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IN THIS ISSUE CRICKET USA | THANKSGIVING SHARED | TRASH THAT PAYS | INCLUSIVE EDUCATION
required readingan insiderrsquos guide to higher ed
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IIP Acting CoordinatorMaureen Cormack
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EditorsKourtni Gonzalez Lauren MonsenMark Trainer Andrzej Zwaniecki
DesignersLisa Jusino Julia MaruszewskiLauren Russell
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publishes EJ|USA Every issue providesinsight about US society values thoughtand institutions for international readers
Each EJ|USA is published in print andelectronically in English and may also bemade available in either or both formatsin Arabic Chinese French PersianPortuguese Russian Spanish or otherlanguages Each issue is catalogued by
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The opinions expressed in EJ|USA do notnecessarily reflect the views or policies ofthe US government The US Departmentof State assumes no responsibility forthe content or the ongoing accessibilityof Internet sites to which issues ofEJ|USA may link responsibility residessolely with the publishers of those sitesEJ|USA
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Gallaudet University students celebrateduring Homecoming Spirit Week whichculminates in a football game to whichalumni are invited
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FEATURE 16 AN INSIDERrsquoS GUIDE TO HIGHER ED
Business Schools Bridge Classrooms and Real-Life WorkTomorrowrsquos Artists Today Branching Out Through STEMFrom Africa to Arizona
Departments
3 SNAPSHOTS OF AMERICA More than English Female Breadwinners
American Mosaic Higher Education Pays
LEISURE
4 An Interfaith Thanksgiving6 Of Batsmen and Bowlers
8 SCIENCE Nuclear Entrepreneurs
11 MARKETPLACE From Trash to Gold
12 COMMUNITIES Native American Cuisine
EDUCATION14 A School Like No Other Learn American Manual Alphabet ( centerfold )
24 PEACE amp SECURITY Real Change One Signature at a Time
26 ARTS Redefining Portraiture
28 JUDITH HEUMANN LAST WORD Education for All
29 RESOURCES All About English and Connecting the Dots
983154983141983153983157983145983154983141983140 983154983141983137983140983145983150983143an insiderrsquos guide to higher ed
November 2013
Fun Thanksgiving facts throughout the issueServed to you by Trivia Turkey
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School(work)
Irsquove always been interested in the way things look When I was little after my mother hungtowels on a rack or my father set the dinner table I would come along and make things
ldquoperfectrdquo There are places for people like me One I believe is design school
As a student at the Corcoran College of Art and Design in Washington I create a significant
amount of work during any given week pin it onto a wall and prepare for it to become thesubject of a dayrsquos lesson In critiques that can last for hours I have learned to look at mywork though othersrsquo eyes (This is harder than being the one rearranging the forks on thedinner table)
Increasingly I use the discipline of the graphic design program in my approach to daily lifeI am better able to reflect on othersrsquo advice and more often I take it
Because I work for EJ|USA my artistic growth is on overdrive Creating layouts for thismagazine is similar to completing school projects except that I have to work faster The otherdesigners here critique my work and I theirs It is ironic that while I am on break from classesI am designing pages about studying in the USA about students planning a lunar mission andabout a portrait artist using video to explore personality Most recently I worked on pagesabout Thanksgiving a day in November when Americans express gratitude At EJ|USA
I apply my learning to a real publication and for that I am truly grateful
ndash Lauren Russel
The potential of design Early layout phasesof EJ|USA Above is a sketched version of thedesign implemented below
educationUSAstategov
YourGuideto USStudy
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More than EnglishTwenty-one percent of Americans mdash thatrsquos60 million people mdash speak a language otherthan English at home According to theCensus Bureau the most popular languageis Spanish with 38 million speakers thoughChinese Tagalog Vietnamese FrenchGerman and Korean are each spoken bymore than 1 million people
The standout city for residents speakinga language other than English at home isLaredo Texas where 92 percent of peoplespeak Spanish or some language other thanEnglish at home Since 2000 the numberof people speaking a different language athome has risen steadily yet the percentageof those who also speak English ldquovery wellrdquohas held steady This shows how importantldquolanguages other than English [are] in thenational fabricrdquo of America said the CensusBureaursquos Camille Ryan
American MosaicAmerica continues to become more racially and ethnically diverse Between 2011and 2012 the Asian population grew 30 times faster the Hispanic population 25times faster and the African-American population 15 times faster than the non-Hispanic white group In the past year the percentage of white people in the USpopulation reached an all-time low of 63 percent For the first time more deathsthan births were registered among non-Hispanic whites The trend is projectedto continue In 30 years whites will become a minority in the US according tothe Census Bureau
Higher Education PaysUniversity-educated workers earn 90 percent more than workers who have notfinished secondary school in the United States and the other 33 member countriesof the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and inBrazil Russia China and India according to a recent report on 2011 earnings
The differential grew from a 75 percent spread as recently as 2007 The reportpublished by the OECD says getting a job in the first place is easier for the welleducated too mdash unemployment rates are three times lower for those withbachelorrsquos degrees than for those who didnrsquot finish secondary school
Female BreadwinnersMore and more US families dependon women for a living Four out of 10households include a female who is eitherthe only or the primary earner for the familyaccording to a recent study of census dataAlthough households in which the husbandearns less than the wife account for onlya quarter of two-earner households thenumber has increased nearly 400 percent inthe last 50 years
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Snapshots of America
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Leisure
An Interfaith Thanksgiving SUSAN MILLIGAN
Volunteers place a frozen turkey into a holiday package for the poor
88Trivia Turkey
kmh speeds reached by wild turkeysDomesticated turkeys canrsquot fly
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The first Thanksgiving is notable for its cross-cultural friendship Native Americansshared a harvest feast in Plymouth Massachusetts with the English settlers called PilgrimsSince then the holiday has evolved into a family affair with the focus on traditional foods(turkey and trimmings followed by pumpkin pie) and a day away from work
But in some places the spirit of the original Thanksgiving endures with churchesmosques temples and other religious centers holding interfaith celebrations Some deliverfood to the needy Others such as the Heartsong United Methodist Church and theMemphis Islamic Center in Memphis Tennessee share an annual Thanksgiving meal
ldquoWersquove done a lot of bonding and building of relationshipsrsquorsquo said the Islamic centerrsquos
board member Danish SiddiquiThe Thanksgiving meal has become a citywide symbol of understanding The
relationship between Muslim and Christian communities started in 2009 when theMuslim center purchased 30 acres of land directly across the street from the Methodistchurch At the time the Reverend Steve Stone pastor at Heartsong didnrsquot know anyMuslims save one man he saw at the gym and he was ldquoa little queasyrsquorsquo about havinga Muslim center so close After thought and prayer Stone realized that his role as aclergyman was to counter the anti-Islamic comments being made elsewhere so he put upa sign saying ldquoWelcome to the neighborhood Memphis Islamic Centerrdquo
Siddiqui ldquovery touchedrsquorsquo by the gesture contacted Stone and the two men led theirrespective congregations into what became a close friendship When the Muslims still waiting for construction to be completed on their buildings the following year needed anighttime place to worship during Ramadan Heartsong offered its space
ldquoWe were just speechlessrdquo Siddiqui said The Muslim worshippers began bringing foodto share with the Methodists And when Heartsong offered to host a joint Thanksgivingdinner the congregationrsquos neighbors agreed but on one condition namely ldquothat weprovide the foodrdquo Siddiqui said
The event has been replicated across the country on Thanksgiving Unlike many American holidays Thanksgiving now has no religious underpinnings said Christina Warner of the Shoulder-to-Shoulder Campaign a nonprofit organization dedicated tointerfaith understanding especially of the Muslim community That makes Thanksgivingeasier for people of different faiths to celebrate together
ldquoBreaking bread together is really a fundamental way in which people of differentfaiths get to know each otherrsquorsquo Warner said
In New Brunswick New Jersey Jewish and Muslim students at Rutgers Universityspend the week before Thanksgiving preparing food to deliver to the needy ldquoWe try to
do things that bring people together and wonrsquot cause conflictrdquo said Saira Shakir the20-year-old president of ShalomSalaam an interfaith student organization ldquoServing thehomeless and the hungry is a way to do thatrdquo
In Reston Virginia Cornerstones (formerly Reston Interfaith) has supplied meals tothe hungry at Thanksgiving for 20 years said spokeswoman Abby Kimble And elsewhereacross the country people of different faiths gather for interfaith services or a traditionalmeal (often including a halal turkey to accommodate Muslim dietary rules)
For the Memphis Islamic Center and Heartsong United Methodist Church theThanksgiving celebration grows more popular every year joined by local politicians andpeople from other churches The event now draws nearly 500 people
ldquoIt has become more than just a mealrdquo Stone said It has become a Thanksgivingcommunity People of all faiths celebrate as one 983123
Please Pardon MeRoasting a fat turkey for Thanksgiving
dinner is an American tradition thatextends to the White House wherefarmers have presented live holidayturkeys to presidents since the 19thcentury While most families purchase abird ready to go in the oven White Houseresidents have had one problem oncethey meet the live donated turkey it ishard to eat it for dinner
Thus in 1989 a more moderntradition mdash the White House turkeypardon mdash was born For yearspresidents have held lightheartedceremonies at which a live turkey or twooften wearing security identificationtags around their gnarly necks areformally given presidential ldquopardonsrsquorsquosparing the birds from gracing thedinner table and sending them to a farmfor the rest of their days
There are reports of PresidentsLincoln Kennedy and Nixon sparing
holiday turkeys from slaughter butthe first official pardon came fromPresident George HW Bush whodeclared that the White House turkeyhad been ldquogranted a presidentialpardon as of right nowrsquorsquo
The lucky bird is chosen from anearly field of 15ndash20 fowl said KimmonWilliams a spokeswoman for theNational Turkey Federation whichdonates the animals While appearanceis part of the selection process (fluffed-out feathers are preferred) the turkeysare also evaluated based on theircomfort in crowds and calmness under
bright lights 983123
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A turkey seemingly unconcernedabout the dinner menuovershadows a White House guard
35Trivia Turkey
million spectators of the MacyrsquosThanksgiving Day parade in New York City
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Of Batsmen and Bowlers BRIAN MURGATROYD
Once popular in the United States cricket slipped from being amainstream sport after the 19th century Baseball overtook cricketas the countryrsquos summer sport of choice thanks to baseballrsquossimplicity and the fact that America could claim it as its own
But today cricket is regaining a US following There are
currently 49 leagues across the United States with 1100 registeredclubs and around 35000 active participants
Lauderhill Floridarsquos accredited venue for international cricketmatches has hosted four Twenty20 Internationals Twenty20 isa much shorter version of cricket in which the matches last aboutthree hours Cricket supporters see Twenty20 as the best way totake the game to the masses in the US
Darren Beazley the chief executive of the United States of America Cricket Association said ldquoMy goal is to make cricket agame for all Americansrdquo 983123
Leisure
New Zealand and West Indies play a Twenty20 match in Lauderhill Florida
74Trivia Turkey
football games played on Thanksgiving Day by the NFLrsquos Detroit Lions mdash a traditionstarted in 1934
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Nadia Gruny
By the Bay ldquoI come from Trinidad and Tobago
where cricket is part of the culturerdquo28-year-old Nadia Gruny said ldquoI did not
consider playing seriously but enjoyed many casualbackyard and street cricket games with my brothersrdquo
Gruny moved to the United States to study in 2002 Sheeventually started working for IT company Oracle in
Californiarsquos San Francisco Bay Area ldquoI heard theUSA Cricket Association was organizing a first
womenrsquos tournament and friends encouragedme to get involved even though I had never
played hardball cricket just in the streetswith my brothersrdquo
At Oracle she said ldquomy managerrecognized my interest in cricket andencouraged me to start a womenrsquosteam in the Bay Area I have nowbecome involved working with the Bay
Area Womenrsquos Sports Initiative to tryand get the sport taken up in schoolsrdquo
Gruny became the second woman inhistory to score a century in US womenrsquos
cricket in June 2011 She believes the future isbright for the sport in America ndashBM
Cradle of USCollege CricketLEA TERHUNEHaverford College near Philadelphia has one ofthe oldest US college cricket teams It playedthe first US collegiate varsity match in1864 against the University of Pennsylvaniaand has fielded its 11 players ever since
Head coach Kamran Khan who played for theUS national cricket team from 1972 to 1992and was its captain for 10 years said ldquoCrickethas grown so tremendously it is unbelievablerdquoA businessman who gets satisfaction fromworking with young people Khan has coached atHaverford for decades
ldquoWe have more American-born on the team than
overseas players mdash at least 50-50 Some studentscome to Haverford just because they can playcricketrdquo he said
Haverford is the only US varsity-level team Itplays intercollegiate matches against club teamsfrom other colleges The team has toured theUnited Kingdom twice in recent years doingwell against established teams in England andScotland including Oxford and Cambridge
Players put their all into an alumni match atHaverford College
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12Trivia Turkey
hours Americans spend eating and drinkingon Thanksgiving vs 37 hours watching TV
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Nuclear EntrepreneursANDRZEJ ZWANIECKI
Innovators may shape the future of the nuclear energy industryTwo US startups mdash Transatomic Power Inc and TerraPower
LLC mdash are pursuing new types of reactors which if successful will make nuclear power more competitive and safer
The nuclear industry is ripe for innovation according toexperts because itrsquos based on half-century-old technology Newpower plants are prohibitively expensive and the nuclear wasteissue still waits for a comprehensive solution The industryrsquosresurgence expected just a few years ago has never happenedLow natural gas prices have made gas-fired power plants moreeconomically viable than nuclear ones and as a result mostUS utility companies that had considered building new plantsput plans on ice In addition the 2011 disaster at the Fukushimanuclear plant in Japan shook proponents of nuclear energy anddampened interest in it in several countries
Greenhorns and Veterans
A new generation of US nuclear engineers believes innovationis what the industry needs They ldquohave enthusiasm and arenot afraid to try new thingsrdquo said Benoit Forget a professor ofnuclear science and engineering at the Massachusetts Institute ofTechnology (MIT)
The first to try their hands at developing new nuclear
technologies were Leslie Dewan and Mark Massie who as doctoralcandidates in the Nuclear Science and Engineering Department ofMIT proposed a waste-annihilating molten salt reactor (WAMSR)in 2012 In that reactor molten salt (mixed with fuel) serves as
a coolant instead of the usual water Dewan and Massie startedTransatomic Power Inc based in Boston to develop such a reactor
Silicon Valley bets on another concept mdash a traveling wavereactor (TWR) mdash in hopes that more appealing nuclear power
will help slow global warming A group of industry veterans andnuclear experts launched TerraPower LLC based in Bellevue Washington to develop TWR which produces its own fuel withinits core
New-generation nuclear reactors promise to make nuclearpower generation safer more efficient and less expensive andaddress the issue of radioactive waste its byproduct now stored atnuclear plant locations (See p 10)
Forget of MIT has no doubt the nuclear startups facechallenges financial regulatory and logistical Afterexperimentation and simulation TerraPower and Transatomicneed to build working prototypes design commercial plants andget all necessary licenses an arduous and expensive process
With backing from Microsoft chairman Bill Gates inventor
Nathan Myhrvold and Silicon Valley venture capital fundsTerraPower has a solid financial foundation It works with morethan 100 partners primarily national labs universities andpotential suppliers
Transatomic started with $1 million in seed money fromfamilies friends and local entrepreneurs according to its chiefexecutive Russ Wilcox ldquoItrsquos hard to imagine any other country where you could start a nuclear company through privateinitiativerdquo he said
Wilcox is optimistic that the company will convince privateinvestors and the US government to support Transatomicrsquosconcept He believes his company can construct the WAMSR forone-third of what it costs to build a nuclear plant today ldquoWe can
completely change the industryrdquo he saidThe technical problem the two upstarts hope to solve is a lack
of materials that can withstand extreme conditions of the reactorcore for decades But complying with regulations is a greater
Science
By 2035 nuclear powergeneration capacity isprojected to increase bymore than 50 percent from
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million turkeys raised in the US each year A quarter wind up on Thanksgiving tables
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983089 In the reactor core983084 fission983084 orsplitting983084 of atoms in fuel rods
produces heat and neutrons983086
983090Control rods limit the number ofneutrons in the core and maintain a
constant supply of electricity983086
983091Water983084 which works as both amoderator and a coolant983084 picks
up the heat generated by the fission983086From a pressurizer983084 where waterpressure is raised983084 water flows to asteam generator983086
983092The steam drives a turbine983084 whichin turn drives a power generator983086
983093A condenser turns steam comingout of the turbine into water983084 which
then is pumped back into the steamgenerator and the reactor core983086
983094 In a secondary system983084 condenserwater that absorbs heat from
steam runs through a cooling tower983086
Pressurizer
Control Rods
S t e a m G
e n e r a t o r
Fuel Rods
R e a c t o r V e s s e l
Turbines
Generator
Condenser
Cooling Tower
Electricity Grid
How a Conventional (Light Water) Reactor Works
73 Trivia Turkey kilogram average weight forThanksgiving turkeys Itrsquos also how muchturkey Americans eat per capita each year
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challenge Wilcox said Forget agreed saying it is particularly so in the US Although the US design certification process is regarded as the ldquogold standardrdquoaround the world for reactor safety when applied to reactors that use existingtechnology the US process doesnrsquot provide for a certification of reactors likeTerraPowerrsquos and Transatomicrsquos
Other countries with ambitious plans for nuclear power may be open tonew ideas Forget said TerraPower is actively seeking partners to help build aprototype Company executives have visited China France India Japan South
Korea and RussiaForget said a build date mostly depends on another country agreeing to locatea commerical plant on its soil
Forget and other experts believe that nuclear power has a future as naturalgas prices are projected by the US Energy Information Agency to more thandouble by 2040
Without nuclear expansion world energy prices will rise and global warming will get worse warned Faith Birol chief economist at the International Energy Agency
ldquoIn the longer term nuclear is part of the answerrdquo Forget said noting thathesitation in the US and part of Europe may be temporary and that othercountries continue to expand their nuclear power industries 983123
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facilities worldwide
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Nuclear InnovationFor fuel TerraPower depends on depleteduranium from the existing uranium-oreenrichment process Transatomic relieson radioactive waste removed fromconventional reactors These ventures arepromising because they hellip
ɟ Reduce radioactive waste and the need
for waste storage
ɟ Capture more energy from uranium orethan a conventional reactor can
ɟ Operate at atmospheric pressure thatcauses less mechanical stress simplifyingdesigns and improving safety
ɟ Allow for high-temperature operationimproving the efficiency of electricityconversion
900Trivia Turkey
kilograms is the record weight for a pumpkinMost grown for pies weigh 2ndash5 kilograms
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From Trash to Gold
983141983139983151983155983139983154983137983152983155 983156983141983154983154983137983139983161983139983148983141983159983144983151 Dan Blake co-founded the company with
Craig Martineau and Brandon SargentBlake did a lot of research on his own
dumpster diving blending differentcombinations of wasted food and testingresults Still he doesnrsquot miss EcoScrapsrsquoearly days when he collected food scrapsfrom the dumpsters
ldquoI ruined most of myclothes I think my shoesended up compostingthemselves and my carstill stinksrdquo
In 2001 20-year-old Princeton Universityfreshman Tom Szaky started marketingworm poop as fertilizer in recycled plastic
bottles Today his company operates in22 countries where more than 40 millionpeople including students collect trash forpoints which can be traded for merchandiseor as charitable contributions
ldquoInvolving people in thecollection of trash willeducate them about theeffects that waste has on theenvironmentrdquo Szaky said
983159983144983137983156 Produces organic chemical- and manure-freecompost and potting soil From its inceptionin 2010 EcoScraps reports the company hasrecycled 7 million kilograms of food waste andthus prevented more than 4 million kilogramsof methane mdash a powerful greenhouse gas mdashfrom being released into the atmosphere
In addition to recycling the companyupcycles that is converts non-recyclableor hard-to-recycle waste into newproducts Using less carbon and energyupcycling is friendlier to the environmentand more cost effective than recyclingaccording to the company
983144983151983159 Supermarkets restaurants and farmscollect food waste mostly spoiled fruitsand vegetables The spoiled food isdelivered to a plant where it is groundand mixed with wood shavings After itis oxygenated the mixture is ldquocookedrdquo toproduce compost
Waste divided into 40 categories mdash fromcandy wrappers to plastic bottles to oldshoes to cigarette butts mdash is turned intovaluable materials such as customizedplastic pellets More than 1500 products aremade from these materials through differentmolding techniques
Recovering food scraps and recyclable materials from dumpsters might seem like unsavory business but some new companies are reaping profits by doing just that There is money to be
made from trash that normally isnrsquot recycled Some entrepreneurs started companies thatturn trash into useful products making the environment cleaner and reducing the greenhouseemissions produced by landfills Theyrsquove got plenty of material with which to work In the UnitedStates mdash the largest market in the world mdash trash abounds
Garbage BagsBelow are various items created withrecyclable materials by TerraCycle
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Native American CuisineKOURTNI GONZALEZ
There is a certain amount of nationalism associated withthe traditional food of every culture People overlook the journeytaken by their favorite food before it gets to their tables
Lois Ellen Frank and Walter Whitewater chefs at the Native American catering and food company called Red Mesa Cuisine inSanta Fe New Mexico consider it their mission to educate peopleabout the sometimes surprising origins of ingredients
ldquoFoods have traveled the world and changed all of us and I
think we can celebrate where they came from and share in thecommonality that we all have in our respective ethnicities andplacesrdquo Frank said
Frank of the Kiowa tribe from Anadarko Oklahoma and Whitewater of the Dineacute (Navajo) tribe in Pinon Arizona left their business for 10 days earlier in 2013 to travel to Ukraine The chefsmet with eager audiences to discuss ingredients especially thoseindigenous to America and popular in European cuisine
Only some Italians know that the tomato didnrsquot originate inItaly and only some Irish know the potato was grown in America before being planted in Ireland ldquoA lot of people are surprised about
the [American] origins of some of their most common foodsrdquo saidRichard Hetzler executive chef at Mitsitam Native Foods Cafeacute atthe National Museum of the American Indian in Washington He
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believes that what people eat today around the world would be very differenthad it not been for the Native American contribution of ingredients such ascorn beans squash chili pepper sunflower seeds and tomatoes to menus
Likewise the United States is a country built on diversity and traditional American dishes have been inspired and shaped by contributions fromelsewhere in the world
Sharing Ingredients
Hetzler regrets that Americans have moved further away from the days
of community-based local growing because a disconnect has developed between the food people eat and the place where it was grown Typically USconsumers go to their local supermarket and find even out-of-season producereadily available
Earlier Hetzler said ldquoNative Americans formed a culture around food asliferdquo He wants people around the world to know the origins of their food andrecognize the effect that these foods have had on their cultural identity
The test kitchen and catering business that Whitewater and Frank runin New Mexico offers a ldquoCulture and Cuisinerdquo program in which patronsprepare and share a meal together using traditional Southwest techniquesand ingredients many of which are sourced from local Native American tribalnations Frank gives a background lecture to the group to teach everyoneabout the ingredientsrsquo importance to Native American history and culture
Frank said that when she leads these workshops she tells students thatunderstanding food facilitates understanding who they are
Food is culturally ingrained in everything that a society does she believesIt is the ldquocommon element we all share regardless of language religion raceethnicityrdquo she said but it also is a way in which we can define a unique identity 983123
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Mesa Squash Frywith Sunflower SeedsLOIS ELLEN FRANK
This colorful squash fry issometimes called calabacitas Thereare several different variations butthis one is my favorite
Ingredients
1 green New Mexico or Anaheim chile2 tablespoons sunflower oil2 garlic cloves finely chopped12 teaspoon salt12 teaspoon black pepper4 carrots cut into 2-inch-long julienne4 small zucchini cut into 2-inch-long julienne4 yellow squash cut into 2-inch-long julienne1 red bell pepper diced14 cup shelled sunflower seeds (raw or toasted)
Directions1 Roast the chile on an open flame Then peel seed
and coarsely chop it
2 In a sauteacute pan heat the oil over medium-high heatWhen the oil is hot but not smoking add the garlicchile salt and black pepper Cook 1 to 2 minutesstirring constantly to allow the flavors to blend
3 Add the carrots zucchini squash and red pepperReduce the heat and allow vegetables to simmerabout 10 minutes until they are tender Add thesunflower seeds and simmer another 5 minutesServe hot as a vegetable side dish
These common foods
around the world originatedin the Americas
FoodFlight
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A School Like No OtherMARK TRAINER
In 1988 when Gallaudet Universityrsquos board of trustees announced it hadchosen a hearing person as its seventh president over two deaf finalistsGallaudet students with the support of alumni and staff shut down theuniversity for several days The incident made national headlines
The ldquoDeaf President Nowrdquo protest succeeded and I King Jordan wasnamed Gallaudets eighth mdash and first deaf mdash president In spite of theinternal strife Gallaudet embraces this chapter of its history because itspeaks to a core characteristic of the school The Gallaudet communitytakes pride in its record of advocating aggressively on behalf of deaf people
Gallaudet mdash a federally chartered private nonprofit educationalinstitution in Washington mdash is the only higher-education institution inthe world where all services are specifically designed for deaf studentsIt offers Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science degrees in more than40 majors Gallaudet confers masterrsquos degrees in fields such as publicadministration and international development and doctoral degrees inclinical psychology and linguistics A majority of Gallaudetrsquos graduateprograms are designed to train students in professional services for thedeaf and hard of hearing
Congress authorized permanent federal appropriations for the schoolin 1954 President Ronald Reagan signed the Education of the Deaf Actof 1986 which reaffirmed the US commitment to making educational
The Edward Miner GallaudetResidence has housed all 10 of the
universityrsquos presidents
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LoweringBarriers by LawWhen Frank Harkin was a boy he was told hisdeafness would limit his career Instead he foundthat his disability made him a more productiveemployee than hearing workers at an aircraftmanufacturing plant He could do delicate workwithout being distracted by the loud noisesaround him His employer was so impressed thathe hired more deaf people
Frankrsquos work was an inspiration for his youngebrother US Senator Tom Harkin of Iowa hisbrotherrsquos successful career in manufacturing ledthe senator to sponsor the 1990 Americans withDisabilities Act (ADA) The act is a civil rightslaw that bars discrimination in hiring peoplewith disabilities and requires employers to makeldquoreasonable accommodationsrsquorsquo to allow a personwith a disability to do a job The law also requireshotels restaurants stores and other public places
to remove architectural barriers that wouldhinder access to people with disabilities
Frank Harkin who died in 2000 had beenworking as a baker mdash one of just three jobs hehad been told he could do as a deaf person mdashwhen the owner of Delavan Corporation took aliking to him and offered him a job Before thenldquohis whole life was limited mdash or he was told itwas limited mdash because he couldnrsquot hearrsquorsquo SenatorHarkin said explaining why he made disabilityrights his calling ldquoWhat the ADA has done forall people with disabilities is open the worldfor travel for accommodations for work and
for education by breaking down both physicalbarriers and attitudinal barriersrsquorsquo
Some 50 million Americans have a disabilitythe Centers for Disease Control reports andmost Americans will experience disability at somepoint in their lives
Senator Harkin said he recently benefitedfrom the lawrsquos policies himself At the movieshe was handed a special pair of glasses thatdisplayed the dialogue in closed captions so hecould read as well as hear the voices of the actorsldquoItrsquos amazingrsquorsquo he said ldquoAnd itrsquos all because of theADArdquo ndashSM
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opportunities available to deaf people and renaming Gallaudet College asGallaudet University
In 2014 the school will celebrate the 150th anniversary of the law signed byPresident Lincoln authorizing it to confer degrees upon deaf students Along with all the reasons any college graduate has to brag Gallaudet grads canshow off diplomas signed by the sitting president of the United States
In 2012 10 percent of Gallaudet students came from outside the UnitedStates Krishneer Sen came from Suva Fiji to work toward a degree ininformation technology ldquoAll of the instructors here use sign language and
we have direct access and direct communication so thatrsquos one very veryimportant aspectrdquo Sen said ldquoOne of my teachers is the first deaf woman toget her PhD in computer sciencerdquo
In addition to the learning environment Sen appreciates getting to knowhis peers ldquoWe have such a diverse population here and I wasnrsquot used to that We have a gay and lesbian community which is very strong black Latino mdashall of these diverse groups I like thatrdquo 983123
From top Gallaudetrsquos Bison football team gets psyched before a gameGallaudetrsquos newest residence hall uses the design concept known as DeafSpaceto maximize deaf peoplersquos visual access
Senator Tom Harkin
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The journey to a US degree is filled
with choices Make smart ones
An Insiderrsquos Guideto Higher Ed
R E Q U I R E D R E A D I N G
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As a Northeastern University undergraduate Abhi Nangia learned marketing by help-ing women in Nicaragua sell jewelry made from recycled trash He studied finance by advising a tiny catering company in South Africa and leadership by organizingstruggling artists in Indonesia
Upon graduation from the Boston university in May Nangia took the skills he learned at itsSocial Enterprise Institute to launch Reweave a network that ldquocreates market access for peoplemaking beautiful thingsrdquo
This may not sound like the traditional undergraduate business-school experience but itrsquostypical of the innovative ways business students are educated in the United States today It com- bines features that a growing number of programs offer Instruction and learning are hands-onentrepreneurial and global
ldquoThe Social Enterprise Institute is probably the coolest thing everrdquo said Nangia whoseparents are from New Delhi but who grew up in Buffalo New York Northeastern is a leaderamong US universities in alternating classroomstudies with internships and real jobs The ex-perience convinced Nangia that international business is about a lot more than making mon-ey it can actually improve peoplersquos lives in othercountries Undergraduate business students whohistorically concentrated in accounting financeor marketing today can acquire knowledge and
skills as well about such fields as health care andsustainable development
For students looking to work for cutting-edgecompanies such as tech giant Google Inc or on-line retailer Amazoncom Inc some US busi-ness schools offer technology-focused degreesStudents at Carnegie Mellon Universityrsquos Tepper School of Business can study topics like bigdata mdash data sets so complex that theyrsquore hard to manage with traditional software
Ronny Ho a 21-year-old Chinese American who grew up in New York and whose parentsare from Shanghai and Taiwan is a senior at the Pittsburgh university She recently internedat the financial company Citigroup Inc in New York She felt she brought more to the job than just an ability to crunch numbers because of all the time she spent at Carnegie Mellon workingon team projects with scientists and engineers The collaborative projects included making
futuristic videos at the universityrsquos Human-Computer Interaction Institute where studentscreate make-believe worlds and games to better understand how computers can help peoplego about their daily livesldquoItrsquos such a new fieldrdquo she said ldquoItrsquos fun to take it and run with it andsee what you can dordquo
The recent global recession gave business schools more reasons to expand internships andcourses that give students hands-on experience like Ho and Nangia are getting said John JFernandes president of AACSB International (Association to Advance Collegiate Schools ofBusiness) With fewer workers companies are looking to interns to do more ldquoBusinesses expectstudents to hit the ground runningrdquo Fernandes said 983123
Business SchoolsBridge Classroomsand Real-Life WorkKATHERINE MANGAN
Express Laneto an MBA
At the Bainbridge GraduateInstitute nature lovers can pursuemasterrsquos degrees in businessadministration on an island campusoff the coast of Seattle In classroomsnestled amid 250 acres of forestthey learn how to make money inenvironmentally sustainable ways
If studying in one of the worldrsquosmost exciting business centers is more
your style New York Universityrsquos SternSchool of Business is blocks fromWall Street As members of the SternConsulting Corps students tackle realbusiness challenges by advising shopowners in a low-income neighborhoodor by creating business plans forupstart fashion designers
Most full-time MBA programsin the United States take two yearsto complete but several now offerintensified one-year options While topMBA programs usually require several
years of work experience someonefresh out of college or with just a few
