Reusable Signage

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.

obamasign

As voters all across Pennsylvania voted in the primary yesterday, Colin Purrington of the biology department chose to show his support for both Obama and the environment, putting up a reusable sign that will not find itself in a landfill in the aftermath of the campaigns.

Micaela Baranello

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Finlay Logan says:

April 24, 2008 at 12:32 am

That’s SUCH a good idea!

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