Category: April Fools

New Dorm Construction to Cease; Demolition Begins Thursday By the Daily Gazette on 04-01 at 12:01 am

An old classic for 1999
In a surprise announcement last night, President Al Bloom said that Swarthmore would end construction of the new dorm and, in fact, begin demolishing it next [...]

Phi Psi and Psi Phi to Merge By the Daily Gazette on at 12:01 am

In a surprising turn of events, fraternity Phi Psi and science fiction club Psi Phi have decided to merge.
"It all makes sense. Our names our similar, and our missions are [...]

Friends Historical Library Secedes from Mccabe, Declares War By the Daily Gazette on at 12:01 am

In a stunning and wholly unexpected turn of events, Swarthmore’s Friends Historical Library, a collection housed in McCabe and established just two years after the College, has issued an official [...]

Locked out NHLers swarm Motherpuckers By the Daily Gazette on 04-01 at 1:30 am

The recent cancellation of the 2004-05 National Hockey League season has left many of the world's top players looking for work, or failing that, a place to keep their skills [...]

Top recruit declares for NBA draft By the Daily Gazette on at 1:29 am

The exodus of top high school senior basketball players to the National Basketball Association continued yesterday as Brandon Hodsdon not-'09 declared for the NBA draft. Hodsdon had previously signed a [...]

Recently discovered athlete breaks Swat records By the Daily Gazette on at 1:28 am

S. Will Capewearer ’06 broke the Swarthmore records for the 100 and 200 meter dash yesterday at the Eat-a-ford Invitational. His sprints cut more than two seconds off of the [...]

Mel Kiper Jr. evaluates Swat gridiron talent By the Daily Gazette on at 1:28 am

ESPN's National Football League Draft guru, Mel Kiper Jr., visited campus yesterday as part of his neverending search for hidden football talent. He was met at the Lamb-Miller Field House [...]

Weekend roundup By the Daily Gazette on at 1:27 am

We know what you have to do this weekend. Oh yes, do we ever know. You're going an exciting trip to McCabe or Cornell. And you won't leave except to [...]

Student "stressed out," calls mother By the Daily Gazette on at 1:26 am

A student has announced that he is just too "stressed out" and proceeded to call his mother yesterday. He claims that the demands of Swarthmore are simply more than his [...]

Fans go wild as Ethan Ucker '07 wins Oscar, Pulitzer and Nobel Prize By the Daily Gazette on at 1:26 am

The ubiquitous Mr. Ethan Ucker '07 continues to astound the Swarthmore community. It was announced this week that Ucker has accumulated a couple of apparently prestigious awards: an Oscar, the [...]

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