DECEMBER 1997
The work of antiwar poet and
Vietnam War veteran Bill Ehrhart '73 has found a surprising new
audience--members of the U.S. military
By W.D. Ehrhart '73
Photographs by Eleftherios Kostans
Vietnam War veteran and antiwar poet Bill Ehrhart '73 has
a continuing distrust of the U.S. government and the military which
put him and his generation in harm's way. But his experiences
teaching cadets has given him new respect for today's military.
At the beginning of the fall semester, the three-year $27
million North Campus Project was completed with the reopening of
Trotter Hall. Now housing the departments of Classics, History, and
Political Science, the totally renovated spaces include wide halls, a
sun-filled atrium, and the latest in teaching technologies..
Conversations about identity and diversity at
Swarthmore
By Jeffrey Lott
Photography by Eleftherios Kostans
TodayÕs young people are facing an increasingly diverse
world. As they grow from adolescence to adulthood, they must grapple
with issues of race, ethnicity, and gender. Meet four students who
work to find common ground while seeking their own identities.
By Kelvin Seifert '67
When Kelvin Seifert '67 brought his son, Michael, to
campus as a freshman in August, the experience brought back memories
of his own first steps at college: Would Michael feel as cut off from
home by coming to Swarthmore as he had felt 34 years earlier?
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