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Swarthmore Fall Teams Close Out the Regular Season

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October 22, 2026
As the weather at Swarthmore has chilled considerably since the beginning of the fall sports season, the Garnet must turn up their competitive heat. Field Hockey | Overall: 10-4 | Conference: 6-1 Led by Head Coach Hannah Harris, Swarthmore field hockey continues

Athlete of the Week: Melissa Eyer ’28

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October 8, 2026
Junior Melissa Eyer ’28 is a force to be reckoned with on the volleyball court. In her third collegiate season, the libero continues to anchor the Garnet defense. In her freshman year, Eyer swept the Centennial Conference Rookie of the Year, Centennial

A Day in the Life of a Volleyball Player

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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

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Sweet Exhale

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October 22, 2026
Megumi Jindo '28 writes a poem about what it feels like when the first sweeps of autumn fall: solemn and quiet.

On Living Liminally

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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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Who Drew the Dicks?

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March 5, 2021
The best fiction is always rooted in reality. Even in science fiction and fantasy, where the superficial appeal is the upheaval of the social constructs we all know and duly despise, what grounds us to the fantastical narratives is human emotion. The

Security Theater in McCabe Library

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March 5, 2021
The opinions expressed in this article are solely the author’s and do not reflect the views of The Phoenix Editorial Board.  Why, in the name of Anthony Fauci, is McCabe Library quarantining books? In my first week back on campus, I stopped

The Phone Numbers of the Internet

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March 5, 2021
In the scant logic of “hacking” in movies or TV shows, IP addresses seemingly play a big role. Finding an IP address is the key to figuring out exactly who the mysterious hacker is, or how to break into the top-secret computer

Australian Open Results: Osaka and Djokovic Win Singles Titles

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February 27, 2021
The Australian Open concluded on Saturday in Melbourne. Despite a COVID-19 lockdown in the city which caused several matches played without spectators, competition remained intense with historic and surprising wins in all brackets of play. In the Women’s Singles tournament, three Americans

SGO Prepares for Another Virtual Semester

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February 26, 2021
On February 9, SGO elected four new members for the 2021 Spring semester. The new SGO members include Sara Asgari ’23 and Huiying Xiao ’23, who will serve as senators for the class of 2023, as well as Fiona Stewart ’24 for

A Reflection Three Years after the MSD Shooting

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February 26, 2021
Editor’s Note: The opinions expressed in this article are solely the author’s and do not reflect the views of The Phoenix Editorial Board.  CW: school shootings, guns, PTSD, grief, suicide Three years ago on February 14, Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School experienced

Swarthmore Should Reinstate Swat Points

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February 26, 2021
As students trickled back onto campus in the early weeks of February, unpacking dusty boxes and decorating new dorm rooms, returning seniors and juniors learned the new rules that have governed mealtime at Swarthmore since the Fall semester under the COVID-19 pandemic.

Recapping the J-Term Semester

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February 20, 2021
In January 2021, for the first time, Swarthmore College offered students the option to register for a four-week long, remote term. According to the Swarthmore website (see here) , J-term was implemented to help students divide their credit load throughout the 2020-2021
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