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February 2024 - Page 2

Third Parties Can and Do Win

“Always vote for principle, though you may vote alone, and you may cherish the sweetest reflection that your vote is never lost.” — President John Quincy Adams It is often said that a third-party vote is a wasted vote. This is wrong
February 29, 2024

Swarthmore Athletics Weekly Recap:

Women’s Swimming: The No. 16-ranked Swarthmore women’s swimming team competed in the Centennial Conferences at Gettysburg College over the weekend. The Garnet finished the four-day meet with a total of 27 medals: thirteen gold, seven silver, and seven bronze, equating to 991
February 29, 2024

Swarthmore Athlete of the Week: Michael Caprise ’24

Michael Caprise ’24, a senior from Lynchburg, VA, led Swarthmore men’s basketball to their second straight Centennial Conference title on Sunday afternoon. The Garnet narrowly defeated No. 23-ranked Johns Hopkins University, 67-62, in Baltimore to secure the conference’s automatic bid to the
February 29, 2024
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The ACL Epidemic of Women’s Soccer

Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) announced this week that Arsenal teammates Beth Mead and Vivianne Miedema will work with FIFA to help understand the increasingly alarming occurrence of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries within women’s soccer. This development comes after the
February 29, 2024
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Are Two Phoenixes Better than One?

Two campus newspapers, both alike in dignity, In fair Swarthmore, where we lay our scene, From ancient grudge break to new mutiny, Where civil blood makes civil hands unclean. In the Mar. 15 edition of The Phoenix from 1963, a proposal to
February 29, 2024

At The Wedding Review

Last Saturday, upon the invitation of a friend, I showed up punctually at 8 p.m. to see the newest production from the Swarthmore theater department: At The Wedding. The play, written by Bryna Turner and directed by Visiting Assistant Professor Jude Sandy,
February 29, 2024
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In Conversation With Farha Ghannam

Farha Ghannam is the Eugene Lang Research Professor of Anthropology here at Swarthmore. Erin Picken: What sparked your initial interest in anthropology as a young person? Farha Ghannam: I first started studying anthropology when I was maybe 22 or 23. I did
February 22, 2024

Thank a Haverford Student, No Seriously

As you may recall from orientation, Swarthmore was founded as a Quaker college. Specifically, Swarthmore was founded as a Hicksite Quaker college. You may be asking yourself, “What is a Hicksite Quaker college?” If you’ve ever been awed by Swarthmore’s prestige, rigor,
February 22, 2024
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