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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Obama Victorious

November 5, 2008
Last night, Senator Obama was elected the President of the United States. The Gazette's reporters went out and visited Swarthmore's polling places to get voters thoughts on the election, and what it means for them, and for America, presenting their findings in

Election Night for Henry

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It is election night, and in my dorm and all over campus clusters of students large and small, are glued to anything which can broadcast election results. They anxiously scan multiple news sites while simultaneously watching network television’s constant updates...

What is the Value of a Swarthmore Education?

November 4, 2008
Swarthmore is considered one of the most generous private colleges in the nation. But since several students leave the college each year for financial reasons, how successful is Swarthmore with financial aid?

Elections, Old Friends, and Media Rows

November 4, 2008
He questions the importance of voter registration while studying abroad, remembers the times when a matinee cost $6, and recounts a violent football game between politicians and journalists: Seth Green keeps Swarthmore updated about his study abroad in Scotland.

Drop Sites

November 3, 2008
For the past few mornings, and for the next few (until mid-December, that is) I’ll been engaging in a fairly constant routine—rare in the Williams-Mystic program. The third and final Williams-Mystic field seminar is approaching: Four days on the bayou in Louisiana,
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