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Athlete of the Week: Quinn Weygandt ’26

February 19, 2026
Quinn Weygandt ’26 is continuing to make waves on the Division III national swimming stage. On Feb. 7, the Madison, WI, native clocked a 4:20.85 in the 400-meter IM to take first place against Gettysburg College. The time was just three-tenths of

For When Your Body Stops You

February 12, 2026
If we’ve talked in the last year, you probably know I’m in marathon training. For almost a year, I’ve maintained a weekly 40-mile-plus training schedule. It’s something I’m consistent about because I love the hobby. I don’t run for physical gains or

Athlete of the Week: Theo Teszler ’28

February 12, 2026
Theo Teszler ’28, hailing from Newton, MA, is a sophomore who is coming off a superb first-year induction into college track and field. The sprinter boasts a 48.31-second program-record performance in the 400-meter race. While carrying out this career best in the

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If we care about justice, why not animal rights?

October 9, 2014
October 1 marked World Vegetarian Day, an annual celebration “to promote the joy, compassion and life-enhancing possibilities of vegetarianism” that was established by the North American Vegetarian Society in 1977 to bring awareness to the ethical, environmental, health and humanitarian benefits of

A change of guard

October 9, 2014
Pennsylvania is broken. While neighboring New York is poised to have a surplus of over $4 billion next year, our state is anticipating a $1.3 billion deficit. It is facing mounting pension costs. Philadelphia schools are falling apart. Yet in spite of

Weekend roundup and the week ahead

October 9, 2014
Volleyball beats Hopkins for first time since ’93 Swarthmore’s young volleyball team continued to exceed expectations, making history on Saturday by outlasting visiting Johns Hopkins in five sets. Swarthmore came from behind in the match. After winning the first set 26-24, they

Women’s soccer remains resilient after heartbreaker

October 9, 2014
At Nelson Mandela’s funeral, President Obama spoke about ubuntu.  According to Obama, the Ngumi Bantu term means that, “We are all bound together in ways that are invisible to the eye. That there’s a oneness to humanity. That we achieve ourselves by

Making sense of the NFC East

October 9, 2014
Going into this NFL season, the NFC East was predicted to stink. In fact, it was so bad that in an Onion article addressing every NFL team’s greatest strength, all teams in the NFC East were said to have the division as
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The Swatter: October 1 – 6

October 8, 2014
Editor’s note: This article was initially published in The Daily Gazette, Swarthmore’s online, daily newspaper founded in Fall 1996. As of Fall 2018, the DG has merged with The Phoenix. See the about page to read more about the DG. Fire Alarm
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