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Athlete of the Week: Lola Diaz ’26

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

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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Former student sues college for improper expulsion

February 14, 2014
On January 23, 2014, a former student filed a suit alleging that the college violated his Title IX rights and turned him into “the whipping boy that Swarthmore needed to demonstrate its new ‘zero tolerance’ standard” following his expulsion after an expedited

Postcards from abroad: Erik Jensen ’15

February 14, 2014
Dear Campus Journal, So I’ve been in Rabat for the past two weeks and am absolutely loving my time here!I’m taking classes through a program called AMIDEAST with about 27 other American students. My host mom has promised to teach me how

Corbett’s magical budget

February 14, 2014
Pennsylvania Governor Tom Corbett is running for reelection. That’s what he’s doing instead of, you know, governing. A few months ago his budget secretary, Charles Zogby, said that the state could face a deficit of up to $1.4 billion in the 2014-15
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The Swatter: February 3-10

February 14, 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. Suspicious Odor

Weekly Newscast – February 13, 2014

February 14, 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. Kai Richter:

Friday Chatter: 2-14-14

February 14, 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. WEATHER: Partly

The Sharples Valentine: How to master dates at Swarthmore

February 13, 2014
Allegedly, there is an expression in Japan that describes the state in which one should be when addressing the Emperor: “stupor and trembling.” To me, this phrase encompasses many people’s attitudes toward dating. If you’ve ever tried to help a shaking (sometimes

The inevitable ascent of personal drones

February 13, 2014
Drones for commercial and personal use have become a big part of tech news. In recent years, there has been a ton of innovation that has lead to some pretty interesting results. It seems today that drones will be a large part
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