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A Day in the Life of a Volleyball Player

October 8, 2026
Before arriving at Swarthmore, I thought I knew what being a collegiate student-athlete would look like. Although most of the basics are as expected, there are many small thrills and daily traditions ingrained in my life that I would never have anticipated

Athlete of the Week: Charlotte Martin ’28

October 1, 2026
Charlotte Martin ’28 is a junior runner for the Swarthmore women’s cross country team. Hailing from Southlake, TX, Martin led the Garnet with a 17th-place finish at the Haverford Main Line Invitational event on Friday, Sept. 18. She ran a personal-record time

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On Living Liminally

October 8, 2026
Kush Kaur ’28 reflects on her relationship with her Nani ma’s house — a place intertwined with her hometown, past, family, and sense of self.

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Third Annual Arts Weekend Takes the Stage

April 12, 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. Swarthmore College’s
Swatties travel to Washington, D.C. to protest for immigration reformPhoto provided by Jovanna Hernandez '13

The Week in Pictures: Concerts, Taiko, Protest

April 12, 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. “The Week

Op-Ed: Moving from Discourse to Conversation

April 11, 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. The first

Tuition Cost To Rise By Over $2,000

April 11, 2013
It’s no secret that college tuition is high. In the 2012-2013 calendar year, full tuition at the college, including room and board, reached $55,750, but $57,850 has now been determined for the 2013-2014 year. Full costs have increased annually by about 4.4

Zoellick Controversy Raises Questions Of Tolerance

April 11, 2013
Following President Rebecca Chopp’s campus-wide email announcing that Robert Zoellick would not be speaking at commencement or accepting his honorary degree, a number of students vented their anger towards the campus intellectual environment. Some took Zoellick’s decision not to come to campus

One Referendum Passes, Five Fail

April 11, 2013
After one of the college’s most heated debates, students voted down all but one of the referendum propositions that sought to alter the shape of Greek life on campus. With roughly 80 percent of the student population casting a ballot, students rejected
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