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President Smith Joins PSEG’s Board of Directors

During her tenure as College President, Valerie Smith has helped lead Swarthmore’s multiphase plan to achieve carbon neutrality by 2035. But in…

December 7, 2022
Opinion

We Have Every Right to be Afraid of Climate Change. Let’s be Optimistic Instead.  

I feel the familiar buzz in my pocket: one of many news notifications distracting me while I do homework. I pull out…

April 28, 2022
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Know the Ban, Ban the Ban II. Duplicitous Ban

Editor’s note: This piece is part of a series about the ban on divestment at Swarthmore. To read the first part, click…

March 19, 2021
Editorials/Highlights/Opinion/Staff Editorials

On Divestment and the 1991 Ban

On Feb. 6, Georgetown University’s Board of Directors voted to divest from fossil fuel companies in several phases over the next ten…

February 27, 2020
Highlights/News

Moving on From R.E.C.s, the College’s Plan to Reach Carbon Neutrality

In 1999 the college began purchasing renewable energy certificates, and the college’s 2012 “Climate Action Plan” cited Renewable Energy Credits (R.E.C.s) as…

September 26, 2019
Op-Ed/Op-Eds

In PA, Oil Pollutes More Than Just Water

The Mariner East 2 pipeline in Pennsylvania has already leaked multiple times during its construction. Despite the enormous risk it poses to…

September 12, 2019
News

Six Swatties Arrested in Capitol Climate Change Protest

Over 150 members of Sunrise — including 14 Swatties — descended on the Capitol on Tues, Nov. 13 to demand that House…

November 16, 2018
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News

Sunrise referendum on 1991 divestment ban passes

On April 19, a Student Government Organization referendum introduced by climate activism student group Swarthmore Sunrise passed with 87% approval. The referendum…

April 19, 2018
News

Sunrise pushes for new divestment referendum

Sunrise Swarthmore collected digital signatures last week in an effort to call a Student Government Organization referendum on the school’s investment in…

April 5, 2018
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Some pessimism about divestment

Sunrise has had a good week. SGO recently announced that they will invest surplus funds from the student activity budget into BlackRock,…

March 8, 2018
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