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Friday, May 25, 2012


Seth Green


Women's tennis grabs CC win, drops two

Swarthmore’s women’s tennis team (6-4, 5-1) has faced some intense competition this season, including wins over tough teams and some outstanding individual performances.

On Wednesday, April 2, the…

Swat hosts, plays impressively at badminton Nationals

This past weekend, Swarthmore hosted over 15 schools for the 2008 USA Badminton National Collegiate Championship, and the Garnet did not disappoint. Kim Kramer ‘10 and Maithili Parikh ’11 reached the …

Women's lacrosse team stumbles, recovers nicely to open up spring campaign

After a training trip in San Antonio, TX, the Women’s Lacrosse team (4-2) is off to a roaring start, defeating Gwynedd-Mercy College 13-12 on Saturday afternoon and Moravian College in a 15-4 romp on …

Men's basketball falls to Fords in overtime in Senior Day game

This past Saturday, men’s basketball took a hard-fought Senior Day game against Haverford College to overtime, before falling 78-70.

Prior to the game, head coach Lee Wimberly thanked seniors Chris …

Badminton defeats rival Haverford, preps for Nationals

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Swarthmore Badminton triumphed over Haverford College on Tuesday, Feb. 19.

For those of you who have never attended a Badminton match, perhaps a few words about the sport are in order.

A badminton mat…

Q&A with freshman standout Kathryn Stockbower

By any standard, first-year basketball star Kathryn Stockbower ‘11 is having an outstanding season. The six-foot tall forward from Fort Washington, Pa., leads the team in points and rebounds and was r…

In spite of mixed season, men's basketball team aims to finish strong

Men’s Basketball (5-16 overall, 1-13 CC) lost a close and exciting match to Dickinson in overtime this past Saturday. Dickinson overcame a 29-point spree by Senior Ian McCormick, 12 by Matt Allen ’10,…

Badminton surprised but not fazed by impromptu challenge

On Jan. 30, Badminton was finishing up practice, when, according to Robert Manduca ’10, another team showed up and “started warming up.” As it turned out, Bryn Athyn College was there to compete, much…