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Steven C. Swett ’56 had already moved into his freshman dormitory when he was informed about a surprise third roommate who would be joining them. Little did Swett know he would be bunking with J. Carter Brown ’56, a descendant of the initial donors to Brown University and later the director of the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C.Although Brown died in June of 2002 of pulmonary failure after an extended battle with multiple myeloma, he left a lasting legacy in the art world by supporting the creation of the Vietnam, Korean...
...students ran around the stadium clutching Yale’s bulldog mascot “Handsome Dan,” Yalies waited in vain to hear self-deprecating cheers of “We Suck.” The origins of the prank are unknown, though Yale freshman Brooks Swett suspects the messages were sent to every Harvard student with a cell phone number listed on the facebook.com. But anecdotal evidence suggests this method was not overly successful, as reports indicate only a handful of students received the missives. Swett, who has a poster of the Harvard Sucks prank...
...congressional hopefuls Martha F. Clark and Katrina Swett, and Chair of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash.) thanked the students for their efforts...
...This wasn't the first time VNS has had electoral egg on its face; in 1996 its exit polling led the nets to call the New Hampshire Senate race for Democrat Dick Swett, only to see Republican incumbent Bob Smith win. Such gaffes have helped create an anti-VNS backlash. Citizens for a Fair Vote Count charges the VNS misleads voters, depresses vote count, and even perpetuates electoral fraud. While some of this veers dangerously close to Black Helicopter territory, there are legitimate concerns that inaccurate information, or information given out before the polls close, could have an impact...
...election night so naturally (just as the major networks are giving the New Hampshire senate race to Dick Swett) I head off for a Smashing Pumpkins concert. I'm as much of an political junkie as the next guy--I'm dying to find out how the Parental Rights Amendment fares in Colorado, and of course, what becomes of California's Proposition 215, the medical marijuana provision. Still, Billy Corgan only makes it to beantown so many nights a year...