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AI Is Not Inevitable

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November 12, 2026
Olivia Huang ’29 challenges the popular belief that increasing reliance on artificial intelligence is unavoidable and urges readers to embrace the human spirit.

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Athlete of the Week: Dylan Myrick ’30

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November 12, 2026
First-year Dylan Myrick is a freestyle, Individual Medley (IM), and breaststroke specialist for the Swarthmore men’s swim team. The Eugene, OR resident swam at his first collegiate meet on Oct. 24, where Swarthmore, Franklin & Marshall College, Ursinus College, and Dickinson College

Fueling the Phoenix: Newly Extended Dining Hall Hours

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November 5, 2026
For much of Swarthmore’s history, students faced the reality of Sharples’ abbreviated hours: if you didn’t make it by the 8 p.m. closing time, you were going into the night without dinner. Student athletes would oftentimes be forced into rushing to the

Athlete of the Week: Isabel Adam ’28

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November 5, 2026
Outside hitter Isabel Adam ’28 has been lighting it up for the Swarthmore volleyball team this fall. She came into this season with extensive on-court experience, playing in all but one game in her first two years at Swarthmore, and earning All-Centennial

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Swarthmore Athlete of the Week – Max Ash ’27:

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March 7, 2024
Max Ash ’27, a first year from Weston, MA, led the Swarthmore men’s golf team to a strong second-place finish in their spring opener over the weekend. The Garnet traveled to Joelton, TN, to compete in the Music City Shootout against twelve

Swarthmore Athletics Weekly Recap:

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March 7, 2024
Baseball: Swarthmore College: 13, Stockton University: 9 Swarthmore baseball defeated Stockton University on Friday afternoon in an eight-inning game, recording its first home victory of the season. The Garnet scored an impressive six runs in the second inning and five runs in

How To Save The Planet 101: Degrowth vs Green Growth 

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March 7, 2024
The term “degrowth,” is an economic concept gaining more traction in Europe than it is in the United States right now. Degrowth is shaped by the recognition that economic growth is directly related to increased carbon emissions. It emphasizes the harmful effects
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There’s Another City Right By Swarthmore

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March 7, 2024
As a proud Delawarean, I am often quick to inform my peers about the greatest state in the country. They are equally quick to tell me that they have never been to, thought about, or (in the most extreme cases) even heard

In Conversation with Warren Snead

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February 29, 2024
Warren Snead is in his second semester as an assistant professor of political science at Swarthmore. He currently teaches Constitutional Law and Politics and Judicial Politics. The Phoenix spoke with Professor Snead about research, graduate school, and his recent arrival at Swarthmore.

Magic Oreo Bars

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February 29, 2024
I’m a religion major. I tend to see God all around me. On those beautiful spring days when the weather isn’t too hot or too cold, I see God in the air. When the sun is out and the sky is blue,

I HEART DINOSAURS 3

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February 29, 2024
Dinosaur of the Week: Microraptor Growing up, I was a big summer camp kid. I would anticipate the thrill of being dropped off at a forest-y campsite with a few of my friends – and a handful of kids from across the
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