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On to South Carolina

By David Gonnerman '90
January 13, 2008

"It's a class in which more-traditional academics and the lived experience of campaigning meet," St. Olaf Professor of Political Science Dan Hofrenning recently told the Chronicle of Higher Education in a story they wrote about the class he's co-leading, with faculty member Don Ostrom, into the heart of the political process. "The students get fired up, but also a bit jaded," he said. "Does phoning cranky voters for 12 hours a day make you like politics and political science more or less?"

Meanwhile, two students, Andrew Foxwell '08 and Matthew Gallagher '10, have appeared in a YouTube video where they talk about their experience working for Republican hopeful John McCain.

The group of 20 students is now in South Carolina, where they will help campaigns prepare for the Jan. 19 (R) and Jan. 26 (D) state caucuses. Read what they have to say about their experiences at the Star Tribune ...

Contact David Gonnerman at 507-786-3315 or gonnermd@stolaf.edu.