But behind the personalities of the candidates and the elected officials who have been in full view on our computer and television screens in the last month are the shadows of the issues themselves, issues worth standing out in the cold to fight about. The role of religion on the political stage, the future of abortion rights and the demands for education reform all deserve our strongest attention and discussion. The end of January brings our first official week-long intersession--take a day or two of that leisure time for political activism.
Susannah B. Tobin '00 is a classics concentrator in Lowell House.