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Women’s Cross Country’s Unprecedented Success at the Centennial Tournament

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Swarthmore College Women’s Cross Country placed third at the Centennial Conference Championships this past Saturday, November 2 in Gettysburg, PA. This is the team’s highest placement in the conference since 2005. The team will be advancing to NCAA Regionals in Lehigh, PA this Saturday, November 16. The team finished the Conference Championships with a total of 85 points, trailing behind Dickinson, with 50 points, and championship-winning Johns Hopkins, with 23 points. During cross-country meets, each of the five scoring runners receive the same number of points as the place that they finish in. At the end of the race, the

McCabe “Black Excellence in the Book Arts” Exhibit

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When you walk into McCabe, you’re probably thinking about all the work you’ve got to do. Maybe you’re dreading a midterm that’s coming up or a ten-page paper that’s due at midnight. But what you’re probably not thinking of are the exhibits all throughout the library.  One such exhibit is the “Black Excellence in the Book Arts” installation. Situated on the second and third floors of McCabe, the past month’s showcase highlights the written works of Black artists as part of the 50th anniversary of the BCC. The exhibit displays poetry, plays, librettos, lithographs, and much more, including an array

Staff Art Steals the Show

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As I made my way down to Kitao Gallery last Thursday, even from a distance I could hear music performances and lively conversation. The Staff Art Showcase was presented by Learning 4 Life, a mutual learning program seeking to create mutual respect between students and staff. The event brought students and staff together for a chance to appreciate the artists who work at the college. The room was filled visually and aurally with creative works spanning from drawings and paintings to original music. Keyanna Ortiz-Cedeño ’20 is one of the leaders of Learning 4 Life. She came up with the

They’re Going Dancing: Men’s and Women’s Soccer Make Surprise Bids for the NCAA Tournament

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For the first time ever, both the men’s and women’s soccer teams will be competing in the NCAA soccer tournaments. For the men, this achievement marks their eighth overall appearance and first since 2012. The women’s team, however, has competed in the NCAA tournament for the past five years, including an impressive run to the Sweet 16 last season.  Of the hundreds of collegiate soccer teams, only 64 make the Division III NCAA tournament. There are two ways that a team can qualify for the tournament: winning the conference or receiving what is called an at-large bid. An at-large bid

Best Places to Poop at Swarthmore

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Models: Daisy Lee ‘22, Grace Griego ‘22, Dakota Gibbs ‘19 Listen, we’ve all been there. You’re in seminar and you know you are NOT going to make it back to ML in time. Where do you go? I’ve got you covered. For your defecation convenience, I have ranked the BEST places to take a shit at Swarthmore.  14. The Kohlberg Single Bathrooms Alright, this one is obvious. Secluded, usually smells okay, and if you forgot your phone you can entertain yourself by staring at the back and white checkered tiles until you get dizzy.  13. The Single Bathroom in LPAC Little

New Physical Therapists for the Dance Department

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For the first time, the Department of Music and Dance at Swarthmore will be providing physical therapy for students enrolled in dance classes. Julie Green and Kristen Shelley from Performance Ready Physical Therapy will rotate weekly Wednesday visits to campus. Performance Ready Physical Therapy provides services to Pennsylvania Ballet, University of the Arts in Philadelphia, and other major dance institutions in the area. Green and Shelley are both experienced physical therapists that specialize in treating dancers, and will be on campus most Wednesdays for twenty weeks out of the year. Twenty minute slot appointments from 12 to 4 p.m. will

The Point of Protesting

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“Make Earth Great Again” painted on canvas, held by a man in his 40s. Teachers clutching permission slips next to students who joined the cause. The raucous chanting as we marched down Philadelphia’s Market Street. The Global Climate Strike may have empowered each protester with vigor and hope for climate justice — but to me, it wasn’t enough to mask the inferiority and helplessness I felt an hour just before that. “There’s no point of protesting,” my friend remarked.  His brusque sentiments made my eyes widen in disbelief. It made me ask, “How was it so easy for him to

The Phoenix Has A Diversity Problem

We, at The Phoenix, have a diversity problem. Our editorial board and staff are not representative of the diversity of our campus and the world more broadly, and neither have we historically been representative. In the first issue of The Phoenix in 1881, editors wrote that “we fondly hope to see The Phoenix what we wish it to be — a paper devoted to the best interests of our college, of our fellow students, and an advocate of truth and independence.” Although The Phoenix has evolved to incorporate more perspectives since the original all-white, highly privileged editorial board in 1881,

Artist of the Week Oliver Steinglass: “Iterating off a Series of Constraints”

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In order to walk from Sharples to the Matchbox, students must pass through a tunnel underneath the train station. The gray, rippled “Duck Tunnel” is a bit of an eyesore at the day and turns spooky at night — something to walk past quickly. Two years ago, however, Oliver Steinglass ’20 had the inspiration to turn the passageway into a work of art. While the paint has faded now, the piece in its heyday was a dramatic display of the power of perspective. When looking straight on, the combination of masking tape and green paint appears to line up into

Lang Scholar Opportunity Project Brings Design Thinking to Chester

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Omri Gal ’20 plays on the varsity men’s soccer player, is a Lang scholar, has given guest lectures at Stanford University’s d.school, and was a finalist for this year’s MLS Community MVP award. The summer after his junior year, Gal started coaching at Stetser Elementary school in Chester through the Soccer for Success program run by the men’s soccer team’s assistant coach, Brendan Grady. After getting to meet the students and become familiar with the school, Gal launched an afterschool program last fall with the support of the Lang Center. Design FC was born. Gal incorporated his teammates, Luke Neureiter

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