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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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September, Swatter

The Swatter: September 10-17

September 19, 2012
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 Swatter

Voting Rights Front and Center on Constitution Day

September 19, 2012
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. Dr. Alexander

Inside A Phoenix EdBoard Meeting

September 19, 2012
This week’s column will offer readers a glimpse into the rarefied world of a Phoenix Editorial Board Meeting. In retrospect, the first clue that the meeting would not be an ordinary one came several hours before it began, in an e-mail from

The Evolution of Hip-Hop

September 19, 2012
Living in the midst of the major music hub Atlanta and growing up on almost every subgenre of Hip-Hop, I have always found it fascinating. The depth and breadth of Hip-Hop, from a sociological standpoint, is enough to compete with the expanse

Review: Bon Iver at the Mann Center

September 19, 2012
 “I’m up in the woods, I’m down on my mind.” The first words Justin Vernon, lead singer and founder of Bon Iver, uttered on a cool Sunday night at the Mann Center in Philadelphia. These words are not found on For Emma,

Dear Nestor

September 19, 2012
Dear Swatties: I am very excited to be your advice columnist for The Phoenix this year! In my day-to-day life, I have loved helping my co-workers, fellow students, friends and family overcome the many bumps in each of their respective roads. However,

New Belly Dancing Club Comes to Swarthmore

September 19, 2012
For all you Pub Nite attendees who grin and bear the booze solely for the final half-hour of stress-blowing shimmying, Thursday nights are looking up. A new belly dancing class, taught by the internationally acclaimed dancer and choreographer Najia of Philadelphia Bellydance,
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