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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College Receives 16K Grant for Solar-Powered Composters

September 21, 2009
This past May, the College was jointly awarded a $16,000 Pennsylvania state grant for the manufacture and use of two solar-powered rotary composters. The composters are giant stainless steel barrels on wheels that completely contain food scraps and other waste as they

Men’s Soccer Beats Johns Hopkins 1-0

September 20, 2009
A large and spirited crowd rallied, on Saturday night at Clothier Field, to cheer the Men’s Soccer Team onto a 1-0 win over Johns Hopkins. A goal early in the game, along with strong defensive performance, earned Swarthmore its victory. Photos and

Men’s Soccer Continues Winning Streak

September 18, 2009
Wednesday the Swarthmore Men's Soccer team maintained its undefeated record, beating Widener 4-0 at home. Swarthmore controlled possession for most of the match and finished the game with a 21-4 advantage in shots. The Garnet has been doing extremely well this season,

Languages Change in Popularity Over the Years

September 17, 2009
Languages change in importance over time—it wasn't all that long ago that the global lingua franca was, well, French. As this first decade of the new millennium draws to a close, Spanish is on its way to becoming a native language to

Gay for Pay

September 17, 2009
So the other day I was searching around on the internet for my favorite episode of the Tyra Show and instead I came across an oldie but goodie: “Gay for Pay.” In this classic episode, Tyra invites a number of “all american
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