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Your guide to college basketball as the march to madness begins

The march to madness officially began last week, but Tuesday’s Champions Classic is when the season really tipped off, at least for Duke, Kansas, Kentucky and Michigan State. This annual tradition, started in 2011, features a back to back of 4 marquee

November 20, 2014

Arts & Features·Multimedia·Sports·Week in Pictures

Week in Pictures: Science, Robots, Digital Humanities, and More!

Editor’s note: This article was initially published in The Daily Gazette, Swarthmore’s online, daily newspaper founded in Fall 1996. As of Fall 2018, the DG has merged with The Phoenix. See the about page to read more about the DG. This past

November 17, 2014

Sports

Soccer captures NCAA berth, first ever championship in penalty shootout

The feeling of dejection permeated throughout Clothier Field. It was October 2 and Swarthmore had fallen victim to Johns Hopkins in a brutal conference loss. In the 90th minute, a Johns Hopkins header broke the 1-1 tie and ultimately decided the 2-1

November 13, 2014

Sports

How can we beat hazing in high school sports?

A few months ago, there was fervent discussion about the issue of bullying in sports, ignited by the controversy on the Miami Dolphins football team. The controversy involved rookie offensive lineman, Jonathan Martin, who, after being bullied and hazed by his teammates,

November 13, 2014

Sports

Young talent on swim team off to promising start

It’s that time of the year, once again, where the seasons change along with the sports. With the fall sports winding down, we welcome the winter sports into the spotlight. For the men’s and women’s swimming teams, the season is already in

November 13, 2014

Sports

Weekend Roundup

Men’s Basketball hopes to continue improving Retooled and ready to make a splash in the Centennial Conference, the Swarthmore men’s basketball team opens its season this weekend. The men will compete in the Equinox Classic, hosting Rochester Institute of Technology and taking

November 13, 2014

Sports

Women’s Soccer Wins Centennial Championship, Earns Spot into NCAA Tournament

Editor’s note: This article was initially published in The Daily Gazette, Swarthmore’s online, daily newspaper founded in Fall 1996. As of Fall 2018, the DG has merged with The Phoenix. See the about page to read more about the DG. The Swarthmore

November 13, 2014

Sports

Women’s soccer crushes Fords for playoff spot

The Swarthmore women’s soccer team advanced past Muhlenberg in their first Centennial Conference tournament game, defeating the Mules 1-0 to advance to take on Gettysburg in Saturday’s semifinal. Hannah Lichtenstein ’17’s 37th minute goal was all the Garnet needed, as the defense

November 6, 2014

Sports

Matchbox opening impresses staff and students

Following months of construction, the Matchbox, Swarthmore’s new $5.3 million, three-story, 21,000-square-foot fitness and wellness center, officially opened on Monday. The building, built on the foundation of the old squash courts, is expected to improve the ability of student athletes to train

November 6, 2014

Sports

Men’s soccer ties Haverford, loses playoff spot in OT

In sports, every second matters. The Swarthmore men’s soccer team learned this lesson the hard way. During Garnet Weekend last Saturday, the team faced off against Haverford. Swarthmore (3-5) entered the day ranked eighth, behind Haverford (4-4), Johns Hopkins (3-4-1) and

November 6, 2014

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