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A student with their back turned wearing a black and red keffiyeh speaking to a crowd of a dozen other students.

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

Students Gather in Solidarity with Palestine

On Thursday, Oct. 12, over a hundred students and faculty members gathered outside Parrish Hall for a protest supporting Palestinian resistance, hosted by six student groups including Swarthmore Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP), the Young Democratic Socialists of America (YDSA), and
October 26, 2023

Swarthmore Owes Its Students More

It can be difficult to be a student at Swarthmore. You are constantly trying to balance school work, a social life, sleep time, and possibly a job. There is always something that might throw your precariously teetering and hard-earned balance into disarray:
September 22, 2022

In support of academic freedom

One of our community members, Professor of Peace and Conflict Studies Sa’ed Atshan, has recently come to local and national attention. In brief, Atshan had months ago been invited to give a talk at Friends’ Central School — an elite Quaker college-preparatory
February 16, 2017

After incidents at UPenn, we stand in solidarity

This past week, following the presidential election, a surge in hate-based crimes and intimidation tactics against people of color, women, Muslims, immigrants, and LGBTQIA+ individuals have plagued the nation following President-elect Donald Trump’s clinching of the presidential nomination. These discriminatory actions have
November 17, 2016

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