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Athlete of the Week: Lola Diaz ’26

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April 30, 2026
Lola Diaz ’26, hailing from Portland, OR, and Marbella, Spain, has been an integral part of the Swarthmore women’s tennis team for the past four years. She has been awarded All-Centennial First Team Singles (2024) and All-Centennial First-Team Doubles (2024) and has

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The Moonlit Path

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April 23, 2026
Megumi Jindo '28 reflects on her experience at Swarthmore so far and the passing of the baton in her Kizuna, Japanese club.

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Weekly Recap

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December 5, 2024
Men’s Basketball Swarthmore College 81 vs. Widener University 76 Away at Widener University in Chester, PA, the Garnet won their fourth consecutive game after a strong 15-2 rally in the final moments before the buzzer. Swarthmore took the first points of the

Swattie Survival Guide

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December 5, 2024
Congratulations! We’re almost done with the 2024 fall semester. We finished a semester of late nights in McCabe, Saturday nights out, Tuesday nights at Crumb, and everything in between. It can be tricky adjusting to Swat, let alone college in general. Here,

Athlete of the Week: Ava Craig ’27

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December 5, 2024
Ava Craig ’27 is a sophomore freestyle swimmer from Fairfax, VA. Craig was recently named Centennial Conference Athlete of the Week on Nov. 19 after finishing first in the 100 and 200 freestyle with times of 53.47 and 1:55.29, respectively. She was

The Phoenix in Conversation with Angela Davis

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November 21, 2024
On Nov. 20, internationally renowned activist and scholar Angela Y. Davis sat down for a conversation with celebrated philosopher Lucius T. Outlaw Jr. for the final event of the Fall 2024 Global Justice theme within the 2024-2025 William J. Cooper Series at

CAIR Visits Swarthmore to Discuss Discrimination on Campuses

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November 21, 2024
On Monday, Nov. 18, leaders from the Philadelphia chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) gave a presentation contextualizing the Title VI complaint they filed on Oct. 31. The complaint alleges a widespread culture of discrimination against Arab, Muslim, and Palestinian

Directing Death

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November 21, 2024
Death is inevitable. How do we deal with that? This is the central question of the Swarthmore Theater Department’s recent production — “32 Very Short Plays About Letting Go.” In 31 plays about death, and one about life and community, the performers

Through the Woods

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November 21, 2024
♫Over the Crum and through the woods/to Swarthmore College we go♫ Nixon’s Vice President, Spiro Agnew, once allegedly called Swarthmore the “Kremlin on the Crum.” Swarthmore’s Alma Mater says “Ev’ry ripple of Crum’s water/Is a greeting clear.” The Crum Woods are a

Not Only for Green Grass: The Reasons Behind the Sprinklers

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November 21, 2024
Walking around Swarthmore College’s grounds, you can see patches of browning grass, contrasted bafflingly with a constant downpour of sprinklers. Despite the heavy artificial rain, the area’s significant lack of natural rain has put the school’s plantings and construction projects at risk.
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