years on the job might want to look intoa one-year specialized masterrsquos degree
At Thunderbird School of GlobalManagement a private school based inGlendale Arizona finishing in one yearshaves $20000 off the price (Tuitionruns $90000 for two years and$70000 for one)
ldquoFor students looking to improvetheir English studying in the US gives
you a true immersion in the languagethat will force you to become fluentby the time you leaverdquo said RebeccaHenriksen vice president of enrollmentand student services ldquoBut itrsquos still a trulyglobal experience We have studentsfrom close to 70 countries so itrsquos almoslike a minindashUnited Nations hererdquo
Cornell Universityrsquos JohnsonGraduate School of Management alsooffers a one-year MBA popular withstudents who want to double up andearn a professional degree in medicineengineering or law as well Dual degreesare increasingly popular in the US
because they give graduates an edge ina tough job marketIn recent years enrollments in
traditional two-year MBA programsinched up 1 percent in North Americawhile specialized masters enrollmentsshot up 30 percent according to theAACSB Popular specialties includefinance accounting marketing andnewer fields such as data analytics andinformation-technology management
Abhi Nangia shoots a video to help a groupof women in Nicaragua sell jewelry madefrom recycled trash
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TomorrowrsquosArtists TodayKAREN CALABRIA
Itrsquos no surprise that artists worldwide look to address mod-ern challenges and adopt the newest technology Art and theavant-garde have always gone hand in hand Here are shiningexamples of successful US programs for students of digital
arts conservation and arts and crafts
Digital Arts
When it comes to new technology art departments are earlyadopters Digital arts mdash such as animation video game develop-ment graphic design and visual effects mdash are attracting more stu-
dents each year many of them internationalThe School of Visual Arts in New York which admits students based on their portfolios as well as grades and test scores has madea name for itself as a premier digital arts program
John McIntosh chair of the Computer Art Computer Animationand Visual Effects Department said ldquoWe offer a program that onlyhires working professionals as faculty that has the highest academicrigor and that allows students to excel by concentrating on the prac-tice of being an artist for each of their four yearsrdquo
Anne Yang an animation student said she has gained practicalhands-on experience She and five classmates collaborated on mak-ing a film at the end of their junior year ldquoStudents donrsquot typically getthat experiencerdquo Yang said Their two-minute animated short Fright
Shift about a ghost hunter afraid of ghosts was a hit with audiences
Art Conservation
Most conservation programs in the US have catered to ad- vanced-degree students but a growing number now reach out to un-dergraduates as well New Mexico State University in Albuquerque began offering a bachelorrsquos degree in museum conservation in 2005Director Silvia Marinas-Feliner said interest in art conservation mayhave something to do with the popularity of forensic science on suchtelevision shows as CSI Crime Scene Investigation Museum conser- vationists are investigators too said Marinas-Feliner only insteadof autopsying bodies they try to uncover the history of the object
ldquoThings deteriorate and need to be preserved especially withnatural disastersrdquo she said
One of her former students Lyndy Bush works at the Smithson-ian Institutionrsquos National Museum of Natural History in Washing-ton ldquoIrsquom conserving botanical specimens that were damaged [byHurricane Sandy] while they were out on loanrdquo Bush said ldquoThe ideaof a career in art that incorporates science and skill was what mademe fall in love with the fieldrdquo
Students learn conservation techniques in small classes (nomore than 12 students) The cross-disciplinary curriculum requiresstudy in art history fine arts archaeology and hard science Theprogram even encourages students to study entomology so they become familiar with the bugs they might find in an artifact thatneeds restoring
Arts and Crafts
American arts and craf ts schools offer tradit ional disciplinessuch as glassblowing metalworking ceramics and woodworkingCurricula can reflect local art traditions according to ChristineHavice director of the School of Art at Kent State University pointing to basketweaving and rug-making in the Southwest and industrialized arts at her own school in Ohio
Some schools may shy away from adapting technology in deference to ldquothe old waysrdquo of preserving the past but that is not thecase at the Appalachian Center for Craft a satellite campus of Ten
nessee Tech University in Cookeville Tennessee Jeff Adams thecenterrsquos director said his students employ Computer-Aided Design3-D printers and computerized looms to preserve and advance thetreasures of that mountain region
The center teaches new ways to apply skills Engineering and ceramics students work hand in hand on one project in sub-Saharan Africa w ith the engineers designing water-filtration systems andthe ceramics students making clay water-filtration devices
ldquoItrsquos about what they want to do with the skills theyrsquore learninghere not just about how to produce things for salerdquo Adams said 983123
Museum conservation students at New Mexico State University puttheir restoration skills to the test
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Huge Geek MomentThe Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) trade show is the World Cup Olympics and Super Bowl
rolled into one for the 50000 video gamers designers programmers and marketers from 120countries who throng to Los Angeles each year But the excitement isnrsquot confined to the conventionhall Global gamers tune in breathlessly online to await word of the newest gaming advances
Eight students at Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) were no exception this June but they hada special reason for excitement A video game they developed not only was exhibited at the trade show butalso shared top honors at E3rsquos inaugural College Game Competition ldquoIt was a huge geek moment and anamazing opportunity for themrdquo said Tina OrsquoHailey dean of SCADrsquos School of Digital Media
Most game designers can expect to go their whole career without having the opportunity toshowcase a game of their own at E3 said Luis Cataldi head of SCADrsquos game development program
The studentsrsquo visually stunning side-scrolling PC game Lost in Thought follows a therapist as hetravels through his patientsrsquo minds to heal them
More than 380 US schools offer coursework in computer and video game design In 2013 SCADrsquosprogram was ranked by The Princeton Review as one of the nationrsquos top programs The college granted85 degrees in interactive design and game development in 2012
Band Camp RevisitedSome Columbia College Chicago students refer to it as ldquoBand Camprdquo Like Nashville Tennessee
New Orleans and Austin Texas the Windy City of Chicago is known for its vibrant music scene Thecity is a playground for the nearly 11000 students at Columbia College Chicago the countryrsquos largest
arts and media collegeCome summertime some Columbia musicians and aspiring record producers get to attend what
they fondly call ldquoBand Camprdquo Others know it as the schoolrsquos selective Summer Music ImmersionProgram Students from three Columbia departments mdash music arts management and acousticsmdash join forces for an intensive week of beats bass and branding The result a professional-qualityextended play (EP) record and a one-night-only showcase at a popular live music venue
Nate Green a recent graduate was a repeat camper ldquoItrsquos a lot of fun but extremely hard It rsquos themost real-world experience in my field one can get while still being at schoolrdquo he said
A local music-industry veteran helps the students compose songs mix them and market theresulting album
Although music-technology programs have cropped up at colleges around the country Columbiasets itself apart as the only undergraduate program to offer a bachelor of science degree in acoustics
Department chairman Pantelis Vassilakis said ldquoWersquore at the intersection of sound as music soundas business sound as physics and sound as perceptionrdquo 983123
A panel from Lost in Thought a game developed by SCAD students that shared top honorsat 2013rsquos E3 trade show
Your 5 Stepsto US Study
983089Research983086 Eighteen months before
your projected enrollment983084 begin your
research983086 Why do you want to study in
the U983086S983086 Where will you fit in Will you
need financial assistance What are the
application deadlines Identify sources offinancial aid and prepare for standardized
tests such as the Scholastic Aptitude Test
You might be asked to take an English
language proficiency test To begin go
to your nearest EducationUSA Center
( wwwEducationUSAstategov )
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or certified copy of your academic
records sent by your secondary
school983084 as well as your standardized
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letters from people who know you
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recommenders must assess your
potential to do well in college983086 Include a
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important parts of your application983086
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varies983084 studying in the U983086S983086 can be
affordable and yield high returns on
your investment983086 Start your financial
planning early983086 If you have good grades983084
think about applying for an international
student scholarship983086 Applications for
financial aid go together with applications
for admission983086
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with the student visa requirements in
your country and allow time to prepare
your application983086 You need an admission
letter and a certificate of eligibility for
nonimmigrant student status from a U983086S983086
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in U983086S983086 embassies and consulates983086 Visit
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about visas for non983085U983086S983086 citizens who
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Shu Zhu came to the United States from Qingdao China six years ago as many international students do planning toprepare for a career in business But at North Carolina StateUniversity she discovered one of the glories of the US sys-
tem of higher education the ability undergraduates have to exploreoptions and change majors
She got an early opportunity to work in a research laboratoryunder the tutelage of an engineering professor alongside graduatestudents and postdoctoral fellows all searching for breakthroughsin chemical and biomedical engineering
Zhu soon switched majors to chemical engineering and nowis pursuing a doctorate at the University of Pennsylvania an IvyLeague school in Philadelphia She said the beauty of her educa-tional path was that she could change her mind
She credits the engineering professor Michael Dickey with en-couraging her to excel Even when she had ldquosome crazy ideardquo shesaid ldquohe would never say lsquoYou cannot do thisrsquo He would alwayssay lsquoYou should tryrsquordquo
Dickey an associate professor in the Department of Chemi-cal and Biomolecular Engineering was honored in 2012 as one ofNorth Carolina Statersquos outstanding teachers He regularly putsundergraduates to work on lab projects which include developingnovel nanofabrication techniques and stretching liquid metals intoforms that can hold their shape at room temperatures
He also has a gift for explaining things Discussing why alumi-
num and copper make such good electrical conductors he said itrsquos because of their ldquogood thermal properties mdash when you sit on metal bleachers it feels really cold because they are removing heat from your body really fastrdquo
One of his favorite metals is gallium a liquid metal with athick paint-like consistency Dickey has found that by mixinggallium with indium the resulting alloy can be stretched intoelectrical wires His team has put gallium through myriad testsprinting it in 3-D fashion encasing it in rubbery materials twist-ing it into different configurations and stretching it
The team made ear phones that extend 10 times their originallength ldquoThe sound quality doesnrsquot change at allrdquo Dickey saidldquobecause itrsquos such a good conductor of electricit yrdquo
Dickey focuses on new materials Nylon was once a major breakthrough in material science as was silicon Dickey rsquos galli-um-based alloy could prove to be the next Potential applicationsinclude antennas clothing wallpaper even newspapers
Dickeyrsquos lab which has captured the attention of privateindustry is typical of American higher-education programs inscience technology engineering and math or STEM
In addition to new materials popular STEM fields for studentsinclude computer science environmental conservation and 3-Dprinting as well as fields related to providing the planet with foodand energy
International Attraction
The US is the Number 1 destination for foreign students inter-ested in studying science and engineering at the postsecondarylevel according to the National Science Board
At the undergraduate level 32 percent of international studentsare enrolled in a STEM-related field At the graduate level roughly60 percent of international students are pursuing STEM degreesTwo-thirds of them come from India and China Foreign studentseek out US programs educators say for the high-quality educa-tion and meaningful research in state-of-the-art labs
US college life affords students opportunities to branch out
and take courses in political science entrepreneurship and thehumanities ldquoItrsquos both the technical depth of what we do in theSTEM fieldsrdquo said Charles Thorpe provost at Clarkson Universityin New York and ldquoembedding that in a liberal ar ts educationrdquo Living in dorms leading student organizations and attending sportingevents he said are important parts of a US education
In secondary school Zhu 22 learned lots of physics and mathldquobut wasnrsquot really enjoying itrdquo Students spent long hours solvingproblems and other exercises in preparation for Chinarsquos tough college entrance exam ldquoIt wasnrsquot interesting scientific knowledgerdquoshe said Her attitude changed in Michael Dickeyrsquos lab and so didher life trajectory 983123
Branching OutThrough STEMLUCY HOOD
International Students in STEM fields
983094983088graduate
983091983090undergraduate
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STEM StandoutsThe US offers rich opportunities to study science technologyengineering and math These schools are the tip of the iceberg
St Olaf CollegeLocated in Northfield Minnesota St Olaf College has a renowned choir but
is also a prodigious incubator of engineers and scientists It ranks in the top 10
among four-year colleges in producing future PhDs Forty percent of its 3000students major in math chemistry biology computer science or psychology
In tandem with its STEM programs St Olaf emphasizes environmentalconservation Everything from the food students eat to the construction ofbuildings to the curriculum itself is guided by an appreciation for science and aneffort to reduce manrsquos footprint on the planet Scientists there work to reducetoxic waste associated with lab work
The crown jewel of the environmental efforts is Regents Hall a state-of-the-art science building that meets the strictest criteria established by the US GreenBuilding Council
The college requires all students to take at least two science classes A newlydeveloped course promises nonscience majors an understanding of the sciencebehind issues at the forefront of public debate today
ldquoWe have the best of both worldsrdquo said Matthew Richey associate dean fornatural sciences and mathematics with an elite program that prepares thosefuture PhDs but also provides other students a deeper understanding of mathand science than the typical liberal-arts student gets in college
University of California San Diego In Professor Darren Lipomirsquos nanoengineering lab at the University of
California San Diego students from Belarus Thailand and Mexico are part of theresearch team working on solar energy mdash specifically the pursuit of less expensiveand less brittle solar panels
That diversity is the norm in cutting-edge research settings said the youngchemical engineer ldquoPeople from different cultures have different approaches tosimilar problems and if yoursquore in the room together somebody will come up with asolutionrdquo he said
A normal solar cell is made of silicon which is easily damaged in inclementweather Lipomi is taking the silicon out and replacing it with a plastic material
thatrsquos not only more robust but more economical
Clarkson UniversityLocated near the Canadian border in Potsdam New York Clarkson
University is known for its engineering programs and for graduatingstudents who make higher starting salaries than their counterparts fromHarvard University
Last year 10 percent of the schoolrsquos 3 604 students were foreignnationals many enrolled in STEM programs and learning entrepreneurshipalong with scientific research
ldquoOur model is taking the innovator by the hand through thecommercialization processrdquo said Matthew Draper deputy director of theShipley Center for Innovation The center helps students with intellectualproperty rights marketing research branding beta testing fundraising andrevenue generation These are daunting steps that scientists find difficult tomaneuver Draper said
Since 2010 the center has helped 57 startups with 158 more in thepipeline It helped Dami Adepoju a recent Clarkson graduate from AbujaNigeria break into the shoe business Adepoju designed a four-way zipperthat transforms one shoe into three giving people with limited resourcesdiverse styles
Experts at the Shipley Center helped Adepoju come up with a 3-D modelfor his invention and build a market They connected him with cobblersbuilt the zipper to his specifications and helped with pre-incorporation andpartnership agreements From Nigeria Adepoju now runs Fini Shoes andplans to sell worldwide 983123
Above Shu Zhu in alab at the University of
Pennsylvania found thather educational plans tookan unexpected turn leftMichael Dickey displaysan antenna made from a
gallium-based alloy
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E ven as a child in Zimbabwe GamuchiraiClinton Tavaziva wanted to be a doc-tor ldquoGamurdquo played with living thingspretending birds were patients and ex-
amined the skeletons of dead lizards outside hishome in Harare the countryrsquos largest city
But after secondary school his goal of gettinga medical education in the United States and re-turning to Zimbabwe with that expertise lookedout of reach The price tag was too high for hisfamily even with financial aid
Those who had known Tavaziva now 20 asa teen had always admired the shy science whiz with a passion for helping others His grades andleadership skills earned him the title of ldquohead boyrdquo or student president
An adv iser from the US Achievers Programmdash part of a US Department of State EducationUSA initiative in Zimbabwe mdash urged Tavaziva toapply for a new $500 million MasterCard Foun-dation Scholars Program The program planned
to educate 15000 talented young people in 10 years It would help those with financialhardship and a ldquogive backrdquo ethos and prepare them to be leaders
The programrsquos focus is Africa which is growing economically and politically but hasthe worldrsquos lowest education enrollment rates and a young population (Sixty percentof Africans are under age 25)
Tavaziva didnrsquot need to be told twice He filled out an application at the US Embassyand weeks later got an email notifying him hersquod been selected as a MasterCard Founda-tion scholar at Arizona State University (ASU) ldquoI didnrsquot know whether to cry or jumpIt was 11 pm and I woke everyone up We all celebratedrdquo he said
Arriving in Arizona later that year Tavaziva saw more than 60000 students movingabout the Tempe campus of the nationrsquos largest public university and found it ldquokindof scary but at the same time exciting I told myself Irsquod meet so many people make somany connectionsrdquo
He adjusted to dormitory life challenging courses his first ldquoCrdquo grade worries aboutspeaking English with an accent and new foods mdash Mexican was a hit but not hamburg-ers A biochemistry major Tavaziva jumped at the chance to do research in order tomimic the process of a spiderrsquos production of silk
He found college football equally exciting ldquoIrsquod always been an admirer of American
footballrdquo he said ldquoIrsquod watched a lot back home but seeing it in person was one of the best experiences of my liferdquo
Jenny Brian who taught Tavaziva in a freshman seminar said he is ldquosmart funnypolite and dedicatedrdquo
ldquoGamu thinks deeply about topics and has a strong sense of social justice and equityrdquosaid Meggan Madden director of the MasterCard program at ASU She said Tavaziva was chosen not only for his academic skills but because he ldquodreams bigrdquo and is moti- vated to make his dreams a reality
Tavaziva plans to return to Zimbabwe with his degree ldquoI just love my country somuchrdquo he said ldquoand Irsquom obliged to help in rebuilding it againrdquo 983123
From Africa to ArizonaGRETCHEN KELL
Attention ClassLAUREN MONSEN
One hundred students from acrossEgypt Tunisia Algeria Afghanistan andPakistan spent four weeks recently atIndiana Universityrsquos Kelley School ofBusiness where they developed businessplans and marketing strategies
For some US teaching methods mdashdesigned to encourage critical thinkingthrough lively classroom discussions mdashcame as a revelation
It was ldquonot considered disrespectful toask questions of your professorsrdquo said anamazed Sara Bisharat of Jordan
ldquoThe [Indiana] professors grab yourattentionrdquo said Haseeb Rahman ofAfghanistan ldquoYou feel like yoursquore engagedand involvedrdquo
Sara Jamil of Pakistan found peerdiscussion helpful ldquoI got an opportunityto listen to the perspectives of people ofvaried nationalities on one topicrdquo she saidldquoIt was a wonderful learning experiencerdquo
During the program sponsored bythe Coca-Cola Company and the USDepartment of State Professor Chris Cook
pointed out problems with some of thebusiness plans ldquoI usually asked studentsto provide more hard data and challengedall their assumptionsrdquo he said ldquoIrsquod sendthem to the CIA [World Factbook ] websitebecause it has phenomenal data and to theWorld Bank [data] website among othersources Indiana University library data wasalso availablerdquo
By the end Cook said ldquothey were allleaps and bounds ahead of where they werewhen they first walked in the doorrdquo
Still ldquoI learned as much as they didrdquo hesaid 983123
Gamu Tavaziva saw the failure ofhospitals in Zimbabwe as ldquoa call forme to pursue medicinerdquo
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4 MythsOnly prestigiousuniversities offer aquality education
There are 4495 degree-grantinginstitutions in the US according to theNational Center for Education Statistics
yet the eyes of overseas students are often
fixed on the Ivy League schools But eliteschools set the entrance bar skyhigh andreject most applicants while qualityeducation is available at many moreschools according to Stefano Papaleodirector of admissions at Lynn Universityin Florida
Only rich parents cansend children to the US
Public universities charge less tuitionthan most private schools Graduatestudents often qualify for discounts asteaching assistants More than 500 US
scholarships and grants are available to helpinternational students defray costs (Learnmore about them on the Funding for USStudy website) Financial support also maybe available in studentsrsquo home countries
Studying in the USis similar to attendingcollege back home
Students are surprised by differencesbetween classrooms in the United Statesand in their own home countries accordingto Jessica Young who advises internationalstudents at the University of Illinois It rsquos not
just sitting and listening to professors shesaid Asking and answering questions orgiving oral presentations affect final gradesso ldquohone your communication skills andbe prepared for a change in the way youstudyrdquo
US campuses are unsafeMovies and television depict the United
States as plagued by violence but the realityis that crime rates have fallen for yearsMost campuses have precautions in placemdash emergency call boxes alert systems towarn students of any imminent threat andshuttle buses or services to escort studentsat night In a 2012 poll by i-Graduate 82percent of international students said theyfelt ldquosafe and securerdquo in the US
Schools with the Largest Shares of International Students
Schools with the Largest Number of International Students
983090983095New School
New York
983090983094Florida Instituteof Technology
Florida
983090983089Illinois Instituteof Technology
Illinois
983089983096Lynn University
Florida
9269University of Southern California
Los Angeles
8997 University of IllinoisUrbana-Champaign
8660New York University
New York
8563 Purdue University
West Lafayette Indiana
Why These Schools
ReputationMatt VanderZalm spokesman at the University of Illinois said prestige and low cost of living matter
A reputation ldquoas one of the top destinations for international students perpetuates itselfrdquo he saidStudents who hear friends speaking highly of Illinois follow
LocationSchools on both coasts and in the Midwest draw international students because thatrsquos where majorcities are concentrated
ProgramsNearly two-thirds of international students want to study business engineering or science so schoolsthat boast strong programs in those areas are popular Among them the University of Illinois atUrbana-Champaign Carnegie Mellon University Purdue University New York University and theUniversity of California at Los Angeles
Of All International Students at US Colleges the Largest Shares Come from
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The Welcome Mat Is OutUS colleges and universities attract far more students from abroad than any other countryrsquos
higher-education institutions mdash 764000 of the 4 million international students worldwide Their rankshave swelled by nearly a third in the past decade but higher education leaders say they have room forplenty more and they are eager to find them
Many US colleges mdash small and large public and private mdash have stepped up their recruitment ofstudents from abroad according to a survey by higher-education associations More than half comefrom China India and South Korea but students come from a host of other lands as well includingSaudi Arabia Canada Vietnam and Mexico
Still only one in 25 college students in the United States is international compared with one infive in Australia and the United Kingdom President Obama is a strong backer of efforts to attractmore international students and send more American students abroad His ldquo100000 Strong inChinardquo initiative aims to quadruple the number of Americans studying in China while a similar effortis mounted to bring in 100000 students from Latin America while sending an equal number ofAmericans to study there
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Peace amp Security
Ben Rattray dreamed of being the ultimate establishment manan investment banker who would wear a double-breasted suit ashe walked down Wall Street But a series of experiences during
college led Rattray down an entirelydifferent path
Today he helps tens of millions ofpeople around the world take on theestablishment by exercising a basic American tenet petitioning for change
On the website Rattray founded
Changeorg citizens in the UnitedStates and countries like India South Africa and Brazil have fought to giveequal access to girls on sports teams
to battle local corruption and to make one young girl eligible for alung transplant normally reserved for adults The site is a platformthat allows individuals to petition an array of institutions bycollecting the names of supporters online
With the power of signatures Changeorg says it is makinga difference helping people win thousands of victories since thesite launched in 2007 Big institutions be they governments orcorporations can seem too powerful for individuals to take onRattray said and ldquopeople become apathetic if they think theycanrsquot make a difference The power of individuals is to come
together and not work alone You just have everyday people doingextraordinary thingsrdquo
The 25-year-old Rattray who attended Stanford University andthe London School of Economics started rethinking his career
Real ChangeOne Signature
at a Time
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signaturesDown Syndrome student
gets to play sports
94684
signaturesFirefighters granted
government health care
126631
signaturesPhone company helps
domestic violence victims
194825 signaturesEcuador shuts down
ex-gay torture clinics
113759
signaturesAmazon stops selling
whale and dolphin meat
202962
signaturesSupporting South Africanwomenrsquos fight against ldquocorrective raperdquo171789
signaturesPalm oil plantation barred
for burning forests
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path when his brother announced he is gay but also said that hehad been hiding his sexuality out of fear Rattray said he thoughtof people including himself who had stood by and done nothingto fight for justice and equal treatment He went to London reada book a day and thought about the concept of social change Theend result was the birth of Changeorg
The sitersquos popular petitions often gain media coverage Fifteen- year-old Julia Bluhm was distressed at the way photographs ofgirls and women in the popular teen magazine Seventeen were
being airbrushed to make them look thinner and prettier Bluhmdecided to petition the magazine and collected signatures fromas far away as Australia and the Netherlands ldquoWe all know how itcan affect a girlrsquos body image and self-esteemrdquo said Bluhm wholives in Waterville Maine Getting more than 84000 far-flungsignatures ldquokind of opens up the bigger picture and shows how itaffects people all over the worldrdquo
Bluhmrsquos petition led Seventeen to stop altering modelsrsquo shapes with Photoshop and to publish a ldquoBody Peace Treatyrdquo calling ongirls to be confident regardless of their size or shape
Cynthia Butterworth of Rochester New York petitioned tohelp her sister who had been the victim of domestic violence andfound it would cost $500 to close the mobile phone account she
had shared with her abuser The phone company responded toButterworthrsquos petition by agreeing to close the account without afee and to implement a new policy to help other abuse victims ldquoIt was a huge victoryrdquo Butterworth said ldquoIt gives a little person whofeels like she has been treated unfairly a huge voicerdquo
People in more than 190 countries have used the petitionsRattray says
In India he said there has been an explosion of campaignsagainst corruption through his website A man in Hardoiattempting to report alleged corruption to the Regional TransportOffice was asked for a bribe and beaten when he refused mdash anepisode caught on cell phone video A Changeorg petitionstarted by the man and pursued by Indians countrywide led to
prosecutions and a stronger anti-corruption policy Rattray said Changeorg will continue to empower people Asregular people mobilize by petitioning online he said he meetspeople everywhere who have a growing conviction that they reallycan make a difference 983123 ndashSM
The White House has a similar petition page online called We thePeople (httpspetitionswhitehousegov) which allows people tocreate online petitions on matters involving government action Ifa petition attracts 150 signatures in 30 days it will be searchable onthe White House site If it collects 100000 signatures during that
time the petition will be reviewed by the Obama administrationand a response will be posted Topics range from gun violence toimmigration to beer (and yes the White House gave in and revealedthe official White House beer recipe)
We the People
Above Julia Bluhm (center) and other teens at Hearst Corp inNew York where Bluhm delivered a petition asking Seventeen magazine to stop altering photos Below Seventeenrsquos editor-in-chief responded by publishing this letter
$423Trivia Turkey
average amount spent by shoppers over theThanksgiving holiday weekend
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Redefining PortraitureChicago-based artist Lincoln Schatz who regards traditionalportraits as idealized depictions of ldquoa single frozen momentrdquo iscreating portraits by filming subjects
Schatz mounts cameras at varied heights within a small room
to create 360-degree views of his subjects who perform or speakabout their lives while the cameras roll A computer randomly editsresulting footage and displays it on a screen in a loop constantlyrecombining footage such that no two viewings will be the same
Schatz seeks dynamism by generating unpredictablecombinations of camera angles The artistrsquos Cube series (2008) andNetwork series (2012) thus offer shifting perspectives on personality
ldquoI wanted to get beyond the mythology people create forthemselvesrdquo Schatz said ldquoI ask them lsquoIf life is a series of dots ona line how does your story start Whatrsquos the first dot for yoursquordquoBut he doesnrsquot allow his subjectsrsquo answers to define their portraitsinstead working to ldquoget them beyond their self-images or public brands to understand themselves in a new and different wayrdquo
The Cube portraits (commissioned by the Hearst Corporationto celebrate the 75th anniversar y of Esquire magazine) focuson 40 of the 75 most influential people of the 21st century asdetermined by the magazinersquos editors Who made the cut ActorGeorge Clooney basketball star LeBron James Craigslist founderCraig Newmark regenerative-medicine specialist Anthony Atalafashion designer Marc Jacobs foreign-policy expert (and now USambassador to the UN) Samantha Power heart surgeon MehmetOz and architect Santiago Calatrava among others
Portrait subjects entered a transparent 10-foot-by-10-foot cubein which they spent 45 minutes doing anything they chose as longas it reflected their own sense of their personalities The portraits were filmed at Hearst headquarters in New York Esquire editor-in-chief David Granger attended every sitting
One subject created quite a stir Granger said ldquoWe didnrsquotpublicize it but when Clooney came word leaked out throughthe building At first there were a few people mdash mostly women mdashmilling around Pretty soon 300 people had gatheredrdquo
Newmark worked on a laptop computer resolving customer-service issues for Craigslist users James played a basketball-themed video game and became so absorbed that he overstayed histime limit Atala mdash whose work involves growing new human cellstissues and organs mdash treated the cube itself as an organ tr ying tocoax it to life by plastering images of cells all over its walls Jacobs brought his yoga teacher and had a yoga session
Clooney danced with women (he specified that no models oractresses be recruited) twirling in succession Schatzrsquos mother
several Hearst Corporation employees and TV journalist GayleKing He wanted ldquosomething to do hellip instead of just standingaroundrdquo Schatz explained
The resulting portraits are ldquodreamlikerdquo Schatz said in part because they are silent
They are more abstract and painterly than his subsequentNetwork series which includes audio of subjectsrsquo voices In theseSchatz focuses on Americans whom he sees as leaders or innovatorsComprising 89 portraits the series includes former Supreme CourtJustice Sandra Day OrsquoConnor Google Inc vice president (and so-called ldquofather of the Internetrdquo) Vint Cerf public radio journalistCokie Roberts and America Online founder Steve Case They talk
about their childhoods about forces that they believe shaped themThe Cube and Network series were acquired by the Smithsonian
Institutionrsquos National Portrait Gallery But Schatz has created video portraits for private collectors as well The genre requiresartist and subject to ldquolet go and let something happenrdquo he saidand the process is liberating
ldquoWe are all polyfaceted there are multiple ways we can beseen and interpreted At the root of all this is getting people toself-explorerdquo 983123 ndashLM
Arts
When LeBron James arrived for his Cube portrait session ldquohe wasin his early 20s mdash a kid reallyrdquo said David Granger ldquoOf coursekids like to play video gamesrdquo
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4000 +Trivia Turkey
paintings by Norman Rockwell includingFreedom from Want illustrating aThanksgiving dinner
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WatchTo view the video portraitof LeBron James scan theQR code with your phone
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In 2012 members of the US military andforeign service submitted photographs fromtheir duty abroad to a jury of experts Theirsubmissions began a project sponsored bythe US departments of State and Defenseto mark Veterans Day observed each year onthe 11th of November
The jury of photographers curators andprominent Americans including formersecretaries of state Madeleine Albright andColin Powell selected the best entries Artist
Lincoln Schatz then created composite stillimages from the top photos
The images convey ldquothe complex realities ofserving abroadrdquo Schatz said as well as theldquoimmense complexity of hope life hardshipand loss hellip Looking at the world throughtheir eyes we see the photographersrsquo humanexperience and wonder how we wouldnavigate were we thererdquo
Seen here is a composite merging three ofthe photographs
The dominant photo (taken by Manuel JMartinez) depicts an Iraqi father pausingfrom his conversation with US soldiersto share a moment with his daughter athis home in the Jefrmila neighborhood ofGhazaliyah Iraq A background photo (takenby Jeremy Lock) shows US soldiers withno date or place indicated and anotherbackground photo (taken by Alvin WilliamsJr) shows US Marines setting up a bivouacto assist victims of a landslide on the island
of Leyte in the Philippines
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Through Their Eyes
