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SPAC Opposes Participation In NDEA Program
Article from the Swarthmore Phoenix published on December 12, 1962 covering a resolution released by the Swarthmore Political Action Club (SPAC) expressing opposition to Swarthmore's participation in the National Defense Education Act (NDEA) program. SPAC's concern with the program include the new provisions which would enable funds to be denied to students on the basis of membership with organizations registered with the Subversive Activities Control Board (SACB). The article cites reasons for SPAC's opposition to the program, including the restriction of academic freedom and freedom of association, as well as the lack of due process and clarity of the provision. Coverage of the debate where the resolution was passed is included and continues on another page. Below the article, there is a picture of Swarthmore students playing a sports game with visiting students from Lancaster. -
SNCC
Article from the Swarthmore Phoenix published on October 9, 1962 announcing that the Student Non-violent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) will resume their fundraiser following the lifting of legal roadblocks. Details of the week-long fundraiser are disclosed. -
SPAC Receives Green Card Funds from SC
Article from the Swarthmore Phoenix published on October 9, 1962 reporting on a debate over whether Green Card Funds could be given to social-political campus activities. The article announces that the Swarthmore Political Action Club (SPAC) wins financial support from Student Council (S.C.) and that the funds will go toward cooperation with the Chester NAACP Youth Council, along with other civil rights projects. Further news on funding and S.C. developments are also mentioned.Tags 1962, Allan Berlind, Chester NAACP Youth Council, Chester Tutorial project, Christian Association, Club funding, Dorothy Earley, Eastern Shore Civil Rights Project, Green Card Funds, Mike Manove, Mimi Feingold, National Student Association, Paul Booth, Student Council, Swarthmore College, Swarthmore Political Action Club, WSRN -
Enrollment of Meredith In Ole Miss Stirs SC Action, Opinion On Campus
Article from the Swarthmore Phoenix published on October 5, 1962 containing two letters written by Swarthmore Student Council (S.C.): one for James Meredith and one for the University of Mississippi's Student Council. The letters commend Meredith's courage in being the first Black student to attend University of Mississippi, advise the University's student body as to how they should react to desegregation, and share Swarthmore S.C.'s Rights resolution. -
SPAC Meets to Set Action
Article from The Swarthmore Phoenix published on October 10, 1961 reporting on the results of a Swarthmore Political Action Club (SPAC) meeting held for the purpose of establishing the upcoming year's strategy and election of officers. Professor Monroe C. Beardsley's comments at the meeting are disclosed, including his advice for the student group in their efforts to play a role in the advancement of civil liberties. Both local and national issues relating to civil rights and possible efforts to address them are discussed.