Daily Archives: April 4, 2013

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WHAT SHE’S DONE: Lytle led her team in scoring in games against McDaniel and Dickinson. FAVORITE CAREER MOMENT: “Beating Gettysburg at home last year. It was a great feeling to rise to the occasion and beat one of the top teams in the conference.” WHAT SHE WANTS TO DO:  “To make it to the playoffs. I think we are underestimated [...]

The Swarthmore women’s basketball team has only lost twice on the young season, but both losses have come complete with a knife that waits until the final minutes to stick itself into the team’s back. On Tuesday, the visiting Garnet, who have already lost a one-point game in overtime this year, let a 15-point second-half [...]

Swarthmore’s season-opening losing streak continued on Monday night in New York City, as the Garnet fell hard to the Division I Columbia Lions 104-42. Guard Jordan Federer led the Garnet in scoring against Columbia. “I was extremely disappointed at the way we played on both ends of the floor,” Head Coach Lee Wimberly said. “It [...]

This wasn’t how it was supposed to end. After suffering three five-set regular-season losses to the top three seeds for the 2011 Centennial Conference tournament, the Swarthmore volleyball team ended Conference play with a resounding 3-1 victory at Haverford to set up a rematch between the rivals at Tarble Pavilion in the first round of [...]

As holidays go, Hanukkah falls short in several respects. “Let’s all listen to that great Hanukkah-themed song!” says no one. Where it excels, however, is in its ability to sustain the pleasure of gift-receiving for eight days, while Christmas blows it all in five minutes. It’s like the tantric sex of holidays, my own personal [...]

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Cross country’s Jacob Phillips ‘13 finished a tremendous junior season with a strong performance at the Division III NCAA National Championships. The event, hosted by the University of Wisconsin in Winneconne, took place on Saturday, November 19. “It was something I was working toward all year,” Phillips said of the accomplishment. “I was excited and [...]

Facebook is planning its much anticipated IPO (Initial Public Offering) later next year, symbolizing its inauguration into the big leagues, which has led to much discussion about its future. Think about social networking one year from today. Now five years. Twenty. What is the future of Facebook? Will we still be using the big blue [...]

I’m Ali Roseberry-Polier and I am running for Campus Life Representative. I have had a lot of leadership and student government experience throughout high school and even middle school so I feel ready to take on the demands of this position. I’m very organized and creative, which means that I will keep students informed about [...]