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 college, and their affiliations are largely unknown at the time of publication; however, one was identified as a

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Athlete of the Week: Olivia McClammy ’25

May 1, 2025
Swarthmore softball standout Olivia McClammy ’25 has not only been stealing bases but also the attention of many for record-shattering effort. The senior utility player currently holds a handful of all-time program records, her first of the season on March 1, when

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Looking Back: From The Beginning

May 1, 2025
Dear Freshman Year, In three days, school will end; freshman year will end. It’s so crazy how fast time has flown by. Truly. Looking back, I don’t think I would have thought that this would all end so fast. So many things

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Student Council to Receive Protection

April 1, 2008
Starting next year, the Student Council President and his closest advisors will be granted the protection of the Swarthmore Secret Service. Fellow students will guard the President at all times [...]

Phi Psi and Psi Phi to Merge

April 1, 2008
In a surprising turn of events, fraternity Phi Psi and science fiction club Psi Phi have decided to merge. "It all makes sense. Our names our similar, and our missions [...]

Class of 2012 By the Numbers

March 31, 2008
Class of 2012 - 6,118 applications -929 admitted, for an expected class of 370 students -15% acceptance rate; 17% for the class of 2011 and 19% for the class of [...]
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