SAIS: A School of Gifted Students
By Chris Forster

There’s a bench in the Nitze courtyard. You may have seen it. It has a tiny brass plaque on it that whispers to the world how some class some year generously gave SAIS students some place to sit and smoke. Not to denigrate the time and effort that went into that gift, but we can do better.

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SAIS' Newest Dean
By Emma Ashburn

Judging from how vigorously SAIS students defend their “well-roundedness” when the topic of useful skills comes up, it’s good to know that we have at least one strong rope anchoring us to the ground. The new Associate Dean for Finance and Administration, Myron Kunka, wants SAIS to run smoothly, and sees the student, faculty, and alumni as customers.

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A Losing Bid


Introduced at the behest of students, bidding was conceived as a fair way of allocating the scarce resource of spaces in limited enrollment courses. In its fifth year, the latest incarnation of SAIS’ bidding system continues to cause controversy, as have each of its predecessors.

Niv Ellis covers the SAIS institution that students love to hat in A Losing Bid



SGA Monthly Report
By Nancy Tran, SGA President

Bolognese Sauced
By Alton Buland and George Tzotzis

Bologna Fact and Fettuccine
By Alton Buland and George Tzotzis


Letter from Bologna
By Jon Rosen

Happy Birthday Nanjing
By Sean McGowan and Jessica Stahl

Guns, Heat and Steal
By Observer Staff

Stardom in Indonesia?
By David Michaels

Confucian Economics in Korea
By Dr. Patrick Mendis

Editorial

Do We Need More Controversial Figures at SAIS?
A debate by Jessica Stahl and John Thorne

Free Food But Not Free of Manners
By Nadav Davidai



In Case You Missed It
By Alex Bloom


 

 

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