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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Upcoming Events

May 3, 2007
Women's tennis vs. Cabrini in NCAA Regionals, tomorrow, 10 a.m. Track and field at Centennial Championships, tomorrow through Sunday Men's tennis hosts NCAA Regionals, tomorrow through Sunday [...]

ITS Director Judy Downing to Retire

May 3, 2007
Come this January, Swarthmore's Information Technology Services department will have a new director. After 20 years of working at Swarthmore, Judy Downing is preparing to retire. "I always said I would retire as soon as I had grandchildren, and I just became

Pericles Project grants

May 3, 2007
Pericles Project grants to create sustainable projects for Darfur, Ecuador. Two student-organized groups, the Darfur Radio Project and the Village Education Project, were recently awarded grants of $25,000 each to support their sustainable social action programs.

Student Council report and election results

May 2, 2007
The controversial election was good for voter turnout, with 953 students voting. The election for Educational Policy Representative resulted in a dead tie a run-off election for this position later this week. Full results are presented at the end of this report;

2006-2007 Debate Results

May 1, 2007
The Amos J. Peaslee Debate Society ends another successful semester. On April 6 and 7, the Debate Society hosted a tournament of about forty teams from schools around the country. [...]
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