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November 16, 2011
Gallery: Nicholas D. Kristof Visits Swarthmore
By Kat ClarkNovember 16, 2011
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- Students gather in Bond Hall in preparation for a poster session sponsored by the Lang Center for Civic and Social Responsibility
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- A number of students set up posters in Bond to discuss current humanitarian projects
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- Lang Opportunity Scholar Tom Liu ’12 speaks with Kristof about his LOS project
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- Fatimah Hameed ’13 (center) chats with friends while waiting for the Fireside Chat
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- Sarah Scheub ’12 discusses her Lang Opportunity Scholarship project with a fellow student
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- Kristof asks Sarah Scheub ’12 about her Lang Opportunity Scholarship project
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- Members of The Gazette’s editorial board prepare to talk journalism with Kristof
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- Cariad Chester ’13 chats with Kristof about global health
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- Students involved in the Village Education Project present their initiative to Kristof
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- Avilash Pahi ’13 answers questions about his project
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- Kristof discusses social responsibility with a group of students
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- The six editors of The Daily Gazette discuss the nature of Swarthmore’s daily publication with Kristof
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- Kanayo Onyekwuluje ’13 and Michael Fleischmann ’13 showcase Pemon Health, a non-profit based in Venezuela
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- War News Radio talks with Kristof prior to their radio interview
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- Kristof asks students questions about War News Radio, a station founded at Swarthmore in 2005 to cover conflicts around the world
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- Sam Hirshman ’13 looks on as Jon Emont ’12 poses a question to Kristof at the fireside chat
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- Kristof chats with students about social entrepreneurship, the activism of our generation, and the rights and responsibilities of journalists (left: Joy Charlton, Executive Director of the Lang Center)
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- Students and community members crowd into Lang Performing Arts Center to hear Kristof speak
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- Students do their homework while they wait, as many showed up early to save seats
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- Kristof addresses the audience, saying, “I think I must have been a Swattie in a former life”
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- He shared stories about people involved in the fight against child prostitution, slavery, and genocide
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- In response to the last student question of the night, concerning the responsibility of a journalist to stay neutral and not intervene, Kristof stated, “Ultimately it’s the obligation we have as a human being that needs to take priority.”
Photos by Kat Clark ’12.
Two-time Pulitzer Prize winner, New York Times columnist and author of Half the Sky: From Oppression to Opportunity for Women Worldwide Nicholas D. Kristof spoke at Swarthmore College on Monday, November 14, 2011 in Lang Performing Arts Center. His speech was entitled “A Call to Action: Encouraging people to join the ‘World’s Fight.’” Prior to the lecture, Kristof met with students at a Lang Center-sponsored poster session, at a small fireside chat in Bond, and in the office of War News Radio.