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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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Thursday Chatter: 11-14-13

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November 14, 2013
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: Mostly

The Evolution of James Blake

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November 13, 2013
Listening to “Limit To Your Love,” James Blake’s breakout cover of Feist, you might hear a singer of startling originality, and indeed, Blake, the star of London’s underground dubstep scene, has brought new vision to a genre that often seemed limited to

Zombie cheerleaders running out of brains

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November 13, 2013
If Sleigh Bells was a Halloween costume, it would be a zombie cheerleader. Really — the band is known for their combination of sinister guitars and sticky-sweet pop vocals. And this month, they’re back with their third album, “Bitter Rivals”, from young

Universities, hospitals remake West Philadelphia

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November 13, 2013
Philadelphia’s 30th Street Station, located right across the Schuylkill River from Center City, is still in heavy use by Amtrak and SEPTA, but it feels a little bit like an out-of-place relic. The station’s heavy pillars, boxy limestone exterior, grand atrium, and

No Doubt, Back Again

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November 13, 2013
Gwen Stefani is the only reason I can remember how to spell the word “bananas.” I was really happy when she left No Doubt and not terribly surprised, either. Gwen, like me, is a class-B diva, and as such, can’t deal well

Breaking the silence on disordered eating

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November 13, 2013
Last spring Laura Fitzgerald ’14 published an article in the Daily Gazette describing her suicide attempt in the fall of her junior year. At the end of the piece, which describes feelings of hopelessness, cutting and the night she overdosed on sleeping
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