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Content warning: This article contains racial, ethnic, and anti-LGBTIQ slurs and ableist language On Tuesday, September 13 at 7:00 pm, an independent group of Swarthmore students staged a protest at a rally for Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump in Aston, Pennsylvania. While
On Tuesday, August 30, Public Safety responded to the report of a student seeing two swastikas spray-painted on the wall of the gender-neutral bathroom on the second floor of McCabe Library. The Dean’s Office and the Bias Response Team then met to
President Smith announces plans for access, excellence, engagement Last night, President Valerie Smith held a community meeting in which she outlined her priorities and vision for the next phase in the evolution of the college. Isabel Baskin ’17 expressed
Holding signs reading “Carbon emissions – air pollution – 8 million deaths a year” and “Rhonda Cohen – Board of Glenmede Trust – $1 billion in Fossil Fuel Industry,” 18 members of Mountain Justice, accompanied by Professor of Religion, Mark Wallace, staged
Wednesday at 12:20 p.m. Mountain Justice gathered in Parrish Parlors to demand that several Board members who have ties to the fossil fuel industry recuse themselves from future Board discussions of divestment. About 10 Mountain Justice members, wearing the orange felt pins
Last Thursday, from 11:00 a.m to 1:15 p.m, students gathered on the first floor of Parrish Hall, lining the hallway from north to south, to stand in solidarity with students of color at the University of Missouri, who have been the subjects
On Saturday afternoon, the Board of Managers decided against divestment of the college’s endowment from fossil fuels. This decision comes in the wake of continued protests and calls to divest from Swarthmore Mountain Justice and other members of the community. Kemp sent
Following two days of meetings and deliberations, the Board of Managers announced that they have reached consensus against divestment from fossil fuels, according to an email sent by Chair of the Board, Gil Kemp, just after 4:00 this afternoon. Kemp cited the
After months of planning and preparation by the Office of Student Engagement and the LSE Committee, this year’s “Worthstock Weekend,” which traditionally spans the first weekend in May, is slated to have multiple live music events, as well as other outdoor activities.
93 faculty members presented a letter calling on the Board of Managers to divest from fossil fuels Friday night at the board’s February meeting. Throughout a reception in Eldridge Commons, various faculty members approached members of the Board about divestment. Faculty used
