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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 Dismantling of the Encampment in Photos

Rafi KarpowitzandJames SheltonandZack Kreines

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

Fifty Days at Iliam

by Carlotta Piantanida

April 20, 2023

Contemporary art as a movement has strived to understand the world’s innermost truths, an objective artists believe can be achieved by pushing the boundaries of what is traditionally regarded as art. In doing so, artists hope to find the truth to life

Artist of the Week Rachel Lapides ’23 on Poetry in the Mundane Moments

by Gabriella Trevino

April 20, 2023

On a crisp Sunday morning, I was lucky enough to snag the big table at Hobbs right next to the window. Rachel Lapides ’23, the originator of our beloved Artist of the Week tradition, joined me soon after. We got drinks and

The Little Things: Reflections From a Senior

by Ben Pauley

April 20, 2023

By the time this article comes out, I will have one and a half weeks of classes, two weeks of reading period and finals, and an extra senior week left of my time at Swarthmore. There have been lots of important events

College Increases Tuition and Fees, Introduces New Student Initiatives

by Lucy Tobier

April 20, 2023

On March 22, 2023, a campus-wide email announced tuition and student charge increases for the 2023-24 academic year. The changes reflected an increase of $4,022, or 4.9%, from the 2022-23 academic year, for a total tuition of $81,376. In the previous year,

Debunking Housing Myths: A Guide to Fall 2023 Housing Selection

by Nayla Punjabi

April 20, 2023

On Tuesday, April 11, Swarthmore Housing informed students that the room selection process for Fall 2023 is underway. The announcement came in an email to students and outlined several steps, including roommate selection, pre-selection, and the housing lottery, as well as changes

Sunset on Sophomore

by Don Nguyen

April 20, 2023

Amethyst. You exercise patience, forgiveness, and acceptance. You often think to yourself: “There are times when I’m an ambitious warrior blazing my own path, defying destiny’s claws to the last. But during times like today, I’m just alive.” Today started out fine.

Medeiros-Sakimoto and Grieser Win SGO Presidential Election, Promise Increased Support for Student Groups

Zaid AliandSharvari Tatachar

April 20, 2023

In an email to Swarthmore students on Thursday, April 13th, current Student Government President and Vice President Connor Barrett ’24 and Deven Ayambem ’24 announced the results of Student Government Organization (SGO) presidential elections for the 2023-24 academic year. Current Chair of

In Support of Swarthmore’s Commitment to Pitiful Wages

by The Swarthmore Fire Moose

April 20, 2023

Working is not easy. Some may even call it hard. Recently, students and staff at Swarthmore College have expressed their desire to be paid more for the countless hours they spend each week ensuring that the college functions. The Swarthmore Fire Moose

Swarthmore Athletics Weekly Recap

by Sophia Vesely

April 20, 2023

Men’s Tennis: Swarthmore College: 9, Gettysburg College: 0 On Thursday, April 13, Swarthmore men’s tennis faced Gettysburg College away in Gettysburg, PA. To secure their third straight Centennial Conference sweep, the No. 28 ranked Garnet defeated the Bullets, 9-0. Swarthmore found victories

Athlete of the Week: Dylan Zhang ’26

by Abby Chang

April 20, 2023

Dylan Zhang ’26, a golfer from Hong Kong, China, finished second overall individually at the Dickinson Spring Invitational on Saturday, April 15. Zhang’s two-round score of 138 (-6), with 71 (-1) in the opening round and 67 (-5) in the final round,

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