The first sentence in Carol Apollonio's course synopsis describes her class as "Dostoevsky with the gloves off." It's up to students to handle the brooding Russian master without fear of getting their hands a little dirty along the way.

Credit: Les Todd

Less than two weeks after hosting a crowded and passionate election-night watch party, the Sanford Institute of Public Policy was the site of a panel discussion that took a more measured approach to the 2008 elections, focusing on media coverage of the presidential campaigns.