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SJP Encampment Ends with Arrest of 9 Protesters, Including 1 Current Swarthmore Student

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

May 7, 2025

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Swarthmore Encampment Ends with 9 Arrests; Students and Faculty Rattled

This article shows live updates and coverage of the four-day encampment on Trotter Lawn that ended after local law enforcement demolished it and arrested nine protesters, one of which a current Swarthmore student, on Saturday morning.

May 3, 2025

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Inaugural Phoenix Campus Opinions Survey – Spring ’25

On April 21, The Phoenix sent its inaugural campus opinion survey to 593 randomly selected Swarthmore students, representing 34.8% of the student body. The survey asked students to indicate whether they approved, strongly approved, disapproved, strongly disapproved, felt neutral, or didn’t know

May 1, 2025

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2024-2025 in Phoenix News Coverage

The Phoenix's Spring '25 News Editors provide a recap of the year in news coverage, highlighting our major findings, investigations, and series.

May 1, 2025

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Executives and Senators-elect Imagine New Student Government Approach

Editor’s Note: Three members of The Phoenix’s Spring ’25 Editorial Board (Editor-in-Chief Melanie Zelle ’26, Layout Editor Erin Picken ’27, and Sports Editor Katie Kerman ’26), as well as one member of The Phoenix’s Staff (News Writer Reina Jones ’27) ran for

May 1, 2025

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Swarthmore Leaders React as SEPTA Announces Severe Cuts

On April 10, the South-Eastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) announced widespread service cuts and fare increases for the 2026 fiscal year. The cuts, which total a 45% reduction of service, are the culmination of several years of long-term deficits that have only

April 24, 2025

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Student Affairs Denies Disciplinary Appeals, Amends Some Sanctions

On April 10, the Division of Student Affairs notified students previously found responsible for violations of the Code of Conduct who had appealed of their final findings. The Phoenix has confirmed that all initial findings were upheld, rendering any appeals for a

April 24, 2025

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The Phoenix in Conversation with Senator Chris Van Hollen ’83, H’14

Chris Van Hollen was born in 1959 to parents serving in the U.S. Foreign Service in Pakistan. After a childhood moving throughout Pakistan, Turkey, India, and Sri Lanka, he went to high school in Massachusetts before attending Swarthmore and graduating with a

March 27, 2025

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Students, Faculty Raise Alarm Over Failings in Disciplinary Process

On March 6, 24 of the 25 students facing disciplinary charges for behavior relating to their involvement in pro-Palestine protests on campus between November 2023 and March 2024 received verdicts decided by the College Judiciary Committee (CJC). These verdicts and sanctions are

March 20, 2025

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Controversy Surrounds Swarthmore Democratic Committee Endorsements

On Feb. 11, the Swarthmore Town Democratic Committee voted to endorse Conlen Booth’s candidacy for mayor, 15-4. Booth, currently the town’s Fire Chief, was running against Kristen Seymore, a member of the Borough Council and project coordinator for multinational civil engineering company

March 6, 2025

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SJP Encampment Ends with Arrest of 9 Protesters, Including 1 Current Swarthmore Student

Swarthmore Encampment Ends with 9 Arrests; Students and Faculty Rattled

Inaugural Phoenix Campus Opinions Survey – Spring ’25

2024-2025 in Phoenix News Coverage

Executives and Senators-elect Imagine New Student Government Approach

Swarthmore Leaders React as SEPTA Announces Severe Cuts

Student Affairs Denies Disciplinary Appeals, Amends Some Sanctions

The Phoenix in Conversation with Senator Chris Van Hollen ’83, H’14

Students, Faculty Raise Alarm Over Failings in Disciplinary Process

Controversy Surrounds Swarthmore Democratic Committee Endorsements

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