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Students celebrated the International Day of Peace with Swarthmore's chapter of Students for a Democratic Society by creating a human peace sign on Parrish Beach. Photo by Cristina Abellan-Matamoros.The weekly Solar Viewing series on the Science Center patio, where special telescopes are set up to view sunspots and other solar features. Photo by Cristina Abellan-Matamoros.Soomin Kim '13 at the open Life Drawing session. Photo by Se Eun Gong.Students decorate cookies at a parlor party hosted by the Drug and Alcohol Resource Team. Photo by Jiuxing June Xie.Hillel's dessert party in the Sukkah behind Sharples. Photo by Jiuxing June Xie.A.B.L.L.E. hosted a barbecue called Fiesta del Barrio in honor of Latino Heritage Month last Saturday. Photo by Jiuxing June Xie.Fiesta del Barrio featured performances by salsa dancers, the Mariachi band, spoken word artists, and DJ Noit from Virginia, among others. Photo by Jiuxing June Xie.Cetiliztli, a traditional Aztec dance group, visited Swarthmore as part of Latino Heritage Month. Photo by Jiuxing June Xie.Cetiliztli in Upper Tarble. Photo by Cristina Abellan-Matamoros.
Nine protesters, including one Swarthmore student and one student on an extended leave of absence, were arrested last Saturday, May 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