8Trivia Turkey
million 5- and 6- year-olds who might draw aturkey by tracing their fingers on paper andcoloring it in
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Education for AllJUDITH HEUMANN
Judith Heumann is the StateDepartmentrsquos special adviser forinternational disability rightsGrowing up in the New York City borough of BrooklynI wasnrsquot allowed to go to school until fourth gradebecause I used a wheelchair and was unable to walk
But my parents were adamant that I get an educationequal to my brothersrsquo so I could support myself if Inever married (women were not typically breadwinnersback then) They teamed up with other parents toforce some of the local secondary schools to become
accessible to students with disabilities Later I battledsuccessfully to be the first person in a wheelchair toteach in New York and taught there for three years
Education including the higher education describedon pages 14ndash23 is a great equalizer It opens opportunitiesfor girls and boys for disadvantaged people and especiallyfor people like me who have disabilities
Hamza Jaka and Amber Buckley-Shaklee twostudents with disabilities worked as interns at the StateDepartment this year Overall their stories indicatethat inclusive education is moving forward
Both Hamza and Amber have always attendedintegrated schools as required under laws that
didnrsquot exist when I was in school Hamza now anundergraduate student at the University of CaliforniaBerkeley was resented by peers who thought theaccommodations he received (such as having acomputer for spelling tests) were unfair And Ambernow a graduate student at the University of Illinois atUrbana-Champaign had friends at nearby schools who
were told they could come to school but only if theydidnrsquot bring their wheelchairs
Parents and students need to know their rights Inthe US there are Parent Information Centers that help
Also after years of implementation of our laws morestudents with disabilities are graduating from secondaryschool and entering work or higher education
We have come a long way since I had polio in1949 and we have far to go Our laws are not alwaysenforced as they should be As I work for equality andthe advancement of human rights I want to teach thislesson People with disabilities should have the samerights and opportunities as all people Granted these wecan and do improve our communities our country andthe world 983123
Last Word
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Gallaudet University students celebrateduring Homecoming Spirit Week whichculminates in a football game to whichalumni are invited
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FEATURE 16 AN INSIDERrsquoS GUIDE TO HIGHER ED
Business Schools Bridge Classrooms and Real-Life WorkTomorrowrsquos Artists Today Branching Out Through STEMFrom Africa to Arizona
Departments
3 SNAPSHOTS OF AMERICA More than English Female Breadwinners
American Mosaic Higher Education Pays
LEISURE
4 An Interfaith Thanksgiving6 Of Batsmen and Bowlers
8 SCIENCE Nuclear Entrepreneurs
11 MARKETPLACE From Trash to Gold
12 COMMUNITIES Native American Cuisine
EDUCATION14 A School Like No Other Learn American Manual Alphabet ( centerfold )
24 PEACE amp SECURITY Real Change One Signature at a Time
26 ARTS Redefining Portraiture
28 JUDITH HEUMANN LAST WORD Education for All
29 RESOURCES All About English and Connecting the Dots
983154983141983153983157983145983154983141983140 983154983141983137983140983145983150983143an insiderrsquos guide to higher ed
November 2013
Fun Thanksgiving facts throughout the issueServed to you by Trivia Turkey
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School(work)
Irsquove always been interested in the way things look When I was little after my mother hungtowels on a rack or my father set the dinner table I would come along and make things
ldquoperfectrdquo There are places for people like me One I believe is design school
As a student at the Corcoran College of Art and Design in Washington I create a significant
amount of work during any given week pin it onto a wall and prepare for it to become thesubject of a dayrsquos lesson In critiques that can last for hours I have learned to look at mywork though othersrsquo eyes (This is harder than being the one rearranging the forks on thedinner table)
Increasingly I use the discipline of the graphic design program in my approach to daily lifeI am better able to reflect on othersrsquo advice and more often I take it
Because I work for EJ|USA my artistic growth is on overdrive Creating layouts for thismagazine is similar to completing school projects except that I have to work faster The otherdesigners here critique my work and I theirs It is ironic that while I am on break from classesI am designing pages about studying in the USA about students planning a lunar mission andabout a portrait artist using video to explore personality Most recently I worked on pagesabout Thanksgiving a day in November when Americans express gratitude At EJ|USA
I apply my learning to a real publication and for that I am truly grateful
ndash Lauren Russel
The potential of design Early layout phasesof EJ|USA Above is a sketched version of thedesign implemented below
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More than EnglishTwenty-one percent of Americans mdash thatrsquos60 million people mdash speak a language otherthan English at home According to theCensus Bureau the most popular languageis Spanish with 38 million speakers thoughChinese Tagalog Vietnamese FrenchGerman and Korean are each spoken bymore than 1 million people
The standout city for residents speakinga language other than English at home isLaredo Texas where 92 percent of peoplespeak Spanish or some language other thanEnglish at home Since 2000 the numberof people speaking a different language athome has risen steadily yet the percentageof those who also speak English ldquovery wellrdquohas held steady This shows how importantldquolanguages other than English [are] in thenational fabricrdquo of America said the CensusBureaursquos Camille Ryan
American MosaicAmerica continues to become more racially and ethnically diverse Between 2011and 2012 the Asian population grew 30 times faster the Hispanic population 25times faster and the African-American population 15 times faster than the non-Hispanic white group In the past year the percentage of white people in the USpopulation reached an all-time low of 63 percent For the first time more deathsthan births were registered among non-Hispanic whites The trend is projectedto continue In 30 years whites will become a minority in the US according tothe Census Bureau
Higher Education PaysUniversity-educated workers earn 90 percent more than workers who have notfinished secondary school in the United States and the other 33 member countriesof the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and inBrazil Russia China and India according to a recent report on 2011 earnings
The differential grew from a 75 percent spread as recently as 2007 The reportpublished by the OECD says getting a job in the first place is easier for the welleducated too mdash unemployment rates are three times lower for those withbachelorrsquos degrees than for those who didnrsquot finish secondary school
Female BreadwinnersMore and more US families dependon women for a living Four out of 10households include a female who is eitherthe only or the primary earner for the familyaccording to a recent study of census dataAlthough households in which the husbandearns less than the wife account for onlya quarter of two-earner households thenumber has increased nearly 400 percent inthe last 50 years
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Leisure
An Interfaith Thanksgiving SUSAN MILLIGAN
Volunteers place a frozen turkey into a holiday package for the poor
88Trivia Turkey
kmh speeds reached by wild turkeysDomesticated turkeys canrsquot fly
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The first Thanksgiving is notable for its cross-cultural friendship Native Americansshared a harvest feast in Plymouth Massachusetts with the English settlers called PilgrimsSince then the holiday has evolved into a family affair with the focus on traditional foods(turkey and trimmings followed by pumpkin pie) and a day away from work
But in some places the spirit of the original Thanksgiving endures with churchesmosques temples and other religious centers holding interfaith celebrations Some deliverfood to the needy Others such as the Heartsong United Methodist Church and theMemphis Islamic Center in Memphis Tennessee share an annual Thanksgiving meal
ldquoWersquove done a lot of bonding and building of relationshipsrsquorsquo said the Islamic centerrsquos
board member Danish SiddiquiThe Thanksgiving meal has become a citywide symbol of understanding The
relationship between Muslim and Christian communities started in 2009 when theMuslim center purchased 30 acres of land directly across the street from the Methodistchurch At the time the Reverend Steve Stone pastor at Heartsong didnrsquot know anyMuslims save one man he saw at the gym and he was ldquoa little queasyrsquorsquo about havinga Muslim center so close After thought and prayer Stone realized that his role as aclergyman was to counter the anti-Islamic comments being made elsewhere so he put upa sign saying ldquoWelcome to the neighborhood Memphis Islamic Centerrdquo
Siddiqui ldquovery touchedrsquorsquo by the gesture contacted Stone and the two men led theirrespective congregations into what became a close friendship When the Muslims still waiting for construction to be completed on their buildings the following year needed anighttime place to worship during Ramadan Heartsong offered its space
ldquoWe were just speechlessrdquo Siddiqui said The Muslim worshippers began bringing foodto share with the Methodists And when Heartsong offered to host a joint Thanksgivingdinner the congregationrsquos neighbors agreed but on one condition namely ldquothat weprovide the foodrdquo Siddiqui said
The event has been replicated across the country on Thanksgiving Unlike many American holidays Thanksgiving now has no religious underpinnings said Christina Warner of the Shoulder-to-Shoulder Campaign a nonprofit organization dedicated tointerfaith understanding especially of the Muslim community That makes Thanksgivingeasier for people of different faiths to celebrate together
ldquoBreaking bread together is really a fundamental way in which people of differentfaiths get to know each otherrsquorsquo Warner said
In New Brunswick New Jersey Jewish and Muslim students at Rutgers Universityspend the week before Thanksgiving preparing food to deliver to the needy ldquoWe try to
do things that bring people together and wonrsquot cause conflictrdquo said Saira Shakir the20-year-old president of ShalomSalaam an interfaith student organization ldquoServing thehomeless and the hungry is a way to do thatrdquo
In Reston Virginia Cornerstones (formerly Reston Interfaith) has supplied meals tothe hungry at Thanksgiving for 20 years said spokeswoman Abby Kimble And elsewhereacross the country people of different faiths gather for interfaith services or a traditionalmeal (often including a halal turkey to accommodate Muslim dietary rules)
For the Memphis Islamic Center and Heartsong United Methodist Church theThanksgiving celebration grows more popular every year joined by local politicians andpeople from other churches The event now draws nearly 500 people
ldquoIt has become more than just a mealrdquo Stone said It has become a Thanksgivingcommunity People of all faiths celebrate as one 983123
Please Pardon MeRoasting a fat turkey for Thanksgiving
dinner is an American tradition thatextends to the White House wherefarmers have presented live holidayturkeys to presidents since the 19thcentury While most families purchase abird ready to go in the oven White Houseresidents have had one problem oncethey meet the live donated turkey it ishard to eat it for dinner
Thus in 1989 a more moderntradition mdash the White House turkeypardon mdash was born For yearspresidents have held lightheartedceremonies at which a live turkey or twooften wearing security identificationtags around their gnarly necks areformally given presidential ldquopardonsrsquorsquosparing the birds from gracing thedinner table and sending them to a farmfor the rest of their days
There are reports of PresidentsLincoln Kennedy and Nixon sparing
holiday turkeys from slaughter butthe first official pardon came fromPresident George HW Bush whodeclared that the White House turkeyhad been ldquogranted a presidentialpardon as of right nowrsquorsquo
The lucky bird is chosen from anearly field of 15ndash20 fowl said KimmonWilliams a spokeswoman for theNational Turkey Federation whichdonates the animals While appearanceis part of the selection process (fluffed-out feathers are preferred) the turkeysare also evaluated based on theircomfort in crowds and calmness under
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A turkey seemingly unconcernedabout the dinner menuovershadows a White House guard
35Trivia Turkey
million spectators of the MacyrsquosThanksgiving Day parade in New York City
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Of Batsmen and Bowlers BRIAN MURGATROYD
Once popular in the United States cricket slipped from being amainstream sport after the 19th century Baseball overtook cricketas the countryrsquos summer sport of choice thanks to baseballrsquossimplicity and the fact that America could claim it as its own
But today cricket is regaining a US following There are
currently 49 leagues across the United States with 1100 registeredclubs and around 35000 active participants
Lauderhill Floridarsquos accredited venue for international cricketmatches has hosted four Twenty20 Internationals Twenty20 isa much shorter version of cricket in which the matches last aboutthree hours Cricket supporters see Twenty20 as the best way totake the game to the masses in the US
Darren Beazley the chief executive of the United States of America Cricket Association said ldquoMy goal is to make cricket agame for all Americansrdquo 983123
Leisure
New Zealand and West Indies play a Twenty20 match in Lauderhill Florida
74Trivia Turkey
football games played on Thanksgiving Day by the NFLrsquos Detroit Lions mdash a traditionstarted in 1934
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Nadia Gruny
By the Bay ldquoI come from Trinidad and Tobago
where cricket is part of the culturerdquo28-year-old Nadia Gruny said ldquoI did not
consider playing seriously but enjoyed many casualbackyard and street cricket games with my brothersrdquo
Gruny moved to the United States to study in 2002 Sheeventually started working for IT company Oracle in
Californiarsquos San Francisco Bay Area ldquoI heard theUSA Cricket Association was organizing a first
womenrsquos tournament and friends encouragedme to get involved even though I had never
played hardball cricket just in the streetswith my brothersrdquo
At Oracle she said ldquomy managerrecognized my interest in cricket andencouraged me to start a womenrsquosteam in the Bay Area I have nowbecome involved working with the Bay
Area Womenrsquos Sports Initiative to tryand get the sport taken up in schoolsrdquo
Gruny became the second woman inhistory to score a century in US womenrsquos
cricket in June 2011 She believes the future isbright for the sport in America ndashBM
Cradle of USCollege CricketLEA TERHUNEHaverford College near Philadelphia has one ofthe oldest US college cricket teams It playedthe first US collegiate varsity match in1864 against the University of Pennsylvaniaand has fielded its 11 players ever since
Head coach Kamran Khan who played for theUS national cricket team from 1972 to 1992and was its captain for 10 years said ldquoCrickethas grown so tremendously it is unbelievablerdquoA businessman who gets satisfaction fromworking with young people Khan has coached atHaverford for decades
ldquoWe have more American-born on the team than
overseas players mdash at least 50-50 Some studentscome to Haverford just because they can playcricketrdquo he said
Haverford is the only US varsity-level team Itplays intercollegiate matches against club teamsfrom other colleges The team has toured theUnited Kingdom twice in recent years doingwell against established teams in England andScotland including Oxford and Cambridge
Players put their all into an alumni match atHaverford College
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hours Americans spend eating and drinkingon Thanksgiving vs 37 hours watching TV
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Nuclear EntrepreneursANDRZEJ ZWANIECKI
Innovators may shape the future of the nuclear energy industryTwo US startups mdash Transatomic Power Inc and TerraPower
LLC mdash are pursuing new types of reactors which if successful will make nuclear power more competitive and safer
The nuclear industry is ripe for innovation according toexperts because itrsquos based on half-century-old technology Newpower plants are prohibitively expensive and the nuclear wasteissue still waits for a comprehensive solution The industryrsquosresurgence expected just a few years ago has never happenedLow natural gas prices have made gas-fired power plants moreeconomically viable than nuclear ones and as a result mostUS utility companies that had considered building new plantsput plans on ice In addition the 2011 disaster at the Fukushimanuclear plant in Japan shook proponents of nuclear energy anddampened interest in it in several countries
Greenhorns and Veterans
A new generation of US nuclear engineers believes innovationis what the industry needs They ldquohave enthusiasm and arenot afraid to try new thingsrdquo said Benoit Forget a professor ofnuclear science and engineering at the Massachusetts Institute ofTechnology (MIT)
The first to try their hands at developing new nuclear
technologies were Leslie Dewan and Mark Massie who as doctoralcandidates in the Nuclear Science and Engineering Department ofMIT proposed a waste-annihilating molten salt reactor (WAMSR)in 2012 In that reactor molten salt (mixed with fuel) serves as
a coolant instead of the usual water Dewan and Massie startedTransatomic Power Inc based in Boston to develop such a reactor
Silicon Valley bets on another concept mdash a traveling wavereactor (TWR) mdash in hopes that more appealing nuclear power
will help slow global warming A group of industry veterans andnuclear experts launched TerraPower LLC based in Bellevue Washington to develop TWR which produces its own fuel withinits core
New-generation nuclear reactors promise to make nuclearpower generation safer more efficient and less expensive andaddress the issue of radioactive waste its byproduct now stored atnuclear plant locations (See p 10)
Forget of MIT has no doubt the nuclear startups facechallenges financial regulatory and logistical Afterexperimentation and simulation TerraPower and Transatomicneed to build working prototypes design commercial plants andget all necessary licenses an arduous and expensive process
With backing from Microsoft chairman Bill Gates inventor
Nathan Myhrvold and Silicon Valley venture capital fundsTerraPower has a solid financial foundation It works with morethan 100 partners primarily national labs universities andpotential suppliers
Transatomic started with $1 million in seed money fromfamilies friends and local entrepreneurs according to its chiefexecutive Russ Wilcox ldquoItrsquos hard to imagine any other country where you could start a nuclear company through privateinitiativerdquo he said
Wilcox is optimistic that the company will convince privateinvestors and the US government to support Transatomicrsquosconcept He believes his company can construct the WAMSR forone-third of what it costs to build a nuclear plant today ldquoWe can
completely change the industryrdquo he saidThe technical problem the two upstarts hope to solve is a lack
of materials that can withstand extreme conditions of the reactorcore for decades But complying with regulations is a greater
Science
By 2035 nuclear powergeneration capacity isprojected to increase bymore than 50 percent from
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million turkeys raised in the US each year A quarter wind up on Thanksgiving tables
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983089 In the reactor core983084 fission983084 orsplitting983084 of atoms in fuel rods
produces heat and neutrons983086
983090Control rods limit the number ofneutrons in the core and maintain a
constant supply of electricity983086
983091Water983084 which works as both amoderator and a coolant983084 picks
up the heat generated by the fission983086From a pressurizer983084 where waterpressure is raised983084 water flows to asteam generator983086
983092The steam drives a turbine983084 whichin turn drives a power generator983086
983093A condenser turns steam comingout of the turbine into water983084 which
then is pumped back into the steamgenerator and the reactor core983086
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steam runs through a cooling tower983086
Pressurizer
Control Rods
S t e a m G
e n e r a t o r
Fuel Rods
R e a c t o r V e s s e l
Turbines
Generator
Condenser
Cooling Tower
Electricity Grid
How a Conventional (Light Water) Reactor Works
73 Trivia Turkey kilogram average weight forThanksgiving turkeys Itrsquos also how muchturkey Americans eat per capita each year
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challenge Wilcox said Forget agreed saying it is particularly so in the US Although the US design certification process is regarded as the ldquogold standardrdquoaround the world for reactor safety when applied to reactors that use existingtechnology the US process doesnrsquot provide for a certification of reactors likeTerraPowerrsquos and Transatomicrsquos
Other countries with ambitious plans for nuclear power may be open tonew ideas Forget said TerraPower is actively seeking partners to help build aprototype Company executives have visited China France India Japan South
Korea and RussiaForget said a build date mostly depends on another country agreeing to locatea commerical plant on its soil
Forget and other experts believe that nuclear power has a future as naturalgas prices are projected by the US Energy Information Agency to more thandouble by 2040
Without nuclear expansion world energy prices will rise and global warming will get worse warned Faith Birol chief economist at the International Energy Agency
ldquoIn the longer term nuclear is part of the answerrdquo Forget said noting thathesitation in the US and part of Europe may be temporary and that othercountries continue to expand their nuclear power industries 983123
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facilities worldwide
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Nuclear InnovationFor fuel TerraPower depends on depleteduranium from the existing uranium-oreenrichment process Transatomic relieson radioactive waste removed fromconventional reactors These ventures arepromising because they hellip
ɟ Reduce radioactive waste and the need
for waste storage
ɟ Capture more energy from uranium orethan a conventional reactor can
ɟ Operate at atmospheric pressure thatcauses less mechanical stress simplifyingdesigns and improving safety
ɟ Allow for high-temperature operationimproving the efficiency of electricityconversion
900Trivia Turkey
kilograms is the record weight for a pumpkinMost grown for pies weigh 2ndash5 kilograms
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From Trash to Gold
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Craig Martineau and Brandon SargentBlake did a lot of research on his own
dumpster diving blending differentcombinations of wasted food and testingresults Still he doesnrsquot miss EcoScrapsrsquoearly days when he collected food scrapsfrom the dumpsters
ldquoI ruined most of myclothes I think my shoesended up compostingthemselves and my carstill stinksrdquo
In 2001 20-year-old Princeton Universityfreshman Tom Szaky started marketingworm poop as fertilizer in recycled plastic
bottles Today his company operates in22 countries where more than 40 millionpeople including students collect trash forpoints which can be traded for merchandiseor as charitable contributions
ldquoInvolving people in thecollection of trash willeducate them about theeffects that waste has on theenvironmentrdquo Szaky said
983159983144983137983156 Produces organic chemical- and manure-freecompost and potting soil From its inceptionin 2010 EcoScraps reports the company hasrecycled 7 million kilograms of food waste andthus prevented more than 4 million kilogramsof methane mdash a powerful greenhouse gas mdashfrom being released into the atmosphere
In addition to recycling the companyupcycles that is converts non-recyclableor hard-to-recycle waste into newproducts Using less carbon and energyupcycling is friendlier to the environmentand more cost effective than recyclingaccording to the company
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Waste divided into 40 categories mdash fromcandy wrappers to plastic bottles to oldshoes to cigarette butts mdash is turned intovaluable materials such as customizedplastic pellets More than 1500 products aremade from these materials through differentmolding techniques
Recovering food scraps and recyclable materials from dumpsters might seem like unsavory business but some new companies are reaping profits by doing just that There is money to be
made from trash that normally isnrsquot recycled Some entrepreneurs started companies thatturn trash into useful products making the environment cleaner and reducing the greenhouseemissions produced by landfills Theyrsquove got plenty of material with which to work In the UnitedStates mdash the largest market in the world mdash trash abounds
Garbage BagsBelow are various items created withrecyclable materials by TerraCycle
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million Americans who travel 80 km ormore from home over the holiday
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Marketplace
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Communities
Native American CuisineKOURTNI GONZALEZ
There is a certain amount of nationalism associated withthe traditional food of every culture People overlook the journeytaken by their favorite food before it gets to their tables
Lois Ellen Frank and Walter Whitewater chefs at the Native American catering and food company called Red Mesa Cuisine inSanta Fe New Mexico consider it their mission to educate peopleabout the sometimes surprising origins of ingredients
ldquoFoods have traveled the world and changed all of us and I
think we can celebrate where they came from and share in thecommonality that we all have in our respective ethnicities andplacesrdquo Frank said
Frank of the Kiowa tribe from Anadarko Oklahoma and Whitewater of the Dineacute (Navajo) tribe in Pinon Arizona left their business for 10 days earlier in 2013 to travel to Ukraine The chefsmet with eager audiences to discuss ingredients especially thoseindigenous to America and popular in European cuisine
Only some Italians know that the tomato didnrsquot originate inItaly and only some Irish know the potato was grown in America before being planted in Ireland ldquoA lot of people are surprised about
the [American] origins of some of their most common foodsrdquo saidRichard Hetzler executive chef at Mitsitam Native Foods Cafeacute atthe National Museum of the American Indian in Washington He
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million pounds of cranberries producedannually in the US
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believes that what people eat today around the world would be very differenthad it not been for the Native American contribution of ingredients such ascorn beans squash chili pepper sunflower seeds and tomatoes to menus
Likewise the United States is a country built on diversity and traditional American dishes have been inspired and shaped by contributions fromelsewhere in the world
Sharing Ingredients
Hetzler regrets that Americans have moved further away from the days
of community-based local growing because a disconnect has developed between the food people eat and the place where it was grown Typically USconsumers go to their local supermarket and find even out-of-season producereadily available
Earlier Hetzler said ldquoNative Americans formed a culture around food asliferdquo He wants people around the world to know the origins of their food andrecognize the effect that these foods have had on their cultural identity
The test kitchen and catering business that Whitewater and Frank runin New Mexico offers a ldquoCulture and Cuisinerdquo program in which patronsprepare and share a meal together using traditional Southwest techniquesand ingredients many of which are sourced from local Native American tribalnations Frank gives a background lecture to the group to teach everyoneabout the ingredientsrsquo importance to Native American history and culture
Frank said that when she leads these workshops she tells students thatunderstanding food facilitates understanding who they are
Food is culturally ingrained in everything that a society does she believesIt is the ldquocommon element we all share regardless of language religion raceethnicityrdquo she said but it also is a way in which we can define a unique identity 983123
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Mesa Squash Frywith Sunflower SeedsLOIS ELLEN FRANK
This colorful squash fry issometimes called calabacitas Thereare several different variations butthis one is my favorite
Ingredients
1 green New Mexico or Anaheim chile2 tablespoons sunflower oil2 garlic cloves finely chopped12 teaspoon salt12 teaspoon black pepper4 carrots cut into 2-inch-long julienne4 small zucchini cut into 2-inch-long julienne4 yellow squash cut into 2-inch-long julienne1 red bell pepper diced14 cup shelled sunflower seeds (raw or toasted)
Directions1 Roast the chile on an open flame Then peel seed
and coarsely chop it
2 In a sauteacute pan heat the oil over medium-high heatWhen the oil is hot but not smoking add the garlicchile salt and black pepper Cook 1 to 2 minutesstirring constantly to allow the flavors to blend
3 Add the carrots zucchini squash and red pepperReduce the heat and allow vegetables to simmerabout 10 minutes until they are tender Add thesunflower seeds and simmer another 5 minutesServe hot as a vegetable side dish
These common foods
around the world originatedin the Americas
FoodFlight
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Education
A School Like No OtherMARK TRAINER
In 1988 when Gallaudet Universityrsquos board of trustees announced it hadchosen a hearing person as its seventh president over two deaf finalistsGallaudet students with the support of alumni and staff shut down theuniversity for several days The incident made national headlines
The ldquoDeaf President Nowrdquo protest succeeded and I King Jordan wasnamed Gallaudets eighth mdash and first deaf mdash president In spite of theinternal strife Gallaudet embraces this chapter of its history because itspeaks to a core characteristic of the school The Gallaudet communitytakes pride in its record of advocating aggressively on behalf of deaf people
Gallaudet mdash a federally chartered private nonprofit educationalinstitution in Washington mdash is the only higher-education institution inthe world where all services are specifically designed for deaf studentsIt offers Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science degrees in more than40 majors Gallaudet confers masterrsquos degrees in fields such as publicadministration and international development and doctoral degrees inclinical psychology and linguistics A majority of Gallaudetrsquos graduateprograms are designed to train students in professional services for thedeaf and hard of hearing
Congress authorized permanent federal appropriations for the schoolin 1954 President Ronald Reagan signed the Education of the Deaf Actof 1986 which reaffirmed the US commitment to making educational
The Edward Miner GallaudetResidence has housed all 10 of the
universityrsquos presidents
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LoweringBarriers by LawWhen Frank Harkin was a boy he was told hisdeafness would limit his career Instead he foundthat his disability made him a more productiveemployee than hearing workers at an aircraftmanufacturing plant He could do delicate workwithout being distracted by the loud noisesaround him His employer was so impressed thathe hired more deaf people
Frankrsquos work was an inspiration for his youngebrother US Senator Tom Harkin of Iowa hisbrotherrsquos successful career in manufacturing ledthe senator to sponsor the 1990 Americans withDisabilities Act (ADA) The act is a civil rightslaw that bars discrimination in hiring peoplewith disabilities and requires employers to makeldquoreasonable accommodationsrsquorsquo to allow a personwith a disability to do a job The law also requireshotels restaurants stores and other public places
to remove architectural barriers that wouldhinder access to people with disabilities
Frank Harkin who died in 2000 had beenworking as a baker mdash one of just three jobs hehad been told he could do as a deaf person mdashwhen the owner of Delavan Corporation took aliking to him and offered him a job Before thenldquohis whole life was limited mdash or he was told itwas limited mdash because he couldnrsquot hearrsquorsquo SenatorHarkin said explaining why he made disabilityrights his calling ldquoWhat the ADA has done forall people with disabilities is open the worldfor travel for accommodations for work and
for education by breaking down both physicalbarriers and attitudinal barriersrsquorsquo
Some 50 million Americans have a disabilitythe Centers for Disease Control reports andmost Americans will experience disability at somepoint in their lives
Senator Harkin said he recently benefitedfrom the lawrsquos policies himself At the movieshe was handed a special pair of glasses thatdisplayed the dialogue in closed captions so hecould read as well as hear the voices of the actorsldquoItrsquos amazingrsquorsquo he said ldquoAnd itrsquos all because of theADArdquo ndashSM
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opportunities available to deaf people and renaming Gallaudet College asGallaudet University
In 2014 the school will celebrate the 150th anniversary of the law signed byPresident Lincoln authorizing it to confer degrees upon deaf students Along with all the reasons any college graduate has to brag Gallaudet grads canshow off diplomas signed by the sitting president of the United States
In 2012 10 percent of Gallaudet students came from outside the UnitedStates Krishneer Sen came from Suva Fiji to work toward a degree ininformation technology ldquoAll of the instructors here use sign language and
we have direct access and direct communication so thatrsquos one very veryimportant aspectrdquo Sen said ldquoOne of my teachers is the first deaf woman toget her PhD in computer sciencerdquo
In addition to the learning environment Sen appreciates getting to knowhis peers ldquoWe have such a diverse population here and I wasnrsquot used to that We have a gay and lesbian community which is very strong black Latino mdashall of these diverse groups I like thatrdquo 983123
From top Gallaudetrsquos Bison football team gets psyched before a gameGallaudetrsquos newest residence hall uses the design concept known as DeafSpaceto maximize deaf peoplersquos visual access
Senator Tom Harkin
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The journey to a US degree is filled
with choices Make smart ones
An Insiderrsquos Guideto Higher Ed
R E Q U I R E D R E A D I N G
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As a Northeastern University undergraduate Abhi Nangia learned marketing by help-ing women in Nicaragua sell jewelry made from recycled trash He studied finance by advising a tiny catering company in South Africa and leadership by organizingstruggling artists in Indonesia
Upon graduation from the Boston university in May Nangia took the skills he learned at itsSocial Enterprise Institute to launch Reweave a network that ldquocreates market access for peoplemaking beautiful thingsrdquo
This may not sound like the traditional undergraduate business-school experience but itrsquostypical of the innovative ways business students are educated in the United States today It com- bines features that a growing number of programs offer Instruction and learning are hands-onentrepreneurial and global
ldquoThe Social Enterprise Institute is probably the coolest thing everrdquo said Nangia whoseparents are from New Delhi but who grew up in Buffalo New York Northeastern is a leaderamong US universities in alternating classroomstudies with internships and real jobs The ex-perience convinced Nangia that international business is about a lot more than making mon-ey it can actually improve peoplersquos lives in othercountries Undergraduate business students whohistorically concentrated in accounting financeor marketing today can acquire knowledge and
skills as well about such fields as health care andsustainable development
For students looking to work for cutting-edgecompanies such as tech giant Google Inc or on-line retailer Amazoncom Inc some US busi-ness schools offer technology-focused degreesStudents at Carnegie Mellon Universityrsquos Tepper School of Business can study topics like bigdata mdash data sets so complex that theyrsquore hard to manage with traditional software
Ronny Ho a 21-year-old Chinese American who grew up in New York and whose parentsare from Shanghai and Taiwan is a senior at the Pittsburgh university She recently internedat the financial company Citigroup Inc in New York She felt she brought more to the job than just an ability to crunch numbers because of all the time she spent at Carnegie Mellon workingon team projects with scientists and engineers The collaborative projects included making
futuristic videos at the universityrsquos Human-Computer Interaction Institute where studentscreate make-believe worlds and games to better understand how computers can help peoplego about their daily livesldquoItrsquos such a new fieldrdquo she said ldquoItrsquos fun to take it and run with it andsee what you can dordquo
The recent global recession gave business schools more reasons to expand internships andcourses that give students hands-on experience like Ho and Nangia are getting said John JFernandes president of AACSB International (Association to Advance Collegiate Schools ofBusiness) With fewer workers companies are looking to interns to do more ldquoBusinesses expectstudents to hit the ground runningrdquo Fernandes said 983123
