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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Are the New Sharples Plates and Mugs Safe?

April 13, 2010
Some students have expressed concern about possible health risks from the new melamine plates, bowls, and mugs in Sharples. Studies have shown that in some situations -- especially if microwaved -- trace amounts of potentially hazardous chemicals may leak from the bowls.

Decisions, Decisions

April 12, 2010
We’d like to call for a broad and considered school-wide conversation that re-evaluates what types of decisions are important to students, evaluates why those decisions are important, and moves towards re-shaping the way students are included in -- and excluded from --

Deleted Comments

April 9, 2010
Here are the comments the Editors of the Daily Gazette deleted because we believed they violated our new commenting policy. Also, a letter written by Stephanie Appiah '10 addressing the current state of comments.

Peaslee Debate Society to Host Nationals

April 9, 2010
The Amos J. Peaslee Debate Society, a well-established and independent club organization at Swarthmore, plans to host the APDA Nationals Tournament the weekend of April 16th to the 18th. A yearly event that gathers the best of the best debaters on the

Unpaid Internship Regulations: They Don’t Help Us

April 8, 2010
Last Friday, the NYT highlighted a recent initiative by one of the Labor Department’s top law enforcement officials, M. Patricial Smith, to crack down on the increasing number of firms that illegally use unpaid internships for free labor. I’m not sure who
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