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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.

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Lesia Liao

Lesia is a prospective neuroscience and computer science major from Wilmington, Delaware who talks about herself in the third person – what a snob. She spends her time at Swat drinking jasmine tea, organizing events for SAO, and dreaming of Bryn Mawr dinners. In her spare time, she enjoys surfing – both on and offline, feeding her Sheltie peanut butter, and entertaining the masses with puns. She requests that people follow her online and sometimes in real life.

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