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A Day in the Life of a Volleyball Player

October 8, 2026
Before arriving at Swarthmore, I thought I knew what being a collegiate student-athlete would look like. Although most of the basics are as expected, there are many small thrills and daily traditions ingrained in my life that I would never have anticipated

Athlete of the Week: Charlotte Martin ’28

October 1, 2026
Charlotte Martin ’28 is a junior runner for the Swarthmore women’s cross country team. Hailing from Southlake, TX, Martin led the Garnet with a 17th-place finish at the Haverford Main Line Invitational event on Friday, Sept. 18. She ran a personal-record time

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On Living Liminally

October 8, 2026
Kush Kaur ’28 reflects on her relationship with her Nani ma’s house — a place intertwined with her hometown, past, family, and sense of self.

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Jackson lectures on Cities in America

February 22, 2008
Thursday afternoon, Columbia history professor Kenneth Jackson gave the James Fields lecture in American history, which this year focused on the role of cities and urbanization in American history, especially [...]

Screw Up Screw? No worries

February 21, 2008
This weekend, the last in February, brings a few more hours to procrastinators who need to screw their roommates and snowfall to those who had forgotten it was still winter. [...]

Swarthmore Needs More Debate, Not Less

February 21, 2008
The staff of the Daily Gazette was stunned to browse through The Phoenix's opinions section yesterday to find the Gazette's comment section described as "hateful, vitriolic and ignorant." Perhaps the [...]

Sports Update 2/20

February 21, 2008
Scoreboard: Women's Basketball Swarthmore 68, Washington 65 Men's Basketball Washington 94, Swarthmore 91 WOMEN'S BASKETBALL: Swarthmore Rallies For Victory Swarthmore freshman Kathryn Stockbower posted her 20th double-double of the season [...]

The RA Selection Process

February 21, 2008
As the Gazette began to interview students, RAs, and administration members for our previous story on the RA system at Swarthmore compared to other schools around the nation, a central [...]
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