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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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SPAC is back as activist resource center

September 3, 2007
The Swarthmore Progressive Action Coalition [SPAC] began a new era yesterday with a packed event in the Lang Center's Keith Room. After having been mostly dormant for a few years, SPAC has plans to reconstitute itself as a sort of central resource

ITS Unveils Event Calendar Project

September 3, 2007
Yesterday, Director of Communications Nancy Nicely unveiled a "new, comprehensive events calendar." The calendar, which can be found here, is designed to replace the Event Management System as an advertising [...]

Fencing becomes club sport

September 2, 2007
Fencing was approved as a club sport by the athletics department over the summer, qualifying the team for a coach, PE credit, and extra funding from SBC for both equipment and tournament play. The fencing team is now part of the Southern

Worth Health Center’s New Director

September 2, 2007
Beth Kotarski was recently appointed as the new Director of Worth Health Center and will be officially starting her tenure on October 1st. As Director, Kotarski's primary job will be facilitating health programs and communication, but she will also be doing clinical

Bomb Threats Target Multiple Colleges

September 1, 2007
On Friday afternoon at 4 PM, students and faculty received an "Awareness Bulletin" describing an e-mail including bomb threats which Public Safety and the Swarthmore Police Department believe to be [...]

Gazette v2.0

September 1, 2007
The Daily Gazette was founded twelve years ago, just as the Internet was beginning to capture the imagination of people around the world. Swarthmore had just given students email accounts [...]

Mac Usage Triples

August 31, 2007
According to Seth Frisbie-Fulton, the Client Services Coordinator, over 60% of the Class of 2011 has registered a compute running Apple's OS X. We've got a few pieces of software that no Mac user should be without...