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Swarthmore’s Club Sports Fall Recap

After two years of no competitions, Swarthmore’s club sports teams are finally back and taking their leagues by storm. The Women’s Rugby team had tremendous success in the fall. “Along with our coach, Brian Weston, we were able to bring back some

February 3, 2022

Highlights·News

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 the resignation, students at Swarthmore and Vassar, where Signor-Brown had previously coached for ten years, had voiced allegations against her of favoritism,

September 16, 2021

Highlights·News

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 team culture, and bullying towards women’s basketball players on behalf of Coach Candice Signor-Brown, members of the Swarthmore women’s basketball team created

May 9, 2021

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Letter 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 were “affiliated with athletic teams”, to the chagrin of some athletes. Despite being a swimmer at Swat myself, I know that the

October 2, 2020

Highlights·Opinion

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 personifies the greatness, both in physical ability and in advocacy, that all athletes should strive for. On April 28, 1967, Ali refused

September 26, 2019

Highlights

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 in my down-lined canvas overalls and the vintage Carhartt coat that my butch heart holds so dear. Slightly tired, but pumped to

September 12, 2019

Opinion·Sports

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 for the final time in their 115-115 nailbiter against the Oklahoma City Thunder this past week. It was game five of a

May 2, 2019

Opinion

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 significant number of athletes are not content with their treatment by the athletics department. In addition, every time I saw a “Group

April 4, 2019

Highlights·Opinion

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 the athletics department since my first year. Teams such as baseball, women’s soccer, volleyball, men’s swimming, and men’s basketball have made themselves

March 28, 2019

Sports

MLB Opening Day Preview

The Seattle Mariners and Oakland Athletics opened the 2019 MLB season last week with two games in Japan. While those games gave Japanese superstar Ichiro a grand send off into retirement, the rest of the league is set to kick off a

March 28, 2019

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Swarthmore’s Club Sports Fall Recap

Players Reflect on Resignation of Former Women’s Basketball Head Coach Signor-Brown

Nearly All Women’s Basketball Players Quit, Eight New Players Recruited Following College’s Inaction Towards Head Coach Signor-Brown

Letter to the Editor: The Stigma Behind Athletes In Colleges

Showers, Uniforms, Pronouns: Testimonials of Non-Binary Student-Athletes

There is no “I” in Team, but There is One in Win

Recognizing the Work of Athletics Communication: In Response to “Hidden Hierarchy”

There’s a Hidden Hierarchy in Athletics. Let’s Change That.

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