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A listicle: what I learned while studying abroad

As my study abroad experience comes to an end I thought I would take this opportunity to share with you a few…

May 3, 2018
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Opinion/Swat Global

Politics versus policy

This morning I woke up and started listening to my Rachel Maddow podcast as I do most mornings. This particular show, she…

April 19, 2018
Caps Not Crosby/Columns/Opinion

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 last year?…

April 12, 2018
Columns/Opinion/Swat Global

Finding home

Anyone who has talked to me for more than five minutes knows I am from Iowa. I am proud of my Iowa…

April 5, 2018
Caps Not Crosby/Columns/Opinion

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 feeling of…

March 29, 2018
Columns/Opinion/Swat Global

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 history with…

March 22, 2018
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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 that collaborating…

March 8, 2018
Columns/Opinion/Swat Global

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.” I was…

March 1, 2018
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Caps Not Crosby/Columns/Opinion

A 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 for making…

February 15, 2018
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Columns/Opinion/Swat Global

The power of low expectations

When I arrived in Stockholm a month ago for study abroad I suddenly found myself with a lot more free time than…

February 15, 2018
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