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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Behind the Scenes: Chef Ben

December 8, 2008
Benton Peak, better and more affectionately known as Chef Ben, has been providing Swarthmore students with meals for five years. The Daily Gazette sat down with Chef Ben to find out more about the man behind Caribbean bar.

Behind the Scenes: Demystifing Donny

December 8, 2008
Don Thomas, better known as Donny, is a familiar face behind the grill at Sharples. The Daily Gazette sat down with this father of three and grandfather of three to discuss his past, and his unique perspectives on Swarthmore and on life

Conversations About Prop 8

December 5, 2008
We speak to two Californians (with four moms!), a recent alum who electioneered near LA, and two on-campus protesters about their views on Prop 8 and the future of gay marriage.

Bryn Mawr Prof Discusses Queer Asian-American Sexuality

December 3, 2008
A few dozen students attended Nguyen Tan Hoang's lecture and multimedia presentation exploring the intersection of visual culture and queer male Asian American identity on Wednesday evening. His films all explore what he called "my own sense of perverse identification with pop

Thanksgiving

December 3, 2008
Thanksgiving has come and, hard to believe, is already gone again. It was great to go home and visit with my family, but it was also very strange to return home, which feels so much the same, and yet so different: home
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