Live Updates: SJP Occupies Trotter Lawn in New Encampment 

⟡Live 1:20 p.m. 5/1/2025 The morning has seen developments in but no resolution to the ongoing encampment on Trotter Lawn. Around 8:00 a.m., Pubsafe and Facilities staff began removing chairs and pallets from the encampment, including the “Big Chair,” which had been vandalized by the protesters. They also cut the rope which surrounded the encampment, and closed access to the Rose

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Let’s Talk About “Adolescence” and Incel Culture

April 24, 2025
Released a little over a month ago, “Adolescence” has become the third most-streamed Netflix original series, falling behind “Squid Game” and “Stranger Things.” The British limited series, written and created by Stephen Graham and Jack Thorne, follows the arrest of 13-year-old Jamie

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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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Swarthmore Reflections, Ruth Talbot

May 10, 2015
I have four clear memories of my first day at Swarthmore — more feelings at this point. The acute humiliation of a cool frat bro helping me carry a literal arms’ worth of tampons from Ben West to my dorm. The panic

Board decides not to divest, MJ’s campaign to continue

May 4, 2015
On Saturday afternoon, the Board of Managers decided against divestment of the college’s endowment from fossil fuels. This decision comes in the wake of continued protests and calls to divest from Swarthmore Mountain Justice and other members of the community. Kemp sent

Board of Managers decide not to divest

May 2, 2015
Following two days of meetings and deliberations, the Board of Managers announced that they have reached consensus against divestment from fossil fuels, according to an email sent by Chair of the Board, Gil Kemp, just after 4:00 this afternoon. Kemp cited the

Editor’s Note: One Last Editorial

May 1, 2015
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. Today is

Class of 2019 A Success For Admissions

May 1, 2015
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. A week

Culture Plus: Violence, Love, and Beauty

May 1, 2015
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. I have

Students React to New Diversity Peer Advisors Program

May 1, 2015
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. On March

The Drawbacks of Drones

May 1, 2015
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. Recently, the
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