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Apr 20, 2008 12:00 PM
David Burstein, 19 Haverford College by Jennifer Pelly // Fordham University David Burstein is a pretty normal guy. We actually have a lot in common—Burstein and I share the same favorite Bob Dylan album (“Blood on the Tracks”) and the same favorite Spice...
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Apr 20, 2008 12:00 PM
Johnny Lin, 22 Brown University by Taylor Barnes // Brown University One look at Johnny Lin’s casual style—the silver hoop in his ear, thin leather choker around his neck—and you can tell he’s a southern California boy. But Lin, now at school in Rhode...
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Apr 20, 2008 12:00 PM
Stephanie Nyombayire, 21 Swarthmore College by Tina Peng // Northwestern University Stephanie Nyombayire wasn't in Rwanda during the 1994 genocide-she was living in Congo, both of her parents having been expelled from their Kigali home decades earlier-but...
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Apr 20, 2008 12:00 PM
by Arcynta Ali Childs // New York University With an election this tight, every endorsement counts—particularly when coming from the celebrities who bring media attention and draw voters to rallies. And if you thought cliques would die down after high...
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Apr 20, 2008 12:00 PM
by April Girouard // University of California in Los Angeles Lime goes with tequila and cranberry juice goes with vodka, but any bartender will tell you never to chase your alcohol with politics. But for some indulgent politicos, the presidential race...
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Apr 20, 2008 12:00 PM
by Matt Harper // Dickinson College, Rachel Hurnyak // Dickinson College, Jon Peters // Swarthmore College Approximately 47 million Americans-16 percent of the population-do not have health insurance, and the front-running presidential candidates have...
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Apr 20, 2008 12:00 PM
by Heather Schwedel // University of Pennsylvania For any mildly clued-in undergrad, the word "Watergate" is synonymous with the '70s scandal that led to the president's resignation-but are you savvy enough to name-drop that other Nixon-era investigative...
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Apr 20, 2008 12:00 PM
by Dan Loeterman // University of Southern California The presidential candidates continue to raise obscene amounts of money ahead of the general election this fall, but much of the money is increasingly coming from an unlikely source: it turns out your...
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Apr 20, 2008 12:00 PM
by Tania Karas // Northwestern University Twenty-one-year old Jason Rae is a normal college junior: he is a political science and history major, a huge fan of Marquette University Golden Eagles basketball and a residence hall adviser. But his list of...
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Apr 20, 2008 12:00 PM
1812(ish): James Madison is the first and only president to engage in combat while in office. (He commanded an artillery unit in attempt to stop the British march on Washington) 1825: John Quincy Adams was first elected president not to receive either...
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Dec 20, 2007 04:00 PM
What better way to shoot down claims that all college students are apathetic than to show just how much we're paying attention? Four of our writers give their takes on four facets of the campaign: Armin Rosen asks why the candidates aren't addressing...
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Dec 19, 2007 09:51 PM
Kausar Khan // Northeastern Illinois University Here I am, walking across campus, minding my own business, when a passing security guard does a double-take. “You don’t have to wear that honey!” she exclaims. “In America you don’t have to be ashamed of...
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Dec 19, 2007 09:34 PM
by St. John Barned-Smith // University of Pennsylvania George Bryant is a radical who looks like he’s passed his activist expiration date. He sits at the Harvard transit station in Cambridge, Mass., his graying hair and white stubble on full display as...
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Dec 19, 2007 09:26 PM
by Armin Rosen // Columbia University Students are taking out ten times as much in loans as they did a decade ago. Yet the issue of whether the government should subsidize student loan companies or loan money directly to students has been conspicuously...
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Dec 19, 2007 09:13 PM
by Zaks Lubin // London School of Economics It’s hardly a secret that the United States is unpopular internationally. According to a 2005 poll conducted by the Pew Charitable Trust in 16 countries, a majority of the people polled held a favorable opinion...
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