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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Tours of the Ville Offered this Saturday

September 17, 2008
In an effort to familiarize first-year students with Swarthmore’s Town Center, often called “the Ville,” the borough is offering tours this Saturday afternoon. Though the college’s campus offers a lot, [...]

Biden Speaks in Media

September 17, 2008
“Joe, Joe, Joe, Joe!” chanted an enormous crowd of nearly 4,000 as Democratic Vice Presidential candidate Joe Biden took the stage in Media to address the economy, attack Senator John [...]

Vicki Ruiz Engages With Latino History

September 16, 2008
To kick off Latino Heritage month, historian and professor Vicki Ruiz spoke to students about the place of Latinos in history. Her lecture, entitled “Nuestra America: Latino History as United [...]
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