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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Tallying up the winners as soccer season ends

April 19, 2012
The end of the season is nigh, and in most of the major leagues it looks like we have some obvious winners: Manchester United will win in England, Borussia Dortmund will win the Bundesliga, and unless José Mourinho manages to create a

Jonathan Molloy

April 19, 2012
WHAT HE’S DONE: The team’s leading scorer this season, Molloy added two more goals in Saturday’s loss to Dickinson. FAVORITE CAREER MOMENT: “Beating Muhlenberg in the final minute last year (Swarthmore won 7-6 on March 29th of last year).” GOAL HE DIDN’T

Baseball’s seniors leave behind formidable legacy

April 19, 2012
On April 21, the baseball team will hold its Senior Day as it hosts conference foe Franklin & Marshall in a late-season doubleheader. Although the Garnet is likely out of contention for a spot in the conference playoffs, the game still holds

Softball swept by Dickinson, then by Washington

April 19, 2012
Fresh off the pleasure of facing the conference’s best pitcher in McDaniel’s Caroline Brehm, the Swarthmore softball team was lucky enough on Saturday to face the second-best. The results were similar, as the Garnet got swept in front of a home crowd

Preventing the United States/China Hunger Game

April 19, 2012
Since the late 1980’s when China — the kingdom in the middle of the world — began to regain its erstwhile prowess and glory, the world has become more and more obsessed with the very concept of global hegemony. To please and

Op-Ed: Chopp on Divestment

April 19, 2012
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. The following
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