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Athlete of the Week: Isabel Adam ’28

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

LeBron James: The 76ers’ New Addition

October 29, 2026
On a beautiful Friday afternoon, July 24, 2026, LeBron James announced to the world that he would continue his illustrious career by signing with the Philadelphia 76ers on a two-year, eight-million-dollar contract. Widely regarded as the best professional basketball player of all

USWNT Wins Friendly Against Spain in Chester, PA

October 29, 2026
A crowd of 18,000 chants in unison to the beat of the fan section drums. It’s the 86th minute of the match, and the U.S. Women’s National Team is down 2-1 to reigning World Cup Champions, Spain. The beat continues. The left

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Plant Picks: The Hydrangea Collection

September 14, 2007
The Daily Gazette announces Jessica Thomaston '10 as this week's plant picks winner. Quick! Be the first to guess and get your five minutes of fame while becoming more familiar with the arboretum Swat calls home.

A History of Old Tarble

September 14, 2007
Today Old Tarble is used for Art Department studio space and secure storage, but the building has a long history. Here the Daily Gazette provides a brief history of the building along with photographs charting its history, including the fire and current

Math Colloquium on Statistical Paleontology

September 13, 2007
This week, the Math and Statistics Department presented its first colloquia of this year’s lecture series: Markov Chain Monte Carlo: Taking Advantage of Chance. Swarthmore stat professor Steve Wang (pronounced [...]

Will Coke Come Back? BoM to Decide

September 12, 2007
Although Swarthmore cut its fountain contract with Coke last October, the Board of Managers may reinstate the contract at their next meeting on the weekend of September 28th. The contract [...]

Plant Picks Still Open

September 12, 2007
Last week's Plant Picks clue remains unsolved. The Daily Gazette has received several guesses, but no one has correctly identified the location. An additional hint: this plant genus/collection was featured [...]

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.