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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
On Sunday March 3, SGO voted to support Students for Justice in Palestine’s resolution to “ban the ban” and to end the college’s investments in seven companies involved in the occupation of Palestine. That same day, Swarthmore Hate, an anonymous Twitter account,
Note: due to the targeted harassment towards individuals who have spoken about BDS, we have made certain individuals anonymous at their request. This past Sunday, a regularly scheduled Student Government Organization meeting ran nearly half an hour over its allotted time with
