Student Council Constitutional Amendment
Student Council is proposing an amendment to its constitution about attendance by Council members. They will vote on it Sunday; the text of the amendment is here. More
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Letter - Coke's Return
Recently you may have noticed Coca-Cola trucks on campus and the reemergence of Coke products in our dining halls and vending machines. With the reassurance that human and labor rights and environmental abuses are fundamentally unacceptable to The Coca-Cola Company, and the knowledge that allegations of abuse have been investigated and dismissed, Swarthmore has resumed its contractual relationship with the company. More
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StuCo Proposed Budget Amendment
Student Council's proposed constitutional amendment about the budget appeals process. More
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Hotel Workers' Rights Campaign Update following meeting with President Bloom
Swarthmore Labor Action Project (SLAP) would like to update the campus community about the status of the campaign for card check neutrality at the proposed Swarthmore Inn. This week we met with President Bloom and came to a mutual understanding that the College can make a timely decision, regardless of its economic situation or the status of hotel project. More
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Protecting the Crum Woods, Humanely
Jeff Jabco and Colin Purrington, co-chairs of the Crum Woods Stewardship Committee, respond to Ethan Bogdan's editorial and defend the college's plan to use sharpshooters to control the deer population. More
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Let's Rethink an Unethical Deer Cull
Ethan Bogdan '13, currently on a gap year, argues that the college should reconsider its decision to cull the deer in the Crum, and suggests a non-lethal option. More
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Gazette Endorses Swat Financial Justice Petition
The "Swarthmore Financial Justice" petition calling upon the college to open an honest and accessible dialogue about its financial aid policies is a thoughtful document that all members of the Swarthmore community should support. It is a document that exemplifies Swarthmore's Quaker traditions, calling for greater equality, greater integrity, and more simplicity in the financial aid process. More
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The Green Collar Economy: How One Solution Can Fix Our Two Biggest Problems
On the evening of Tuesday the 21st of October, I trekked into Philly to hear Van Jones, environmental and economic hero, give an address publicizing his new book about "Green Collar" jobs. More
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Offensive Comments: Obama and Islam
Yesterday, the Daily Gazette published columns laying out the reasons to support different Democrats in the upcoming Pennsylvania primary. The columns received a lot of outside traffic, and rapidly racked [...] More
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More Transparency is Necessary
Swarthmore students, faculty, and staff love to proclaim the benefits of transparency. The proxy voting guidelines endorsed on the Investment Office's website discusses the "growing consensus on the importance of [...] More
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Swarthmore Needs More Debate, Not Less
The staff of the Daily Gazette was stunned to browse through The Phoenix's opinions section yesterday to find the Gazette's comment section described as "hateful, vitriolic and ignorant." Perhaps the [...] More
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It is Time for Open Access
Swarthmore might have been ranked one of the most wired campuses in the nation last year, but the College has not been quick to embrace the use of technology as [...] More
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Digest and Calendar System Need to Change
Event listings and online announcement advertisements methods have been overhauled by Student Council, ITS, and the College's administration this past year. In particular, the rules governing the Reserved Students Digest have changed significantly and ITS installed an online calendar system over the summer. We believe these changes have not been for the better. More