Business SchoolsBridge Classroomsand Real-Life WorkKATHERINE MANGAN
Express Laneto an MBA
At the Bainbridge GraduateInstitute nature lovers can pursuemasterrsquos degrees in businessadministration on an island campusoff the coast of Seattle In classroomsnestled amid 250 acres of forestthey learn how to make money inenvironmentally sustainable ways
If studying in one of the worldrsquosmost exciting business centers is more
your style New York Universityrsquos SternSchool of Business is blocks fromWall Street As members of the SternConsulting Corps students tackle realbusiness challenges by advising shopowners in a low-income neighborhoodor by creating business plans forupstart fashion designers
Most full-time MBA programsin the United States take two yearsto complete but several now offerintensified one-year options While topMBA programs usually require several
years of work experience someonefresh out of college or with just a few
years on the job might want to look intoa one-year specialized masterrsquos degree
At Thunderbird School of GlobalManagement a private school based inGlendale Arizona finishing in one yearshaves $20000 off the price (Tuitionruns $90000 for two years and$70000 for one)
ldquoFor students looking to improvetheir English studying in the US gives
you a true immersion in the languagethat will force you to become fluentby the time you leaverdquo said RebeccaHenriksen vice president of enrollmentand student services ldquoBut itrsquos still a trulyglobal experience We have studentsfrom close to 70 countries so itrsquos almoslike a minindashUnited Nations hererdquo
Cornell Universityrsquos JohnsonGraduate School of Management alsooffers a one-year MBA popular withstudents who want to double up andearn a professional degree in medicineengineering or law as well Dual degreesare increasingly popular in the US
because they give graduates an edge ina tough job marketIn recent years enrollments in
traditional two-year MBA programsinched up 1 percent in North Americawhile specialized masters enrollmentsshot up 30 percent according to theAACSB Popular specialties includefinance accounting marketing andnewer fields such as data analytics andinformation-technology management
Abhi Nangia shoots a video to help a groupof women in Nicaragua sell jewelry madefrom recycled trash
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TomorrowrsquosArtists TodayKAREN CALABRIA
Itrsquos no surprise that artists worldwide look to address mod-ern challenges and adopt the newest technology Art and theavant-garde have always gone hand in hand Here are shiningexamples of successful US programs for students of digital
arts conservation and arts and crafts
Digital Arts
When it comes to new technology art departments are earlyadopters Digital arts mdash such as animation video game develop-ment graphic design and visual effects mdash are attracting more stu-
dents each year many of them internationalThe School of Visual Arts in New York which admits students based on their portfolios as well as grades and test scores has madea name for itself as a premier digital arts program
John McIntosh chair of the Computer Art Computer Animationand Visual Effects Department said ldquoWe offer a program that onlyhires working professionals as faculty that has the highest academicrigor and that allows students to excel by concentrating on the prac-tice of being an artist for each of their four yearsrdquo
Anne Yang an animation student said she has gained practicalhands-on experience She and five classmates collaborated on mak-ing a film at the end of their junior year ldquoStudents donrsquot typically getthat experiencerdquo Yang said Their two-minute animated short Fright
Shift about a ghost hunter afraid of ghosts was a hit with audiences
Art Conservation
Most conservation programs in the US have catered to ad- vanced-degree students but a growing number now reach out to un-dergraduates as well New Mexico State University in Albuquerque began offering a bachelorrsquos degree in museum conservation in 2005Director Silvia Marinas-Feliner said interest in art conservation mayhave something to do with the popularity of forensic science on suchtelevision shows as CSI Crime Scene Investigation Museum conser- vationists are investigators too said Marinas-Feliner only insteadof autopsying bodies they try to uncover the history of the object
ldquoThings deteriorate and need to be preserved especially withnatural disastersrdquo she said
One of her former students Lyndy Bush works at the Smithson-ian Institutionrsquos National Museum of Natural History in Washing-ton ldquoIrsquom conserving botanical specimens that were damaged [byHurricane Sandy] while they were out on loanrdquo Bush said ldquoThe ideaof a career in art that incorporates science and skill was what mademe fall in love with the fieldrdquo
Students learn conservation techniques in small classes (nomore than 12 students) The cross-disciplinary curriculum requiresstudy in art history fine arts archaeology and hard science Theprogram even encourages students to study entomology so they become familiar with the bugs they might find in an artifact thatneeds restoring
Arts and Crafts
American arts and craf ts schools offer tradit ional disciplinessuch as glassblowing metalworking ceramics and woodworkingCurricula can reflect local art traditions according to ChristineHavice director of the School of Art at Kent State University pointing to basketweaving and rug-making in the Southwest and industrialized arts at her own school in Ohio
Some schools may shy away from adapting technology in deference to ldquothe old waysrdquo of preserving the past but that is not thecase at the Appalachian Center for Craft a satellite campus of Ten
nessee Tech University in Cookeville Tennessee Jeff Adams thecenterrsquos director said his students employ Computer-Aided Design3-D printers and computerized looms to preserve and advance thetreasures of that mountain region
The center teaches new ways to apply skills Engineering and ceramics students work hand in hand on one project in sub-Saharan Africa w ith the engineers designing water-filtration systems andthe ceramics students making clay water-filtration devices
ldquoItrsquos about what they want to do with the skills theyrsquore learninghere not just about how to produce things for salerdquo Adams said 983123
Museum conservation students at New Mexico State University puttheir restoration skills to the test
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Huge Geek MomentThe Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) trade show is the World Cup Olympics and Super Bowl
rolled into one for the 50000 video gamers designers programmers and marketers from 120countries who throng to Los Angeles each year But the excitement isnrsquot confined to the conventionhall Global gamers tune in breathlessly online to await word of the newest gaming advances
Eight students at Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) were no exception this June but they hada special reason for excitement A video game they developed not only was exhibited at the trade show butalso shared top honors at E3rsquos inaugural College Game Competition ldquoIt was a huge geek moment and anamazing opportunity for themrdquo said Tina OrsquoHailey dean of SCADrsquos School of Digital Media
Most game designers can expect to go their whole career without having the opportunity toshowcase a game of their own at E3 said Luis Cataldi head of SCADrsquos game development program
The studentsrsquo visually stunning side-scrolling PC game Lost in Thought follows a therapist as hetravels through his patientsrsquo minds to heal them
More than 380 US schools offer coursework in computer and video game design In 2013 SCADrsquosprogram was ranked by The Princeton Review as one of the nationrsquos top programs The college granted85 degrees in interactive design and game development in 2012
Band Camp RevisitedSome Columbia College Chicago students refer to it as ldquoBand Camprdquo Like Nashville Tennessee
New Orleans and Austin Texas the Windy City of Chicago is known for its vibrant music scene Thecity is a playground for the nearly 11000 students at Columbia College Chicago the countryrsquos largest
arts and media collegeCome summertime some Columbia musicians and aspiring record producers get to attend what
they fondly call ldquoBand Camprdquo Others know it as the schoolrsquos selective Summer Music ImmersionProgram Students from three Columbia departments mdash music arts management and acousticsmdash join forces for an intensive week of beats bass and branding The result a professional-qualityextended play (EP) record and a one-night-only showcase at a popular live music venue
Nate Green a recent graduate was a repeat camper ldquoItrsquos a lot of fun but extremely hard It rsquos themost real-world experience in my field one can get while still being at schoolrdquo he said
A local music-industry veteran helps the students compose songs mix them and market theresulting album
Although music-technology programs have cropped up at colleges around the country Columbiasets itself apart as the only undergraduate program to offer a bachelor of science degree in acoustics
Department chairman Pantelis Vassilakis said ldquoWersquore at the intersection of sound as music soundas business sound as physics and sound as perceptionrdquo 983123
A panel from Lost in Thought a game developed by SCAD students that shared top honorsat 2013rsquos E3 trade show
Your 5 Stepsto US Study
983089Research983086 Eighteen months before
your projected enrollment983084 begin your
research983086 Why do you want to study in
the U983086S983086 Where will you fit in Will you
need financial assistance What are the
application deadlines Identify sources offinancial aid and prepare for standardized
tests such as the Scholastic Aptitude Test
You might be asked to take an English
language proficiency test To begin go
to your nearest EducationUSA Center
( wwwEducationUSAstategov )
983090Apply983086 Include an original transcript
or certified copy of your academic
records sent by your secondary
school983084 as well as your standardized
test scores983086 Submit recommendation
letters from people who know you
well983098 your principal983084 counselor983084 tutor983084teacher983084 coach or job supervisor983086 Your
recommenders must assess your
potential to do well in college983086 Include a
personal essay983099 itrsquos often one of the most
important parts of your application983086
983091Finance983086 While the cost of living
varies983084 studying in the U983086S983086 can be
affordable and yield high returns on
your investment983086 Start your financial
planning early983086 If you have good grades983084
think about applying for an international
student scholarship983086 Applications for
financial aid go together with applications
for admission983086
983092Student Visa983086 Become familiar
with the student visa requirements in
your country and allow time to prepare
your application983086 You need an admission
letter and a certificate of eligibility for
nonimmigrant student status from a U983086S983086
institution before you can apply for a visa
The U983086S983086 Department of State issues visas
in U983086S983086 embassies and consulates983086 Visit
www983086travel983086state983086gov for information
about visas for non983085U983086S983086 citizens who
study in the U983086S983086
983093Prepare to Depart983086 In planning
your move to the United States983084 get
help from an EducationUSA Advising
Center in your country and from the
international student adviser at your
chosen U983086S983086 school983086 Advisers and
students who have returned from the
U983086S983086 can prepare you for new experiences
and challenges983086 Discuss changes from
your home environment983084 academic
systems and expectations983084 housing and
coping in a new cultural setting983086
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Shu Zhu came to the United States from Qingdao China six years ago as many international students do planning toprepare for a career in business But at North Carolina StateUniversity she discovered one of the glories of the US sys-
tem of higher education the ability undergraduates have to exploreoptions and change majors
She got an early opportunity to work in a research laboratoryunder the tutelage of an engineering professor alongside graduatestudents and postdoctoral fellows all searching for breakthroughsin chemical and biomedical engineering
Zhu soon switched majors to chemical engineering and nowis pursuing a doctorate at the University of Pennsylvania an IvyLeague school in Philadelphia She said the beauty of her educa-tional path was that she could change her mind
She credits the engineering professor Michael Dickey with en-couraging her to excel Even when she had ldquosome crazy ideardquo shesaid ldquohe would never say lsquoYou cannot do thisrsquo He would alwayssay lsquoYou should tryrsquordquo
Dickey an associate professor in the Department of Chemi-cal and Biomolecular Engineering was honored in 2012 as one ofNorth Carolina Statersquos outstanding teachers He regularly putsundergraduates to work on lab projects which include developingnovel nanofabrication techniques and stretching liquid metals intoforms that can hold their shape at room temperatures
He also has a gift for explaining things Discussing why alumi-
num and copper make such good electrical conductors he said itrsquos because of their ldquogood thermal properties mdash when you sit on metal bleachers it feels really cold because they are removing heat from your body really fastrdquo
One of his favorite metals is gallium a liquid metal with athick paint-like consistency Dickey has found that by mixinggallium with indium the resulting alloy can be stretched intoelectrical wires His team has put gallium through myriad testsprinting it in 3-D fashion encasing it in rubbery materials twist-ing it into different configurations and stretching it
The team made ear phones that extend 10 times their originallength ldquoThe sound quality doesnrsquot change at allrdquo Dickey saidldquobecause itrsquos such a good conductor of electricit yrdquo
Dickey focuses on new materials Nylon was once a major breakthrough in material science as was silicon Dickey rsquos galli-um-based alloy could prove to be the next Potential applicationsinclude antennas clothing wallpaper even newspapers
Dickeyrsquos lab which has captured the attention of privateindustry is typical of American higher-education programs inscience technology engineering and math or STEM
In addition to new materials popular STEM fields for studentsinclude computer science environmental conservation and 3-Dprinting as well as fields related to providing the planet with foodand energy
International Attraction
The US is the Number 1 destination for foreign students inter-ested in studying science and engineering at the postsecondarylevel according to the National Science Board
At the undergraduate level 32 percent of international studentsare enrolled in a STEM-related field At the graduate level roughly60 percent of international students are pursuing STEM degreesTwo-thirds of them come from India and China Foreign studentseek out US programs educators say for the high-quality educa-tion and meaningful research in state-of-the-art labs
US college life affords students opportunities to branch out
and take courses in political science entrepreneurship and thehumanities ldquoItrsquos both the technical depth of what we do in theSTEM fieldsrdquo said Charles Thorpe provost at Clarkson Universityin New York and ldquoembedding that in a liberal ar ts educationrdquo Living in dorms leading student organizations and attending sportingevents he said are important parts of a US education
In secondary school Zhu 22 learned lots of physics and mathldquobut wasnrsquot really enjoying itrdquo Students spent long hours solvingproblems and other exercises in preparation for Chinarsquos tough college entrance exam ldquoIt wasnrsquot interesting scientific knowledgerdquoshe said Her attitude changed in Michael Dickeyrsquos lab and so didher life trajectory 983123
Branching OutThrough STEMLUCY HOOD
International Students in STEM fields
983094983088graduate
983091983090undergraduate
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STEM StandoutsThe US offers rich opportunities to study science technologyengineering and math These schools are the tip of the iceberg
St Olaf CollegeLocated in Northfield Minnesota St Olaf College has a renowned choir but
is also a prodigious incubator of engineers and scientists It ranks in the top 10
among four-year colleges in producing future PhDs Forty percent of its 3000students major in math chemistry biology computer science or psychology
In tandem with its STEM programs St Olaf emphasizes environmentalconservation Everything from the food students eat to the construction ofbuildings to the curriculum itself is guided by an appreciation for science and aneffort to reduce manrsquos footprint on the planet Scientists there work to reducetoxic waste associated with lab work
The crown jewel of the environmental efforts is Regents Hall a state-of-the-art science building that meets the strictest criteria established by the US GreenBuilding Council
The college requires all students to take at least two science classes A newlydeveloped course promises nonscience majors an understanding of the sciencebehind issues at the forefront of public debate today
ldquoWe have the best of both worldsrdquo said Matthew Richey associate dean fornatural sciences and mathematics with an elite program that prepares thosefuture PhDs but also provides other students a deeper understanding of mathand science than the typical liberal-arts student gets in college
University of California San Diego In Professor Darren Lipomirsquos nanoengineering lab at the University of
California San Diego students from Belarus Thailand and Mexico are part of theresearch team working on solar energy mdash specifically the pursuit of less expensiveand less brittle solar panels
That diversity is the norm in cutting-edge research settings said the youngchemical engineer ldquoPeople from different cultures have different approaches tosimilar problems and if yoursquore in the room together somebody will come up with asolutionrdquo he said
A normal solar cell is made of silicon which is easily damaged in inclementweather Lipomi is taking the silicon out and replacing it with a plastic material
thatrsquos not only more robust but more economical
Clarkson UniversityLocated near the Canadian border in Potsdam New York Clarkson
University is known for its engineering programs and for graduatingstudents who make higher starting salaries than their counterparts fromHarvard University
Last year 10 percent of the schoolrsquos 3 604 students were foreignnationals many enrolled in STEM programs and learning entrepreneurshipalong with scientific research
ldquoOur model is taking the innovator by the hand through thecommercialization processrdquo said Matthew Draper deputy director of theShipley Center for Innovation The center helps students with intellectualproperty rights marketing research branding beta testing fundraising andrevenue generation These are daunting steps that scientists find difficult tomaneuver Draper said
Since 2010 the center has helped 57 startups with 158 more in thepipeline It helped Dami Adepoju a recent Clarkson graduate from AbujaNigeria break into the shoe business Adepoju designed a four-way zipperthat transforms one shoe into three giving people with limited resourcesdiverse styles
Experts at the Shipley Center helped Adepoju come up with a 3-D modelfor his invention and build a market They connected him with cobblersbuilt the zipper to his specifications and helped with pre-incorporation andpartnership agreements From Nigeria Adepoju now runs Fini Shoes andplans to sell worldwide 983123
Above Shu Zhu in alab at the University of
Pennsylvania found thather educational plans tookan unexpected turn leftMichael Dickey displaysan antenna made from a
gallium-based alloy
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E ven as a child in Zimbabwe GamuchiraiClinton Tavaziva wanted to be a doc-tor ldquoGamurdquo played with living thingspretending birds were patients and ex-
amined the skeletons of dead lizards outside hishome in Harare the countryrsquos largest city
But after secondary school his goal of gettinga medical education in the United States and re-turning to Zimbabwe with that expertise lookedout of reach The price tag was too high for hisfamily even with financial aid
Those who had known Tavaziva now 20 asa teen had always admired the shy science whiz with a passion for helping others His grades andleadership skills earned him the title of ldquohead boyrdquo or student president
An adv iser from the US Achievers Programmdash part of a US Department of State EducationUSA initiative in Zimbabwe mdash urged Tavaziva toapply for a new $500 million MasterCard Foun-dation Scholars Program The program planned
to educate 15000 talented young people in 10 years It would help those with financialhardship and a ldquogive backrdquo ethos and prepare them to be leaders
The programrsquos focus is Africa which is growing economically and politically but hasthe worldrsquos lowest education enrollment rates and a young population (Sixty percentof Africans are under age 25)
Tavaziva didnrsquot need to be told twice He filled out an application at the US Embassyand weeks later got an email notifying him hersquod been selected as a MasterCard Founda-tion scholar at Arizona State University (ASU) ldquoI didnrsquot know whether to cry or jumpIt was 11 pm and I woke everyone up We all celebratedrdquo he said
Arriving in Arizona later that year Tavaziva saw more than 60000 students movingabout the Tempe campus of the nationrsquos largest public university and found it ldquokindof scary but at the same time exciting I told myself Irsquod meet so many people make somany connectionsrdquo
He adjusted to dormitory life challenging courses his first ldquoCrdquo grade worries aboutspeaking English with an accent and new foods mdash Mexican was a hit but not hamburg-ers A biochemistry major Tavaziva jumped at the chance to do research in order tomimic the process of a spiderrsquos production of silk
He found college football equally exciting ldquoIrsquod always been an admirer of American
footballrdquo he said ldquoIrsquod watched a lot back home but seeing it in person was one of the best experiences of my liferdquo
Jenny Brian who taught Tavaziva in a freshman seminar said he is ldquosmart funnypolite and dedicatedrdquo
ldquoGamu thinks deeply about topics and has a strong sense of social justice and equityrdquosaid Meggan Madden director of the MasterCard program at ASU She said Tavaziva was chosen not only for his academic skills but because he ldquodreams bigrdquo and is moti- vated to make his dreams a reality
Tavaziva plans to return to Zimbabwe with his degree ldquoI just love my country somuchrdquo he said ldquoand Irsquom obliged to help in rebuilding it againrdquo 983123
From Africa to ArizonaGRETCHEN KELL
Attention ClassLAUREN MONSEN
One hundred students from acrossEgypt Tunisia Algeria Afghanistan andPakistan spent four weeks recently atIndiana Universityrsquos Kelley School ofBusiness where they developed businessplans and marketing strategies
For some US teaching methods mdashdesigned to encourage critical thinkingthrough lively classroom discussions mdashcame as a revelation
It was ldquonot considered disrespectful toask questions of your professorsrdquo said anamazed Sara Bisharat of Jordan
ldquoThe [Indiana] professors grab yourattentionrdquo said Haseeb Rahman ofAfghanistan ldquoYou feel like yoursquore engagedand involvedrdquo
Sara Jamil of Pakistan found peerdiscussion helpful ldquoI got an opportunityto listen to the perspectives of people ofvaried nationalities on one topicrdquo she saidldquoIt was a wonderful learning experiencerdquo
During the program sponsored bythe Coca-Cola Company and the USDepartment of State Professor Chris Cook
pointed out problems with some of thebusiness plans ldquoI usually asked studentsto provide more hard data and challengedall their assumptionsrdquo he said ldquoIrsquod sendthem to the CIA [World Factbook ] websitebecause it has phenomenal data and to theWorld Bank [data] website among othersources Indiana University library data wasalso availablerdquo
By the end Cook said ldquothey were allleaps and bounds ahead of where they werewhen they first walked in the doorrdquo
Still ldquoI learned as much as they didrdquo hesaid 983123
Gamu Tavaziva saw the failure ofhospitals in Zimbabwe as ldquoa call forme to pursue medicinerdquo
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4 MythsOnly prestigiousuniversities offer aquality education
There are 4495 degree-grantinginstitutions in the US according to theNational Center for Education Statistics
yet the eyes of overseas students are often
fixed on the Ivy League schools But eliteschools set the entrance bar skyhigh andreject most applicants while qualityeducation is available at many moreschools according to Stefano Papaleodirector of admissions at Lynn Universityin Florida
Only rich parents cansend children to the US
Public universities charge less tuitionthan most private schools Graduatestudents often qualify for discounts asteaching assistants More than 500 US
scholarships and grants are available to helpinternational students defray costs (Learnmore about them on the Funding for USStudy website) Financial support also maybe available in studentsrsquo home countries
Studying in the USis similar to attendingcollege back home
Students are surprised by differencesbetween classrooms in the United Statesand in their own home countries accordingto Jessica Young who advises internationalstudents at the University of Illinois It rsquos not
just sitting and listening to professors shesaid Asking and answering questions orgiving oral presentations affect final gradesso ldquohone your communication skills andbe prepared for a change in the way youstudyrdquo
US campuses are unsafeMovies and television depict the United
States as plagued by violence but the realityis that crime rates have fallen for yearsMost campuses have precautions in placemdash emergency call boxes alert systems towarn students of any imminent threat andshuttle buses or services to escort studentsat night In a 2012 poll by i-Graduate 82percent of international students said theyfelt ldquosafe and securerdquo in the US
Schools with the Largest Shares of International Students
Schools with the Largest Number of International Students
983090983095New School
New York
983090983094Florida Instituteof Technology
Florida
983090983089Illinois Instituteof Technology
Illinois
983089983096Lynn University
Florida
9269University of Southern California
Los Angeles
8997 University of IllinoisUrbana-Champaign
8660New York University
New York
8563 Purdue University
West Lafayette Indiana
Why These Schools
ReputationMatt VanderZalm spokesman at the University of Illinois said prestige and low cost of living matter
A reputation ldquoas one of the top destinations for international students perpetuates itselfrdquo he saidStudents who hear friends speaking highly of Illinois follow
LocationSchools on both coasts and in the Midwest draw international students because thatrsquos where majorcities are concentrated
ProgramsNearly two-thirds of international students want to study business engineering or science so schoolsthat boast strong programs in those areas are popular Among them the University of Illinois atUrbana-Champaign Carnegie Mellon University Purdue University New York University and theUniversity of California at Los Angeles
Of All International Students at US Colleges the Largest Shares Come from
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The Welcome Mat Is OutUS colleges and universities attract far more students from abroad than any other countryrsquos
higher-education institutions mdash 764000 of the 4 million international students worldwide Their rankshave swelled by nearly a third in the past decade but higher education leaders say they have room forplenty more and they are eager to find them
Many US colleges mdash small and large public and private mdash have stepped up their recruitment ofstudents from abroad according to a survey by higher-education associations More than half comefrom China India and South Korea but students come from a host of other lands as well includingSaudi Arabia Canada Vietnam and Mexico
Still only one in 25 college students in the United States is international compared with one infive in Australia and the United Kingdom President Obama is a strong backer of efforts to attractmore international students and send more American students abroad His ldquo100000 Strong inChinardquo initiative aims to quadruple the number of Americans studying in China while a similar effortis mounted to bring in 100000 students from Latin America while sending an equal number ofAmericans to study there
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Peace amp Security
Ben Rattray dreamed of being the ultimate establishment manan investment banker who would wear a double-breasted suit ashe walked down Wall Street But a series of experiences during
college led Rattray down an entirelydifferent path
Today he helps tens of millions ofpeople around the world take on theestablishment by exercising a basic American tenet petitioning for change
On the website Rattray founded
Changeorg citizens in the UnitedStates and countries like India South Africa and Brazil have fought to giveequal access to girls on sports teams
to battle local corruption and to make one young girl eligible for alung transplant normally reserved for adults The site is a platformthat allows individuals to petition an array of institutions bycollecting the names of supporters online
With the power of signatures Changeorg says it is makinga difference helping people win thousands of victories since thesite launched in 2007 Big institutions be they governments orcorporations can seem too powerful for individuals to take onRattray said and ldquopeople become apathetic if they think theycanrsquot make a difference The power of individuals is to come
together and not work alone You just have everyday people doingextraordinary thingsrdquo
The 25-year-old Rattray who attended Stanford University andthe London School of Economics started rethinking his career
Real ChangeOne Signature
at a Time
1863Trivia Turkey
President Abraham Lincoln madeThanksgiving a national holiday
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signaturesDown Syndrome student
gets to play sports
94684
signaturesFirefighters granted
government health care
126631
signaturesPhone company helps
domestic violence victims
194825 signaturesEcuador shuts down
ex-gay torture clinics
113759
signaturesAmazon stops selling
whale and dolphin meat
202962
signaturesSupporting South Africanwomenrsquos fight against ldquocorrective raperdquo171789
signaturesPalm oil plantation barred
for burning forests
10243
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path when his brother announced he is gay but also said that hehad been hiding his sexuality out of fear Rattray said he thoughtof people including himself who had stood by and done nothingto fight for justice and equal treatment He went to London reada book a day and thought about the concept of social change Theend result was the birth of Changeorg
The sitersquos popular petitions often gain media coverage Fifteen- year-old Julia Bluhm was distressed at the way photographs ofgirls and women in the popular teen magazine Seventeen were
being airbrushed to make them look thinner and prettier Bluhmdecided to petition the magazine and collected signatures fromas far away as Australia and the Netherlands ldquoWe all know how itcan affect a girlrsquos body image and self-esteemrdquo said Bluhm wholives in Waterville Maine Getting more than 84000 far-flungsignatures ldquokind of opens up the bigger picture and shows how itaffects people all over the worldrdquo
Bluhmrsquos petition led Seventeen to stop altering modelsrsquo shapes with Photoshop and to publish a ldquoBody Peace Treatyrdquo calling ongirls to be confident regardless of their size or shape
Cynthia Butterworth of Rochester New York petitioned tohelp her sister who had been the victim of domestic violence andfound it would cost $500 to close the mobile phone account she
had shared with her abuser The phone company responded toButterworthrsquos petition by agreeing to close the account without afee and to implement a new policy to help other abuse victims ldquoIt was a huge victoryrdquo Butterworth said ldquoIt gives a little person whofeels like she has been treated unfairly a huge voicerdquo
People in more than 190 countries have used the petitionsRattray says
In India he said there has been an explosion of campaignsagainst corruption through his website A man in Hardoiattempting to report alleged corruption to the Regional TransportOffice was asked for a bribe and beaten when he refused mdash anepisode caught on cell phone video A Changeorg petitionstarted by the man and pursued by Indians countrywide led to
prosecutions and a stronger anti-corruption policy Rattray said Changeorg will continue to empower people Asregular people mobilize by petitioning online he said he meetspeople everywhere who have a growing conviction that they reallycan make a difference 983123 ndashSM
The White House has a similar petition page online called We thePeople (httpspetitionswhitehousegov) which allows people tocreate online petitions on matters involving government action Ifa petition attracts 150 signatures in 30 days it will be searchable onthe White House site If it collects 100000 signatures during that
time the petition will be reviewed by the Obama administrationand a response will be posted Topics range from gun violence toimmigration to beer (and yes the White House gave in and revealedthe official White House beer recipe)
We the People
Above Julia Bluhm (center) and other teens at Hearst Corp inNew York where Bluhm delivered a petition asking Seventeen magazine to stop altering photos Below Seventeenrsquos editor-in-chief responded by publishing this letter
$423Trivia Turkey
average amount spent by shoppers over theThanksgiving holiday weekend
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Redefining PortraitureChicago-based artist Lincoln Schatz who regards traditionalportraits as idealized depictions of ldquoa single frozen momentrdquo iscreating portraits by filming subjects
Schatz mounts cameras at varied heights within a small room
to create 360-degree views of his subjects who perform or speakabout their lives while the cameras roll A computer randomly editsresulting footage and displays it on a screen in a loop constantlyrecombining footage such that no two viewings will be the same
Schatz seeks dynamism by generating unpredictablecombinations of camera angles The artistrsquos Cube series (2008) andNetwork series (2012) thus offer shifting perspectives on personality
ldquoI wanted to get beyond the mythology people create forthemselvesrdquo Schatz said ldquoI ask them lsquoIf life is a series of dots ona line how does your story start Whatrsquos the first dot for yoursquordquoBut he doesnrsquot allow his subjectsrsquo answers to define their portraitsinstead working to ldquoget them beyond their self-images or public brands to understand themselves in a new and different wayrdquo
The Cube portraits (commissioned by the Hearst Corporationto celebrate the 75th anniversar y of Esquire magazine) focuson 40 of the 75 most influential people of the 21st century asdetermined by the magazinersquos editors Who made the cut ActorGeorge Clooney basketball star LeBron James Craigslist founderCraig Newmark regenerative-medicine specialist Anthony Atalafashion designer Marc Jacobs foreign-policy expert (and now USambassador to the UN) Samantha Power heart surgeon MehmetOz and architect Santiago Calatrava among others
Portrait subjects entered a transparent 10-foot-by-10-foot cubein which they spent 45 minutes doing anything they chose as longas it reflected their own sense of their personalities The portraits were filmed at Hearst headquarters in New York Esquire editor-in-chief David Granger attended every sitting
One subject created quite a stir Granger said ldquoWe didnrsquotpublicize it but when Clooney came word leaked out throughthe building At first there were a few people mdash mostly women mdashmilling around Pretty soon 300 people had gatheredrdquo
Newmark worked on a laptop computer resolving customer-service issues for Craigslist users James played a basketball-themed video game and became so absorbed that he overstayed histime limit Atala mdash whose work involves growing new human cellstissues and organs mdash treated the cube itself as an organ tr ying tocoax it to life by plastering images of cells all over its walls Jacobs brought his yoga teacher and had a yoga session
Clooney danced with women (he specified that no models oractresses be recruited) twirling in succession Schatzrsquos mother
several Hearst Corporation employees and TV journalist GayleKing He wanted ldquosomething to do hellip instead of just standingaroundrdquo Schatz explained
The resulting portraits are ldquodreamlikerdquo Schatz said in part because they are silent
They are more abstract and painterly than his subsequentNetwork series which includes audio of subjectsrsquo voices In theseSchatz focuses on Americans whom he sees as leaders or innovatorsComprising 89 portraits the series includes former Supreme CourtJustice Sandra Day OrsquoConnor Google Inc vice president (and so-called ldquofather of the Internetrdquo) Vint Cerf public radio journalistCokie Roberts and America Online founder Steve Case They talk
about their childhoods about forces that they believe shaped themThe Cube and Network series were acquired by the Smithsonian
Institutionrsquos National Portrait Gallery But Schatz has created video portraits for private collectors as well The genre requiresartist and subject to ldquolet go and let something happenrdquo he saidand the process is liberating
ldquoWe are all polyfaceted there are multiple ways we can beseen and interpreted At the root of all this is getting people toself-explorerdquo 983123 ndashLM
Arts
When LeBron James arrived for his Cube portrait session ldquohe wasin his early 20s mdash a kid reallyrdquo said David Granger ldquoOf coursekids like to play video gamesrdquo
