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Athlete of the Week: Isabel Adam ’28

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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

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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

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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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Men’s soccer ties Haverford, loses playoff spot in OT

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November 6, 2014
In sports, every second matters. The Swarthmore men’s soccer team learned this lesson the hard way. During Garnet Weekend last Saturday, the team faced off against Haverford. Swarthmore (3-5) entered the day ranked eighth, behind Haverford (4-4), Johns Hopkins (3-4-1) and

“Yik Yak” app facilitates cyber abuse

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November 6, 2014
“Stop. This is dangerous.” This reply appeared on YikYak beneath a message criticizing the bodies of three members of the women’s basketball team, who were identified by name in the message. The comment had ten upvotes. The reply had four downvotes. YikYak

Volleyball drops heartbreaker

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November 6, 2014
After a heart-breaking Garnet Weekend, the women’s volleyball team must look to rebound if they hope to bring home a Centennial Conference title. The Garnet came into Saturday’s match undefeated in conference play, as they hosted a second-place Haverford team with both

Faculty and students debate future end-of-year schedule

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November 6, 2014
The fate of the college’s end-of-year schedule, a much-debated issue at the outset of the semester, has been sealed for the foreseeable future. A September 26 faculty meeting reversed a previously-approved proposal to shorten the end of the spring semester, and re-instituted

CoRaL proposes new approach to collaborative learning

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November 6, 2014
Swarthmore, like many liberal arts colleges, aims for a collaborative environment. The entire campus is multi-functional; many buildings house multiple departments, and plenty of academic classrooms convert into social spaces on weekends. The result is a more connected college community designed to

The NBA lottery and its side-effects

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November 6, 2014
The NBA is a superstar-driven league, and one of the fastest ways to procure such a franchise building block can be through the draft. Every star has to be drafted, and being near the top of the lottery increases teams’ chances of

The other Quaker Matchbox sparks a lifelong love

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November 6, 2014
The Quaker Matchbox is a Swarthmore term that pretty much anybody who attended school here is quite familiar with. The whole idea of Swatties marrying Swatties after falling in love at the Quaker Matchbox is not a rare phenomenon. In fact, according
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