Collegian columnist Dan Stratford questions the logic of associating the anti-establishment “Bank Transfer Day” with a pro-establishment holiday.
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Beware the Fifth of November
Tags: Anonymous, Bank Transfer Day, Guy Fawkes, wikileaks
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Podcast: SGA Senator Dan Stratford Addresses Student Body
Dan Stratford, SGA Senator for the Commuter Area and Chairman of the Ways & Means Committee, addresses the public on his student government experience.
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Revolution and its discontents
Collegian columnist takes a skeptical look at the usual zeal surrounding the success of modern revolutions.
Tags: Bussein, Gaddafi, Osama Bin Laden
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Faith of our fathers
Collegian columnist Dan Stratford investigates the role of religion in these changing times.
Tags: Amherst center, Catholic Church, latin
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Stepping back from Occupation
Collegian Columnist Dan Stratford urges the public to think through the motivations of Occupy Wall Street before jumping aboard.
Tags: amherst, corporate greed, occupy, Wall Street
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On the student commonwealth
Collegian columnist Dan Stratford takes a look at the gritty realities of the upcoming SGA agenda.
Tags: Discourses on Titus Livy, SGA, Vice Chancellor
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The Glory of Party
Collegian columnist Dan Stratford reflects upon regional Democratic organizations and their participation in a truly grand democratic system – one reminiscent of de Tocqueville’s ideals.
Tags: Alexis de Tocqueville, College Democrats of Massachusetts, William's College
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The Cult of Bartlet
Collegian columnist Dan Stratford warns his fellow Student Government compatriots of the follies inherent in idealizing fictional politicians.
Tags: C-Span, McLaughlin Group, West Wing
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An honorable tradition
Collegian columnist Dan Stratford tries to see through all the partisan bickering and hit at the real, albeit transcendental, roots of politics.
Tags: Democratic Party, Dick Gephardt, Russell Kirk
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In that bright September sun
Columnist Dan Stratford recalls his memories of September 11.
Tags: new york city, September 11
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