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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Bugs in the Science Center Basement?

March 17, 2009
A curious Gazette reader recently noticed a hallway full of tiny, dying insects near the Physics 3/4 labs in the basement of the Science Center. Initial investigation linked the bugs to the infestation of ants plaguing Cornell basement this past year, but

Power Shift Conference: Photos

March 16, 2009
31 Swarthmore students (and 16 high schoolers from Chester) attended an environmental justice conference in DC the weekend before break, coming back to campus with renewed energy to push for climate action.

Sonya Clark at the List Gallery

March 15, 2009
At yesterday’s List Gallery opening, Sonya Clark shared her own artistic journey in a lecture that reflected on the importance of “hair, heritage, and community” in her work. The gallery will be exhibiting Clark’s precisely arranged sculptures using fine-toothed combs in complex,

Mullarkey Earns All-America in Mile

March 15, 2009
Swarthmore senior Cait Mullarkey (Wilmington, Del. / Ursuline Academy) earned All-American honors Saturday afternoon, finishing fifth in the mile at the NCAA Division III Indoor Track & Field Championships held in the Rose-Hulman Sports and Recreation Center.

What are Swat’s Activists up to?

March 15, 2009
We asked activist groups to send us brief blurbs about their current campaigns--check out information from the Global Health Forum, Global Neighbours, Swarthmore Amnesty, Voices for Change, STAND, and the Village Education Project, which is sponsoring Global Education Week this week.
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