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Lanie Schlessinger ’15 for Student Groups Advisor

My name is Lanie Schlessinger, and I am hoping to be your student groups advisor for the 2011-2012 school year. What is consistently enticing to me about Swarthmore — the reason I chose to come here — is the channeled energy on
September 15, 2011

John Stevick ’12 for Financial Policy Representative

To my fellow students and the Swarthmore campus community as a whole: I’m John Stevick, and I want to be your next Financial Policy Representative. As a representative for the student body, I hope to establish a stronger presence in budget meetings
September 15, 2011

The elusive independent

If political strategists are to be believed, there is one creature in American politics that trumps all, an elusive beast whom, if tamed, ensures electoral hegemony. Elections, we are told, are about independent voters. This zealous faith in the ‘moderate independent’ has
September 15, 2011

Sharing our collective myths in commemoration

When I read David Rieff’s recent article in Harper’s Magazine, “After 9/11: The limits of remembrance,” I remembered that it was August 15th on the lunar calendar. I remembered because I was born on both of these days, depending on which calendar
September 15, 2011

You Understand, Right?

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. A decade
September 9, 2011

Trial by Frying Pan

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. I had
September 5, 2011
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