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...society also organizes a monthly baraza (Swahili for open house) and dinner with a faculty member, such as that held last night in the Weld common room. Participants discuss issues relevant to international students while eating international loods...

Author: By Justin D. Lerer, | Title: International Student Group Formed | 10/12/1995 | See Source »

Carter was a backup power forward whose talent for the game was matched only by his ability to speak Swahili. His principal contribution to the men's basketball team consisted of assaulting opposing players near the basket. I stand by the moniker. But Carter's friends found the phrase hilarious, and all day they greeted Carter with "Hey, how's it going, Human Foul?" and "Yo Foul! What...

Author: By John B. Trainer, | Title: A Final Look | 6/8/1995 | See Source »

...What?' cried the rat. 'You don't even know how to run. You just throw yourself, lop -- and then you stop and look around."' Yes, and then? Listen for fun, but learn too: leelee goro means "little girl" in the Temne language, and jambo is Swahili for "hello." And a "sloogey dog" is a Saluki in "hungry country," which is the desert -- words, as the storyteller says, "from the far side of the imagination...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: BOOKS: Imagine: a Cow in a Gown! | 12/19/1994 | See Source »

Nisha D. Hitchman '97 said she changed her name to Nia, the Swahili word for the Kwanzaa principle of purpose...

Author: By Zoe Argento, | Title: Students Celebrate Kwanzaa | 12/5/1994 | See Source »

Despite the African name, which means "first fruits" in Swahili, the celebration is American in origin, created by Maulana Karenga, who is now a professor at UC Santa Cruz...

Author: By Zoe Argento, | Title: Students Celebrate Kwanzaa | 12/5/1994 | See Source »

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