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Cross country charges forward in spite of setbacks

The season is coming to a close for the Swarthmore men’s and women’s cross country teams. This past weekend, both the men’s and women’s teams finished their regular seasons at Princeton. Upcoming races include conferences, which will be held at Haverford College,
October 23, 2014

Let’s kick gender inequality out of professional sports

The U.S. women’s national soccer team is currently preparing itself for what they hope will be a successful 2015 Women’s World Cup. Usually, this is a time of excitement and anticipation, characterized by an energy brought about by the fact that the
October 23, 2014

Weekend Roundup

Volleyball dismantles Muhlenberg, improves to 8-0 Facing a second place Muhlenberg team, Swarthmore continued to prove that it is capable of playing lights out volleyball, no matter who the opponent happens to be. The Garnet won Wednesday night’s match in straight sets
October 23, 2014

Warmothers and Earthworms go full tilt

“Earthworms” and “Warmothers” are not only anagrams of the word “Swarthmore,” but they are also the names of the two Ultimate Frisbee teams on campus.  While it is deemed a non-traditional sport, those who play are just as dedicated to their sport
October 9, 2014

Weekend roundup and the week ahead

Volleyball beats Hopkins for first time since ’93 Swarthmore’s young volleyball team continued to exceed expectations, making history on Saturday by outlasting visiting Johns Hopkins in five sets. Swarthmore came from behind in the match. After winning the first set 26-24, they
October 9, 2014

Making sense of the NFC East

Going into this NFL season, the NFC East was predicted to stink. In fact, it was so bad that in an Onion article addressing every NFL team’s greatest strength, all teams in the NFC East were said to have the division as
October 9, 2014

Weekend roundup and the week ahead

Volleyball continues to roll Swarthmore’s volleyball team continued to dominate Centennial Conference opposition this week, defeating Dickinson College and Washington College. The Garnet has yet to lose a set in its three conference matches, outscoring the Red Devils, Shorewomen and the Franklin
October 2, 2014

Why is FIFA’s longtime corruption suddenly public?

FIFA hasn’t been known for being particularly just and proper in its actions in recent decades. There have been countless occasions of corruption, scandals and other awful scenarios from FIFA over the years, even though it is in charge of the world’s
October 2, 2014

Busting the non-athletic regular person stereotype

We all know that regardless of which sport they’re a member of, varsity athletes have it rough. On top of everything that Swarthmore demands of its students (as if it weren’t enough already), its varsity teams sentence athletes to multiple hours a
October 2, 2014
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