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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Swarthmore Literary Review to Host Release Party

October 27, 2009
This coming Wednesday, The Swarthmore Literary Review will be issuing its first ever print magazine. The issue will feature work Meredith Root-Bernstein, whose work appeared in the March 9, 2009 issue of The New Yorker, as well as Swat students Rebekah Judson

Dom Sagolla ’96 Presents New Book About Twitter

October 26, 2009
On Friday, Dom Sagolla ’96—or, as he is sometimes known, @dom—came back to Swarthmore to promote his new book, 140 Characters: A Style Guide for the Short Form. “I saw a need for this type of guidance," said Sagolla: "I wrote this

Chinese Musicians Spread Heritage through Performance

October 25, 2009
Melody of China, an ensemble of musicians based in San Francisco, performed a concert of traditional Chinese music on Friday evening as a part of the Cooper performance series. The concert followed a lecture and musical demonstration of Chinese instruments.

Fair Trade Visits Swarthmore

October 22, 2009
On Tuesday, in celebration of Fair Trade Month, Swatties gathered in the Lang Center to hear and learn about fair trade, its relation to social change, and 10,000 Villages Company’s contributions.
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