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Athlete of the Week: Isabel Adam ’28

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

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

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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Monday Chatter: 2-3-14

February 3, 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: Snow

Weekly Newscast – January 31, 2014

January 31, 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. This week

Friday Chatter: 1-31-14

January 31, 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: Cloudy

College preps for sesquicentennial festivities

January 30, 2014
This year, the college will hold a variety of events to celebrate its sesquicentennial, or 150th anniversary, ranging from a symposium of alumni to the premiere of a documentary about the college. The sesquicentennial events aim to engage alumni, students, faculty, and

Biology department to hire conservation biologist

January 30, 2014
Next semester, students can expect to see a new face in the halls of the biology department. In the coming months, a search committee headed by associate professor of biology Nick Kaplinsky will finalize the hiring of an assistant professor who will

Hell week in paradise: Swimming trains in Puerto Rico

January 30, 2014
Over this past winter break, the Swarthmore Men’s and Women’s Swim teams embarked on a ten day-long intensive training trip to Puerto Rico. Aimed at preparing the team for the approaching conference finals, this trip has been a long standing tradition since

Brief: Public Safety’s Gallagher leaves college

January 30, 2014
Joanna Gallagher, associate director of Public Safety, has left the college, the Phoenix has learned. Gallagher joined the college on August 17, 2012. She served as deputy Title IX coordinator until last summer, when she was replaced by four new deputy coordinators.

Charting Delhi’s changing political skyline

January 30, 2014
A strained silence fills the hall as Delhi’s newly elected chief minister, Arvind Kejriwal, rises from his seat to address the Delhi legislative assembly for the first time. He wears the same scarf and sweater that he wore throughout his campaign. His

Obama to address sexual assault on college campuses

January 30, 2014
Last week, President Barack Obama brought major national attention to cases of sexual misconduct, particularly on college campuses, with the creation of a new task force, the White House Task Force to Protect Students from Sexual Assault. The task force is intended