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paintings by Norman Rockwell includingFreedom from Want illustrating aThanksgiving dinner
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In 2012 members of the US military andforeign service submitted photographs fromtheir duty abroad to a jury of experts Theirsubmissions began a project sponsored bythe US departments of State and Defenseto mark Veterans Day observed each year onthe 11th of November
The jury of photographers curators andprominent Americans including formersecretaries of state Madeleine Albright andColin Powell selected the best entries Artist
Lincoln Schatz then created composite stillimages from the top photos
The images convey ldquothe complex realities ofserving abroadrdquo Schatz said as well as theldquoimmense complexity of hope life hardshipand loss hellip Looking at the world throughtheir eyes we see the photographersrsquo humanexperience and wonder how we wouldnavigate were we thererdquo
Seen here is a composite merging three ofthe photographs
The dominant photo (taken by Manuel JMartinez) depicts an Iraqi father pausingfrom his conversation with US soldiersto share a moment with his daughter athis home in the Jefrmila neighborhood ofGhazaliyah Iraq A background photo (takenby Jeremy Lock) shows US soldiers withno date or place indicated and anotherbackground photo (taken by Alvin WilliamsJr) shows US Marines setting up a bivouacto assist victims of a landslide on the island
of Leyte in the Philippines
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Through Their Eyes
8Trivia Turkey
million 5- and 6- year-olds who might draw aturkey by tracing their fingers on paper andcoloring it in
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Education for AllJUDITH HEUMANN
Judith Heumann is the StateDepartmentrsquos special adviser forinternational disability rightsGrowing up in the New York City borough of BrooklynI wasnrsquot allowed to go to school until fourth gradebecause I used a wheelchair and was unable to walk
But my parents were adamant that I get an educationequal to my brothersrsquo so I could support myself if Inever married (women were not typically breadwinnersback then) They teamed up with other parents toforce some of the local secondary schools to become
accessible to students with disabilities Later I battledsuccessfully to be the first person in a wheelchair toteach in New York and taught there for three years
Education including the higher education describedon pages 14ndash23 is a great equalizer It opens opportunitiesfor girls and boys for disadvantaged people and especiallyfor people like me who have disabilities
Hamza Jaka and Amber Buckley-Shaklee twostudents with disabilities worked as interns at the StateDepartment this year Overall their stories indicatethat inclusive education is moving forward
Both Hamza and Amber have always attendedintegrated schools as required under laws that
didnrsquot exist when I was in school Hamza now anundergraduate student at the University of CaliforniaBerkeley was resented by peers who thought theaccommodations he received (such as having acomputer for spelling tests) were unfair And Ambernow a graduate student at the University of Illinois atUrbana-Champaign had friends at nearby schools who
were told they could come to school but only if theydidnrsquot bring their wheelchairs
Parents and students need to know their rights Inthe US there are Parent Information Centers that help
Also after years of implementation of our laws morestudents with disabilities are graduating from secondaryschool and entering work or higher education
We have come a long way since I had polio in1949 and we have far to go Our laws are not alwaysenforced as they should be As I work for equality andthe advancement of human rights I want to teach thislesson People with disabilities should have the samerights and opportunities as all people Granted these wecan and do improve our communities our country andthe world 983123
Last Word
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learning about it from bookslectures etchellip pp 17 18
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quickly and greatly p 22
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(something) from below p 5
allaboutenglish
983138 Anadarko p 12
New Brunswick p 5 983138
Reston p 5 983138
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Plymouth p 5 983138
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Rochester p 25 983138
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Waterville p 25 983138
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Chicago pp 19 26 983138
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Kent p 18 983138
Cookeville p 18983138
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ejUSAstategovon America | online | all the time
surf US
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FEATURE 16 AN INSIDERrsquoS GUIDE TO HIGHER ED
Business Schools Bridge Classrooms and Real-Life WorkTomorrowrsquos Artists Today Branching Out Through STEMFrom Africa to Arizona
Departments
3 SNAPSHOTS OF AMERICA More than English Female Breadwinners
American Mosaic Higher Education Pays
LEISURE
4 An Interfaith Thanksgiving6 Of Batsmen and Bowlers
8 SCIENCE Nuclear Entrepreneurs
11 MARKETPLACE From Trash to Gold
12 COMMUNITIES Native American Cuisine
EDUCATION14 A School Like No Other Learn American Manual Alphabet ( centerfold )
24 PEACE amp SECURITY Real Change One Signature at a Time
26 ARTS Redefining Portraiture
28 JUDITH HEUMANN LAST WORD Education for All
29 RESOURCES All About English and Connecting the Dots
983154983141983153983157983145983154983141983140 983154983141983137983140983145983150983143an insiderrsquos guide to higher ed
November 2013
Fun Thanksgiving facts throughout the issueServed to you by Trivia Turkey
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School(work)
Irsquove always been interested in the way things look When I was little after my mother hungtowels on a rack or my father set the dinner table I would come along and make things
ldquoperfectrdquo There are places for people like me One I believe is design school
As a student at the Corcoran College of Art and Design in Washington I create a significant
amount of work during any given week pin it onto a wall and prepare for it to become thesubject of a dayrsquos lesson In critiques that can last for hours I have learned to look at mywork though othersrsquo eyes (This is harder than being the one rearranging the forks on thedinner table)
Increasingly I use the discipline of the graphic design program in my approach to daily lifeI am better able to reflect on othersrsquo advice and more often I take it
Because I work for EJ|USA my artistic growth is on overdrive Creating layouts for thismagazine is similar to completing school projects except that I have to work faster The otherdesigners here critique my work and I theirs It is ironic that while I am on break from classesI am designing pages about studying in the USA about students planning a lunar mission andabout a portrait artist using video to explore personality Most recently I worked on pagesabout Thanksgiving a day in November when Americans express gratitude At EJ|USA
I apply my learning to a real publication and for that I am truly grateful
ndash Lauren Russel
The potential of design Early layout phasesof EJ|USA Above is a sketched version of thedesign implemented below
educationUSAstategov
YourGuideto USStudy
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More than EnglishTwenty-one percent of Americans mdash thatrsquos60 million people mdash speak a language otherthan English at home According to theCensus Bureau the most popular languageis Spanish with 38 million speakers thoughChinese Tagalog Vietnamese FrenchGerman and Korean are each spoken bymore than 1 million people
The standout city for residents speakinga language other than English at home isLaredo Texas where 92 percent of peoplespeak Spanish or some language other thanEnglish at home Since 2000 the numberof people speaking a different language athome has risen steadily yet the percentageof those who also speak English ldquovery wellrdquohas held steady This shows how importantldquolanguages other than English [are] in thenational fabricrdquo of America said the CensusBureaursquos Camille Ryan
American MosaicAmerica continues to become more racially and ethnically diverse Between 2011and 2012 the Asian population grew 30 times faster the Hispanic population 25times faster and the African-American population 15 times faster than the non-Hispanic white group In the past year the percentage of white people in the USpopulation reached an all-time low of 63 percent For the first time more deathsthan births were registered among non-Hispanic whites The trend is projectedto continue In 30 years whites will become a minority in the US according tothe Census Bureau
Higher Education PaysUniversity-educated workers earn 90 percent more than workers who have notfinished secondary school in the United States and the other 33 member countriesof the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and inBrazil Russia China and India according to a recent report on 2011 earnings
The differential grew from a 75 percent spread as recently as 2007 The reportpublished by the OECD says getting a job in the first place is easier for the welleducated too mdash unemployment rates are three times lower for those withbachelorrsquos degrees than for those who didnrsquot finish secondary school
Female BreadwinnersMore and more US families dependon women for a living Four out of 10households include a female who is eitherthe only or the primary earner for the familyaccording to a recent study of census dataAlthough households in which the husbandearns less than the wife account for onlya quarter of two-earner households thenumber has increased nearly 400 percent inthe last 50 years
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Snapshots of America
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Leisure
An Interfaith Thanksgiving SUSAN MILLIGAN
Volunteers place a frozen turkey into a holiday package for the poor
88Trivia Turkey
kmh speeds reached by wild turkeysDomesticated turkeys canrsquot fly
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The first Thanksgiving is notable for its cross-cultural friendship Native Americansshared a harvest feast in Plymouth Massachusetts with the English settlers called PilgrimsSince then the holiday has evolved into a family affair with the focus on traditional foods(turkey and trimmings followed by pumpkin pie) and a day away from work
But in some places the spirit of the original Thanksgiving endures with churchesmosques temples and other religious centers holding interfaith celebrations Some deliverfood to the needy Others such as the Heartsong United Methodist Church and theMemphis Islamic Center in Memphis Tennessee share an annual Thanksgiving meal
ldquoWersquove done a lot of bonding and building of relationshipsrsquorsquo said the Islamic centerrsquos
board member Danish SiddiquiThe Thanksgiving meal has become a citywide symbol of understanding The
relationship between Muslim and Christian communities started in 2009 when theMuslim center purchased 30 acres of land directly across the street from the Methodistchurch At the time the Reverend Steve Stone pastor at Heartsong didnrsquot know anyMuslims save one man he saw at the gym and he was ldquoa little queasyrsquorsquo about havinga Muslim center so close After thought and prayer Stone realized that his role as aclergyman was to counter the anti-Islamic comments being made elsewhere so he put upa sign saying ldquoWelcome to the neighborhood Memphis Islamic Centerrdquo
Siddiqui ldquovery touchedrsquorsquo by the gesture contacted Stone and the two men led theirrespective congregations into what became a close friendship When the Muslims still waiting for construction to be completed on their buildings the following year needed anighttime place to worship during Ramadan Heartsong offered its space
ldquoWe were just speechlessrdquo Siddiqui said The Muslim worshippers began bringing foodto share with the Methodists And when Heartsong offered to host a joint Thanksgivingdinner the congregationrsquos neighbors agreed but on one condition namely ldquothat weprovide the foodrdquo Siddiqui said
The event has been replicated across the country on Thanksgiving Unlike many American holidays Thanksgiving now has no religious underpinnings said Christina Warner of the Shoulder-to-Shoulder Campaign a nonprofit organization dedicated tointerfaith understanding especially of the Muslim community That makes Thanksgivingeasier for people of different faiths to celebrate together
ldquoBreaking bread together is really a fundamental way in which people of differentfaiths get to know each otherrsquorsquo Warner said
In New Brunswick New Jersey Jewish and Muslim students at Rutgers Universityspend the week before Thanksgiving preparing food to deliver to the needy ldquoWe try to
do things that bring people together and wonrsquot cause conflictrdquo said Saira Shakir the20-year-old president of ShalomSalaam an interfaith student organization ldquoServing thehomeless and the hungry is a way to do thatrdquo
In Reston Virginia Cornerstones (formerly Reston Interfaith) has supplied meals tothe hungry at Thanksgiving for 20 years said spokeswoman Abby Kimble And elsewhereacross the country people of different faiths gather for interfaith services or a traditionalmeal (often including a halal turkey to accommodate Muslim dietary rules)
For the Memphis Islamic Center and Heartsong United Methodist Church theThanksgiving celebration grows more popular every year joined by local politicians andpeople from other churches The event now draws nearly 500 people
ldquoIt has become more than just a mealrdquo Stone said It has become a Thanksgivingcommunity People of all faiths celebrate as one 983123
Please Pardon MeRoasting a fat turkey for Thanksgiving
dinner is an American tradition thatextends to the White House wherefarmers have presented live holidayturkeys to presidents since the 19thcentury While most families purchase abird ready to go in the oven White Houseresidents have had one problem oncethey meet the live donated turkey it ishard to eat it for dinner
Thus in 1989 a more moderntradition mdash the White House turkeypardon mdash was born For yearspresidents have held lightheartedceremonies at which a live turkey or twooften wearing security identificationtags around their gnarly necks areformally given presidential ldquopardonsrsquorsquosparing the birds from gracing thedinner table and sending them to a farmfor the rest of their days
There are reports of PresidentsLincoln Kennedy and Nixon sparing
holiday turkeys from slaughter butthe first official pardon came fromPresident George HW Bush whodeclared that the White House turkeyhad been ldquogranted a presidentialpardon as of right nowrsquorsquo
The lucky bird is chosen from anearly field of 15ndash20 fowl said KimmonWilliams a spokeswoman for theNational Turkey Federation whichdonates the animals While appearanceis part of the selection process (fluffed-out feathers are preferred) the turkeysare also evaluated based on theircomfort in crowds and calmness under
bright lights 983123
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A turkey seemingly unconcernedabout the dinner menuovershadows a White House guard
35Trivia Turkey
million spectators of the MacyrsquosThanksgiving Day parade in New York City
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Of Batsmen and Bowlers BRIAN MURGATROYD
Once popular in the United States cricket slipped from being amainstream sport after the 19th century Baseball overtook cricketas the countryrsquos summer sport of choice thanks to baseballrsquossimplicity and the fact that America could claim it as its own
But today cricket is regaining a US following There are
currently 49 leagues across the United States with 1100 registeredclubs and around 35000 active participants
Lauderhill Floridarsquos accredited venue for international cricketmatches has hosted four Twenty20 Internationals Twenty20 isa much shorter version of cricket in which the matches last aboutthree hours Cricket supporters see Twenty20 as the best way totake the game to the masses in the US
Darren Beazley the chief executive of the United States of America Cricket Association said ldquoMy goal is to make cricket agame for all Americansrdquo 983123
Leisure
New Zealand and West Indies play a Twenty20 match in Lauderhill Florida
74Trivia Turkey
football games played on Thanksgiving Day by the NFLrsquos Detroit Lions mdash a traditionstarted in 1934
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Nadia Gruny
By the Bay ldquoI come from Trinidad and Tobago
where cricket is part of the culturerdquo28-year-old Nadia Gruny said ldquoI did not
consider playing seriously but enjoyed many casualbackyard and street cricket games with my brothersrdquo
Gruny moved to the United States to study in 2002 Sheeventually started working for IT company Oracle in
Californiarsquos San Francisco Bay Area ldquoI heard theUSA Cricket Association was organizing a first
womenrsquos tournament and friends encouragedme to get involved even though I had never
played hardball cricket just in the streetswith my brothersrdquo
At Oracle she said ldquomy managerrecognized my interest in cricket andencouraged me to start a womenrsquosteam in the Bay Area I have nowbecome involved working with the Bay
Area Womenrsquos Sports Initiative to tryand get the sport taken up in schoolsrdquo
Gruny became the second woman inhistory to score a century in US womenrsquos
cricket in June 2011 She believes the future isbright for the sport in America ndashBM
Cradle of USCollege CricketLEA TERHUNEHaverford College near Philadelphia has one ofthe oldest US college cricket teams It playedthe first US collegiate varsity match in1864 against the University of Pennsylvaniaand has fielded its 11 players ever since
Head coach Kamran Khan who played for theUS national cricket team from 1972 to 1992and was its captain for 10 years said ldquoCrickethas grown so tremendously it is unbelievablerdquoA businessman who gets satisfaction fromworking with young people Khan has coached atHaverford for decades
ldquoWe have more American-born on the team than
overseas players mdash at least 50-50 Some studentscome to Haverford just because they can playcricketrdquo he said
Haverford is the only US varsity-level team Itplays intercollegiate matches against club teamsfrom other colleges The team has toured theUnited Kingdom twice in recent years doingwell against established teams in England andScotland including Oxford and Cambridge
Players put their all into an alumni match atHaverford College
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hours Americans spend eating and drinkingon Thanksgiving vs 37 hours watching TV
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Nuclear EntrepreneursANDRZEJ ZWANIECKI
Innovators may shape the future of the nuclear energy industryTwo US startups mdash Transatomic Power Inc and TerraPower
LLC mdash are pursuing new types of reactors which if successful will make nuclear power more competitive and safer
The nuclear industry is ripe for innovation according toexperts because itrsquos based on half-century-old technology Newpower plants are prohibitively expensive and the nuclear wasteissue still waits for a comprehensive solution The industryrsquosresurgence expected just a few years ago has never happenedLow natural gas prices have made gas-fired power plants moreeconomically viable than nuclear ones and as a result mostUS utility companies that had considered building new plantsput plans on ice In addition the 2011 disaster at the Fukushimanuclear plant in Japan shook proponents of nuclear energy anddampened interest in it in several countries
Greenhorns and Veterans
A new generation of US nuclear engineers believes innovationis what the industry needs They ldquohave enthusiasm and arenot afraid to try new thingsrdquo said Benoit Forget a professor ofnuclear science and engineering at the Massachusetts Institute ofTechnology (MIT)
The first to try their hands at developing new nuclear
technologies were Leslie Dewan and Mark Massie who as doctoralcandidates in the Nuclear Science and Engineering Department ofMIT proposed a waste-annihilating molten salt reactor (WAMSR)in 2012 In that reactor molten salt (mixed with fuel) serves as
a coolant instead of the usual water Dewan and Massie startedTransatomic Power Inc based in Boston to develop such a reactor
Silicon Valley bets on another concept mdash a traveling wavereactor (TWR) mdash in hopes that more appealing nuclear power
will help slow global warming A group of industry veterans andnuclear experts launched TerraPower LLC based in Bellevue Washington to develop TWR which produces its own fuel withinits core
New-generation nuclear reactors promise to make nuclearpower generation safer more efficient and less expensive andaddress the issue of radioactive waste its byproduct now stored atnuclear plant locations (See p 10)
Forget of MIT has no doubt the nuclear startups facechallenges financial regulatory and logistical Afterexperimentation and simulation TerraPower and Transatomicneed to build working prototypes design commercial plants andget all necessary licenses an arduous and expensive process
With backing from Microsoft chairman Bill Gates inventor
Nathan Myhrvold and Silicon Valley venture capital fundsTerraPower has a solid financial foundation It works with morethan 100 partners primarily national labs universities andpotential suppliers
Transatomic started with $1 million in seed money fromfamilies friends and local entrepreneurs according to its chiefexecutive Russ Wilcox ldquoItrsquos hard to imagine any other country where you could start a nuclear company through privateinitiativerdquo he said
Wilcox is optimistic that the company will convince privateinvestors and the US government to support Transatomicrsquosconcept He believes his company can construct the WAMSR forone-third of what it costs to build a nuclear plant today ldquoWe can
completely change the industryrdquo he saidThe technical problem the two upstarts hope to solve is a lack
of materials that can withstand extreme conditions of the reactorcore for decades But complying with regulations is a greater
Science
By 2035 nuclear powergeneration capacity isprojected to increase bymore than 50 percent from
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million turkeys raised in the US each year A quarter wind up on Thanksgiving tables
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983089 In the reactor core983084 fission983084 orsplitting983084 of atoms in fuel rods
produces heat and neutrons983086
983090Control rods limit the number ofneutrons in the core and maintain a
constant supply of electricity983086
983091Water983084 which works as both amoderator and a coolant983084 picks
up the heat generated by the fission983086From a pressurizer983084 where waterpressure is raised983084 water flows to asteam generator983086
983092The steam drives a turbine983084 whichin turn drives a power generator983086
983093A condenser turns steam comingout of the turbine into water983084 which
then is pumped back into the steamgenerator and the reactor core983086
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steam runs through a cooling tower983086
Pressurizer
Control Rods
S t e a m G
e n e r a t o r
Fuel Rods
R e a c t o r V e s s e l
Turbines
Generator
Condenser
Cooling Tower
Electricity Grid
How a Conventional (Light Water) Reactor Works
73 Trivia Turkey kilogram average weight forThanksgiving turkeys Itrsquos also how muchturkey Americans eat per capita each year
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challenge Wilcox said Forget agreed saying it is particularly so in the US Although the US design certification process is regarded as the ldquogold standardrdquoaround the world for reactor safety when applied to reactors that use existingtechnology the US process doesnrsquot provide for a certification of reactors likeTerraPowerrsquos and Transatomicrsquos
Other countries with ambitious plans for nuclear power may be open tonew ideas Forget said TerraPower is actively seeking partners to help build aprototype Company executives have visited China France India Japan South
Korea and RussiaForget said a build date mostly depends on another country agreeing to locatea commerical plant on its soil
Forget and other experts believe that nuclear power has a future as naturalgas prices are projected by the US Energy Information Agency to more thandouble by 2040
Without nuclear expansion world energy prices will rise and global warming will get worse warned Faith Birol chief economist at the International Energy Agency
ldquoIn the longer term nuclear is part of the answerrdquo Forget said noting thathesitation in the US and part of Europe may be temporary and that othercountries continue to expand their nuclear power industries 983123
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facilities worldwide
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Nuclear InnovationFor fuel TerraPower depends on depleteduranium from the existing uranium-oreenrichment process Transatomic relieson radioactive waste removed fromconventional reactors These ventures arepromising because they hellip
ɟ Reduce radioactive waste and the need
for waste storage
ɟ Capture more energy from uranium orethan a conventional reactor can
ɟ Operate at atmospheric pressure thatcauses less mechanical stress simplifyingdesigns and improving safety
ɟ Allow for high-temperature operationimproving the efficiency of electricityconversion
900Trivia Turkey
kilograms is the record weight for a pumpkinMost grown for pies weigh 2ndash5 kilograms
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From Trash to Gold
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Craig Martineau and Brandon SargentBlake did a lot of research on his own
dumpster diving blending differentcombinations of wasted food and testingresults Still he doesnrsquot miss EcoScrapsrsquoearly days when he collected food scrapsfrom the dumpsters
ldquoI ruined most of myclothes I think my shoesended up compostingthemselves and my carstill stinksrdquo
In 2001 20-year-old Princeton Universityfreshman Tom Szaky started marketingworm poop as fertilizer in recycled plastic
bottles Today his company operates in22 countries where more than 40 millionpeople including students collect trash forpoints which can be traded for merchandiseor as charitable contributions
ldquoInvolving people in thecollection of trash willeducate them about theeffects that waste has on theenvironmentrdquo Szaky said
983159983144983137983156 Produces organic chemical- and manure-freecompost and potting soil From its inceptionin 2010 EcoScraps reports the company hasrecycled 7 million kilograms of food waste andthus prevented more than 4 million kilogramsof methane mdash a powerful greenhouse gas mdashfrom being released into the atmosphere
In addition to recycling the companyupcycles that is converts non-recyclableor hard-to-recycle waste into newproducts Using less carbon and energyupcycling is friendlier to the environmentand more cost effective than recyclingaccording to the company
983144983151983159 Supermarkets restaurants and farmscollect food waste mostly spoiled fruitsand vegetables The spoiled food isdelivered to a plant where it is groundand mixed with wood shavings After itis oxygenated the mixture is ldquocookedrdquo toproduce compost
Waste divided into 40 categories mdash fromcandy wrappers to plastic bottles to oldshoes to cigarette butts mdash is turned intovaluable materials such as customizedplastic pellets More than 1500 products aremade from these materials through differentmolding techniques
Recovering food scraps and recyclable materials from dumpsters might seem like unsavory business but some new companies are reaping profits by doing just that There is money to be
made from trash that normally isnrsquot recycled Some entrepreneurs started companies thatturn trash into useful products making the environment cleaner and reducing the greenhouseemissions produced by landfills Theyrsquove got plenty of material with which to work In the UnitedStates mdash the largest market in the world mdash trash abounds
Garbage BagsBelow are various items created withrecyclable materials by TerraCycle
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million Americans who travel 80 km ormore from home over the holiday
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Native American CuisineKOURTNI GONZALEZ
There is a certain amount of nationalism associated withthe traditional food of every culture People overlook the journeytaken by their favorite food before it gets to their tables
Lois Ellen Frank and Walter Whitewater chefs at the Native American catering and food company called Red Mesa Cuisine inSanta Fe New Mexico consider it their mission to educate peopleabout the sometimes surprising origins of ingredients
ldquoFoods have traveled the world and changed all of us and I
think we can celebrate where they came from and share in thecommonality that we all have in our respective ethnicities andplacesrdquo Frank said
Frank of the Kiowa tribe from Anadarko Oklahoma and Whitewater of the Dineacute (Navajo) tribe in Pinon Arizona left their business for 10 days earlier in 2013 to travel to Ukraine The chefsmet with eager audiences to discuss ingredients especially thoseindigenous to America and popular in European cuisine
Only some Italians know that the tomato didnrsquot originate inItaly and only some Irish know the potato was grown in America before being planted in Ireland ldquoA lot of people are surprised about
the [American] origins of some of their most common foodsrdquo saidRichard Hetzler executive chef at Mitsitam Native Foods Cafeacute atthe National Museum of the American Indian in Washington He
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million pounds of cranberries producedannually in the US
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believes that what people eat today around the world would be very differenthad it not been for the Native American contribution of ingredients such ascorn beans squash chili pepper sunflower seeds and tomatoes to menus
Likewise the United States is a country built on diversity and traditional American dishes have been inspired and shaped by contributions fromelsewhere in the world
Sharing Ingredients
Hetzler regrets that Americans have moved further away from the days
of community-based local growing because a disconnect has developed between the food people eat and the place where it was grown Typically USconsumers go to their local supermarket and find even out-of-season producereadily available
Earlier Hetzler said ldquoNative Americans formed a culture around food asliferdquo He wants people around the world to know the origins of their food andrecognize the effect that these foods have had on their cultural identity
The test kitchen and catering business that Whitewater and Frank runin New Mexico offers a ldquoCulture and Cuisinerdquo program in which patronsprepare and share a meal together using traditional Southwest techniquesand ingredients many of which are sourced from local Native American tribalnations Frank gives a background lecture to the group to teach everyoneabout the ingredientsrsquo importance to Native American history and culture
Frank said that when she leads these workshops she tells students thatunderstanding food facilitates understanding who they are
Food is culturally ingrained in everything that a society does she believesIt is the ldquocommon element we all share regardless of language religion raceethnicityrdquo she said but it also is a way in which we can define a unique identity 983123
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Mesa Squash Frywith Sunflower SeedsLOIS ELLEN FRANK
This colorful squash fry issometimes called calabacitas Thereare several different variations butthis one is my favorite
Ingredients
1 green New Mexico or Anaheim chile2 tablespoons sunflower oil2 garlic cloves finely chopped12 teaspoon salt12 teaspoon black pepper4 carrots cut into 2-inch-long julienne4 small zucchini cut into 2-inch-long julienne4 yellow squash cut into 2-inch-long julienne1 red bell pepper diced14 cup shelled sunflower seeds (raw or toasted)
Directions1 Roast the chile on an open flame Then peel seed
and coarsely chop it
2 In a sauteacute pan heat the oil over medium-high heatWhen the oil is hot but not smoking add the garlicchile salt and black pepper Cook 1 to 2 minutesstirring constantly to allow the flavors to blend
3 Add the carrots zucchini squash and red pepperReduce the heat and allow vegetables to simmerabout 10 minutes until they are tender Add thesunflower seeds and simmer another 5 minutesServe hot as a vegetable side dish
These common foods
around the world originatedin the Americas
FoodFlight
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Education
A School Like No OtherMARK TRAINER
In 1988 when Gallaudet Universityrsquos board of trustees announced it hadchosen a hearing person as its seventh president over two deaf finalistsGallaudet students with the support of alumni and staff shut down theuniversity for several days The incident made national headlines
The ldquoDeaf President Nowrdquo protest succeeded and I King Jordan wasnamed Gallaudets eighth mdash and first deaf mdash president In spite of theinternal strife Gallaudet embraces this chapter of its history because itspeaks to a core characteristic of the school The Gallaudet communitytakes pride in its record of advocating aggressively on behalf of deaf people
Gallaudet mdash a federally chartered private nonprofit educationalinstitution in Washington mdash is the only higher-education institution inthe world where all services are specifically designed for deaf studentsIt offers Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science degrees in more than40 majors Gallaudet confers masterrsquos degrees in fields such as publicadministration and international development and doctoral degrees inclinical psychology and linguistics A majority of Gallaudetrsquos graduateprograms are designed to train students in professional services for thedeaf and hard of hearing
Congress authorized permanent federal appropriations for the schoolin 1954 President Ronald Reagan signed the Education of the Deaf Actof 1986 which reaffirmed the US commitment to making educational
The Edward Miner GallaudetResidence has housed all 10 of the
universityrsquos presidents
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LoweringBarriers by LawWhen Frank Harkin was a boy he was told hisdeafness would limit his career Instead he foundthat his disability made him a more productiveemployee than hearing workers at an aircraftmanufacturing plant He could do delicate workwithout being distracted by the loud noisesaround him His employer was so impressed thathe hired more deaf people
Frankrsquos work was an inspiration for his youngebrother US Senator Tom Harkin of Iowa hisbrotherrsquos successful career in manufacturing ledthe senator to sponsor the 1990 Americans withDisabilities Act (ADA) The act is a civil rightslaw that bars discrimination in hiring peoplewith disabilities and requires employers to makeldquoreasonable accommodationsrsquorsquo to allow a personwith a disability to do a job The law also requireshotels restaurants stores and other public places
to remove architectural barriers that wouldhinder access to people with disabilities
Frank Harkin who died in 2000 had beenworking as a baker mdash one of just three jobs hehad been told he could do as a deaf person mdashwhen the owner of Delavan Corporation took aliking to him and offered him a job Before thenldquohis whole life was limited mdash or he was told itwas limited mdash because he couldnrsquot hearrsquorsquo SenatorHarkin said explaining why he made disabilityrights his calling ldquoWhat the ADA has done forall people with disabilities is open the worldfor travel for accommodations for work and
for education by breaking down both physicalbarriers and attitudinal barriersrsquorsquo
Some 50 million Americans have a disabilitythe Centers for Disease Control reports andmost Americans will experience disability at somepoint in their lives
Senator Harkin said he recently benefitedfrom the lawrsquos policies himself At the movieshe was handed a special pair of glasses thatdisplayed the dialogue in closed captions so hecould read as well as hear the voices of the actorsldquoItrsquos amazingrsquorsquo he said ldquoAnd itrsquos all because of theADArdquo ndashSM
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opportunities available to deaf people and renaming Gallaudet College asGallaudet University
In 2014 the school will celebrate the 150th anniversary of the law signed byPresident Lincoln authorizing it to confer degrees upon deaf students Along with all the reasons any college graduate has to brag Gallaudet grads canshow off diplomas signed by the sitting president of the United States
In 2012 10 percent of Gallaudet students came from outside the UnitedStates Krishneer Sen came from Suva Fiji to work toward a degree ininformation technology ldquoAll of the instructors here use sign language and
we have direct access and direct communication so thatrsquos one very veryimportant aspectrdquo Sen said ldquoOne of my teachers is the first deaf woman toget her PhD in computer sciencerdquo
In addition to the learning environment Sen appreciates getting to knowhis peers ldquoWe have such a diverse population here and I wasnrsquot used to that We have a gay and lesbian community which is very strong black Latino mdashall of these diverse groups I like thatrdquo 983123
From top Gallaudetrsquos Bison football team gets psyched before a gameGallaudetrsquos newest residence hall uses the design concept known as DeafSpaceto maximize deaf peoplersquos visual access
Senator Tom Harkin
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The journey to a US degree is filled
with choices Make smart ones
An Insiderrsquos Guideto Higher Ed
R E Q U I R E D R E A D I N G
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As a Northeastern University undergraduate Abhi Nangia learned marketing by help-ing women in Nicaragua sell jewelry made from recycled trash He studied finance by advising a tiny catering company in South Africa and leadership by organizingstruggling artists in Indonesia
Upon graduation from the Boston university in May Nangia took the skills he learned at itsSocial Enterprise Institute to launch Reweave a network that ldquocreates market access for peoplemaking beautiful thingsrdquo
