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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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Acceptance rate rises to 17% for class of 2018

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April 3, 2014
The admissions decisions mailed out by the college last week mark a decrease in applications to the college and a dip in selectivity for the class of 2018. While applications from the college steadily increased from 6,547 in 2011 to 6,614 in

Intent vs. impact vs. content vs. context

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April 3, 2014
Last Thursday, Stephen Colbert’s corporate Twitter account shared a questionable quote from the show. The 140 character message said, “I am willing to show #Asian community I care by introducing the Ching-Chong Ding-Dong Foundation for Sensitivity to Orientals or Whatever.” The statement

As colleges hire more admins, critics warn of bloat

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April 3, 2014
According to the college staff reports, in 2011 the college employed 699 full-time employees. Of these, according to Director of Institutional Research Robin Huntington Shores, 242 were full-time professional administrators, while only 162 were tenured and on-track faculty members at the college.

An Obamacare open-Enrollment post-mortem

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April 3, 2014
Newspaper articles were written about the success and/or failure of Obamacare scarcely after the law was passed. The US House of Representatives’ 50 or so attempts to repeal or gut the Affordable Care Act (ACA) occurred before the open enrollment period for

Skewed priorities in lenient academic policies for athletes

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April 3, 2014
The University of North Carolina has found itself in hot water after the not-that-shocking revelation that the university has a policy of leniency toward its student-athletes during the grading process. This is nothing new or surprising — it’s one of those controversial

Victory at last

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April 3, 2014
Last week, the players of the Northwestern University football team were granted permission by the regional director of the National Labor Relations Board to unionize after they were recognized as employees of the university. Northwestern and the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA)

Energy, determination and a golden arm

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April 3, 2014
Osazenoriuwa Ebose ’15 is a woman with an incredible sense of determination, an incredible aura of positive energy and, last but not least, an incredible arm. Holding both of Swarthmore’s indoor/outdoor shot put records as well as the outdoor discus record, Ebose

GHF Variety Show showcases student talent

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April 3, 2014
Last Friday, the Global Health Forum (GHF) held its annual Variety Show with performances from several student groups, featuring a capella, sketch comedy, and more. Proceeds from the Variety Show will go towards Shot@Life, a UN organization that provides vaccines to children
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