Players Reflect on Resignation of Former Women’s Basketball Head Coach Signor-Brown
Candice Signor-Brown, The former Head Coach of the Swarthmore’s Women’s Basketball team, resigned from Swarthmore in late August. Prior to
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Nearly All Women’s Basketball Players Quit, Eight New Players Recruited Following College’s Inaction Towards Head Coach Signor-Brown
In December 2020, following an extensive three-part investigation from The Phoenix about allegations from numerous players of intense favoritism, toxic
Read moreLetter to the Editor: The Stigma Behind Athletes In Colleges
A recent Phoenix article detailing a new series of Garnet pledge-violating parties made special mention that most of the partygoers
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Athletes Have an Obligation to be Activists
Throughout history, athletes have demonstrated that they can and should take active roles in the fight for justice. Muhammad Ali
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Showers, Uniforms, Pronouns: Testimonials of Non-Binary Student-Athletes
On a cold February morning, I walked from my dorm, Dana Hall, to the Field House. I was bundled up
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There is no “I” in Team, but There is One in Win
There was only enough time for one more possession when the Portland Trail Blazers’ star, Damian Lillard, got the ball
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Recognizing the Work of Athletics Communication: In Response to “Hidden Hierarchy”
Daniel Altieri’s op-ed “There’s a Hidden Hierarchy in Athletics. Let’s Change That.” was important in that it showed how a
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There’s a Hidden Hierarchy in Athletics. Let’s Change That.
As a four-year member of a varsity athletic team, it has been extraordinary to watch the growth and success of
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MLB Opening Day Preview
The Seattle Mariners and Oakland Athletics opened the 2019 MLB season last week with two games in Japan. While those
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Swarthmore Men’s and Women’s Lacrosse Off to Historic 6-0 Starts
Coming into the 2018-2019 school year, no one could have foreseen the amount of athletic success that was about to
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