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Winter Recap

Men’s basketball beats Haverford Last night, the men’s basketball team faced Swarthmore’s infamous rival Haverford and emerged with a well-fought victory, 76-75, in an intense game that went into overtime and saw eight lead changes. Chris Bourne ’17 led the team with
January 22, 2015

Swarthmore swimming takes Puerto Rico

When you combine a group of women and men with charisma and charm and take them to Puerto Rico, you get stories, dancing and one well-made video. Over winter break, the men’s and women’s swim teams took a trip to beautiful, sunny
January 22, 2015

Men’s basketball racks up three straight wins

As the winter season picks up steam, so does the men’s basketball team. After dropping its first three games of the season, the team won both of its games over the week of Thanksgiving and beat Muhlenberg Tuesday to push the winning
December 4, 2014

Kakkar competes in NCAA championships

Sid Kakkar ’17 recently competed in the NCAA cross-country championships held in Mason, Ohio. The journey did not come without struggle, as he worked day after day to represent Swarthmore in the biggest Division III race in the country. Kakkar has an
December 4, 2014

Why denouncing baseball’s steroid era is a mistake

This month, the 2015 selection process for the Baseball Hall of Fame will begin.  In the past, this was quite a straightforward occasion; it was normal to pleasantly ponder over the players on the ballot, allowing the nostalgia to take control of
December 4, 2014

Wallace dominates court in freshman season

Freshman Sarah Wallace’s performance this season for the women’s volleyball team has been incredible, to say the least. Her debut this past fall shattered three of the program’s records and earned her a total of eight awards, one of which was the
December 4, 2014

Weekend roundup & the week ahead

Women’s basketball slips past Neumann  Swarthmore’s women’s basketball team bounced back from a disappointing beginning to the conference season by defeating Neumann College 62-55. Elle Larsen ’15 led the team with 25 points. The Garnet suffered two Centennial Conference losses in the
December 4, 2014

Women’s basketball season underway

It is that time of the year again. Derrick Rose tears his ACL, Kobe doesn’t pass, Chris Paul assists Cliff Paul and the Swarthmore Women’s basketball team amps up their soon-to-be dominant season. The Garnet initiated their season in the annual Tipoff
November 20, 2014

NCAA defeat masked by a tremendous year

Connecticut College: 3. Swarthmore: 1. Last Saturday, the Swarthmore women’s soccer team’s magical season came to a difficult end. After controlling most of the game, Swarthmore conceded a goal in the 84th minute to break the 1-1 tie and then another goal
November 20, 2014

Weekend roundup and the week ahead

Volleyball concludes fantastic season The women’s volleyball team officially concluded their outstanding season with a straight sets victory over Neumann in Saturday’s ECAC third place game. The team was defeated 3-1 earlier in the day by Marymount in the semifinal match. Despite
November 20, 2014
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