Politics versus policy
This morning I woke up and started listening to my Rachel Maddow podcast as I do most mornings. This particular
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Why does my math class have so few girls?
Why does my math class have so few girls? Why did the engineering department here have only one female professor
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Finding home
Anyone who has talked to me for more than five minutes knows I am from Iowa. I am proud of
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Defining who gets to talk
It is impossible to place monetary value on the ability to talk. Many of us at Swat have experienced the
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Sweden’s relationship with alcohol
Ever since arriving in Stockholm, I have been intrigued by Swedes’ relationship with alcohol. Sweden has a long and complicated
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How inclusion drives innovation
If Swarthmore’s computer science core curriculum has taught me anything — other than some Python, C, and C++ —it is
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My own personal lagom
In Sweden there is an idea called “lagom” (law-gum). Directly translated, using the incredibly accurate Google Translate, “lagom” means “moderate.”
Read moreA picture of a conservative
Not everyone’s political choices are going to make sense to those around them, and it is easy to vilify others
Read moreThe power of low expectations
When I arrived in Stockholm a month ago for study abroad I suddenly found myself with a lot more free
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Making the Best of It: Hooking Up
For some reason, “making” is something viewed as a relic of the past, something that was done out of necessity
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