The Swat Index
Inside the collective campus conscience.

The following is a compilation of responses from many of the Jolt's weekly polls, dating back to September 2000.  Approximately 150 students respond to each poll, or about 10% of the student body.   However, the information reported here was by no means collected scientifically and, is thus, for your enjoyment only. 

Percentage of Swatties who:

Who Are We?
Believe in free-will: 63
Resolved for the New Year 2002 to lose weight: 29
Call soft drinks 'pop': 14
Don't participate in polls: 17

School Daze
Think the Natural Sciences discipline deserves the most respect: 48
Say the toughest decision is 'Sleeping in vs. Going to class': 42
Usually go to sleep before midnight: 3
Resolved to 'continue drifting aimlessly' during Fall 2001: 22
Say they have cheated on a test or plagiarized a paper at Swat: 17
'Tap the keg' first-thing after class: 7
Claim that they don't procrastinate: 2

Extracurriculars
Wanted Tarble basement to be turned into a S.Wa-Wa: 31
Supported Swat's Rifle Club: 51
Would not have been upset if The Halcyon was discontinued in 2001: 31
Support the Living Wage Campaign: 44
Thought the Medeski Martin & Wood concert in Spring '01 was 'awesome': 22
Listen to WSRN everyday: 8
Planned to dress as a 'naughty pirate' for Halloween: 14

Housing
Supported the implementation of co-ed housing: 80
Say they would consider living in a clothing-optional dorm only if it was co-ed: 14
Report that the late summer humidity makes them want to set off new, high-volume sprinklers: 13

Love and Sex
Believe in love at first sight: 40
Don't believe in love at all, period: 8
Chose to wallow in self-pity instead of going to Screw: 9
Were Screwed and felt the chance of a romantic relationship developing with their date was 'statistically insignificant': 51
Say they are virgins: 28
Claim to have had 11 or more sexual partners: 3
Agree with a Worth estimate that only 5-10% of students are still virgins at graduation: 20
Scored 91 or above on a purity test: 10
Sent a card to a far-away sweetie on Valentine's Day: 11
Think size matters a lot: 12
Have dated someone of another race than their own: 49

Getting Away & Coming Back
Planned to spend Winter Break 2000 working: 13
Thought winter break was too long: 26
Spent Spring Break 2001 at Swat: 16
Went on a road-trip Fall Break 2002: 12
Were going to the beach for Spring Break 2002: 16
Are doing research over the summer: 12
Say they are ready to come back to Swat with one month left in the summer: 23
Are going home for Thanksgiving for the free laundry: 17

The Jolt
Think the Jolt Forum should remain largely unrestricted: 47
Think that the Jolt Forum could be improved upon by being shut down: 20
Say they couldn't care less about the new Forum rules: 12

Sports Cuts
Were against the athletic cuts of December 2000: 68
Were willing to transfer to protest the Board's decision: 15
Thought the Board would reconsider its whole decision: 11
Felt Phoenix coverage of the decision was 'unfairly biased': 44
Think Al Bloom is The Weakest Link: 42

Current Events & History
Picked Ralph Nader for President in 2000: 23
Would still have picked Nader after the 9/11 attacks: 14
Felt Healthcare Reform was the most important issue in that election: 28
Voted in the election: 78
Said that the US should apologize to China for the EP-3 incident: 37
Accurately predicted that Arizona would win the 2001 World Series in 7 games: 12
Think the Segway Personal Transporter will revolutionize personal transport: 8
Think JFK's death was plotted by the 'Military-Industrial Complex': 4

Terrorism
Heard about the 9/11 terrorist attacks from a fellow Swattie: 46
Claim that in 30 years, they will 'definitely' remember where they were when they first heard of the attacks: 66
Felt that America should retaliate for the attacks by assassinating terrorist leaders: 8
Opposed America's initial military strikes in Afghanistan: 40
Supported a ground invasion of Afghanistan: 49
Think that the World Trade Center should be rebuilt: 49
Say that America should 'absolutely not' invade Iraq: 40
Think 9/11 should be made a national holiday: 63

Swat's Favorite:

Bad-Ass Actor: Samuel L. Jackson (55%)
Dream Dinner Guest: Albert Einstein (39%)
Local Pizza Parlor: Papa John's (40%)
Way to Procrastinate: Chat with Friends (43%)
Campus Party Venue: PACES (56%)
Muppet: Kermit (26%)
Mathematical Constant: 69 (20%)
Post-Grad Activity: Working (35%)
Sexiest President Ever: JFK (46%)
Christmas Movie: How the Grinch Stole Christmas (25%)
Saved by the Bell Character: Zack (26%)
Most Quotable Prof: William Turpin (26%)
Area Hairstylist: Other (40%)
Hottest Class: 2006 (37%)
Sharples Bar to Hate: Seafood & Puppy Club (Hot Dogs) - Tie (19%)
Kind of Chocolate: Dark (41%)
Humanities Department: English Literature and Theater (20%)
Disney Afternoon Show: Duck Tales (37%)