Lauren Stokes's contributions to the Daily Gazette

Lauren Stokes was one of the Managing Editors for the Daily Gazette from Spring 2006-Fall 2007, and previously served as News Editor. She's a member of the Class of 2009 and a double-major in History and German Studies. Stokes is abroad during the Spring 2008 semester, and is serving as a columnist for the Gazette.

Pub Nite No Longer to be Hosted by Sports Teams

September 5th, 2008

Established in the mid-90s by the senior class officers as a fund raiser for Senior Week Events, Pub Nite has evolved over the years from what Dean of Student Life [...]

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WRC Board Chooses to Create a Dry Space

September 5th, 2008

The Women's Resource Center (WRC) has been a space for raucous parties in the past, but in order to strengthen the building's unique identity as a safe space for women, [...]

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IC, BCC Events Omitted From Orientation Schedule Cause Controversy

September 5th, 2008

When the IC and BCC group members stepped on campus, they were surprised to find their orientation meetings had been omitted from the printed schedule.
Anjali Jaiman '10 explained that [...]

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Political Stickers Plastered on Republican, Democratic Boards

September 3rd, 2008

Gazette reporters noticed several anti-Republican political stickers featuring an elephant shaking his fist and saying "Vote '08, We'll Rule You Like Despots" posted on the College Republican board in [...]

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Why are there ropes around Willets, and Where did the grass go?

September 3rd, 2008

Amelia Sizemore '09, who submitted this question, commented that the situation "sure does make it tricky to walk in a straight line across campus." But although it may be trickier [...]

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Is Palmer Really Named After a Communist-Hunting Former Attorney General?

September 1st, 2008

Our most famous alumnus with said name is Alexander Mitchell Palmer, who graduated in 1891 and went on to become Attorney General under Woodrow Wilson. But a quick glance into [...]

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Interview with Al Bloom

May 31st, 2008

After serving as Swarthmore's president since 1991, Al Bloom recently announced his decision to retire in August 2009 to the campus community through e-mails and letters. Although he was traveling [...]

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Nestbeschmutzer, Now Out of Austria

May 12th, 2008

When I boarded my plane out of Austria, the newspapers were breathlessly reporting on the just-broken story of Elisabeth Fritzl, an Austrian woman recently freed from the windowless basement where [...]

Categories: Honors Denglish, Opinons
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Why Universität Wien Should Be Eisbären

April 24th, 2008

My time in Vienna is coming to an end, and while part of me is sad, another part can't wait to get back to good old Swarthmore.
I haven't talked much [...]

Categories: Honors Denglish, Opinons
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Viennese Churches, and Cool Tricks I Can Do With My Armpits

April 15th, 2008

As the weather (and tourist season) here in Vienna heat up, I myself have been doing more sightseeing, combing the first district and making the occasional venture into the suburbs. [...]

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