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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

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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

Artist of the Week Cisco Velasco ’23 on Capturing Connections

by Corinne Lafont

March 30, 2023

Walking through a maze of senior portfolios, Cisco Velasco ’23 brought me to his station. I immediately noticed figure paintings covering the walls of his studio. Compared to my tiny, dirty easel in Old Tarble, his space in Whittier seemed like a

Morgan Freeman on the Track!!: How Metro Boomin’s “Heroes & Villains” Complicates the Superhero Archetype Through Trap Music

by Callie Cho

March 30, 2023

I was 0.25 miles away from the finish line. One lap around the track. A 400. I had already pushed my body through 12.85 miles of running, and this was my final effort. My legs burning from the seemingly never ending hill

Harvard Professor Amitabh Chandra Discusses Medical Innovation, Inequality at Annual Pierson Lecture

by Lauren Mermelstein

March 30, 2023

On Thursday, March 24 in the Chang Hou Lecture Hall, Harvard University Professor of Public Policy and Business Administration Amitabh Chandra delivered Swarthmore’s annual Pierson Lecture. In the talk, Chandra discussed medical innovation, economic incentives, and pricing in the biopharmaceutical industry, emphasizing

Students Organize Against Proposed 76ers Stadium in Philly’s Chinatown

by Lucy Tobier

March 30, 2023

A proposed Philadelphia 76ers arena one block from the city’s Chinatown is sparking outrage from community organizers. The Save Chinatown coalition has been active since plans for the arena were announced in July 2022, but efforts to preserve the cultural and social

Community Raises Environmental Questions Following Delaware River Chemical Spill

by Lauren Mermelstein

March 30, 2023

On Sunday, March 26, the city of Philadelphia issued a public safety alert recommending that residents use bottled water as the result of the spillage of 8,000 gallons of an acrylic polymer solution. The chemical spill occurred late Friday, March 24 in

Expanding Campus Accessibility: Improvements to 25Live

by Matt Gutow

March 30, 2023

I want to talk about access, and particularly access to physical spaces. Swarthmore is wonderful in that it is very small, and one tends to see the same people congregate in the same library and the same spaces. The downside of this,

The Limits of Self-Determinism in the Vernacular Surrounding Ongoing Protests in Peru

by Melanie Zelle

March 30, 2023

At least 48 protesters have been killed and over 970 injured in the course of anti-government protests in Peru. The continuous demonstrations, roadblocks, and clashes with state forces — which were set off by the ousting of President Pedro Castillo — have

Professor of Biology Vince Formica on Evolutionary Biology, Swatties, and the Circus

by Suhyun Kim

March 30, 2023

Professor Vince Formica is an associate professor and the current department chair of biology. He specializes in studying evolution and animal social behaviors as well as the intersection between the two. He explores such themes in his research and in the courses

The City of Brotherly Love Hosts the Love Run

by Eliana Dellinger

March 30, 2023

On Your Mark! Get Set! Love! This past weekend, on Sunday, March 26, the city of Philadelphia hosted one of its largest races. Commonly known as the City of Brotherly Love, Philadelphia staged its annual Love Run, a half marathon (13.1 miles)

Swarthmore Athletics Weekly Recap:

by Sophia Vesely

March 30, 2023

Men’s Tennis: Swarthmore College: 9, Stevens College: 0 On Sunday, March 26, men’s tennis faced the Stevens Institute of Technology at home in the Mullan Tennis Center. The No. 29 ranked Garnet defeated the No. 38 ranked Ducks dominantly, winning all three

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