Student Protests, Hunger Strike Follow Phi Psi Sit-In
[Editor’s note: This article addresses events that happened in the Spring 2019 semester after our last regular issue of The
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Local Sheet Metal Workers’ Union Pickets at BEP Site
On August 27th, Sheet Metal Workers Local Union 19 held a protest outside of the Biology, Engineering, and Psychology building
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President Smith rejects Sabra boycott, SJP responds
In an all-campus email sent out on Monday, April 30, President Valerie Smith announced that Swarthmore would continue to sell
Read moreO4S occupies offices of Dean Braun and Dean Miller in ongoing protest
At 9:15 a.m. on Tuesday, May 1, over 30 students filed into Dean of Students Liz Braun’s office on the
Read moreEngaging to Disengage: Mark Wallace Inaugurates the Faculty Fast for Divestment
When Professor Mark Wallace first came to Swarthmore, he introduced one of the first environmental studies courses into the religion
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Professor Smithey arrested for protesting at energy company headquarters
Associate Professor of Peace and Conflict Studies Lee Smithey was arrested on March 29 for failing to disperse during a
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“Queering the Bible” in the Age of Clickbait
Editor’s note: This article was initially published in The Daily Gazette, Swarthmore’s online, daily newspaper founded in Fall 1996. As
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The Swatter: January 29, 2018 – February 4, 2018
Editor’s note: This article was initially published in The Daily Gazette, Swarthmore’s online, daily newspaper founded in Fall 1996. As
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Some thoughts on “Queering God” and traditional religion
A seldom spectacle arose in Ben West parking lot on the afternoon of Jan. 29 to the delight of some
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Conservative group protests “Queering the Bible” religion course
On Monday afternoon, a group of protesters, dressed in red sashes and carrying bagpipes, gathered on the sidewalk outside of
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