November 2020

Swarthmore College Hosts Joint Webinar on Indo-Pacific Politics with the Brookings Institute

On November 9 at 8 p.m. EST, Assistant Professor of Political Science George Yin ’09 sat in Taiwan’s parliament in front of dozens of members of the press to moderate a conversation on the impact of the U.S. presidential election on Sino-U.S.

November 28, 2020

Sports

Reflections on a COVID Fall Athletics Season

Due to the COVID-19 crisis, Swarthmore’s student body has existed in a fractured state this past fall semester, with some students exclusively Zooming into class and others existing in a perpetual state of Sharples carry out. The semester has forced students to

November 24, 2020

News

Black Affinity Coalition Hold a No Longer Minding The Light Rally

On November 17 at 12 p.m., dozens of Swarthmore students gathered in front of Clothier Hall to join the Black Affinity Coalition’s No Longer Minding the Light rally to hear receipts, or records of past student-led protests and the College’s responses in

November 22, 2020

Highlights·News

Head Coach Signor-Brown Engaged In Inappropriate Behaviors, Players Consider Future Options

Content warnings: mentions of alleged sexual abuse, unequal power dynamics, serious injuries, mentions of trauma. This is the third story in a three-part investigative series on Candice Signor-Brown’s career and players’ experience playing under her. Refer to our first piece for coverage

November 21, 2020

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Editorial Note: Our Investigative Methods on the Women’s Basketball Head Coach Coverage

RECEIVING THE TIP In late August, a member of the women’s basketball team at Swarthmore emailed The Phoenix about a post on the Vassar Survivors Instagram page. In the post, a former member of the Vassar women’s basketball team, alleged that Coach

November 20, 2020

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Guide to Women’s Basketball Players, Administrators, and Employees

N.B.: Many former and current women’s-basketball-affiliated people who have spoken with The Phoenix have asked for anonymity because of the sensitive and personal nature of these articles. Their names are in quotation marks. Former Vassar players: “Eve”: the original poster of the

November 20, 2020

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Head Coach Signor-Brown Encouraged Culture of Ignoring Injuries, Favoritism, Unusual Control

Content warnings: mentions of alleged sexual abuse, unequal power dynamics, serious injuries, mentions of trauma. This is the second story of a three-part investigative series into Signor-Brown’s career and players’ experience playing under her. For coverage of Signor-Brown’s inappropriate behaviors surrounding the

November 20, 2020

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Letter to the Editor: The Provost On the Women’s Basketball Team Inquiry

An Open Letter to the Swarthmore College Community, The situation involving Swarthmore’s Women’s Basketball team is complex and multidimensional, with a number of different perspectives. There is clearly a deep conflict here, and achieving a resolution is ongoing. Unfortunately, conjecture and interventions,

November 20, 2020

Highlights·News

Head Coach Signor-Brown Departed From Vassar Amidst Multiple Investigations

Content warnings: mentions of alleged sexual abuse, unequal power dynamics, serious injuries, mentions of trauma. This is the first of a three-part investigative piece into Signor-Brown’s career and players’ experience working with her. For coverage of current players’ allegations about how Signor-Brown

November 20, 2020

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Letter to the Editor: Regarding the BAC Strike

Dear Editors: We members of the class of 1960 have read with concern the article in The Phoenix of November 16 describing the strike being sponsored by the Black Affinity Coalition. The BAC’s Open Letter to Faculty and Staff and its letter

November 20, 2020

Swarthmore College Hosts Joint Webinar on Indo-Pacific Politics with the Brookings Institute

Reflections on a COVID Fall Athletics Season

Black Affinity Coalition Hold a No Longer Minding The Light Rally

Head Coach Signor-Brown Engaged In Inappropriate Behaviors, Players Consider Future Options

Editorial Note: Our Investigative Methods on the Women’s Basketball Head Coach Coverage

Guide to Women’s Basketball Players, Administrators, and Employees

Letter to the Editor: The Provost On the Women’s Basketball Team Inquiry

Head Coach Signor-Brown Departed From Vassar Amidst Multiple Investigations

Letter to the Editor: Regarding the BAC Strike

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