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SJP Sit-In Ends After 11-Hour Standoff

Chaos and uncertainty ruled campus yesterday. Another chapter in Swarthmore’s long history of student protest felt intensified amidst an increasingly defensive college administration and a reactionary national environment. On the morning of Wednesday, Feb. 19, Swarthmore’s chapter of Students for Justice in

February 20, 2025

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In Charging SJP Students, College Escalates Long-standing Suppression of Protest

As former Editors-in-Chief of the Phoenix and Voices during the successful 2019 sit-in to end fraternities on campus, we are dismayed at the college’s obfuscation of its own history in order to justify its current retribution against student protestors. Unlike many of

November 7, 2024

A view of clothier hall at swarthmore at night, amidst investigations at the institutions.

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Far-Right Media Complaint Incites Federal Title VI Investigation Into Swarthmore College

This article was previously published on our website. It has been updated with a statement from the college. Swarthmore College is facing a Title VI investigation surrounding complaints of discrimination “on the basis of national origin (shared Jewish ancestry),” according to an

March 8, 2024

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Code of Conduct Investigations Over Campus Protests Prompt Community-Wide Condemnation

Students are under investigation for participating in campus protests, and some may already be facing charges, according to a series of emails sent by Swarthmore College President Valerie Smith and Vice President for Student Affairs Stephanie Ives. On Jan. 25, Smith’s email

February 8, 2024

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All of Us or None of Us: Practicing Solidarity in the Face of Digital Intimidation

On Monday, Feb. 28, we, members of Student for Justice in Palestine (SJP), along with the campus community, held a rally to deliver the signatures on our petition to stop the sale of Sabra products at Swarthmore College due to Sabra’s parent

March 3, 2022

Opinion

Jewish Voices for Peace Letter of Support for Sabra Boycott Campaign

Editor’s note: Under normal circumstances, The Phoenix does not allow groups to publish letters as a collective and requires individuals to submit on groups’ behalf. The Phoenix has decided to make an exception to this policy on account of members of Jewish

November 18, 2021

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Students for Justice in Palestine Restart Sabra Deshelving Campaign

Swarthmore Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) relaunched their campaign to deshelve all Sabra products on campus last Wednesday, Nov. 3. Sabra, which produces Mediterranean food and dipping products, including hummus and guacamole, is currently sold by Swarthmore at the Science Center

November 11, 2021

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Coalition Forms to Overturn Divestment Policy

A new coalition of student organizations called “Ban the Ban” has formed to renew the effort to reverse the college’s policy on divestment. In 1991, following the college’s divestment from companies conducting business in apartheid South Africa, the Board of Managers adopted

November 14, 2019

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Celebrating Black Excellence in the Many Forms It Takes: Paul Buchanan ’21

In honor of the anniversaries on campus — the 50th anniversary of the BCC, 50th anniversary of the Black Studies Program, and 25th anniversary of the Chester Children’s Chorus — the college is Celebrating Black Excellence through programming for this year. The

October 31, 2019

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After Revote, SGO Announces Support for Board’s Divestment from Israel

A photo posted by the Swarthmore College Instagram account of a snow-covered Mertz Field accumulated over 80 comments in five hours on the evening of March 4. The commenters refer to the school and its students as “anti-semitic,” “fucking Nazi scum,” and

March 7, 2019

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SJP Sit-In Ends After 11-Hour Standoff

In Charging SJP Students, College Escalates Long-standing Suppression of Protest

Far-Right Media Complaint Incites Federal Title VI Investigation Into Swarthmore College

Code of Conduct Investigations Over Campus Protests Prompt Community-Wide Condemnation

All of Us or None of Us: Practicing Solidarity in the Face of Digital Intimidation

Jewish Voices for Peace Letter of Support for Sabra Boycott Campaign

Students for Justice in Palestine Restart Sabra Deshelving Campaign

Coalition Forms to Overturn Divestment Policy

Celebrating Black Excellence in the Many Forms It Takes: Paul Buchanan ’21

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