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After Fall Cancelation, Swat Formal Returns

Swarthmore students will be returning to the dance floor for the SGO Spring Formal, otherwise called Swat Prom, on Saturday, March 26,…

March 24, 2022
Highlights/News

Sharples and the Matchbox Open with Safety Regulations

For the first three weeks of the academic year, Sharples, the only dining hall on campus, was closed to everything but take-out,…

October 2, 2020
Highlights/Sports

Club Boxing Team Attracts Wide Interest

If you are anywhere near Tarble gym on Monday or Saturday night and hear the sound of muffled music and rhythmic pounding…

October 10, 2019
News

New Online Housing Portal Opens Doors for Swarthmore Students

Last semester, Swarthmore introduced a new online housing portal to simplify the Spring housing lottery, during which students choose housing for the…

September 19, 2019
Opinion/Staff Editorials

Remember the NARPs: Swat Needs More Recreational Spaces

While Swarthmore purports to values our physical health, the dearth of recreational facilities makes it difficult for exercise to be a part…

February 14, 2019
News

SGO pushes for extended Matchbox hours, loosening of alcohol policy, mending relationships

After undergoing significant changes in the executive board this past semester, the Student Government Organization is introducing new initiatives in response to…

February 22, 2018
Campus Journal

Matchbox Matchups: Friends reunite

Awkwardness has long been a treasured hallmark of the social landscape of the college. Awkward social interactions can be found in classrooms,…

February 23, 2017
Columns/Sports

Matchbox home to new strength and conditioning coaches

While we enjoy the “wonderful” workouts the new strength and conditioning coaches, Chris McPherson and Erika Moyer, have provided for us, many…

November 17, 2016
News

Matchbox Hours Change In Response to Student Use

Editor’s note: This article was initially published in The Daily Gazette, Swarthmore’s online, daily newspaper founded in Fall 1996. As of Fall…

October 28, 2016
Campus Journal/Columns/Swassip Girl

Reflecting on what the Matchbox might be like, maybe

I’ve never been inside the Matchbox, barring a single foray into its second floor last year to attend a storytelling event. This…

December 3, 2015
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