Jacob Brady

On Birthright

Controversy regarding Birthright, a free trip to Israel for Jewish individuals aged 18-26, has become very public in recent years. This past summer, a number of individuals associated with IfNotNow, a left-wing Jewish organization that protests the Israeli military occupation of the
January 31, 2019

Favorites Emerge Halfway Through the NFL Season

It’s just over halfway through the NFL season, and this year is shaping up to be one of the most exciting of all time. It’s had its fair share of drama, surprise contenders, unexpected flops — and there are still eight weeks
November 8, 2018

Exploring Club Sports at Swarthmore: Fencing and Ultimate

Note: This author is a member of the men’s ultimate frisbee team In recent years, Swarthmore varsity athletics teams have begun to attract attention on the national stage. But one aspect of the Swarthmore athletics department that often gets overlooked is the
October 4, 2018

Women’s Soccer Dominates Early Competition

In the last half decade, Swarthmore athletics has seen a renaissance of sorts, with four team sports competing in the NCAA tournament last year, three of them reaching the Elite Eight, and three other sports sending athletes to NCAA individual championships. One
September 13, 2018

Men’s and Women’s lacrosse fight to finish strong

Spring is in the air (though the weather forecast might disagree), and that means it’s time for lacrosse here at Swarthmore. The women’s lacrosse team has surged out to a 9-3 record behind a high-powered attack and stingy defense. It has been
April 19, 2018

Garnet fall in first ever trip to the Elite Eight

For the second consecutive season, Garnet men’s basketball qualified for the NCAA tournament and made the most of it this year with a deep run to the Elite Eight, the national quarterfinals. After convincing road wins over New England College and Wesleyan
March 22, 2018

Garnet fall to Hopkins in the conference final

This past weekend saw the Garnet take to the Tarble Pavilion court for likely the last time this season as they played host to the Centennial Conference Championship tournament. They ultimately fell in a bitterly contested final at the hands of Johns
March 1, 2018

The Eagles win it all

Usually when a quarterback passes for over 500 yards, shattering his own Super Bowl record in the process, you expect his team to win. Alas, it was not to be for the Patriots and quarterback Tom Brady on Sunday night, as the
February 8, 2018

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