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SGO Resolution Urging the Dismissal of Trespassing Charges

Student Government Organization (SGO) urges the Swarthmore Administration to advocate for the dismissal of criminal trespassing charges against campus protestors last spring.

April 23, 2026

Opinion

Swarthmore Called the Police on Our Protest. Now I’m Preparing for Trial.

Jace Boland '27 condemns the college's decision to arrest him and eight others after the college called law enforcement last spring to dismantle a pro-Palestine encampment.

April 16, 2026

Opinion

Letter to the Editor: Swarthmore Should At Least Be Honest About Its Values

Former Phoenix humor columnist Michael Weithorn ’78 suggests an update to Swarthmore's website and mission statement to better reflect the reality of the college's punitive approach to student protestors.

April 16, 2026

News

Protestors Arrested in May Encampment Scheduled for Spring Trial

The nine protestors arrested in the Trotter Lawn encampment are held for court on trespassing charges

November 13, 2025

News

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

May 7, 2025

News

The Dismantling of the Encampment in Photos

Photography Editor James Shelton '28 and Photographer Zack Kreines '25 capture the encampment and subsequent police response.

May 7, 2025

News

Timeline of the Trotter Lawn Encampment

A comprehensive timeline of the Trotter Lawn encampment and subsequent police response.

May 7, 2025

Breaking News·News

Swarthmore Encampment Ends with 9 Arrests; Students and Faculty Rattled

This article shows live updates and coverage of the four-day encampment on Trotter Lawn that ended after local law enforcement demolished it and arrested nine protesters, one of which a current Swarthmore student, on Saturday morning.

May 3, 2025

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SGO Resolution Urging the Dismissal of Trespassing Charges

Swarthmore Called the Police on Our Protest. Now I’m Preparing for Trial.

Letter to the Editor: Swarthmore Should At Least Be Honest About Its Values

Protestors Arrested in May Encampment Scheduled for Spring Trial

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

The Dismantling of the Encampment in Photos

Timeline of the Trotter Lawn Encampment

Swarthmore Encampment Ends with 9 Arrests; Students and Faculty Rattled

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