This may not sound like the traditional undergraduate business-school experience but itrsquostypical of the innovative ways business students are educated in the United States today It com- bines features that a growing number of programs offer Instruction and learning are hands-onentrepreneurial and global
ldquoThe Social Enterprise Institute is probably the coolest thing everrdquo said Nangia whoseparents are from New Delhi but who grew up in Buffalo New York Northeastern is a leaderamong US universities in alternating classroomstudies with internships and real jobs The ex-perience convinced Nangia that international business is about a lot more than making mon-ey it can actually improve peoplersquos lives in othercountries Undergraduate business students whohistorically concentrated in accounting financeor marketing today can acquire knowledge and
skills as well about such fields as health care andsustainable development
For students looking to work for cutting-edgecompanies such as tech giant Google Inc or on-line retailer Amazoncom Inc some US busi-ness schools offer technology-focused degreesStudents at Carnegie Mellon Universityrsquos Tepper School of Business can study topics like bigdata mdash data sets so complex that theyrsquore hard to manage with traditional software
Ronny Ho a 21-year-old Chinese American who grew up in New York and whose parentsare from Shanghai and Taiwan is a senior at the Pittsburgh university She recently internedat the financial company Citigroup Inc in New York She felt she brought more to the job than just an ability to crunch numbers because of all the time she spent at Carnegie Mellon workingon team projects with scientists and engineers The collaborative projects included making
futuristic videos at the universityrsquos Human-Computer Interaction Institute where studentscreate make-believe worlds and games to better understand how computers can help peoplego about their daily livesldquoItrsquos such a new fieldrdquo she said ldquoItrsquos fun to take it and run with it andsee what you can dordquo
The recent global recession gave business schools more reasons to expand internships andcourses that give students hands-on experience like Ho and Nangia are getting said John JFernandes president of AACSB International (Association to Advance Collegiate Schools ofBusiness) With fewer workers companies are looking to interns to do more ldquoBusinesses expectstudents to hit the ground runningrdquo Fernandes said 983123
Business SchoolsBridge Classroomsand Real-Life WorkKATHERINE MANGAN
Express Laneto an MBA
At the Bainbridge GraduateInstitute nature lovers can pursuemasterrsquos degrees in businessadministration on an island campusoff the coast of Seattle In classroomsnestled amid 250 acres of forestthey learn how to make money inenvironmentally sustainable ways
If studying in one of the worldrsquosmost exciting business centers is more
your style New York Universityrsquos SternSchool of Business is blocks fromWall Street As members of the SternConsulting Corps students tackle realbusiness challenges by advising shopowners in a low-income neighborhoodor by creating business plans forupstart fashion designers
Most full-time MBA programsin the United States take two yearsto complete but several now offerintensified one-year options While topMBA programs usually require several
years of work experience someonefresh out of college or with just a few
years on the job might want to look intoa one-year specialized masterrsquos degree
At Thunderbird School of GlobalManagement a private school based inGlendale Arizona finishing in one yearshaves $20000 off the price (Tuitionruns $90000 for two years and$70000 for one)
ldquoFor students looking to improvetheir English studying in the US gives
you a true immersion in the languagethat will force you to become fluentby the time you leaverdquo said RebeccaHenriksen vice president of enrollmentand student services ldquoBut itrsquos still a trulyglobal experience We have studentsfrom close to 70 countries so itrsquos almoslike a minindashUnited Nations hererdquo
Cornell Universityrsquos JohnsonGraduate School of Management alsooffers a one-year MBA popular withstudents who want to double up andearn a professional degree in medicineengineering or law as well Dual degreesare increasingly popular in the US
because they give graduates an edge ina tough job marketIn recent years enrollments in
traditional two-year MBA programsinched up 1 percent in North Americawhile specialized masters enrollmentsshot up 30 percent according to theAACSB Popular specialties includefinance accounting marketing andnewer fields such as data analytics andinformation-technology management
Abhi Nangia shoots a video to help a groupof women in Nicaragua sell jewelry madefrom recycled trash
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TomorrowrsquosArtists TodayKAREN CALABRIA
Itrsquos no surprise that artists worldwide look to address mod-ern challenges and adopt the newest technology Art and theavant-garde have always gone hand in hand Here are shiningexamples of successful US programs for students of digital
arts conservation and arts and crafts
Digital Arts
When it comes to new technology art departments are earlyadopters Digital arts mdash such as animation video game develop-ment graphic design and visual effects mdash are attracting more stu-
dents each year many of them internationalThe School of Visual Arts in New York which admits students based on their portfolios as well as grades and test scores has madea name for itself as a premier digital arts program
John McIntosh chair of the Computer Art Computer Animationand Visual Effects Department said ldquoWe offer a program that onlyhires working professionals as faculty that has the highest academicrigor and that allows students to excel by concentrating on the prac-tice of being an artist for each of their four yearsrdquo
Anne Yang an animation student said she has gained practicalhands-on experience She and five classmates collaborated on mak-ing a film at the end of their junior year ldquoStudents donrsquot typically getthat experiencerdquo Yang said Their two-minute animated short Fright
Shift about a ghost hunter afraid of ghosts was a hit with audiences
Art Conservation
Most conservation programs in the US have catered to ad- vanced-degree students but a growing number now reach out to un-dergraduates as well New Mexico State University in Albuquerque began offering a bachelorrsquos degree in museum conservation in 2005Director Silvia Marinas-Feliner said interest in art conservation mayhave something to do with the popularity of forensic science on suchtelevision shows as CSI Crime Scene Investigation Museum conser- vationists are investigators too said Marinas-Feliner only insteadof autopsying bodies they try to uncover the history of the object
ldquoThings deteriorate and need to be preserved especially withnatural disastersrdquo she said
One of her former students Lyndy Bush works at the Smithson-ian Institutionrsquos National Museum of Natural History in Washing-ton ldquoIrsquom conserving botanical specimens that were damaged [byHurricane Sandy] while they were out on loanrdquo Bush said ldquoThe ideaof a career in art that incorporates science and skill was what mademe fall in love with the fieldrdquo
Students learn conservation techniques in small classes (nomore than 12 students) The cross-disciplinary curriculum requiresstudy in art history fine arts archaeology and hard science Theprogram even encourages students to study entomology so they become familiar with the bugs they might find in an artifact thatneeds restoring
Arts and Crafts
American arts and craf ts schools offer tradit ional disciplinessuch as glassblowing metalworking ceramics and woodworkingCurricula can reflect local art traditions according to ChristineHavice director of the School of Art at Kent State University pointing to basketweaving and rug-making in the Southwest and industrialized arts at her own school in Ohio
Some schools may shy away from adapting technology in deference to ldquothe old waysrdquo of preserving the past but that is not thecase at the Appalachian Center for Craft a satellite campus of Ten
nessee Tech University in Cookeville Tennessee Jeff Adams thecenterrsquos director said his students employ Computer-Aided Design3-D printers and computerized looms to preserve and advance thetreasures of that mountain region
The center teaches new ways to apply skills Engineering and ceramics students work hand in hand on one project in sub-Saharan Africa w ith the engineers designing water-filtration systems andthe ceramics students making clay water-filtration devices
ldquoItrsquos about what they want to do with the skills theyrsquore learninghere not just about how to produce things for salerdquo Adams said 983123
Museum conservation students at New Mexico State University puttheir restoration skills to the test
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Huge Geek MomentThe Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) trade show is the World Cup Olympics and Super Bowl
rolled into one for the 50000 video gamers designers programmers and marketers from 120countries who throng to Los Angeles each year But the excitement isnrsquot confined to the conventionhall Global gamers tune in breathlessly online to await word of the newest gaming advances
Eight students at Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) were no exception this June but they hada special reason for excitement A video game they developed not only was exhibited at the trade show butalso shared top honors at E3rsquos inaugural College Game Competition ldquoIt was a huge geek moment and anamazing opportunity for themrdquo said Tina OrsquoHailey dean of SCADrsquos School of Digital Media
Most game designers can expect to go their whole career without having the opportunity toshowcase a game of their own at E3 said Luis Cataldi head of SCADrsquos game development program
The studentsrsquo visually stunning side-scrolling PC game Lost in Thought follows a therapist as hetravels through his patientsrsquo minds to heal them
More than 380 US schools offer coursework in computer and video game design In 2013 SCADrsquosprogram was ranked by The Princeton Review as one of the nationrsquos top programs The college granted85 degrees in interactive design and game development in 2012
Band Camp RevisitedSome Columbia College Chicago students refer to it as ldquoBand Camprdquo Like Nashville Tennessee
New Orleans and Austin Texas the Windy City of Chicago is known for its vibrant music scene Thecity is a playground for the nearly 11000 students at Columbia College Chicago the countryrsquos largest
arts and media collegeCome summertime some Columbia musicians and aspiring record producers get to attend what
they fondly call ldquoBand Camprdquo Others know it as the schoolrsquos selective Summer Music ImmersionProgram Students from three Columbia departments mdash music arts management and acousticsmdash join forces for an intensive week of beats bass and branding The result a professional-qualityextended play (EP) record and a one-night-only showcase at a popular live music venue
Nate Green a recent graduate was a repeat camper ldquoItrsquos a lot of fun but extremely hard It rsquos themost real-world experience in my field one can get while still being at schoolrdquo he said
A local music-industry veteran helps the students compose songs mix them and market theresulting album
Although music-technology programs have cropped up at colleges around the country Columbiasets itself apart as the only undergraduate program to offer a bachelor of science degree in acoustics
Department chairman Pantelis Vassilakis said ldquoWersquore at the intersection of sound as music soundas business sound as physics and sound as perceptionrdquo 983123
A panel from Lost in Thought a game developed by SCAD students that shared top honorsat 2013rsquos E3 trade show
Your 5 Stepsto US Study
983089Research983086 Eighteen months before
your projected enrollment983084 begin your
research983086 Why do you want to study in
the U983086S983086 Where will you fit in Will you
need financial assistance What are the
application deadlines Identify sources offinancial aid and prepare for standardized
tests such as the Scholastic Aptitude Test
You might be asked to take an English
language proficiency test To begin go
to your nearest EducationUSA Center
( wwwEducationUSAstategov )
983090Apply983086 Include an original transcript
or certified copy of your academic
records sent by your secondary
school983084 as well as your standardized
test scores983086 Submit recommendation
letters from people who know you
well983098 your principal983084 counselor983084 tutor983084teacher983084 coach or job supervisor983086 Your
recommenders must assess your
potential to do well in college983086 Include a
personal essay983099 itrsquos often one of the most
important parts of your application983086
983091Finance983086 While the cost of living
varies983084 studying in the U983086S983086 can be
affordable and yield high returns on
your investment983086 Start your financial
planning early983086 If you have good grades983084
think about applying for an international
student scholarship983086 Applications for
financial aid go together with applications
for admission983086
983092Student Visa983086 Become familiar
with the student visa requirements in
your country and allow time to prepare
your application983086 You need an admission
letter and a certificate of eligibility for
nonimmigrant student status from a U983086S983086
institution before you can apply for a visa
The U983086S983086 Department of State issues visas
in U983086S983086 embassies and consulates983086 Visit
www983086travel983086state983086gov for information
about visas for non983085U983086S983086 citizens who
study in the U983086S983086
983093Prepare to Depart983086 In planning
your move to the United States983084 get
help from an EducationUSA Advising
Center in your country and from the
international student adviser at your
chosen U983086S983086 school983086 Advisers and
students who have returned from the
U983086S983086 can prepare you for new experiences
and challenges983086 Discuss changes from
your home environment983084 academic
systems and expectations983084 housing and
coping in a new cultural setting983086
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Shu Zhu came to the United States from Qingdao China six years ago as many international students do planning toprepare for a career in business But at North Carolina StateUniversity she discovered one of the glories of the US sys-
tem of higher education the ability undergraduates have to exploreoptions and change majors
She got an early opportunity to work in a research laboratoryunder the tutelage of an engineering professor alongside graduatestudents and postdoctoral fellows all searching for breakthroughsin chemical and biomedical engineering
Zhu soon switched majors to chemical engineering and nowis pursuing a doctorate at the University of Pennsylvania an IvyLeague school in Philadelphia She said the beauty of her educa-tional path was that she could change her mind
She credits the engineering professor Michael Dickey with en-couraging her to excel Even when she had ldquosome crazy ideardquo shesaid ldquohe would never say lsquoYou cannot do thisrsquo He would alwayssay lsquoYou should tryrsquordquo
Dickey an associate professor in the Department of Chemi-cal and Biomolecular Engineering was honored in 2012 as one ofNorth Carolina Statersquos outstanding teachers He regularly putsundergraduates to work on lab projects which include developingnovel nanofabrication techniques and stretching liquid metals intoforms that can hold their shape at room temperatures
He also has a gift for explaining things Discussing why alumi-
num and copper make such good electrical conductors he said itrsquos because of their ldquogood thermal properties mdash when you sit on metal bleachers it feels really cold because they are removing heat from your body really fastrdquo
One of his favorite metals is gallium a liquid metal with athick paint-like consistency Dickey has found that by mixinggallium with indium the resulting alloy can be stretched intoelectrical wires His team has put gallium through myriad testsprinting it in 3-D fashion encasing it in rubbery materials twist-ing it into different configurations and stretching it
The team made ear phones that extend 10 times their originallength ldquoThe sound quality doesnrsquot change at allrdquo Dickey saidldquobecause itrsquos such a good conductor of electricit yrdquo
Dickey focuses on new materials Nylon was once a major breakthrough in material science as was silicon Dickey rsquos galli-um-based alloy could prove to be the next Potential applicationsinclude antennas clothing wallpaper even newspapers
Dickeyrsquos lab which has captured the attention of privateindustry is typical of American higher-education programs inscience technology engineering and math or STEM
In addition to new materials popular STEM fields for studentsinclude computer science environmental conservation and 3-Dprinting as well as fields related to providing the planet with foodand energy
International Attraction
The US is the Number 1 destination for foreign students inter-ested in studying science and engineering at the postsecondarylevel according to the National Science Board
At the undergraduate level 32 percent of international studentsare enrolled in a STEM-related field At the graduate level roughly60 percent of international students are pursuing STEM degreesTwo-thirds of them come from India and China Foreign studentseek out US programs educators say for the high-quality educa-tion and meaningful research in state-of-the-art labs
US college life affords students opportunities to branch out
and take courses in political science entrepreneurship and thehumanities ldquoItrsquos both the technical depth of what we do in theSTEM fieldsrdquo said Charles Thorpe provost at Clarkson Universityin New York and ldquoembedding that in a liberal ar ts educationrdquo Living in dorms leading student organizations and attending sportingevents he said are important parts of a US education
In secondary school Zhu 22 learned lots of physics and mathldquobut wasnrsquot really enjoying itrdquo Students spent long hours solvingproblems and other exercises in preparation for Chinarsquos tough college entrance exam ldquoIt wasnrsquot interesting scientific knowledgerdquoshe said Her attitude changed in Michael Dickeyrsquos lab and so didher life trajectory 983123
Branching OutThrough STEMLUCY HOOD
International Students in STEM fields
983094983088graduate
983091983090undergraduate
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STEM StandoutsThe US offers rich opportunities to study science technologyengineering and math These schools are the tip of the iceberg
St Olaf CollegeLocated in Northfield Minnesota St Olaf College has a renowned choir but
is also a prodigious incubator of engineers and scientists It ranks in the top 10
among four-year colleges in producing future PhDs Forty percent of its 3000students major in math chemistry biology computer science or psychology
In tandem with its STEM programs St Olaf emphasizes environmentalconservation Everything from the food students eat to the construction ofbuildings to the curriculum itself is guided by an appreciation for science and aneffort to reduce manrsquos footprint on the planet Scientists there work to reducetoxic waste associated with lab work
The crown jewel of the environmental efforts is Regents Hall a state-of-the-art science building that meets the strictest criteria established by the US GreenBuilding Council
The college requires all students to take at least two science classes A newlydeveloped course promises nonscience majors an understanding of the sciencebehind issues at the forefront of public debate today
ldquoWe have the best of both worldsrdquo said Matthew Richey associate dean fornatural sciences and mathematics with an elite program that prepares thosefuture PhDs but also provides other students a deeper understanding of mathand science than the typical liberal-arts student gets in college
University of California San Diego In Professor Darren Lipomirsquos nanoengineering lab at the University of
California San Diego students from Belarus Thailand and Mexico are part of theresearch team working on solar energy mdash specifically the pursuit of less expensiveand less brittle solar panels
That diversity is the norm in cutting-edge research settings said the youngchemical engineer ldquoPeople from different cultures have different approaches tosimilar problems and if yoursquore in the room together somebody will come up with asolutionrdquo he said
A normal solar cell is made of silicon which is easily damaged in inclementweather Lipomi is taking the silicon out and replacing it with a plastic material
thatrsquos not only more robust but more economical
Clarkson UniversityLocated near the Canadian border in Potsdam New York Clarkson
University is known for its engineering programs and for graduatingstudents who make higher starting salaries than their counterparts fromHarvard University
Last year 10 percent of the schoolrsquos 3 604 students were foreignnationals many enrolled in STEM programs and learning entrepreneurshipalong with scientific research
ldquoOur model is taking the innovator by the hand through thecommercialization processrdquo said Matthew Draper deputy director of theShipley Center for Innovation The center helps students with intellectualproperty rights marketing research branding beta testing fundraising andrevenue generation These are daunting steps that scientists find difficult tomaneuver Draper said
Since 2010 the center has helped 57 startups with 158 more in thepipeline It helped Dami Adepoju a recent Clarkson graduate from AbujaNigeria break into the shoe business Adepoju designed a four-way zipperthat transforms one shoe into three giving people with limited resourcesdiverse styles
Experts at the Shipley Center helped Adepoju come up with a 3-D modelfor his invention and build a market They connected him with cobblersbuilt the zipper to his specifications and helped with pre-incorporation andpartnership agreements From Nigeria Adepoju now runs Fini Shoes andplans to sell worldwide 983123
Above Shu Zhu in alab at the University of
Pennsylvania found thather educational plans tookan unexpected turn leftMichael Dickey displaysan antenna made from a
gallium-based alloy
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E ven as a child in Zimbabwe GamuchiraiClinton Tavaziva wanted to be a doc-tor ldquoGamurdquo played with living thingspretending birds were patients and ex-
amined the skeletons of dead lizards outside hishome in Harare the countryrsquos largest city
But after secondary school his goal of gettinga medical education in the United States and re-turning to Zimbabwe with that expertise lookedout of reach The price tag was too high for hisfamily even with financial aid
Those who had known Tavaziva now 20 asa teen had always admired the shy science whiz with a passion for helping others His grades andleadership skills earned him the title of ldquohead boyrdquo or student president
An adv iser from the US Achievers Programmdash part of a US Department of State EducationUSA initiative in Zimbabwe mdash urged Tavaziva toapply for a new $500 million MasterCard Foun-dation Scholars Program The program planned
to educate 15000 talented young people in 10 years It would help those with financialhardship and a ldquogive backrdquo ethos and prepare them to be leaders
The programrsquos focus is Africa which is growing economically and politically but hasthe worldrsquos lowest education enrollment rates and a young population (Sixty percentof Africans are under age 25)
Tavaziva didnrsquot need to be told twice He filled out an application at the US Embassyand weeks later got an email notifying him hersquod been selected as a MasterCard Founda-tion scholar at Arizona State University (ASU) ldquoI didnrsquot know whether to cry or jumpIt was 11 pm and I woke everyone up We all celebratedrdquo he said
Arriving in Arizona later that year Tavaziva saw more than 60000 students movingabout the Tempe campus of the nationrsquos largest public university and found it ldquokindof scary but at the same time exciting I told myself Irsquod meet so many people make somany connectionsrdquo
He adjusted to dormitory life challenging courses his first ldquoCrdquo grade worries aboutspeaking English with an accent and new foods mdash Mexican was a hit but not hamburg-ers A biochemistry major Tavaziva jumped at the chance to do research in order tomimic the process of a spiderrsquos production of silk
He found college football equally exciting ldquoIrsquod always been an admirer of American
footballrdquo he said ldquoIrsquod watched a lot back home but seeing it in person was one of the best experiences of my liferdquo
Jenny Brian who taught Tavaziva in a freshman seminar said he is ldquosmart funnypolite and dedicatedrdquo
ldquoGamu thinks deeply about topics and has a strong sense of social justice and equityrdquosaid Meggan Madden director of the MasterCard program at ASU She said Tavaziva was chosen not only for his academic skills but because he ldquodreams bigrdquo and is moti- vated to make his dreams a reality
Tavaziva plans to return to Zimbabwe with his degree ldquoI just love my country somuchrdquo he said ldquoand Irsquom obliged to help in rebuilding it againrdquo 983123
From Africa to ArizonaGRETCHEN KELL
Attention ClassLAUREN MONSEN
One hundred students from acrossEgypt Tunisia Algeria Afghanistan andPakistan spent four weeks recently atIndiana Universityrsquos Kelley School ofBusiness where they developed businessplans and marketing strategies
For some US teaching methods mdashdesigned to encourage critical thinkingthrough lively classroom discussions mdashcame as a revelation
It was ldquonot considered disrespectful toask questions of your professorsrdquo said anamazed Sara Bisharat of Jordan
ldquoThe [Indiana] professors grab yourattentionrdquo said Haseeb Rahman ofAfghanistan ldquoYou feel like yoursquore engagedand involvedrdquo
Sara Jamil of Pakistan found peerdiscussion helpful ldquoI got an opportunityto listen to the perspectives of people ofvaried nationalities on one topicrdquo she saidldquoIt was a wonderful learning experiencerdquo
During the program sponsored bythe Coca-Cola Company and the USDepartment of State Professor Chris Cook
pointed out problems with some of thebusiness plans ldquoI usually asked studentsto provide more hard data and challengedall their assumptionsrdquo he said ldquoIrsquod sendthem to the CIA [World Factbook ] websitebecause it has phenomenal data and to theWorld Bank [data] website among othersources Indiana University library data wasalso availablerdquo
By the end Cook said ldquothey were allleaps and bounds ahead of where they werewhen they first walked in the doorrdquo
Still ldquoI learned as much as they didrdquo hesaid 983123
Gamu Tavaziva saw the failure ofhospitals in Zimbabwe as ldquoa call forme to pursue medicinerdquo
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4 MythsOnly prestigiousuniversities offer aquality education
There are 4495 degree-grantinginstitutions in the US according to theNational Center for Education Statistics
yet the eyes of overseas students are often
fixed on the Ivy League schools But eliteschools set the entrance bar skyhigh andreject most applicants while qualityeducation is available at many moreschools according to Stefano Papaleodirector of admissions at Lynn Universityin Florida
Only rich parents cansend children to the US
Public universities charge less tuitionthan most private schools Graduatestudents often qualify for discounts asteaching assistants More than 500 US
scholarships and grants are available to helpinternational students defray costs (Learnmore about them on the Funding for USStudy website) Financial support also maybe available in studentsrsquo home countries
Studying in the USis similar to attendingcollege back home
Students are surprised by differencesbetween classrooms in the United Statesand in their own home countries accordingto Jessica Young who advises internationalstudents at the University of Illinois It rsquos not
just sitting and listening to professors shesaid Asking and answering questions orgiving oral presentations affect final gradesso ldquohone your communication skills andbe prepared for a change in the way youstudyrdquo
US campuses are unsafeMovies and television depict the United
States as plagued by violence but the realityis that crime rates have fallen for yearsMost campuses have precautions in placemdash emergency call boxes alert systems towarn students of any imminent threat andshuttle buses or services to escort studentsat night In a 2012 poll by i-Graduate 82percent of international students said theyfelt ldquosafe and securerdquo in the US
Schools with the Largest Shares of International Students
Schools with the Largest Number of International Students
983090983095New School
New York
983090983094Florida Instituteof Technology
Florida
983090983089Illinois Instituteof Technology
Illinois
983089983096Lynn University
Florida
9269University of Southern California
Los Angeles
8997 University of IllinoisUrbana-Champaign
8660New York University
New York
8563 Purdue University
West Lafayette Indiana
Why These Schools
ReputationMatt VanderZalm spokesman at the University of Illinois said prestige and low cost of living matter
A reputation ldquoas one of the top destinations for international students perpetuates itselfrdquo he saidStudents who hear friends speaking highly of Illinois follow
LocationSchools on both coasts and in the Midwest draw international students because thatrsquos where majorcities are concentrated
ProgramsNearly two-thirds of international students want to study business engineering or science so schoolsthat boast strong programs in those areas are popular Among them the University of Illinois atUrbana-Champaign Carnegie Mellon University Purdue University New York University and theUniversity of California at Los Angeles
Of All International Students at US Colleges the Largest Shares Come from
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The Welcome Mat Is OutUS colleges and universities attract far more students from abroad than any other countryrsquos
higher-education institutions mdash 764000 of the 4 million international students worldwide Their rankshave swelled by nearly a third in the past decade but higher education leaders say they have room forplenty more and they are eager to find them
Many US colleges mdash small and large public and private mdash have stepped up their recruitment ofstudents from abroad according to a survey by higher-education associations More than half comefrom China India and South Korea but students come from a host of other lands as well includingSaudi Arabia Canada Vietnam and Mexico
Still only one in 25 college students in the United States is international compared with one infive in Australia and the United Kingdom President Obama is a strong backer of efforts to attractmore international students and send more American students abroad His ldquo100000 Strong inChinardquo initiative aims to quadruple the number of Americans studying in China while a similar effortis mounted to bring in 100000 students from Latin America while sending an equal number ofAmericans to study there
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Peace amp Security
Ben Rattray dreamed of being the ultimate establishment manan investment banker who would wear a double-breasted suit ashe walked down Wall Street But a series of experiences during
college led Rattray down an entirelydifferent path
Today he helps tens of millions ofpeople around the world take on theestablishment by exercising a basic American tenet petitioning for change
On the website Rattray founded
Changeorg citizens in the UnitedStates and countries like India South Africa and Brazil have fought to giveequal access to girls on sports teams
to battle local corruption and to make one young girl eligible for alung transplant normally reserved for adults The site is a platformthat allows individuals to petition an array of institutions bycollecting the names of supporters online
With the power of signatures Changeorg says it is makinga difference helping people win thousands of victories since thesite launched in 2007 Big institutions be they governments orcorporations can seem too powerful for individuals to take onRattray said and ldquopeople become apathetic if they think theycanrsquot make a difference The power of individuals is to come
together and not work alone You just have everyday people doingextraordinary thingsrdquo
The 25-year-old Rattray who attended Stanford University andthe London School of Economics started rethinking his career
Real ChangeOne Signature
at a Time
1863Trivia Turkey
President Abraham Lincoln madeThanksgiving a national holiday
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gets to play sports
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government health care
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domestic violence victims
194825 signaturesEcuador shuts down
ex-gay torture clinics
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whale and dolphin meat
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for burning forests
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path when his brother announced he is gay but also said that hehad been hiding his sexuality out of fear Rattray said he thoughtof people including himself who had stood by and done nothingto fight for justice and equal treatment He went to London reada book a day and thought about the concept of social change Theend result was the birth of Changeorg
The sitersquos popular petitions often gain media coverage Fifteen- year-old Julia Bluhm was distressed at the way photographs ofgirls and women in the popular teen magazine Seventeen were
being airbrushed to make them look thinner and prettier Bluhmdecided to petition the magazine and collected signatures fromas far away as Australia and the Netherlands ldquoWe all know how itcan affect a girlrsquos body image and self-esteemrdquo said Bluhm wholives in Waterville Maine Getting more than 84000 far-flungsignatures ldquokind of opens up the bigger picture and shows how itaffects people all over the worldrdquo
Bluhmrsquos petition led Seventeen to stop altering modelsrsquo shapes with Photoshop and to publish a ldquoBody Peace Treatyrdquo calling ongirls to be confident regardless of their size or shape
Cynthia Butterworth of Rochester New York petitioned tohelp her sister who had been the victim of domestic violence andfound it would cost $500 to close the mobile phone account she
had shared with her abuser The phone company responded toButterworthrsquos petition by agreeing to close the account without afee and to implement a new policy to help other abuse victims ldquoIt was a huge victoryrdquo Butterworth said ldquoIt gives a little person whofeels like she has been treated unfairly a huge voicerdquo
People in more than 190 countries have used the petitionsRattray says
In India he said there has been an explosion of campaignsagainst corruption through his website A man in Hardoiattempting to report alleged corruption to the Regional TransportOffice was asked for a bribe and beaten when he refused mdash anepisode caught on cell phone video A Changeorg petitionstarted by the man and pursued by Indians countrywide led to
prosecutions and a stronger anti-corruption policy Rattray said Changeorg will continue to empower people Asregular people mobilize by petitioning online he said he meetspeople everywhere who have a growing conviction that they reallycan make a difference 983123 ndashSM
The White House has a similar petition page online called We thePeople (httpspetitionswhitehousegov) which allows people tocreate online petitions on matters involving government action Ifa petition attracts 150 signatures in 30 days it will be searchable onthe White House site If it collects 100000 signatures during that
time the petition will be reviewed by the Obama administrationand a response will be posted Topics range from gun violence toimmigration to beer (and yes the White House gave in and revealedthe official White House beer recipe)
We the People
Above Julia Bluhm (center) and other teens at Hearst Corp inNew York where Bluhm delivered a petition asking Seventeen magazine to stop altering photos Below Seventeenrsquos editor-in-chief responded by publishing this letter
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Redefining PortraitureChicago-based artist Lincoln Schatz who regards traditionalportraits as idealized depictions of ldquoa single frozen momentrdquo iscreating portraits by filming subjects
Schatz mounts cameras at varied heights within a small room
to create 360-degree views of his subjects who perform or speakabout their lives while the cameras roll A computer randomly editsresulting footage and displays it on a screen in a loop constantlyrecombining footage such that no two viewings will be the same
Schatz seeks dynamism by generating unpredictablecombinations of camera angles The artistrsquos Cube series (2008) andNetwork series (2012) thus offer shifting perspectives on personality
ldquoI wanted to get beyond the mythology people create forthemselvesrdquo Schatz said ldquoI ask them lsquoIf life is a series of dots ona line how does your story start Whatrsquos the first dot for yoursquordquoBut he doesnrsquot allow his subjectsrsquo answers to define their portraitsinstead working to ldquoget them beyond their self-images or public brands to understand themselves in a new and different wayrdquo
The Cube portraits (commissioned by the Hearst Corporationto celebrate the 75th anniversar y of Esquire magazine) focuson 40 of the 75 most influential people of the 21st century asdetermined by the magazinersquos editors Who made the cut ActorGeorge Clooney basketball star LeBron James Craigslist founderCraig Newmark regenerative-medicine specialist Anthony Atalafashion designer Marc Jacobs foreign-policy expert (and now USambassador to the UN) Samantha Power heart surgeon MehmetOz and architect Santiago Calatrava among others
Portrait subjects entered a transparent 10-foot-by-10-foot cubein which they spent 45 minutes doing anything they chose as longas it reflected their own sense of their personalities The portraits were filmed at Hearst headquarters in New York Esquire editor-in-chief David Granger attended every sitting
