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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Global Neighbors to Sponsor Externs to China

October 24, 2008
Global Neighbors, a new service group working with individuals with leprosy or Hansen's Disease (HD), is currently raising funds to send two student externs to rural China over winter break. Both externs intend to establish a local network of connections with Joy

Sometimes I Want to Get Back in the Closet

October 23, 2008
Coming Out Week always makes me wonder: Is my sex life a political statement? Is that what I want? Can we just go back to the "laughing at hilarious fetishes" model at the end of the column and see how that works

Coming Out Week Arrives

October 23, 2008
Between Monday the 20th and Friday the 25th, Coming Out Week (COW) at Swarthmore will feature open and closed events centered on queer issues in the community. Sponsored by SQU, other queer student groups, and academic departments, Coming Out Week is run

Swarthmore Cycles Opens

October 23, 2008
Swarthmore Cycles, a repair and used bike shop, has opened in the Ville. All bikes are sold for around $100, and Lindsay Yanez, the store's proprietor, pledges to stand behind her products.

File Sharing Warnings Down

October 23, 2008
Swarthmore's ITS received fewer RIAA file-sharing notices, but administrators hesitate to attribute this to success of new policies. Other possibilities include the rise of Youtube and Pandora or merely a quiet time in the RIAA's aggression.

Sports Update 10/22

October 22, 2008
SCOREBOARD Golf Eighth at Muhlenberg Fall Invitational W. Soccer Swarthmore 1, Ursinus 0 Volleyball Swarthmore 3, Ursinus 0 M. Soccer #25 Swarthmore 3, Immaculata 1

Parent’s Weekend

October 21, 2008
Have you ever felt that while everyone you know agrees that you are wrong, they just can’t agree what part of you is wrong? And you just feel sort of helpless, not wanting to upset anyone, but instead not being able to
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