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

May 7, 2025

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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

Timeline of the Trotter Lawn Encampment

by The Editorial Board

May 7, 2025

A comprehensive timeline of the Trotter Lawn encampment and subsequent police response.

Faculty Reflect on Encampment, Arrests

by Lucy Tobier

May 7, 2025

As the encampment continued at Swarthmore College, faculty-admin communication on next steps

After Encampment, Sympathetic Students Frustrated by “Unambiguously Ineffective” SJP Tactics

by Melanie Zelle

May 7, 2025

The pro-Palestinian encampment constructed on Trotter Lawn on April 30 by Students

The Dismantling of the Encampment in Photos

Rafi KarpowitzandJames SheltonandZack Kreines

May 7, 2025

Photographer Zack Kreines '25 and Photography Editor James Shelton '28 capture the

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Swarthmore Cyberattack: Analysis and Reactions

by Thomas Makin

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Inaugural Phoenix Campus Opinions Survey – Spring ’25

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

Humanities Garners the Top Duck in the 2025 Bathtub Debate

by Eleanor Xu

May 1, 2025

On April 21, the Amos J. Peaslee Debate Society hosted the annual Bathtub Debate, a beloved Swarthmore tradition that brings together faculty from the

Title IX Office Transitions, New Interim Coordinator

by Ella Walker

May 1, 2025

Former Title IX Coordinator Bindu Jayne resigned from her position at Swarthmore on March 14. In her place, Jill Moffitt will serve as the

Executives and Senators-elect Imagine New Student Government Approach

by Daniel Perrin

May 1, 2025

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

Holocaust Survivor Helga Melmed Shares Testimony of Resilience

by Ella Walker

May 1, 2025

One of the last living witnesses to the Holocaust, 97-year-old Helga Melmed, visited campus last Wednesday, April 23. Melmed survived the Lodz Ghetto, Auschwitz,

Opinions

“Swarthmore Isn’t Fun.” No, Swarthmore Is Lazy.

by Abby Guise

May 1, 2025

Abby Guise '26 discusses what students must do to make Swarthmore more fun.

“Life with all its Possibilities”: Swarthmore and its Quaker Founders

by Nathanael D. Brown

May 1, 2025

In his final article as a Swarthmore student, Nathanael Brown '25 takes a look back into the origins of Swarthmore and discusses whether the college is living up to the ideals of its founding.

In Troubled Times: A Call to Action from Professor Ted Gup

by Ted Gup

May 1, 2025

In a new weekly segment, "In Troubled Times", Eugene M. Lang Visiting Professor for Issues of Social Change Ted Gup argues for campus-wide unity and action in the face of the unprecedented threats of the Trump Administration.

Arts

Noel Quiñones ’15 on Being Nuyorican, Being a Swattie, and Being a Writer-Educator

by Zephyr Weinreich

May 1, 2025

Noel Quiñones ’15 is a Nuyorican poet, educator, and performer. Their work has been featured in POETRY, the Boston Review, Poem-a-Day, and Michigan Quarterly Review. Noel received an Emmy Award for their contribution to El legado de la Poesía Puertorriqueña (Legacy of

Let’s Talk About “Sinners”: A Tragic Portrayal and Celebration of Freedom

by Neghemi Micah

May 1, 2025

A visually stunning and captivating feature film, “Sinners” has played in theaters for less than two weeks and has already become a record-breaking hit. In just 48 hours, “Sinners” earned over $45 million at the box office and became the first horror

The Olde Club Board: Bringing Music Back to Campus

by Jeremy Weinstein-Sears

May 1, 2025

If you attended any of the live music events at Olde Club recently, you may have run into the organizers without realizing. Revived after the pandemic, The Olde Club Board coordinates band performances on campus. Speaking with the board, I learned their

Sports

Swarthmore Women’s Soccer Spring Scrimmage and Softball Sweeps Dickinson

by Katherine Kerman

May 1, 2025

Women’s Soccer vs. TCNJ This past weekend, April 25 at Clothier Field, the Garnet women’s soccer team had their one and only spring scrimmage. They played The College of New Jersey (TCNJ) for a total of 120 minutes, splitting the game into

A Personal Reflection on Sports: Similar but Different

by Aimee Lee

May 1, 2025

As the school year comes to a close, Swarthmore athletes begin to clear out of their team locker rooms and reflect on their respective season. Cleats, jerseys, sneakers, hair bands – these everyday items trickle out of the Field House day by

Athlete of the Week: Olivia McClammy ’25

by Aimee Lee

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

Campus Journal

Looking Back: From The Beginning

by Megumi Jindo

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

These are the Things I Think about Sometimes: Life’s Hard Decisions.

by Megumi Jindo

April 17, 2025

These past few weeks, more so than ever since going to college, I have had to make many hard decisions. Stumbling upon two roads diverged in a yellow path, both having their own pros and cons, and more urgently, I have realized

May There Be Peace on Earth (A Story That’s Not About Kyle House)

by Megumi Jindo

March 27, 2025

A little away from most Swarthmore’s residential halls, tucked away in the corner next to The Lang Civic Center and across Singer, you’ll find Kyle House: a women’s dorm. Housing ten women in three rooms of doubles and three rooms of singles

Math department figures out new (course) numbering system

by Micaela Baranello

August 31, 2005

As of this year, "Math 6A" and "Stat 2," among other course numbers, have no meaning. In fact, all first- and second-year math courses have been renumbered for the 2005-2006 [...]

College Corner: Interview with Lin Gyi, Class of 2009

by Micaela Baranello

August 29, 2005

Having experienced a college corner interview myself one year ago as the lucky freshman who got to spill her inner hopes and dreams (read: opinions on Sharples) to a Gazette [...]

Swat summer news roundup

by Micaela Baranello

August 29, 2005

The U.S. Green Building Council recognizes Swarthmore's science center with LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certification...The Philadelphia Section of the American Chemical Society honors Robert Pasternack, Edmund Allen [...]

Editor’s note

by Micaela Baranello

August 29, 2005

Dear Readers, The Daily Gazette staff would like to welcome you to our 18th semester of publication. We are excited to be back on campus in order to provide you [...]

Wiffle Hall League captivates Willets residents

by Micaela Baranello

May 31, 2005

A sport little known outside of Willets has begun to increase in popularity recently, due to the construction of an official league that plays every weeknight at 9:00 and 10:00. [...]

Student Council election results

by dailygazette

April 29, 2005

Co-President *Saeed Ola '07 -- 325 Etan Cohen '07 -- 249 Andrew Fieldhouse '08 --143 No Preference -- 61 None of the Above -- 63 Ineligible write-ins -- 2 Incorrectly [...]

Weekend roundup

by Micaela Baranello

April 29, 2005

Though most of us have more than plenty of work to do this weekend, it is also one of the busiest times of the year in terms of events. Two [...]

Editor’s Note

by Micaela Baranello

April 29, 2005

With classes ending today, this will be the Gazette's final issue of the year. As always, I'd like to encourage seniors who wish to continue receiving the Gazette in the [...]

Dean’s office outsources evening shuttle

by Micaela Baranello

April 28, 2005

No longer will students have to wait fruitlessly outside Parrish for a shuttle that never comes. The dean's office recently decided to have an outside agency run the evening shuttle [...]

Ville police participate in fireside chat

by Micaela Baranello

April 27, 2005

Last night, Student Council held a fireside chat with Swarthmore Police Chief Brian Craig and Sergeant Raymond Stufflet. Topics of discussion included recent student-police interactions, the relationship between the department [...]

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