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The Daily Gazette
    daily.swarthmore.edu Wednesday, January 28, 2009    
Local Carpenters' Union Protests Greenhouse Project
The Metropolitan Regional Council of Carpenters has been protesting on Route 320 in front of the athletic fields, claiming that the College is "destroying the wages and benefit standards of area carpenters" by awarding work to non-union contractors for the greenhouse project.
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Swatties Share their Externship Stories
Over winter break, many Swatties participated in Career Service’s “extern” program that matches students to hosts, often alums or parents of students, who provide the student with an opportunity to experience a work environment for a week.
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Bat Attack!
A bat surprised students in McCabe with an appearance in a stairwell on Monday night. Simon Nin Zhu snapped a photo of the furry flying mammal.
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Deer Cull Postponed as Regulations Change
Gazette talks to Jeff Jabco about the proposed deer cull in the Crum, postponed at least another year due to changes in the Pennsylvania Game Commission.
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Swarthmore Named Best Value in Private Higher Education
A recent report released earlier this month by the Princeton Review in conjunction with USAToday ranked Swarthmore as the best value in private colleges. Only 50 private and 50 public institutions were ultimately chosen to the list of "Best Value Colleges of 2009" with the top 10 private and public universities ranked separately. Larger Ivy League schools Harvard College and Princeton University placed second and third behind Swarthmore on the private college ranking with smaller partner liberal arts institutions like Williams, Amherst, and Pomona rounding out the list.
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The Weather

Today: Rain. High of 41.

At 3AM

Tonight: Rain Likely. Low of 27.

The weather doesn't seem

Tomorrow: Partly Cloudy. High of 35.

To matter much.

Menus

Lunch: new england clam chowder, *new menu item* baked potato greens soup, beef w/ broccoli, jasmine rice, tofu stir fry (v), pasta w/ walnuts & peas (vt), baby carrots, fresh sugar snaps (v), sausage bar, cookies: vegan option included

Dinner: turkey breast with sundried tomato, yukon gold potatoes, *new menu item* black bean ragout (v), pasta toss (vt), peas & pearl onions, fresh kale (v), pasta bar: vegan, vegetarian and non-vegetarian options

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Photo for Local Carpenters' Union Protests Greenhouse Project
photo by Lauren Stokes
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