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College files preliminary response to former student’s suit

On Monday, the college submitted its first response to the lawsuit filed against it last month by a former student. The suit claims that the then-student was wrongfully expelled in a knee-jerk reaction to Title IX and Clery Act complaints filed last

February 27, 2014

Around Campus·News

Queer Trans Conference engages with safety, policing

Students engaged with issues of safety in queer and trans communities thanks to a series of lectures and workshops held over the weekend during the annual Queer and Trans Conference (QTC). QTC, formerly known as the Sager Symposium, is an annual conference

February 27, 2014

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Campus SaVE Act prompts college policy adjustments

A February 17 email sent by Interim Title IX Coordinator Patricia Flaherty Fischette announced four major changes on campus: an effective date of March 7 for the Campus Sexual Violence Elimination Act (Campus SaVE Act), the launch of the first of several

February 27, 2014

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A snowy winter, and some injuries to show for it

The exceptionally high amount of snow this winter has made life unusually difficult for the college’s grounds crew and has led to ice-related injuries. According to Director of Public Safety Michael Hill, there were a total of 11 reported cases of slips

February 27, 2014

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LSE options announced

Voting opened yesterday for students to select their desired performer for Swarthmore’s Large Scale Event on May 3rd. The options posted online consist of Joey Bada$$, The White Panda, and Breathe Carolina. All three artists have confirmed their availability to perform at

February 27, 2014

News·Student Council

CamCo Report: Adenbaum Stepping Down, Student Assembly, Top-Down Programming

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. This week’s

February 26, 2014

Arts & Features·Multimedia·News

The Week in Pictures: The Three Musketeers, A Liberal Arts Symposium, and the annual Queer and Trans Conference

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.

February 24, 2014

News

EPA Gives Swarthmore Professor and Team $1 Mil for Pioneering Stormwater Study

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. Is Philadelphia’s

February 21, 2014

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SEPTA prepares for Crum bridge replacement

Thanks to additional state capital funding from Pennsylvania’s new transportation funding bill, the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) will embark on a complete replacement of the aging Crum Creek Viaduct, the 900-foot railroad bridge that carries trains on SEPTA’s Media/Elwyn regional rail

February 20, 2014

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Lawsuit details college’s sudden push to expel

Administrators at all levels allegedly implicated; college vows to fight in court A carefully constructed and vivid picture of the college administration’s reaction to the controversy surrounding its handling of sexual assault last spring emerges from the lawsuit filed by a former

February 20, 2014

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