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Students Rally for Improved EVS Working Conditions

A campaign is advocating for better working conditions for Swarthmore Environmental Services staff (EVS), responsible for the upkeep of campus facilities, after five EVS techs were allegedly dismissed from the college in the past month. The campaign is organized by student-led groups
December 18, 2024

RAs Hold Rally as Negotiations Continue

On Friday, April 5, the shaded steps of Parrish Hall became a podium for speakers during a Resident Assistant (RA) union rally. The Swarthmore Workers Union, the result of a historic organizing campaign among RAs at the college last semester, rallied to
April 11, 2024

President of Planned Parenthood comes to campus

Content Warning: Sexual assault, ableist language Swarthmore Democrats hosted the Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate Katie McGinty and President of Planned Parenthood Cecile Richards for a rally on women’s rights this past Tuesday. Though McGinty herself could not attend the rally due
October 20, 2016

Swatties attend Trump rally, slurs heard

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
September 15, 2016

Patrick Houston ’17 Shares His Voice At Clinton Rally

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. “That is
September 15, 2016

A reflection on Bernie’s Temple rally

A four hour wait in line. 10,500 people packed into Temple’s main arena. Thousands more in an overflowing stadium. What could inspire this kind of turnout on a Wednesday evening? US Senator and Presidential candidate Bernie Sanders, of course. By the time
April 22, 2016

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