Salman Safir '16, New SGO Chair of Diversity, Talks Swarthmore Politics

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.

In the first installment of the new series “In The Newsroom”, Salman Safir ’16 reflects on his time at Swarthmore and on Swat politics:

This video includes footage from “Swat 7” (2014).

Videography by Kyungchan Min ’19

Eduard Saakashvili

Eduard is a film and media studies major from Tbilisi, Georgia. He abandoned The Daily Gazette during sophomore year to focus on his career in club fencing. Big mistake.

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