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12 November 2007

The Constant Campaign: Forget the President, Look to Local Government
Tim Potens
What did you do last Tuesday? Maybe you finally started that big paper that’s due on Friday, or caved again and ordered pizza because you forgot to go food shopping again. But whatever the case, I’d wager that for most of us – hell, for most Americans – it did not involve the official purpose of the day – voting.
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Attack of the Causeheads: When Did Politics Become a Fashion Statement?
Lauren Mancuso
As a fraternity brother pleaded with me for money to give to the homeless - the “them” that would supposedly beg me for my dollar or hold me up at gunpoint for it anyway - I couldn’t help but think that this is precisely why I avoid Locust Walk.
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Letter From the Editors
Shira Bender -- Comments

Elephants and Jackasses: Philadelphia's Democratic Overload
Christopher Ward -- Comments

Six Years Later: Why America's Recovery From 9/11 Has Yet to Begin
Jun Park -- Comments

Nice Girls Finish Last: How to Say No
Laura Nitowski -- Comments

The Power of Suggestion: The Effect of the Locust Walk Campus
Valeria Tsygankova -- Comments

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