should be. We…

October 12, 2017
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Campus Journal

10 days of fall break: we planned it so you don’t have to

For those of you staying on campus this fall break, 10 days of unstructured, minimal-obligation free time can come as a daunting…

October 5, 2017
Around Campus/Campus Journal

Falling Out of Break

Whether its waiting for class to begin, scooping ice cream in Sharples, or standing in the dorm bathroom with a toothbrush in…

October 27, 2016
Op-Eds/Opinion

On going home and coming back

From the moment I first visited campus during my junior year of high school, Swarthmore felt like home. Standing on Magill Walk,…

October 20, 2016
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News

Fall break offers commitments, new opportunities for students

Fall Break, the annual break approximately halfway through fall semester, begins this Friday, Oct. 7. Although the break is a much welcomed…

October 6, 2016
Opinion/Staff Editorials

Fall break does not actually give students a break

It is difficult to argue the fact that Swarthmore is an academically rigorous institution. We pride ourselves on this rigor in admissions…

October 22, 2015

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