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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 Encampment in Photos

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May 7, 2025

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

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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

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

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

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,

Swarthmore Leaders React as SEPTA Announces Severe Cuts

by Daniel Perrin

April 24, 2025

On April 10, the South-Eastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) announced widespread service cuts and fare increases for the 2026 fiscal year. The cuts, which

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

With Five Weeks Left, Here’s What to Know about Pennsylvania’s Elections

by Daniel Perrin

October 3, 2024

During Tuesday night’s vice-presidential debate (which many Swatties watched at a viewing party in Sharples Commons) observers may have recalled a time when they expected Vice President Kamala Harris to select Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro to be up on that stage. Harris’s

Analysis of PubSafe’s 2024 Annual Fire Safety Security Report

by Eleanor Xu

October 3, 2024

On Monday, Sept. 30, Michael Hill, the director of public safety at Swarthmore College, issued an email to all students announcing the release of the “2024 Swarthmore College Annual Fire Safety and Security Report.” According to Hill, the report includes “information regarding

Christian Cooper, Famous Birder and Comic Book Artist, Lectures and Leads Hikes at Swat

by Aviva Weiser

October 3, 2024

Christian Cooper, a birder, author, comics editor, and long-time advocate for social justice, came to Swarthmore Sept. 24 through 26 for a series called Walks and Talks. The series is part of the larger Cooper Series (no relation) and consisted of three

Community, Diversity, and Honesty: Reflections on the Kitao First-Year Art Showcase

by Ari Froehlich

October 3, 2024

This past Sunday, Sept. 29, Kitao Art Gallery presented their First-Year Art Showcase. The showcase presented works by Benjamin Scully, Ivy Lin, Olivia Beck, Eleanor Xu, Dilahan Cavusaglu, Yu-jing Chen, Eleanor Hoover, Madelin Lopez, Ada Reddington, Alex Coley, Emma Shi, and Megumi

Artist of the Week Ava Babcock ’27 Finds Color Curiously Creative

by Corinne Lafont

October 3, 2024

Almost a year ago, I met Ava Babcock ’27 at Kitao. It was right after our First-Year Art Show, and Ava was organizing an event. I was struck by her confidence. She had only been at Swarthmore for a few weeks and

Beyond Boundaries: The Fluidity of Woodland Art

by Shinz Jo Ooi

October 3, 2024

Curated by Visiting Assistant Professor of Art History and Environmental Studies Christopher Green, the List Gallery is showcasing “The sky loves to hear me sing: Woodland art in Transmotion.” The exhibition features artists Norval Morrisseau, Andrea Carlson, Alan Michelson, and Native Art

Who is the GOAT of the 1500m in 2024? Reflections after Paris Olympics

by Colin DeLaney

October 3, 2024

As dusk fell over the Paris sky, and the afternoon summer sun warmed American soil, elite middle-distance runners from around the world were toeing the line for what many would consider to be the most exciting track & field event of the

Athlete of the Week: Charlotte Carleton ’27

by Abby Chang

October 3, 2024

Charlotte Carleton ’27 is a center forward on the women’s soccer team from Bloomfield Hills, MI. After playing the center back position in her first-year fall season, the sophomore has started every game this season so far as a center forward. Carleton

Swarthmore Athletics Weekly Recap

by Aimee Lee

October 3, 2024

Volleyball Swarthmore College 3, Dickinson College 0 Opening conference play at home against Dickinson College, the Garnet swept the Red Devils for a 3-0 win. Early into the match, Swarthmore led an advantage, holding off any possibility of a Dickinson comeback to

TriCo Students and Faculty Organize Against Philly Chinatown Arena Amid Mayor Parker’s Approval

by Daniel Perrin

September 26, 2024

On Sep. 7, over 3,000 protesters gathered on the north side of Philadelphia’s pouring rain to protest the proposed 76 Place arena in Chinatown. Their numbers were on par with a similar demonstration last June, says Kaia Chau, one of the founders

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