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 Roots come to Swarthmore.Hezekiah and DJ Static opened.Hezekiah tells the crowd to put their hands in the air.The Roots' guitarist, Captain Kirk.MC Black Thought.Bassist Owen Biddle, though not (yet) an official member of The Roots, has been touring with them since their previous bassist left.Keyboardist Kamal.F. Knuckles on percussion.Tuba Gooding Junior is touring with The Roots on, of course, tuba.Black Thought lays down a verse.A member of the stage crew, sporting the shirt for the group's last album, Game Theory, looks on.Black Thought does one of the early songs.Owen Biddle gets into the music.The Roots' first song of the encore.The spotlight lands momentarily on Black Thought.Owen Biddle shows off his Swarthmore pride.
Nine protesters, including one Swarthmore student and one student on an extended leave of absence, were arrested last Saturday, April 3, ending the four-day Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) encampment on Trotter Lawn. The seven others arrested were unaffiliated with the
The pro-Palestinian encampment constructed on Trotter Lawn on April 30 by Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) and demolished May 3, 2025, bears many similarities to the encampment the group constructed Spring 2024. However, one of the most striking differences between the
As the encampment continued at Swarthmore College, faculty-admin communication on next steps was minimal, with many faculty sharing that there was no communication other than President Smith’s messages to the entire campus. On Friday afternoon, more than 48 hours after the tents
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Great photos. You should now be the official family photographer.
Congratulations on all that you are doing.
Gramp