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Athlete of the Week: Lola Diaz ’26

April 30, 2026
Lola Diaz ’26, hailing from Portland, OR, and Marbella, Spain, has been an integral part of the Swarthmore women’s tennis team for the past four years. She has been awarded All-Centennial First Team Singles (2024) and All-Centennial First-Team Doubles (2024) and has

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The Moonlit Path

April 23, 2026
Megumi Jindo '28 reflects on her experience at Swarthmore so far and the passing of the baton in her Kizuna, Japanese club.

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Kemp Hall Construction

September 12, 2007
The Daily Gazette caught up with Mike Boyd, Swarthmore College Project Manager for Kemp Hall. Construction continues on schedule, with much of the building already in place. Kemp incorporates improvements based on experience from Alice Paul.

Ask the DG: Sharples and AC?

September 11, 2007
Sweaty Swatties rejoice--air conditioning is finally being installed in Sharples for a price tag of $900,000. Stuart Hain, Vice President of Facilities, explained that "we have been aware that the conditions in that building can be really uncomfortable for both students and

Musician Showcases Opportunity to Learn Ghanaian Gyil

September 11, 2007
Out on Parrish beach on the afternoon of Tuesday September 11, a group of interested students gathered around a woman playing a unique instrument. The woman was Gina Ferrera, a Philadelphia-based musician who plays the gyil, a Ghanaian xylophone-like instrument. [...]

SCCS Servers Compromised

September 11, 2007
The SCCS server was compromised and was being used to host and send out pharmaceutical spam content, largely due to a URL vulnerability in The Phoenix's index.php

Riot Group Tackles Pedophilia in Hearts of Man

September 11, 2007
The Riot Group kicked off its week-long residency at Swarthmore on Sunday with its play Hearts of Man, which examines pedophilia in our society. The play, by Adriano Shaplin, the Group’s leader, debuted on Sept. 5th. In the piece, a man has

Swat on Rankings: “Participation without Promotion”

September 11, 2007
Late Friday afternoon, Al Bloom joined the presidents of eighteen other liberal arts colleges in releasing a statement outlining the colleges' positions on college rankings. All but one of the colleges signing Friday's letter are currently ranked in the top twenty-five LACs
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