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...ethnic clashes, but Do They Know It's Christmas? doesn't address any of the causes of these problems. There's no mention that most of the continent's famines are caused by strongmen who use food as a weapon against their enemies, just as dictator Mengistu Haile Mariam did 20 years ago in Ethiopia. And there's no reference to the reasons behind the poverty: lack of infrastructure and investment, kleptocratic leaders and barriers to growth like European and American farm subsidies that price African produce out of the market. The truth is, 20 years after Geldof...
...Mariam F. Eskander ’05, a registered Democrat who said she plans to vote, attributes the increase in voter likelihood among college students to election awareness campaigns...
...Secretary Mae C. Bunagan ’06, Student Development Chair Laura J. Ridge ’06, Resource Development Chairs Jonathan D. Einkauf ’06 and Matthew J. Rioth ’05, and Programming Chairs Shaw Natsui ’05 and Mariam F. Eskander...
Shuman recalls Eskander’s friendship with a young girl from the Summer Program named Trin as emblematic of the program’s successes. Last summer, Trin and Eskander became very close; so close that Trin would even call Mariam on the phone at night just to chat. “I remember thinking ‘wow,’ every night when I’m done teaching I need to go home and relax, but Mariam would go home and then spend another hour on the phone with a student,” says Shuman...
During this past school year, Shuman and Eskander stopped by Trin’s house to say “hi.” Trin invited them both inside, where her mother made them dinner. “I think she really wanted to thank Mariam for all her work with Trin,” says Shuman...