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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Summer Shots: Photos from Abroad

September 12, 2014
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. Swatties over

Swat Visually: Weirdest Hook-Up Spots

September 12, 2014
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. Here it

Questions surround financial accessibility

September 11, 2014
In a ranking of college accessibility recently published by the New York Times, Swarthmore, in spite of having one of the highest endowments per student, found itself in the middle of the pack. “The top of the list includes some of the

Big Saturday for Swat athletics

September 11, 2014
This Saturday will mark the busiest home weekend thus far on the Swarthmore Athletics calendar. Home action in various sports will be taking place at 12 p.m., 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. at Clothier Field and Tarble Pavilion. The day is headlined

Pub Nite in flux

September 11, 2014
Complicating tonight and future Pub Nites, administrators have told seniors that they may no longer collect money from students attending the traditional Thursday night event. The decision to ban Pub Nite fundraising began with an announcement by Provost Tom Stephenson that the

It’s never too early to make predictions

September 11, 2014
Oftentimes, sports writers and columnists, in their fervent, desperate attempts to fill the off-season with material, throw the around the phrase, “it’s never too early to make predictions about this season.” No. It can definitely be too early to make predictions about
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