Students offer very strong support for “Thanksgiving in the Spring”

December 8, 2006

Editor’s note: This article was initially published in The Daily Gazette, Swarthmore’s online, daily newspaper founded in Fall 1996. As of Fall 2018, the DG has merged with The Phoenix. See the about page to read more about the DG.

Results of the student referendum on the recent Student Council to add a two-day break midway through the spring semester were sent out in a [students] email late last night. The result are:

977 students in favor
83 students against
1060 total votes

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The proposal will now be sent to the faculty for discussion and possible approval.

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