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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Sager Symposium Expands Meaning of Queer Activism

March 25, 2009
"Intersections of Queer: Coalition Building Across Our Communities" kicks off tonight, and is "about exploring the ways different movements can build off of each other and strengthen each other from learned experiences and learned strategies." The symposium's social is also taking a

Tollefsen Argues “A Philosophical Case Against Abortion”

March 24, 2009
Jack Keefe from the Daily Gazette and Martha Marrazza from The Phoenix sat down with bioethicist Christopher Tollefsen after his lecture and Q&A session to discuss further consequences and extensions of his argument, and his opinions on recent technological and legislative developments

Debunking Myths About Sex

March 20, 2009
Hi friends! In this week’s column, the SHCs are taking a slightly different approach. We’re not addressing a specific question about sexual health. Instead, we’re taking on some myths about sex—some more well-known than others—and trying to set the record straight.

Campus Erosion?

March 19, 2009
A recent Ask-the-Gazette question inquired as to why the Tarble entrance closest to Sharples is set atop such a steep hill. To determine whether or not there was any particular reasoning behind this architectual decision, the Gazette turned to Swarthmore's Director of
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