One subject created quite a stir Granger said ldquoWe didnrsquotpublicize it but when Clooney came word leaked out throughthe building At first there were a few people mdash mostly women mdashmilling around Pretty soon 300 people had gatheredrdquo
Newmark worked on a laptop computer resolving customer-service issues for Craigslist users James played a basketball-themed video game and became so absorbed that he overstayed histime limit Atala mdash whose work involves growing new human cellstissues and organs mdash treated the cube itself as an organ tr ying tocoax it to life by plastering images of cells all over its walls Jacobs brought his yoga teacher and had a yoga session
Clooney danced with women (he specified that no models oractresses be recruited) twirling in succession Schatzrsquos mother
several Hearst Corporation employees and TV journalist GayleKing He wanted ldquosomething to do hellip instead of just standingaroundrdquo Schatz explained
The resulting portraits are ldquodreamlikerdquo Schatz said in part because they are silent
They are more abstract and painterly than his subsequentNetwork series which includes audio of subjectsrsquo voices In theseSchatz focuses on Americans whom he sees as leaders or innovatorsComprising 89 portraits the series includes former Supreme CourtJustice Sandra Day OrsquoConnor Google Inc vice president (and so-called ldquofather of the Internetrdquo) Vint Cerf public radio journalistCokie Roberts and America Online founder Steve Case They talk
about their childhoods about forces that they believe shaped themThe Cube and Network series were acquired by the Smithsonian
Institutionrsquos National Portrait Gallery But Schatz has created video portraits for private collectors as well The genre requiresartist and subject to ldquolet go and let something happenrdquo he saidand the process is liberating
ldquoWe are all polyfaceted there are multiple ways we can beseen and interpreted At the root of all this is getting people toself-explorerdquo 983123 ndashLM
Arts
When LeBron James arrived for his Cube portrait session ldquohe wasin his early 20s mdash a kid reallyrdquo said David Granger ldquoOf coursekids like to play video gamesrdquo
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paintings by Norman Rockwell includingFreedom from Want illustrating aThanksgiving dinner
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WatchTo view the video portraitof LeBron James scan theQR code with your phone
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In 2012 members of the US military andforeign service submitted photographs fromtheir duty abroad to a jury of experts Theirsubmissions began a project sponsored bythe US departments of State and Defenseto mark Veterans Day observed each year onthe 11th of November
The jury of photographers curators andprominent Americans including formersecretaries of state Madeleine Albright andColin Powell selected the best entries Artist
Lincoln Schatz then created composite stillimages from the top photos
The images convey ldquothe complex realities ofserving abroadrdquo Schatz said as well as theldquoimmense complexity of hope life hardshipand loss hellip Looking at the world throughtheir eyes we see the photographersrsquo humanexperience and wonder how we wouldnavigate were we thererdquo
Seen here is a composite merging three ofthe photographs
The dominant photo (taken by Manuel JMartinez) depicts an Iraqi father pausingfrom his conversation with US soldiersto share a moment with his daughter athis home in the Jefrmila neighborhood ofGhazaliyah Iraq A background photo (takenby Jeremy Lock) shows US soldiers withno date or place indicated and anotherbackground photo (taken by Alvin WilliamsJr) shows US Marines setting up a bivouacto assist victims of a landslide on the island
of Leyte in the Philippines
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Through Their Eyes
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million 5- and 6- year-olds who might draw aturkey by tracing their fingers on paper andcoloring it in
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Education for AllJUDITH HEUMANN
Judith Heumann is the StateDepartmentrsquos special adviser forinternational disability rightsGrowing up in the New York City borough of BrooklynI wasnrsquot allowed to go to school until fourth gradebecause I used a wheelchair and was unable to walk
But my parents were adamant that I get an educationequal to my brothersrsquo so I could support myself if Inever married (women were not typically breadwinnersback then) They teamed up with other parents toforce some of the local secondary schools to become
accessible to students with disabilities Later I battledsuccessfully to be the first person in a wheelchair toteach in New York and taught there for three years
Education including the higher education describedon pages 14ndash23 is a great equalizer It opens opportunitiesfor girls and boys for disadvantaged people and especiallyfor people like me who have disabilities
Hamza Jaka and Amber Buckley-Shaklee twostudents with disabilities worked as interns at the StateDepartment this year Overall their stories indicatethat inclusive education is moving forward
Both Hamza and Amber have always attendedintegrated schools as required under laws that
didnrsquot exist when I was in school Hamza now anundergraduate student at the University of CaliforniaBerkeley was resented by peers who thought theaccommodations he received (such as having acomputer for spelling tests) were unfair And Ambernow a graduate student at the University of Illinois atUrbana-Champaign had friends at nearby schools who
were told they could come to school but only if theydidnrsquot bring their wheelchairs
Parents and students need to know their rights Inthe US there are Parent Information Centers that help
Also after years of implementation of our laws morestudents with disabilities are graduating from secondaryschool and entering work or higher education
We have come a long way since I had polio in1949 and we have far to go Our laws are not alwaysenforced as they should be As I work for equality andthe advancement of human rights I want to teach thislesson People with disabilities should have the samerights and opportunities as all people Granted these wecan and do improve our communities our country andthe world 983123
Last Word
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983137983145983154983138983154983157983155983144 | to paint ortreat (something suchas a photograph) with anairbrush especially to makeimprovements p 25
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learning about it from bookslectures etchellip pp 17 18
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quickly and greatly p 22
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someone who is guilty of acrime will be allowed to go freeand will not be punishedhellip p 5
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983153983157983141983137983155983161 | having a sick feelingin the stomach suffering fromnauseahellipp 5
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983155983157983152983141983154983149983137983154983147983141983156 | a storewhere customers can buy avariety of foods and usuallyhousehold items pp 11 13
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(something) from below p 5
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983138 Anadarko p 12
New Brunswick p 5 983138
Reston p 5 983138
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Plymouth p 5 983138
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Rochester p 25 983138
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Waterville p 25 983138
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Kent p 18 983138
Cookeville p 18983138
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School(work)
Irsquove always been interested in the way things look When I was little after my mother hungtowels on a rack or my father set the dinner table I would come along and make things
ldquoperfectrdquo There are places for people like me One I believe is design school
As a student at the Corcoran College of Art and Design in Washington I create a significant
amount of work during any given week pin it onto a wall and prepare for it to become thesubject of a dayrsquos lesson In critiques that can last for hours I have learned to look at mywork though othersrsquo eyes (This is harder than being the one rearranging the forks on thedinner table)
Increasingly I use the discipline of the graphic design program in my approach to daily lifeI am better able to reflect on othersrsquo advice and more often I take it
Because I work for EJ|USA my artistic growth is on overdrive Creating layouts for thismagazine is similar to completing school projects except that I have to work faster The otherdesigners here critique my work and I theirs It is ironic that while I am on break from classesI am designing pages about studying in the USA about students planning a lunar mission andabout a portrait artist using video to explore personality Most recently I worked on pagesabout Thanksgiving a day in November when Americans express gratitude At EJ|USA
I apply my learning to a real publication and for that I am truly grateful
ndash Lauren Russel
The potential of design Early layout phasesof EJ|USA Above is a sketched version of thedesign implemented below
educationUSAstategov
YourGuideto USStudy
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More than EnglishTwenty-one percent of Americans mdash thatrsquos60 million people mdash speak a language otherthan English at home According to theCensus Bureau the most popular languageis Spanish with 38 million speakers thoughChinese Tagalog Vietnamese FrenchGerman and Korean are each spoken bymore than 1 million people
The standout city for residents speakinga language other than English at home isLaredo Texas where 92 percent of peoplespeak Spanish or some language other thanEnglish at home Since 2000 the numberof people speaking a different language athome has risen steadily yet the percentageof those who also speak English ldquovery wellrdquohas held steady This shows how importantldquolanguages other than English [are] in thenational fabricrdquo of America said the CensusBureaursquos Camille Ryan
American MosaicAmerica continues to become more racially and ethnically diverse Between 2011and 2012 the Asian population grew 30 times faster the Hispanic population 25times faster and the African-American population 15 times faster than the non-Hispanic white group In the past year the percentage of white people in the USpopulation reached an all-time low of 63 percent For the first time more deathsthan births were registered among non-Hispanic whites The trend is projectedto continue In 30 years whites will become a minority in the US according tothe Census Bureau
Higher Education PaysUniversity-educated workers earn 90 percent more than workers who have notfinished secondary school in the United States and the other 33 member countriesof the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and inBrazil Russia China and India according to a recent report on 2011 earnings
The differential grew from a 75 percent spread as recently as 2007 The reportpublished by the OECD says getting a job in the first place is easier for the welleducated too mdash unemployment rates are three times lower for those withbachelorrsquos degrees than for those who didnrsquot finish secondary school
Female BreadwinnersMore and more US families dependon women for a living Four out of 10households include a female who is eitherthe only or the primary earner for the familyaccording to a recent study of census dataAlthough households in which the husbandearns less than the wife account for onlya quarter of two-earner households thenumber has increased nearly 400 percent inthe last 50 years
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Snapshots of America
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Leisure
An Interfaith Thanksgiving SUSAN MILLIGAN
Volunteers place a frozen turkey into a holiday package for the poor
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kmh speeds reached by wild turkeysDomesticated turkeys canrsquot fly
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The first Thanksgiving is notable for its cross-cultural friendship Native Americansshared a harvest feast in Plymouth Massachusetts with the English settlers called PilgrimsSince then the holiday has evolved into a family affair with the focus on traditional foods(turkey and trimmings followed by pumpkin pie) and a day away from work
But in some places the spirit of the original Thanksgiving endures with churchesmosques temples and other religious centers holding interfaith celebrations Some deliverfood to the needy Others such as the Heartsong United Methodist Church and theMemphis Islamic Center in Memphis Tennessee share an annual Thanksgiving meal
ldquoWersquove done a lot of bonding and building of relationshipsrsquorsquo said the Islamic centerrsquos
board member Danish SiddiquiThe Thanksgiving meal has become a citywide symbol of understanding The
relationship between Muslim and Christian communities started in 2009 when theMuslim center purchased 30 acres of land directly across the street from the Methodistchurch At the time the Reverend Steve Stone pastor at Heartsong didnrsquot know anyMuslims save one man he saw at the gym and he was ldquoa little queasyrsquorsquo about havinga Muslim center so close After thought and prayer Stone realized that his role as aclergyman was to counter the anti-Islamic comments being made elsewhere so he put upa sign saying ldquoWelcome to the neighborhood Memphis Islamic Centerrdquo
Siddiqui ldquovery touchedrsquorsquo by the gesture contacted Stone and the two men led theirrespective congregations into what became a close friendship When the Muslims still waiting for construction to be completed on their buildings the following year needed anighttime place to worship during Ramadan Heartsong offered its space
ldquoWe were just speechlessrdquo Siddiqui said The Muslim worshippers began bringing foodto share with the Methodists And when Heartsong offered to host a joint Thanksgivingdinner the congregationrsquos neighbors agreed but on one condition namely ldquothat weprovide the foodrdquo Siddiqui said
The event has been replicated across the country on Thanksgiving Unlike many American holidays Thanksgiving now has no religious underpinnings said Christina Warner of the Shoulder-to-Shoulder Campaign a nonprofit organization dedicated tointerfaith understanding especially of the Muslim community That makes Thanksgivingeasier for people of different faiths to celebrate together
ldquoBreaking bread together is really a fundamental way in which people of differentfaiths get to know each otherrsquorsquo Warner said
In New Brunswick New Jersey Jewish and Muslim students at Rutgers Universityspend the week before Thanksgiving preparing food to deliver to the needy ldquoWe try to
do things that bring people together and wonrsquot cause conflictrdquo said Saira Shakir the20-year-old president of ShalomSalaam an interfaith student organization ldquoServing thehomeless and the hungry is a way to do thatrdquo
In Reston Virginia Cornerstones (formerly Reston Interfaith) has supplied meals tothe hungry at Thanksgiving for 20 years said spokeswoman Abby Kimble And elsewhereacross the country people of different faiths gather for interfaith services or a traditionalmeal (often including a halal turkey to accommodate Muslim dietary rules)
For the Memphis Islamic Center and Heartsong United Methodist Church theThanksgiving celebration grows more popular every year joined by local politicians andpeople from other churches The event now draws nearly 500 people
ldquoIt has become more than just a mealrdquo Stone said It has become a Thanksgivingcommunity People of all faiths celebrate as one 983123
Please Pardon MeRoasting a fat turkey for Thanksgiving
dinner is an American tradition thatextends to the White House wherefarmers have presented live holidayturkeys to presidents since the 19thcentury While most families purchase abird ready to go in the oven White Houseresidents have had one problem oncethey meet the live donated turkey it ishard to eat it for dinner
Thus in 1989 a more moderntradition mdash the White House turkeypardon mdash was born For yearspresidents have held lightheartedceremonies at which a live turkey or twooften wearing security identificationtags around their gnarly necks areformally given presidential ldquopardonsrsquorsquosparing the birds from gracing thedinner table and sending them to a farmfor the rest of their days
There are reports of PresidentsLincoln Kennedy and Nixon sparing
holiday turkeys from slaughter butthe first official pardon came fromPresident George HW Bush whodeclared that the White House turkeyhad been ldquogranted a presidentialpardon as of right nowrsquorsquo
The lucky bird is chosen from anearly field of 15ndash20 fowl said KimmonWilliams a spokeswoman for theNational Turkey Federation whichdonates the animals While appearanceis part of the selection process (fluffed-out feathers are preferred) the turkeysare also evaluated based on theircomfort in crowds and calmness under
bright lights 983123
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A turkey seemingly unconcernedabout the dinner menuovershadows a White House guard
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million spectators of the MacyrsquosThanksgiving Day parade in New York City
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Of Batsmen and Bowlers BRIAN MURGATROYD
Once popular in the United States cricket slipped from being amainstream sport after the 19th century Baseball overtook cricketas the countryrsquos summer sport of choice thanks to baseballrsquossimplicity and the fact that America could claim it as its own
But today cricket is regaining a US following There are
currently 49 leagues across the United States with 1100 registeredclubs and around 35000 active participants
Lauderhill Floridarsquos accredited venue for international cricketmatches has hosted four Twenty20 Internationals Twenty20 isa much shorter version of cricket in which the matches last aboutthree hours Cricket supporters see Twenty20 as the best way totake the game to the masses in the US
Darren Beazley the chief executive of the United States of America Cricket Association said ldquoMy goal is to make cricket agame for all Americansrdquo 983123
Leisure
New Zealand and West Indies play a Twenty20 match in Lauderhill Florida
74Trivia Turkey
football games played on Thanksgiving Day by the NFLrsquos Detroit Lions mdash a traditionstarted in 1934
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Nadia Gruny
By the Bay ldquoI come from Trinidad and Tobago
where cricket is part of the culturerdquo28-year-old Nadia Gruny said ldquoI did not
consider playing seriously but enjoyed many casualbackyard and street cricket games with my brothersrdquo
Gruny moved to the United States to study in 2002 Sheeventually started working for IT company Oracle in
Californiarsquos San Francisco Bay Area ldquoI heard theUSA Cricket Association was organizing a first
womenrsquos tournament and friends encouragedme to get involved even though I had never
played hardball cricket just in the streetswith my brothersrdquo
At Oracle she said ldquomy managerrecognized my interest in cricket andencouraged me to start a womenrsquosteam in the Bay Area I have nowbecome involved working with the Bay
Area Womenrsquos Sports Initiative to tryand get the sport taken up in schoolsrdquo
Gruny became the second woman inhistory to score a century in US womenrsquos
cricket in June 2011 She believes the future isbright for the sport in America ndashBM
Cradle of USCollege CricketLEA TERHUNEHaverford College near Philadelphia has one ofthe oldest US college cricket teams It playedthe first US collegiate varsity match in1864 against the University of Pennsylvaniaand has fielded its 11 players ever since
Head coach Kamran Khan who played for theUS national cricket team from 1972 to 1992and was its captain for 10 years said ldquoCrickethas grown so tremendously it is unbelievablerdquoA businessman who gets satisfaction fromworking with young people Khan has coached atHaverford for decades
ldquoWe have more American-born on the team than
overseas players mdash at least 50-50 Some studentscome to Haverford just because they can playcricketrdquo he said
Haverford is the only US varsity-level team Itplays intercollegiate matches against club teamsfrom other colleges The team has toured theUnited Kingdom twice in recent years doingwell against established teams in England andScotland including Oxford and Cambridge
Players put their all into an alumni match atHaverford College
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12Trivia Turkey
hours Americans spend eating and drinkingon Thanksgiving vs 37 hours watching TV
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Nuclear EntrepreneursANDRZEJ ZWANIECKI
Innovators may shape the future of the nuclear energy industryTwo US startups mdash Transatomic Power Inc and TerraPower
LLC mdash are pursuing new types of reactors which if successful will make nuclear power more competitive and safer
The nuclear industry is ripe for innovation according toexperts because itrsquos based on half-century-old technology Newpower plants are prohibitively expensive and the nuclear wasteissue still waits for a comprehensive solution The industryrsquosresurgence expected just a few years ago has never happenedLow natural gas prices have made gas-fired power plants moreeconomically viable than nuclear ones and as a result mostUS utility companies that had considered building new plantsput plans on ice In addition the 2011 disaster at the Fukushimanuclear plant in Japan shook proponents of nuclear energy anddampened interest in it in several countries
Greenhorns and Veterans
A new generation of US nuclear engineers believes innovationis what the industry needs They ldquohave enthusiasm and arenot afraid to try new thingsrdquo said Benoit Forget a professor ofnuclear science and engineering at the Massachusetts Institute ofTechnology (MIT)
The first to try their hands at developing new nuclear
technologies were Leslie Dewan and Mark Massie who as doctoralcandidates in the Nuclear Science and Engineering Department ofMIT proposed a waste-annihilating molten salt reactor (WAMSR)in 2012 In that reactor molten salt (mixed with fuel) serves as
a coolant instead of the usual water Dewan and Massie startedTransatomic Power Inc based in Boston to develop such a reactor
Silicon Valley bets on another concept mdash a traveling wavereactor (TWR) mdash in hopes that more appealing nuclear power
will help slow global warming A group of industry veterans andnuclear experts launched TerraPower LLC based in Bellevue Washington to develop TWR which produces its own fuel withinits core
New-generation nuclear reactors promise to make nuclearpower generation safer more efficient and less expensive andaddress the issue of radioactive waste its byproduct now stored atnuclear plant locations (See p 10)
Forget of MIT has no doubt the nuclear startups facechallenges financial regulatory and logistical Afterexperimentation and simulation TerraPower and Transatomicneed to build working prototypes design commercial plants andget all necessary licenses an arduous and expensive process
With backing from Microsoft chairman Bill Gates inventor
Nathan Myhrvold and Silicon Valley venture capital fundsTerraPower has a solid financial foundation It works with morethan 100 partners primarily national labs universities andpotential suppliers
Transatomic started with $1 million in seed money fromfamilies friends and local entrepreneurs according to its chiefexecutive Russ Wilcox ldquoItrsquos hard to imagine any other country where you could start a nuclear company through privateinitiativerdquo he said
Wilcox is optimistic that the company will convince privateinvestors and the US government to support Transatomicrsquosconcept He believes his company can construct the WAMSR forone-third of what it costs to build a nuclear plant today ldquoWe can
completely change the industryrdquo he saidThe technical problem the two upstarts hope to solve is a lack
of materials that can withstand extreme conditions of the reactorcore for decades But complying with regulations is a greater
Science
By 2035 nuclear powergeneration capacity isprojected to increase bymore than 50 percent from
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million turkeys raised in the US each year A quarter wind up on Thanksgiving tables
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983089 In the reactor core983084 fission983084 orsplitting983084 of atoms in fuel rods
produces heat and neutrons983086
983090Control rods limit the number ofneutrons in the core and maintain a
constant supply of electricity983086
983091Water983084 which works as both amoderator and a coolant983084 picks
up the heat generated by the fission983086From a pressurizer983084 where waterpressure is raised983084 water flows to asteam generator983086
983092The steam drives a turbine983084 whichin turn drives a power generator983086
983093A condenser turns steam comingout of the turbine into water983084 which
then is pumped back into the steamgenerator and the reactor core983086
983094 In a secondary system983084 condenserwater that absorbs heat from
steam runs through a cooling tower983086
Pressurizer
Control Rods
S t e a m G
e n e r a t o r
Fuel Rods
R e a c t o r V e s s e l
Turbines
Generator
Condenser
Cooling Tower
Electricity Grid
How a Conventional (Light Water) Reactor Works
73 Trivia Turkey kilogram average weight forThanksgiving turkeys Itrsquos also how muchturkey Americans eat per capita each year
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challenge Wilcox said Forget agreed saying it is particularly so in the US Although the US design certification process is regarded as the ldquogold standardrdquoaround the world for reactor safety when applied to reactors that use existingtechnology the US process doesnrsquot provide for a certification of reactors likeTerraPowerrsquos and Transatomicrsquos
Other countries with ambitious plans for nuclear power may be open tonew ideas Forget said TerraPower is actively seeking partners to help build aprototype Company executives have visited China France India Japan South
Korea and RussiaForget said a build date mostly depends on another country agreeing to locatea commerical plant on its soil
Forget and other experts believe that nuclear power has a future as naturalgas prices are projected by the US Energy Information Agency to more thandouble by 2040
Without nuclear expansion world energy prices will rise and global warming will get worse warned Faith Birol chief economist at the International Energy Agency
ldquoIn the longer term nuclear is part of the answerrdquo Forget said noting thathesitation in the US and part of Europe may be temporary and that othercountries continue to expand their nuclear power industries 983123
983090983089983088983084983088983088983088cubic meters of radioactivewaste is produced each yearby nuclear power generation
facilities worldwide
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Nuclear InnovationFor fuel TerraPower depends on depleteduranium from the existing uranium-oreenrichment process Transatomic relieson radioactive waste removed fromconventional reactors These ventures arepromising because they hellip
ɟ Reduce radioactive waste and the need
for waste storage
ɟ Capture more energy from uranium orethan a conventional reactor can
ɟ Operate at atmospheric pressure thatcauses less mechanical stress simplifyingdesigns and improving safety
ɟ Allow for high-temperature operationimproving the efficiency of electricityconversion
900Trivia Turkey
kilograms is the record weight for a pumpkinMost grown for pies weigh 2ndash5 kilograms
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From Trash to Gold
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Craig Martineau and Brandon SargentBlake did a lot of research on his own
dumpster diving blending differentcombinations of wasted food and testingresults Still he doesnrsquot miss EcoScrapsrsquoearly days when he collected food scrapsfrom the dumpsters
ldquoI ruined most of myclothes I think my shoesended up compostingthemselves and my carstill stinksrdquo
In 2001 20-year-old Princeton Universityfreshman Tom Szaky started marketingworm poop as fertilizer in recycled plastic
bottles Today his company operates in22 countries where more than 40 millionpeople including students collect trash forpoints which can be traded for merchandiseor as charitable contributions
ldquoInvolving people in thecollection of trash willeducate them about theeffects that waste has on theenvironmentrdquo Szaky said
983159983144983137983156 Produces organic chemical- and manure-freecompost and potting soil From its inceptionin 2010 EcoScraps reports the company hasrecycled 7 million kilograms of food waste andthus prevented more than 4 million kilogramsof methane mdash a powerful greenhouse gas mdashfrom being released into the atmosphere
In addition to recycling the companyupcycles that is converts non-recyclableor hard-to-recycle waste into newproducts Using less carbon and energyupcycling is friendlier to the environmentand more cost effective than recyclingaccording to the company
983144983151983159 Supermarkets restaurants and farmscollect food waste mostly spoiled fruitsand vegetables The spoiled food isdelivered to a plant where it is groundand mixed with wood shavings After itis oxygenated the mixture is ldquocookedrdquo toproduce compost
Waste divided into 40 categories mdash fromcandy wrappers to plastic bottles to oldshoes to cigarette butts mdash is turned intovaluable materials such as customizedplastic pellets More than 1500 products aremade from these materials through differentmolding techniques
Recovering food scraps and recyclable materials from dumpsters might seem like unsavory business but some new companies are reaping profits by doing just that There is money to be
made from trash that normally isnrsquot recycled Some entrepreneurs started companies thatturn trash into useful products making the environment cleaner and reducing the greenhouseemissions produced by landfills Theyrsquove got plenty of material with which to work In the UnitedStates mdash the largest market in the world mdash trash abounds
Garbage BagsBelow are various items created withrecyclable materials by TerraCycle
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million Americans who travel 80 km ormore from home over the holiday
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Marketplace
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Communities
Native American CuisineKOURTNI GONZALEZ
There is a certain amount of nationalism associated withthe traditional food of every culture People overlook the journeytaken by their favorite food before it gets to their tables
Lois Ellen Frank and Walter Whitewater chefs at the Native American catering and food company called Red Mesa Cuisine inSanta Fe New Mexico consider it their mission to educate peopleabout the sometimes surprising origins of ingredients
ldquoFoods have traveled the world and changed all of us and I
think we can celebrate where they came from and share in thecommonality that we all have in our respective ethnicities andplacesrdquo Frank said
Frank of the Kiowa tribe from Anadarko Oklahoma and Whitewater of the Dineacute (Navajo) tribe in Pinon Arizona left their business for 10 days earlier in 2013 to travel to Ukraine The chefsmet with eager audiences to discuss ingredients especially thoseindigenous to America and popular in European cuisine
Only some Italians know that the tomato didnrsquot originate inItaly and only some Irish know the potato was grown in America before being planted in Ireland ldquoA lot of people are surprised about
the [American] origins of some of their most common foodsrdquo saidRichard Hetzler executive chef at Mitsitam Native Foods Cafeacute atthe National Museum of the American Indian in Washington He
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million pounds of cranberries producedannually in the US
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believes that what people eat today around the world would be very differenthad it not been for the Native American contribution of ingredients such ascorn beans squash chili pepper sunflower seeds and tomatoes to menus
Likewise the United States is a country built on diversity and traditional American dishes have been inspired and shaped by contributions fromelsewhere in the world
Sharing Ingredients
Hetzler regrets that Americans have moved further away from the days
of community-based local growing because a disconnect has developed between the food people eat and the place where it was grown Typically USconsumers go to their local supermarket and find even out-of-season producereadily available
Earlier Hetzler said ldquoNative Americans formed a culture around food asliferdquo He wants people around the world to know the origins of their food andrecognize the effect that these foods have had on their cultural identity
The test kitchen and catering business that Whitewater and Frank runin New Mexico offers a ldquoCulture and Cuisinerdquo program in which patronsprepare and share a meal together using traditional Southwest techniquesand ingredients many of which are sourced from local Native American tribalnations Frank gives a background lecture to the group to teach everyoneabout the ingredientsrsquo importance to Native American history and culture
Frank said that when she leads these workshops she tells students thatunderstanding food facilitates understanding who they are
Food is culturally ingrained in everything that a society does she believesIt is the ldquocommon element we all share regardless of language religion raceethnicityrdquo she said but it also is a way in which we can define a unique identity 983123
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Mesa Squash Frywith Sunflower SeedsLOIS ELLEN FRANK
This colorful squash fry issometimes called calabacitas Thereare several different variations butthis one is my favorite
Ingredients
1 green New Mexico or Anaheim chile2 tablespoons sunflower oil2 garlic cloves finely chopped12 teaspoon salt12 teaspoon black pepper4 carrots cut into 2-inch-long julienne4 small zucchini cut into 2-inch-long julienne4 yellow squash cut into 2-inch-long julienne1 red bell pepper diced14 cup shelled sunflower seeds (raw or toasted)
Directions1 Roast the chile on an open flame Then peel seed
and coarsely chop it
2 In a sauteacute pan heat the oil over medium-high heatWhen the oil is hot but not smoking add the garlicchile salt and black pepper Cook 1 to 2 minutesstirring constantly to allow the flavors to blend
3 Add the carrots zucchini squash and red pepperReduce the heat and allow vegetables to simmerabout 10 minutes until they are tender Add thesunflower seeds and simmer another 5 minutesServe hot as a vegetable side dish
These common foods
around the world originatedin the Americas
FoodFlight
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million contact the Butterball poultrycompany for advice on how to cook turkey
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Education
A School Like No OtherMARK TRAINER
In 1988 when Gallaudet Universityrsquos board of trustees announced it hadchosen a hearing person as its seventh president over two deaf finalistsGallaudet students with the support of alumni and staff shut down theuniversity for several days The incident made national headlines
The ldquoDeaf President Nowrdquo protest succeeded and I King Jordan wasnamed Gallaudets eighth mdash and first deaf mdash president In spite of theinternal strife Gallaudet embraces this chapter of its history because itspeaks to a core characteristic of the school The Gallaudet communitytakes pride in its record of advocating aggressively on behalf of deaf people
Gallaudet mdash a federally chartered private nonprofit educationalinstitution in Washington mdash is the only higher-education institution inthe world where all services are specifically designed for deaf studentsIt offers Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science degrees in more than40 majors Gallaudet confers masterrsquos degrees in fields such as publicadministration and international development and doctoral degrees inclinical psychology and linguistics A majority of Gallaudetrsquos graduateprograms are designed to train students in professional services for thedeaf and hard of hearing
Congress authorized permanent federal appropriations for the schoolin 1954 President Ronald Reagan signed the Education of the Deaf Actof 1986 which reaffirmed the US commitment to making educational
The Edward Miner GallaudetResidence has housed all 10 of the
universityrsquos presidents
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LoweringBarriers by LawWhen Frank Harkin was a boy he was told hisdeafness would limit his career Instead he foundthat his disability made him a more productiveemployee than hearing workers at an aircraftmanufacturing plant He could do delicate workwithout being distracted by the loud noisesaround him His employer was so impressed thathe hired more deaf people
Frankrsquos work was an inspiration for his youngebrother US Senator Tom Harkin of Iowa hisbrotherrsquos successful career in manufacturing ledthe senator to sponsor the 1990 Americans withDisabilities Act (ADA) The act is a civil rightslaw that bars discrimination in hiring peoplewith disabilities and requires employers to makeldquoreasonable accommodationsrsquorsquo to allow a personwith a disability to do a job The law also requireshotels restaurants stores and other public places
to remove architectural barriers that wouldhinder access to people with disabilities
Frank Harkin who died in 2000 had beenworking as a baker mdash one of just three jobs hehad been told he could do as a deaf person mdashwhen the owner of Delavan Corporation took aliking to him and offered him a job Before thenldquohis whole life was limited mdash or he was told itwas limited mdash because he couldnrsquot hearrsquorsquo SenatorHarkin said explaining why he made disabilityrights his calling ldquoWhat the ADA has done forall people with disabilities is open the worldfor travel for accommodations for work and
for education by breaking down both physicalbarriers and attitudinal barriersrsquorsquo
