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

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May 7, 2025
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

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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

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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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Swarthmore Athletics Weekly Recap:

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February 8, 2024
Men’s Track and Field: Swarthmore men’s track and field competed in the Frank Colden Invitational at Ursinus College on Saturday afternoon, earning several top-five finishes. Next, they will compete at the Fastrack National Invitational on Friday. Notable Athletes: Aiden Tomov ’24 finished

Swarthmore Athlete of the Week: Lexi Duffy ’24

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February 8, 2024
Lexi Duffy ’24, a senior swimmer from North Kingstown, R.I., celebrated her senior night with a dominant 204-55 win over Franklin and Marshall College last Saturday at Ware Pool. Swarthmore women’s swimming finished their regular season with a perfect dual-meet record for

Leo Hecht ’24 on the Power of Student-Led Courses

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February 3, 2024
Student-run courses are a long-standing Swarthmore tradition, but according to Leo Hecht ’24, not enough students take advantage of the opportunity. This past fall semester, Hecht taught POLS091SR: Culture and Conflict in Football to a group of peers under the supervision of

(Wald) Einsamkeit: Capturing the Untranslatable Word 

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December 15, 2023
There are some words in German that cannot be translated into English. Waldeinsamkeit is one of them. The Oxford German-English Dictionary tells me that it is “woodland solitude,” while another dictionary describes it as “the feeling of being alone in the woods,

Swarthmore Jewish Groups Hold Vibrant Hanukkah Festivities

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December 15, 2023
Starting on the evening of Dec. 7, Swarthmore’s Jewish community celebrated the festival of Hanukkah for eight days and eight nights. Kehilah and Chabad, two Swarthmore Jewish student groups, both held events and festivities for Jewish students on campus. Kehilah hosted celebrations

After Students For Fair Admission, We Must End Legacy Admissions

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December 15, 2023
This summer, the Supreme Court decided to gut affirmative action, calling into question the practices of admissions offices across the country, including Swarthmore’s. Swarthmore’s admissions process is guided by a commitment to “living in a community of people with diverse backgrounds.” After
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