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Athlete of the Week: Tate Garcia ’26

March 19, 2026
Tate Garcia ’26, a senior from Honolulu, HI, has become a shot put powerhouse for the Swarthmore track and field team. She began her college debut with an outstanding 2023 outdoor season, taking the silver medal in the discus throw (37.81m) at

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Sustainability and Zero Waste: Swarthmore at a Glance

October 4, 2018
On Friday, Oct. 21,  the Zero Waste Working Group held their annual Waste Characterization Study, where bins of gray, green, and blue surrounded a tent with a table on Parrish Beach. Volunteers sorted Swarthmore’s trash, recycling, and compost into their respective categories

Why You Should Go to ML Breakfast

October 4, 2018
I wondered about the food at Swarthmore after I was accepted. I asked some upperclassmen about their impressions of campus food, and I searched comments and complaints about campus food online. It seemed that quite a lot of people didn’t like the

Japan: Pearls of The Heisei Period

October 4, 2018
In the past few years, I have traveled to Japan multiple times, and every time was a wonderful experience. The country, which neighbors China, has a culture that is so similar to mine, yet so different sometimes. Even though we share the

Trump Versus World

October 4, 2018
I don’t think I’ll ever forget the moment I realized Donald J. Trump had won the 2016 presidential election. It was the morning after, because I had forced myself to go to bed at about 10 p.m. the night before, right around

The Swatter: September 24 – October 1

October 1, 2018
Harassment-Comm/Repeated Sexual Harassment Date: Tuesday, September 25, 2018 Time: 1:44 PM Location: Swarthmore College Campus Synopsis: Public Safety received a report that a Swarthmore student has sent an offensive text to an unknown individual. Matter referred to Title IX Office. Status: Title IX Referral

How ‘Fall Worthstock’ Came to Be

September 27, 2018
This Saturday evening, artists J.I.D, EarthGang, and AVSTIN JAMES will perform at 7 p.m. in Worth Courtyard, following a last-minute change in artists. Henry Han ’20, who spearheaded the event now known around campus as “Fall Worthstock,” secured $60,000 from the Swarthmore

Working at Swat, Part II: The Work-Study Dilemma

September 27, 2018
This article is part of a two-part series on student labor at Swarthmore. You can find the first article, which was published in the Sept. 13 edition of The Phoenix, here.  On September 7, Twan Sia ’21 posted a typical lost-and-found bulletin in
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