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Longtime Dining Staff Member Severely Injured, Hospitalized After Dishwasher Accident

The Phoenix reports on a devastating incident in which a Dining and Community Commons industrial dishwasher left a worker that was attending to it hospitalized with severe injuries.

February 19, 2026

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Swarthmore Inn Vandalized in Protest of Board of Managers

"Board of Butchers" was spray-painted last week in protest of the Board of Managers' meeting. The college responds and a dining staff member describes the repercussions.

December 11, 2025

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Protestors Arrested in May Encampment Scheduled for Spring Trial

The nine protestors arrested in the Trotter Lawn encampment are held for court on trespassing charges

November 13, 2025

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Student-Athletes Required to Sign New NCAA Transgender Policy

Student-athletes are required to sign a new NCAA transgender policy form.

November 6, 2025

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Crumb Cafe Now Supervised by Dining Services

Crumb Cafe is now supervised by Swarthmore Dining instead of OSE.

October 30, 2025

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Uncertainty for RA Unions, Collective Bargaining under the Trump Administration

OPEIU representative Nick Galipeau speaks on the current state of workers' rights and the future of RA unions.

October 2, 2025

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The Phoenix in Conversation with Chester Health Commissioner Dr. Kristin Ball-Motley

Chester Health Commissioner Dr. Kristin Ball-Motley speaks on the closure of Crozer-Chester Medical Center.

September 25, 2025

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Transfer of Information Systems and the Future of Cygnet

The future of Cygnet is uncertain as Swarthmore undertakes the largest information technology project in the college's history.

September 18, 2025

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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

Ella Walker

Longtime Dining Staff Member Severely Injured, Hospitalized After Dishwasher Accident

Swarthmore Inn Vandalized in Protest of Board of Managers

Protestors Arrested in May Encampment Scheduled for Spring Trial

Student-Athletes Required to Sign New NCAA Transgender Policy

Crumb Cafe Now Supervised by Dining Services

Uncertainty for RA Unions, Collective Bargaining under the Trump Administration

The Phoenix in Conversation with Chester Health Commissioner Dr. Kristin Ball-Motley

Transfer of Information Systems and the Future of Cygnet

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

Swarthmore Encampment Ends with 9 Arrests; Students and Faculty Rattled

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