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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Protecting the Crum Woods, Humanely

December 1, 2008
Jeff Jabco and Colin Purrington, co-chairs of the Crum Woods Stewardship Committee, respond to Ethan Bogdan's editorial and defend the college's plan to use sharpshooters to control the deer population.

Thanksgiving in Edinburgh

December 1, 2008
It figures that three weeks before I leave, I am starting to feel really comfortable in Edinburgh. Recently my program ate a wonderful Thanksgiving meal, but first, a couple tidbits about student cuisine (read: cheap eating) in the city.

Mediaswain

December 1, 2008
Nautical types like to call people "swains." If you have some sort of job, you're probably a swain. Refreshment-swain, office-swain, and the ur-swain, the boatswain. This column is an extension of my duties as program Mediaswain, as it was coined by the

Caitlin Mullarkey, Rhodes Scholar

November 25, 2008
This past Saturday, Caitlin Mullarkey '09 discovered that she had been selected as one of thirty-two Rhodes Scholars, one of the most prestigious awards offered to college students. "I've been walking around in a daze since I found out," said Mullarkey, who

SBC Report

November 25, 2008
This week, five groups came before the Student Budget Committee. Swarthmore Sudan presented a proposal asking for an additional allocation of $50.00 for photocopying and advertising costs. The Committee approved full funding in a rapid and unanimous vote, noting that few groups

Swatties Host High School Asian Club for Conversations

November 23, 2008
This past Saturday, approximately 40 high school students from Bodine High School visited our Swarthmore campus for the “High School Conversations” program. Hosted by SAO, Han, and Deshi, “Conversations” focuses on building relationships with between Swarthmore students and Bodine High’s Asian Club
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