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Athlete of the Week: Kenny Relovsky ’27

April 2, 2026
Kenny Relovsky, a junior from Ringwood, NJ, competes for Swarthmore track and field. He runs various events and has shown onlookers his abilities over the course of three seasons. He has career bests in the 800m (1:54.38), 1500m (3:55.89), the mile (4:16.63),

Athlete of the Week: Leor Kedar ’28

March 26, 2026
Sophomore baseball player Leor Kedar ’28 is a must-watch when he steps up to the plate. On the Garnet’s Spring Break trip to South Carolina, where they faced four teams across seven games, Kedar racked up eleven runs, eighteen hits, twelve Runs

Thank You, Swarthmore Women’s Soccer

March 26, 2026
Swarthmore Soccer senior Isa Specchierla reflects on her time with the team During this past Winter Break, 30 minutes into playing in a Sunday adult league pick-up game (as a washed-up, now-retired senior collegiate athlete does), I was hit with an overwhelming

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A response to “Tensions between recruitment and access”

February 18, 2016
Dear Leo (News Editor), It is heartening to see The Phoenix join the national conversation focused on inclusion, access and diversity in higher education. Your article, “Tensions between recruitment and access in holistic admissions” (Feb. 11, 2016) offers valuable insights from Dean
Susana Medeiros '14 performs at the Spike Comedy JamPhoto by Abby Starr '13

Patience in Sports

February 18, 2016
It seems that patience is slowly dying out in our current instant gratification society. Why make this rather obvious, somewhat philosophical observation in a sports column? Well, in my view at least, this societal trend has become particularly noticeable within professional sports.

2016 Spring Sports Preview

February 18, 2016
Men’s Tennis: Even with a starting singles lineup composed of solely underclassmen (five freshmen and one sophomore), men’s tennis (13-6, 8-1 CC) put together the best 2015 campaign of any spring team. Though the team lost in the Centennial Conference championship to

College investments raise concerns of financial prudence

February 18, 2016
We at the Phoenix started off the year by praising the college for its various and diverse developmental projects, noting that there was a clear effort to work towards improving various aspects of students’ experience here at Swarthmore. While this continues to

Kitao proposes “Campus Arts Initiative”

February 18, 2016
Last Thursday, the co-directors of Kitao Gallery, Tara Giangrande ’16 and Deborah Krieger ’16, sent out a campus wide notice of Kitao’s proposal for a Community Development Grant for the 2016-2017 academic year. The proposal, titled “Kitao Campus Arts Initiative” outlines an

Students, faculty to launch education policy journal

February 18, 2016
A new undergraduate educational policy journal will be launched within the next year. The journal will be primarily student-driven and will be written A new undergraduate educational policy journal will be launched within the next year. The journal will be primarily student-driven
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