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Athlete of the Week: Quinn Weygandt ’26

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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

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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

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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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Shiny Yet Empty: A Review of the RoboCop Remake

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February 21, 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. While José

It’s not about free speech

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February 20, 2014
When Robert George and Cornel West came to campus on February 10, they offered themselves as examples of passionate debate and deep humanistic inquiry. The premise of the collection and the day’s discussion, as I understand it, was that our campus has

Confronting religion as an agnostic

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February 20, 2014
My relationship with religion can best be described as on-and-off. I was not raised as a church-goer, and for much of my life I have identified myself as an agnostic theist — that is, someone who believes in a religious deity, but

On free speech

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February 20, 2014
This piece was written prior to the collection. The last three paragraphs appeared in the zine, “The Rhetoric of Tolerance and Free Speech.” While incredibly grateful to be included in this zine and to those who compiled, edited and circulated it, I
Sharples main lobby By Adam Chuong '12

SEPTA prepares for Crum bridge replacement

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February 20, 2014
Thanks to additional state capital funding from Pennsylvania’s new transportation funding bill, the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) will embark on a complete replacement of the aging Crum Creek Viaduct, the 900-foot railroad bridge that carries trains on SEPTA’s Media/Elwyn regional rail

In defense of Robert George

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February 20, 2014
The most common, and perhaps most valid, criticism of Robert George after his dialogue on campus with Cornel West was that he did not answer our questions. I believe we are not in a position to fault George for this, as our
Jasmine and Raja (Jon Emont '12 and Sahiba Gill '12)Photo by Ellen Sanchez '13

Chiara Kruger ’17’s passion for storytelling

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February 20, 2014
This week, I sat down with somebody whose coolness had a magnetic pull for me. Entering Chiara Kruger’s room, I was struck by its balance of tidiness and colorful ebullience. On one of Kruger’s meticulously organized walls hangs a snapshot of her

Lawsuit details college’s sudden push to expel

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February 20, 2014
Administrators at all levels allegedly implicated; college vows to fight in court A carefully constructed and vivid picture of the college administration’s reaction to the controversy surrounding its handling of sexual assault last spring emerges from the lawsuit filed by a former

A critique of the Federal Reserve System

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February 20, 2014
On December 23, 1913, President Woodrow Wilson signed into law the Federal Reserve Act to establish the third central banking system in the US, which facilitates funds transferring between banks, issues paper money, regulates commercial banks, lends as a last resort, and
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