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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Screw Up Screw? No worries

February 21, 2008
This weekend, the last in February, brings a few more hours to procrastinators who need to screw their roommates and snowfall to those who had forgotten it was still winter. [...]

Swarthmore Needs More Debate, Not Less

February 21, 2008
The staff of the Daily Gazette was stunned to browse through The Phoenix's opinions section yesterday to find the Gazette's comment section described as "hateful, vitriolic and ignorant." Perhaps the [...]

Sports Update 2/20

February 21, 2008
Scoreboard: Women's Basketball Swarthmore 68, Washington 65 Men's Basketball Washington 94, Swarthmore 91 WOMEN'S BASKETBALL: Swarthmore Rallies For Victory Swarthmore freshman Kathryn Stockbower posted her 20th double-double of the season [...]

The RA Selection Process

February 21, 2008
As the Gazette began to interview students, RAs, and administration members for our previous story on the RA system at Swarthmore compared to other schools around the nation, a central [...]

Will the Phoenix Mascot be Unveiled Soon?

February 20, 2008
According to Kyle White ’08, the mascot integration committee has begun introducing the Phoenix mascot in small doses to the Swarthmore community. Red feathers have begun to appear in various [...]

Sestak Speaks at Swarthmore

February 20, 2008
Congressman Sestak speaks to Swarthmore students in Bond Hall. This is a large .mov file. To play it, you will need the Quicktime browser extension. [...]
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