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Compost Conundrums

Every week, we GAs sort through the compost for two hours apiece. And every week, we witness how extraordinarily … creative the Swarthmore community’s definition of “compostable” is. Granted, it is confusing; sometimes you forget to check whether a plastic cup is

September 29, 2022

Campus Journal·Highlights

Ten Places in the Crum Woods You Didn’t Know Existed

Like many Swatties, I happen to enjoy taking long walks in the Crum Woods, meditating in the Crum Woods, and avoiding my responsibilities in the Crum Woods. Throughout my nearly four years at this school, surrounded by the beautiful arboreal glades, where

March 17, 2022

Highlights·News

Spring Semester Sustainability, Worthmore Updates

From the roles of the Green Advisors to the use of take-out containers at Sharples, each member of the Office of Sustainability has had their roles affected by the pandemic. Though many things remain the same, the office has made some changes

April 3, 2021

Highlights·News

Overview of Swarthmore’s Sustainability Efforts in COVID Era

Given the impending climate crisis, many members of the Swarthmore community are concerned about sustainability. Changes in on-campus operations brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic have forced the Office of Sustainability, tasked with making Swarthmore a part of the solution to the

October 9, 2020

Highlights·Opinion

Reframing Campus Waste With Swat2Go

Students across campus have continuously demonstrated their passion for taking environmentally cautious strides and leading the school to do the same. Because of this, implementing a reusable takeout container program that is present at other similar institutions seemed like a natural step.

March 5, 2020

Highlights·News·Uncategorized

Co-Op’s Largest Truckathon Yet Draws Crowd and Criticism

Hundreds of Swarthmore students and ville residents rushed to the CO-OP this Saturday, as more than two dozen food trucks rolled into Dartmouth Avenue for Swarthmore’s fourteenth biannual “Food Truck a Thon.” The often quiet town lit up for four hours as

September 19, 2019

Opinion

The white plastic coffee lids go in the trash, people!

It all began with the purchasing of the green bins. Three were given to Sci, the busiest of all buildings. Two to Kohlberg and two to Scheuer, great gathering places for students and faculty alike. One to McCabe, a place of quiet

April 13, 2017

News

Green Advisors’ Audit Reveals High Levels of Compost in Trash

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. On November

December 10, 2013

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Compost Conundrums

Ten Places in the Crum Woods You Didn’t Know Existed

Spring Semester Sustainability, Worthmore Updates

Overview of Swarthmore’s Sustainability Efforts in COVID Era

The white plastic coffee lids go in the trash, people!

Green Advisors’ Audit Reveals High Levels of Compost in Trash

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