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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Finding womanhood in friendships abroad

March 3, 2016
Disclaimer: I am a Swarthmore student studying abroad in Havana, Cuba for the semester. My experience is not representative of the experience of actual Cubans or anyone else living on the island right now, nor any/all people who identify as women or

Swarthmore Community Remembers Fort Wayne Dead

March 3, 2016
Editor’s note: This article was initially published in The Daily Gazette, Swarthmore’s online, daily newspaper founded in Fall 1996. As of Fall 2018, the DG has merged with The Phoenix. See the about page to read more about the DG. The chill

Changes in orientation planning shut out some groups

March 3, 2016
First-year orientation is becoming increasingly controlled by members of the Dean’s Office and the Office of Student Engagement, changing the amount that the libraries and Title IX education are represented in the process. First-year orientation occurs in the week prior to the

Carbon charge to support sustainable projects

March 3, 2016
Earlier this month, the Board of Managers put in place a new carbon charge for the 2016-2017 fiscal year budget. This carbon charge will levy funds from academic and non academic departments to support sustainable projects. The goal is to reduce emissions

Board of managers announce rise in tuition

March 3, 2016
At a meeting last week, the college’s Board of Managers released its budget for the next fiscal year, adding up to a total of $152.9 million. A 3.5% tuition increase is one of the key changes for next year’s budget, making tuition

College pilots new child care subsidy program

March 3, 2016
After decades of student and faculty-led advocacy to improve accessibility to child care services among its faculty, the college is launching a pilot Child Care Subsidy Program for 2016. The program provides a taxable subsidy of up to $3,000 in child care
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Doriana Thornton Talks About Sex

March 3, 2016
Editor’s note: This article was initially published in The Daily Gazette, Swarthmore’s online, daily newspaper founded in Fall 1996. As of Fall 2018, the DG has merged with The Phoenix. See the about page to read more about the DG. Content Warning: This
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