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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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The Cure At Troy: Photo Preview

April 30, 2010
Photos from a rehearsal of The Cure At Troy, Seamus Heaney's adaptation of Sophocles' Philoctetes. This production, Niccolo Moretti's Honors Directing Thesis, runs Friday through Sunday.

Worthstock ’10 Preview In Video

April 29, 2010
Swarthmore students will crowd into Worth Courtyard tomorrow for the annual Worthstock Concert, hosted by the LSE committee. This year’s show will be headlined by Man Man and will also feature My Brightest Diamond, Pictureplane, Fly Union, and Yukon Blonde.

Swarthmore Borough Tops Philly Magazine Ranking

April 29, 2010
The Borough of Swarthmore was named the #1 “Awesome Neighborhood to Call Home,” by Philadelphia Magazine. The article described “access to Swarthmore College’s 300-acre Arboretum" as a main perk and President Rebecca Chopp as a "resident you ought to know."

Nacht and English Department Host Pynchon Symposium

April 27, 2010
Nacht Magazine and the English Department co-hosted a symposium this past Tuesday on notoriously reclusive author Thomas Pynchon, writer of such novels as "Gravity's Rainbow" and "The Crying of Lot 49." The symposium was brought together as a continuation of Laura Backup’s

George Lakey, Lang Center Research Associate

April 26, 2010
An activist since the Vietnam War protests and an author of seven books, George Lakey is a Research Associate at the Lang Center of Swarthmore College. In this interview, Lakey talks with the Gazette about the Earth Quaker Action Team (EQAT) he

Men’s Lacrosse Loses 7-6 Heartbreaker to Haverford

April 25, 2010
With a big crowd on hand for Senior Day, the Swarthmore men’s lacrosse team finished their 2010 campaign on Saturday with another heartbreaking Centennial Conference loss. The 7-6 defeat to rival Haverford was the Garnet’s seventh Conference loss of the season, as