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Eben E. Kenah '00 also spoke passionately about his admiration of Mandela, intensified by his visit to South Africa as a writer for the Let's Go travel guide to South Africa...
...college we're never really expected to have a real correlation between our beliefs and the way we lead our lives," he said. "We talk about social issues, but very few people dedicate their lives to anything like that. Nelson Mandela deserves an honorary doctorate, but it is really we who are honored by being alive to witness the life of a man who ignited a fire in the minds of millions of people...
Riad Abrahams '99 echoed Kenah's desire to recognize Mandela's accomplishments and contributions to both South Africa and the world...
Mwangi, Steil, Kenah and Abrahams all remarked on the visible admiration South African natives have for Mandela, some-thing that became apparent during their visits...
...Being in the country, you get the idea of what he really means to them, to the country as a symbol," Mwangi said, adding that Mandela appears to "hold a country of disparate views together by sheer moral integrity...