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SJP Encampment Ends with Arrest of 9 Protesters, Including 1 Current Swarthmore Student

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May 7, 2025
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

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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

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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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When Will the Big Chair Be Back?

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November 19, 2008
The Big Chair is a continual source of Ask the Gazettes, particularly since it was removed from the Parrish Beach due to rotting and other structural damage. Then, Vice President for Facilities and Services Stuart Hain explained that the chair had been

Financial Aid Q&A Addresses Some Student Concerns

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November 19, 2008
Class Action Month sponsored an open discussion on financial aid with the Financial Aid Office and other administrators, answering any questions students asked. The questions covered a variety of topics raised in the recent discussions of financial aid.

George Lakey: Post Election Reflection

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November 18, 2008
Lang visiting professor George Lakey presented his lecture entitled Post Election Reflection to a full house of students, faculty, and visitors. The lecture detailed a five step process that can help citizens assist Obama in bringing about the change we need.

Ought I Have Studied Abroad?

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November 18, 2008
Seth gets a little bit homesick for Swarthmore and complains about the lack of sunlight up at 56 degrees north latitude, but decides in the end that studying abroad is worthwhile as a change of pace.

Beyond Cynicism and Idealism

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November 18, 2008
What is the meaning of cynicism? In the case of artists, either a totalizing form of ineffable despair or a fully ironic attitude devoid of any meaning or true regard; in the case of philosophers and scholars, a paralyzing skepticism that allows

The Bayou

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November 17, 2008
Williams-Mystic's third and final field seminar took us to the Gulf Coast of Louisiana to experience the third major body of water that borders our fair continent. The Arctic Ocean is, sadly, not a part of our curriculum (not that I wouldn’t

Pulitzer Prize Winner Junot Díaz Presents

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November 16, 2008
Friday November 14, Junot Díaz, the Pulitzer Prize winning author of The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao, came to Swarthmore as a part of the Cooper Series to read a selection from his novel for a packed LPAC cinema.

Worth Health Center Charges HIV Test Fee to Students

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November 13, 2008
Starting this November, the Worth Health Center will charge students $10 to test for HIV. The test -- which about 150 students take annually -- has always been free in the past, but now concerns about balancing Worth's budget have changed that.
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