Some 50 million Americans have a disabilitythe Centers for Disease Control reports andmost Americans will experience disability at somepoint in their lives
Senator Harkin said he recently benefitedfrom the lawrsquos policies himself At the movieshe was handed a special pair of glasses thatdisplayed the dialogue in closed captions so hecould read as well as hear the voices of the actorsldquoItrsquos amazingrsquorsquo he said ldquoAnd itrsquos all because of theADArdquo ndashSM
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opportunities available to deaf people and renaming Gallaudet College asGallaudet University
In 2014 the school will celebrate the 150th anniversary of the law signed byPresident Lincoln authorizing it to confer degrees upon deaf students Along with all the reasons any college graduate has to brag Gallaudet grads canshow off diplomas signed by the sitting president of the United States
In 2012 10 percent of Gallaudet students came from outside the UnitedStates Krishneer Sen came from Suva Fiji to work toward a degree ininformation technology ldquoAll of the instructors here use sign language and
we have direct access and direct communication so thatrsquos one very veryimportant aspectrdquo Sen said ldquoOne of my teachers is the first deaf woman toget her PhD in computer sciencerdquo
In addition to the learning environment Sen appreciates getting to knowhis peers ldquoWe have such a diverse population here and I wasnrsquot used to that We have a gay and lesbian community which is very strong black Latino mdashall of these diverse groups I like thatrdquo 983123
From top Gallaudetrsquos Bison football team gets psyched before a gameGallaudetrsquos newest residence hall uses the design concept known as DeafSpaceto maximize deaf peoplersquos visual access
Senator Tom Harkin
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Manual Alphabet
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The journey to a US degree is filled
with choices Make smart ones
An Insiderrsquos Guideto Higher Ed
R E Q U I R E D R E A D I N G
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As a Northeastern University undergraduate Abhi Nangia learned marketing by help-ing women in Nicaragua sell jewelry made from recycled trash He studied finance by advising a tiny catering company in South Africa and leadership by organizingstruggling artists in Indonesia
Upon graduation from the Boston university in May Nangia took the skills he learned at itsSocial Enterprise Institute to launch Reweave a network that ldquocreates market access for peoplemaking beautiful thingsrdquo
This may not sound like the traditional undergraduate business-school experience but itrsquostypical of the innovative ways business students are educated in the United States today It com- bines features that a growing number of programs offer Instruction and learning are hands-onentrepreneurial and global
ldquoThe Social Enterprise Institute is probably the coolest thing everrdquo said Nangia whoseparents are from New Delhi but who grew up in Buffalo New York Northeastern is a leaderamong US universities in alternating classroomstudies with internships and real jobs The ex-perience convinced Nangia that international business is about a lot more than making mon-ey it can actually improve peoplersquos lives in othercountries Undergraduate business students whohistorically concentrated in accounting financeor marketing today can acquire knowledge and
skills as well about such fields as health care andsustainable development
For students looking to work for cutting-edgecompanies such as tech giant Google Inc or on-line retailer Amazoncom Inc some US busi-ness schools offer technology-focused degreesStudents at Carnegie Mellon Universityrsquos Tepper School of Business can study topics like bigdata mdash data sets so complex that theyrsquore hard to manage with traditional software
Ronny Ho a 21-year-old Chinese American who grew up in New York and whose parentsare from Shanghai and Taiwan is a senior at the Pittsburgh university She recently internedat the financial company Citigroup Inc in New York She felt she brought more to the job than just an ability to crunch numbers because of all the time she spent at Carnegie Mellon workingon team projects with scientists and engineers The collaborative projects included making
futuristic videos at the universityrsquos Human-Computer Interaction Institute where studentscreate make-believe worlds and games to better understand how computers can help peoplego about their daily livesldquoItrsquos such a new fieldrdquo she said ldquoItrsquos fun to take it and run with it andsee what you can dordquo
The recent global recession gave business schools more reasons to expand internships andcourses that give students hands-on experience like Ho and Nangia are getting said John JFernandes president of AACSB International (Association to Advance Collegiate Schools ofBusiness) With fewer workers companies are looking to interns to do more ldquoBusinesses expectstudents to hit the ground runningrdquo Fernandes said 983123
Business SchoolsBridge Classroomsand Real-Life WorkKATHERINE MANGAN
Express Laneto an MBA
At the Bainbridge GraduateInstitute nature lovers can pursuemasterrsquos degrees in businessadministration on an island campusoff the coast of Seattle In classroomsnestled amid 250 acres of forestthey learn how to make money inenvironmentally sustainable ways
If studying in one of the worldrsquosmost exciting business centers is more
your style New York Universityrsquos SternSchool of Business is blocks fromWall Street As members of the SternConsulting Corps students tackle realbusiness challenges by advising shopowners in a low-income neighborhoodor by creating business plans forupstart fashion designers
Most full-time MBA programsin the United States take two yearsto complete but several now offerintensified one-year options While topMBA programs usually require several
years of work experience someonefresh out of college or with just a few
years on the job might want to look intoa one-year specialized masterrsquos degree
At Thunderbird School of GlobalManagement a private school based inGlendale Arizona finishing in one yearshaves $20000 off the price (Tuitionruns $90000 for two years and$70000 for one)
ldquoFor students looking to improvetheir English studying in the US gives
you a true immersion in the languagethat will force you to become fluentby the time you leaverdquo said RebeccaHenriksen vice president of enrollmentand student services ldquoBut itrsquos still a trulyglobal experience We have studentsfrom close to 70 countries so itrsquos almoslike a minindashUnited Nations hererdquo
Cornell Universityrsquos JohnsonGraduate School of Management alsooffers a one-year MBA popular withstudents who want to double up andearn a professional degree in medicineengineering or law as well Dual degreesare increasingly popular in the US
because they give graduates an edge ina tough job marketIn recent years enrollments in
traditional two-year MBA programsinched up 1 percent in North Americawhile specialized masters enrollmentsshot up 30 percent according to theAACSB Popular specialties includefinance accounting marketing andnewer fields such as data analytics andinformation-technology management
Abhi Nangia shoots a video to help a groupof women in Nicaragua sell jewelry madefrom recycled trash
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TomorrowrsquosArtists TodayKAREN CALABRIA
Itrsquos no surprise that artists worldwide look to address mod-ern challenges and adopt the newest technology Art and theavant-garde have always gone hand in hand Here are shiningexamples of successful US programs for students of digital
arts conservation and arts and crafts
Digital Arts
When it comes to new technology art departments are earlyadopters Digital arts mdash such as animation video game develop-ment graphic design and visual effects mdash are attracting more stu-
dents each year many of them internationalThe School of Visual Arts in New York which admits students based on their portfolios as well as grades and test scores has madea name for itself as a premier digital arts program
John McIntosh chair of the Computer Art Computer Animationand Visual Effects Department said ldquoWe offer a program that onlyhires working professionals as faculty that has the highest academicrigor and that allows students to excel by concentrating on the prac-tice of being an artist for each of their four yearsrdquo
Anne Yang an animation student said she has gained practicalhands-on experience She and five classmates collaborated on mak-ing a film at the end of their junior year ldquoStudents donrsquot typically getthat experiencerdquo Yang said Their two-minute animated short Fright
Shift about a ghost hunter afraid of ghosts was a hit with audiences
Art Conservation
Most conservation programs in the US have catered to ad- vanced-degree students but a growing number now reach out to un-dergraduates as well New Mexico State University in Albuquerque began offering a bachelorrsquos degree in museum conservation in 2005Director Silvia Marinas-Feliner said interest in art conservation mayhave something to do with the popularity of forensic science on suchtelevision shows as CSI Crime Scene Investigation Museum conser- vationists are investigators too said Marinas-Feliner only insteadof autopsying bodies they try to uncover the history of the object
ldquoThings deteriorate and need to be preserved especially withnatural disastersrdquo she said
One of her former students Lyndy Bush works at the Smithson-ian Institutionrsquos National Museum of Natural History in Washing-ton ldquoIrsquom conserving botanical specimens that were damaged [byHurricane Sandy] while they were out on loanrdquo Bush said ldquoThe ideaof a career in art that incorporates science and skill was what mademe fall in love with the fieldrdquo
Students learn conservation techniques in small classes (nomore than 12 students) The cross-disciplinary curriculum requiresstudy in art history fine arts archaeology and hard science Theprogram even encourages students to study entomology so they become familiar with the bugs they might find in an artifact thatneeds restoring
Arts and Crafts
American arts and craf ts schools offer tradit ional disciplinessuch as glassblowing metalworking ceramics and woodworkingCurricula can reflect local art traditions according to ChristineHavice director of the School of Art at Kent State University pointing to basketweaving and rug-making in the Southwest and industrialized arts at her own school in Ohio
Some schools may shy away from adapting technology in deference to ldquothe old waysrdquo of preserving the past but that is not thecase at the Appalachian Center for Craft a satellite campus of Ten
nessee Tech University in Cookeville Tennessee Jeff Adams thecenterrsquos director said his students employ Computer-Aided Design3-D printers and computerized looms to preserve and advance thetreasures of that mountain region
The center teaches new ways to apply skills Engineering and ceramics students work hand in hand on one project in sub-Saharan Africa w ith the engineers designing water-filtration systems andthe ceramics students making clay water-filtration devices
ldquoItrsquos about what they want to do with the skills theyrsquore learninghere not just about how to produce things for salerdquo Adams said 983123
Museum conservation students at New Mexico State University puttheir restoration skills to the test
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Huge Geek MomentThe Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) trade show is the World Cup Olympics and Super Bowl
rolled into one for the 50000 video gamers designers programmers and marketers from 120countries who throng to Los Angeles each year But the excitement isnrsquot confined to the conventionhall Global gamers tune in breathlessly online to await word of the newest gaming advances
Eight students at Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) were no exception this June but they hada special reason for excitement A video game they developed not only was exhibited at the trade show butalso shared top honors at E3rsquos inaugural College Game Competition ldquoIt was a huge geek moment and anamazing opportunity for themrdquo said Tina OrsquoHailey dean of SCADrsquos School of Digital Media
Most game designers can expect to go their whole career without having the opportunity toshowcase a game of their own at E3 said Luis Cataldi head of SCADrsquos game development program
The studentsrsquo visually stunning side-scrolling PC game Lost in Thought follows a therapist as hetravels through his patientsrsquo minds to heal them
More than 380 US schools offer coursework in computer and video game design In 2013 SCADrsquosprogram was ranked by The Princeton Review as one of the nationrsquos top programs The college granted85 degrees in interactive design and game development in 2012
Band Camp RevisitedSome Columbia College Chicago students refer to it as ldquoBand Camprdquo Like Nashville Tennessee
New Orleans and Austin Texas the Windy City of Chicago is known for its vibrant music scene Thecity is a playground for the nearly 11000 students at Columbia College Chicago the countryrsquos largest
arts and media collegeCome summertime some Columbia musicians and aspiring record producers get to attend what
they fondly call ldquoBand Camprdquo Others know it as the schoolrsquos selective Summer Music ImmersionProgram Students from three Columbia departments mdash music arts management and acousticsmdash join forces for an intensive week of beats bass and branding The result a professional-qualityextended play (EP) record and a one-night-only showcase at a popular live music venue
Nate Green a recent graduate was a repeat camper ldquoItrsquos a lot of fun but extremely hard It rsquos themost real-world experience in my field one can get while still being at schoolrdquo he said
A local music-industry veteran helps the students compose songs mix them and market theresulting album
Although music-technology programs have cropped up at colleges around the country Columbiasets itself apart as the only undergraduate program to offer a bachelor of science degree in acoustics
Department chairman Pantelis Vassilakis said ldquoWersquore at the intersection of sound as music soundas business sound as physics and sound as perceptionrdquo 983123
A panel from Lost in Thought a game developed by SCAD students that shared top honorsat 2013rsquos E3 trade show
Your 5 Stepsto US Study
983089Research983086 Eighteen months before
your projected enrollment983084 begin your
research983086 Why do you want to study in
the U983086S983086 Where will you fit in Will you
need financial assistance What are the
application deadlines Identify sources offinancial aid and prepare for standardized
tests such as the Scholastic Aptitude Test
You might be asked to take an English
language proficiency test To begin go
to your nearest EducationUSA Center
( wwwEducationUSAstategov )
983090Apply983086 Include an original transcript
or certified copy of your academic
records sent by your secondary
school983084 as well as your standardized
test scores983086 Submit recommendation
letters from people who know you
well983098 your principal983084 counselor983084 tutor983084teacher983084 coach or job supervisor983086 Your
recommenders must assess your
potential to do well in college983086 Include a
personal essay983099 itrsquos often one of the most
important parts of your application983086
983091Finance983086 While the cost of living
varies983084 studying in the U983086S983086 can be
affordable and yield high returns on
your investment983086 Start your financial
planning early983086 If you have good grades983084
think about applying for an international
student scholarship983086 Applications for
financial aid go together with applications
for admission983086
983092Student Visa983086 Become familiar
with the student visa requirements in
your country and allow time to prepare
your application983086 You need an admission
letter and a certificate of eligibility for
nonimmigrant student status from a U983086S983086
institution before you can apply for a visa
The U983086S983086 Department of State issues visas
in U983086S983086 embassies and consulates983086 Visit
www983086travel983086state983086gov for information
about visas for non983085U983086S983086 citizens who
study in the U983086S983086
983093Prepare to Depart983086 In planning
your move to the United States983084 get
help from an EducationUSA Advising
Center in your country and from the
international student adviser at your
chosen U983086S983086 school983086 Advisers and
students who have returned from the
U983086S983086 can prepare you for new experiences
and challenges983086 Discuss changes from
your home environment983084 academic
systems and expectations983084 housing and
coping in a new cultural setting983086
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Shu Zhu came to the United States from Qingdao China six years ago as many international students do planning toprepare for a career in business But at North Carolina StateUniversity she discovered one of the glories of the US sys-
tem of higher education the ability undergraduates have to exploreoptions and change majors
She got an early opportunity to work in a research laboratoryunder the tutelage of an engineering professor alongside graduatestudents and postdoctoral fellows all searching for breakthroughsin chemical and biomedical engineering
Zhu soon switched majors to chemical engineering and nowis pursuing a doctorate at the University of Pennsylvania an IvyLeague school in Philadelphia She said the beauty of her educa-tional path was that she could change her mind
She credits the engineering professor Michael Dickey with en-couraging her to excel Even when she had ldquosome crazy ideardquo shesaid ldquohe would never say lsquoYou cannot do thisrsquo He would alwayssay lsquoYou should tryrsquordquo
Dickey an associate professor in the Department of Chemi-cal and Biomolecular Engineering was honored in 2012 as one ofNorth Carolina Statersquos outstanding teachers He regularly putsundergraduates to work on lab projects which include developingnovel nanofabrication techniques and stretching liquid metals intoforms that can hold their shape at room temperatures
He also has a gift for explaining things Discussing why alumi-
num and copper make such good electrical conductors he said itrsquos because of their ldquogood thermal properties mdash when you sit on metal bleachers it feels really cold because they are removing heat from your body really fastrdquo
One of his favorite metals is gallium a liquid metal with athick paint-like consistency Dickey has found that by mixinggallium with indium the resulting alloy can be stretched intoelectrical wires His team has put gallium through myriad testsprinting it in 3-D fashion encasing it in rubbery materials twist-ing it into different configurations and stretching it
The team made ear phones that extend 10 times their originallength ldquoThe sound quality doesnrsquot change at allrdquo Dickey saidldquobecause itrsquos such a good conductor of electricit yrdquo
Dickey focuses on new materials Nylon was once a major breakthrough in material science as was silicon Dickey rsquos galli-um-based alloy could prove to be the next Potential applicationsinclude antennas clothing wallpaper even newspapers
Dickeyrsquos lab which has captured the attention of privateindustry is typical of American higher-education programs inscience technology engineering and math or STEM
In addition to new materials popular STEM fields for studentsinclude computer science environmental conservation and 3-Dprinting as well as fields related to providing the planet with foodand energy
International Attraction
The US is the Number 1 destination for foreign students inter-ested in studying science and engineering at the postsecondarylevel according to the National Science Board
At the undergraduate level 32 percent of international studentsare enrolled in a STEM-related field At the graduate level roughly60 percent of international students are pursuing STEM degreesTwo-thirds of them come from India and China Foreign studentseek out US programs educators say for the high-quality educa-tion and meaningful research in state-of-the-art labs
US college life affords students opportunities to branch out
and take courses in political science entrepreneurship and thehumanities ldquoItrsquos both the technical depth of what we do in theSTEM fieldsrdquo said Charles Thorpe provost at Clarkson Universityin New York and ldquoembedding that in a liberal ar ts educationrdquo Living in dorms leading student organizations and attending sportingevents he said are important parts of a US education
In secondary school Zhu 22 learned lots of physics and mathldquobut wasnrsquot really enjoying itrdquo Students spent long hours solvingproblems and other exercises in preparation for Chinarsquos tough college entrance exam ldquoIt wasnrsquot interesting scientific knowledgerdquoshe said Her attitude changed in Michael Dickeyrsquos lab and so didher life trajectory 983123
Branching OutThrough STEMLUCY HOOD
International Students in STEM fields
983094983088graduate
983091983090undergraduate
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STEM StandoutsThe US offers rich opportunities to study science technologyengineering and math These schools are the tip of the iceberg
St Olaf CollegeLocated in Northfield Minnesota St Olaf College has a renowned choir but
is also a prodigious incubator of engineers and scientists It ranks in the top 10
among four-year colleges in producing future PhDs Forty percent of its 3000students major in math chemistry biology computer science or psychology
In tandem with its STEM programs St Olaf emphasizes environmentalconservation Everything from the food students eat to the construction ofbuildings to the curriculum itself is guided by an appreciation for science and aneffort to reduce manrsquos footprint on the planet Scientists there work to reducetoxic waste associated with lab work
The crown jewel of the environmental efforts is Regents Hall a state-of-the-art science building that meets the strictest criteria established by the US GreenBuilding Council
The college requires all students to take at least two science classes A newlydeveloped course promises nonscience majors an understanding of the sciencebehind issues at the forefront of public debate today
ldquoWe have the best of both worldsrdquo said Matthew Richey associate dean fornatural sciences and mathematics with an elite program that prepares thosefuture PhDs but also provides other students a deeper understanding of mathand science than the typical liberal-arts student gets in college
University of California San Diego In Professor Darren Lipomirsquos nanoengineering lab at the University of
California San Diego students from Belarus Thailand and Mexico are part of theresearch team working on solar energy mdash specifically the pursuit of less expensiveand less brittle solar panels
That diversity is the norm in cutting-edge research settings said the youngchemical engineer ldquoPeople from different cultures have different approaches tosimilar problems and if yoursquore in the room together somebody will come up with asolutionrdquo he said
A normal solar cell is made of silicon which is easily damaged in inclementweather Lipomi is taking the silicon out and replacing it with a plastic material
thatrsquos not only more robust but more economical
Clarkson UniversityLocated near the Canadian border in Potsdam New York Clarkson
University is known for its engineering programs and for graduatingstudents who make higher starting salaries than their counterparts fromHarvard University
Last year 10 percent of the schoolrsquos 3 604 students were foreignnationals many enrolled in STEM programs and learning entrepreneurshipalong with scientific research
ldquoOur model is taking the innovator by the hand through thecommercialization processrdquo said Matthew Draper deputy director of theShipley Center for Innovation The center helps students with intellectualproperty rights marketing research branding beta testing fundraising andrevenue generation These are daunting steps that scientists find difficult tomaneuver Draper said
Since 2010 the center has helped 57 startups with 158 more in thepipeline It helped Dami Adepoju a recent Clarkson graduate from AbujaNigeria break into the shoe business Adepoju designed a four-way zipperthat transforms one shoe into three giving people with limited resourcesdiverse styles
Experts at the Shipley Center helped Adepoju come up with a 3-D modelfor his invention and build a market They connected him with cobblersbuilt the zipper to his specifications and helped with pre-incorporation andpartnership agreements From Nigeria Adepoju now runs Fini Shoes andplans to sell worldwide 983123
Above Shu Zhu in alab at the University of
Pennsylvania found thather educational plans tookan unexpected turn leftMichael Dickey displaysan antenna made from a
gallium-based alloy
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E ven as a child in Zimbabwe GamuchiraiClinton Tavaziva wanted to be a doc-tor ldquoGamurdquo played with living thingspretending birds were patients and ex-
amined the skeletons of dead lizards outside hishome in Harare the countryrsquos largest city
But after secondary school his goal of gettinga medical education in the United States and re-turning to Zimbabwe with that expertise lookedout of reach The price tag was too high for hisfamily even with financial aid
Those who had known Tavaziva now 20 asa teen had always admired the shy science whiz with a passion for helping others His grades andleadership skills earned him the title of ldquohead boyrdquo or student president
An adv iser from the US Achievers Programmdash part of a US Department of State EducationUSA initiative in Zimbabwe mdash urged Tavaziva toapply for a new $500 million MasterCard Foun-dation Scholars Program The program planned
to educate 15000 talented young people in 10 years It would help those with financialhardship and a ldquogive backrdquo ethos and prepare them to be leaders
The programrsquos focus is Africa which is growing economically and politically but hasthe worldrsquos lowest education enrollment rates and a young population (Sixty percentof Africans are under age 25)
Tavaziva didnrsquot need to be told twice He filled out an application at the US Embassyand weeks later got an email notifying him hersquod been selected as a MasterCard Founda-tion scholar at Arizona State University (ASU) ldquoI didnrsquot know whether to cry or jumpIt was 11 pm and I woke everyone up We all celebratedrdquo he said
Arriving in Arizona later that year Tavaziva saw more than 60000 students movingabout the Tempe campus of the nationrsquos largest public university and found it ldquokindof scary but at the same time exciting I told myself Irsquod meet so many people make somany connectionsrdquo
He adjusted to dormitory life challenging courses his first ldquoCrdquo grade worries aboutspeaking English with an accent and new foods mdash Mexican was a hit but not hamburg-ers A biochemistry major Tavaziva jumped at the chance to do research in order tomimic the process of a spiderrsquos production of silk
He found college football equally exciting ldquoIrsquod always been an admirer of American
footballrdquo he said ldquoIrsquod watched a lot back home but seeing it in person was one of the best experiences of my liferdquo
Jenny Brian who taught Tavaziva in a freshman seminar said he is ldquosmart funnypolite and dedicatedrdquo
ldquoGamu thinks deeply about topics and has a strong sense of social justice and equityrdquosaid Meggan Madden director of the MasterCard program at ASU She said Tavaziva was chosen not only for his academic skills but because he ldquodreams bigrdquo and is moti- vated to make his dreams a reality
Tavaziva plans to return to Zimbabwe with his degree ldquoI just love my country somuchrdquo he said ldquoand Irsquom obliged to help in rebuilding it againrdquo 983123
From Africa to ArizonaGRETCHEN KELL
Attention ClassLAUREN MONSEN
One hundred students from acrossEgypt Tunisia Algeria Afghanistan andPakistan spent four weeks recently atIndiana Universityrsquos Kelley School ofBusiness where they developed businessplans and marketing strategies
For some US teaching methods mdashdesigned to encourage critical thinkingthrough lively classroom discussions mdashcame as a revelation
It was ldquonot considered disrespectful toask questions of your professorsrdquo said anamazed Sara Bisharat of Jordan
ldquoThe [Indiana] professors grab yourattentionrdquo said Haseeb Rahman ofAfghanistan ldquoYou feel like yoursquore engagedand involvedrdquo
Sara Jamil of Pakistan found peerdiscussion helpful ldquoI got an opportunityto listen to the perspectives of people ofvaried nationalities on one topicrdquo she saidldquoIt was a wonderful learning experiencerdquo
During the program sponsored bythe Coca-Cola Company and the USDepartment of State Professor Chris Cook
pointed out problems with some of thebusiness plans ldquoI usually asked studentsto provide more hard data and challengedall their assumptionsrdquo he said ldquoIrsquod sendthem to the CIA [World Factbook ] websitebecause it has phenomenal data and to theWorld Bank [data] website among othersources Indiana University library data wasalso availablerdquo
By the end Cook said ldquothey were allleaps and bounds ahead of where they werewhen they first walked in the doorrdquo
Still ldquoI learned as much as they didrdquo hesaid 983123
Gamu Tavaziva saw the failure ofhospitals in Zimbabwe as ldquoa call forme to pursue medicinerdquo
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4 MythsOnly prestigiousuniversities offer aquality education
There are 4495 degree-grantinginstitutions in the US according to theNational Center for Education Statistics
yet the eyes of overseas students are often
fixed on the Ivy League schools But eliteschools set the entrance bar skyhigh andreject most applicants while qualityeducation is available at many moreschools according to Stefano Papaleodirector of admissions at Lynn Universityin Florida
Only rich parents cansend children to the US
Public universities charge less tuitionthan most private schools Graduatestudents often qualify for discounts asteaching assistants More than 500 US
scholarships and grants are available to helpinternational students defray costs (Learnmore about them on the Funding for USStudy website) Financial support also maybe available in studentsrsquo home countries
Studying in the USis similar to attendingcollege back home
Students are surprised by differencesbetween classrooms in the United Statesand in their own home countries accordingto Jessica Young who advises internationalstudents at the University of Illinois It rsquos not
just sitting and listening to professors shesaid Asking and answering questions orgiving oral presentations affect final gradesso ldquohone your communication skills andbe prepared for a change in the way youstudyrdquo
US campuses are unsafeMovies and television depict the United
States as plagued by violence but the realityis that crime rates have fallen for yearsMost campuses have precautions in placemdash emergency call boxes alert systems towarn students of any imminent threat andshuttle buses or services to escort studentsat night In a 2012 poll by i-Graduate 82percent of international students said theyfelt ldquosafe and securerdquo in the US
Schools with the Largest Shares of International Students
Schools with the Largest Number of International Students
983090983095New School
New York
983090983094Florida Instituteof Technology
Florida
983090983089Illinois Instituteof Technology
Illinois
983089983096Lynn University
Florida
9269University of Southern California
Los Angeles
8997 University of IllinoisUrbana-Champaign
8660New York University
New York
8563 Purdue University
West Lafayette Indiana
Why These Schools
ReputationMatt VanderZalm spokesman at the University of Illinois said prestige and low cost of living matter
A reputation ldquoas one of the top destinations for international students perpetuates itselfrdquo he saidStudents who hear friends speaking highly of Illinois follow
LocationSchools on both coasts and in the Midwest draw international students because thatrsquos where majorcities are concentrated
ProgramsNearly two-thirds of international students want to study business engineering or science so schoolsthat boast strong programs in those areas are popular Among them the University of Illinois atUrbana-Champaign Carnegie Mellon University Purdue University New York University and theUniversity of California at Los Angeles
Of All International Students at US Colleges the Largest Shares Come from
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The Welcome Mat Is OutUS colleges and universities attract far more students from abroad than any other countryrsquos
higher-education institutions mdash 764000 of the 4 million international students worldwide Their rankshave swelled by nearly a third in the past decade but higher education leaders say they have room forplenty more and they are eager to find them
Many US colleges mdash small and large public and private mdash have stepped up their recruitment ofstudents from abroad according to a survey by higher-education associations More than half comefrom China India and South Korea but students come from a host of other lands as well includingSaudi Arabia Canada Vietnam and Mexico
Still only one in 25 college students in the United States is international compared with one infive in Australia and the United Kingdom President Obama is a strong backer of efforts to attractmore international students and send more American students abroad His ldquo100000 Strong inChinardquo initiative aims to quadruple the number of Americans studying in China while a similar effortis mounted to bring in 100000 students from Latin America while sending an equal number ofAmericans to study there
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Peace amp Security
Ben Rattray dreamed of being the ultimate establishment manan investment banker who would wear a double-breasted suit ashe walked down Wall Street But a series of experiences during
college led Rattray down an entirelydifferent path
Today he helps tens of millions ofpeople around the world take on theestablishment by exercising a basic American tenet petitioning for change
On the website Rattray founded
Changeorg citizens in the UnitedStates and countries like India South Africa and Brazil have fought to giveequal access to girls on sports teams
to battle local corruption and to make one young girl eligible for alung transplant normally reserved for adults The site is a platformthat allows individuals to petition an array of institutions bycollecting the names of supporters online
With the power of signatures Changeorg says it is makinga difference helping people win thousands of victories since thesite launched in 2007 Big institutions be they governments orcorporations can seem too powerful for individuals to take onRattray said and ldquopeople become apathetic if they think theycanrsquot make a difference The power of individuals is to come
together and not work alone You just have everyday people doingextraordinary thingsrdquo
The 25-year-old Rattray who attended Stanford University andthe London School of Economics started rethinking his career
Real ChangeOne Signature
at a Time
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gets to play sports
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government health care
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signaturesPhone company helps
domestic violence victims
194825 signaturesEcuador shuts down
ex-gay torture clinics
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whale and dolphin meat
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signaturesPalm oil plantation barred
for burning forests
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path when his brother announced he is gay but also said that hehad been hiding his sexuality out of fear Rattray said he thoughtof people including himself who had stood by and done nothingto fight for justice and equal treatment He went to London reada book a day and thought about the concept of social change Theend result was the birth of Changeorg
The sitersquos popular petitions often gain media coverage Fifteen- year-old Julia Bluhm was distressed at the way photographs ofgirls and women in the popular teen magazine Seventeen were
being airbrushed to make them look thinner and prettier Bluhmdecided to petition the magazine and collected signatures fromas far away as Australia and the Netherlands ldquoWe all know how itcan affect a girlrsquos body image and self-esteemrdquo said Bluhm wholives in Waterville Maine Getting more than 84000 far-flungsignatures ldquokind of opens up the bigger picture and shows how itaffects people all over the worldrdquo
Bluhmrsquos petition led Seventeen to stop altering modelsrsquo shapes with Photoshop and to publish a ldquoBody Peace Treatyrdquo calling ongirls to be confident regardless of their size or shape
Cynthia Butterworth of Rochester New York petitioned tohelp her sister who had been the victim of domestic violence andfound it would cost $500 to close the mobile phone account she
had shared with her abuser The phone company responded toButterworthrsquos petition by agreeing to close the account without afee and to implement a new policy to help other abuse victims ldquoIt was a huge victoryrdquo Butterworth said ldquoIt gives a little person whofeels like she has been treated unfairly a huge voicerdquo
People in more than 190 countries have used the petitionsRattray says
In India he said there has been an explosion of campaignsagainst corruption through his website A man in Hardoiattempting to report alleged corruption to the Regional TransportOffice was asked for a bribe and beaten when he refused mdash anepisode caught on cell phone video A Changeorg petitionstarted by the man and pursued by Indians countrywide led to
prosecutions and a stronger anti-corruption policy Rattray said Changeorg will continue to empower people Asregular people mobilize by petitioning online he said he meetspeople everywhere who have a growing conviction that they reallycan make a difference 983123 ndashSM
The White House has a similar petition page online called We thePeople (httpspetitionswhitehousegov) which allows people tocreate online petitions on matters involving government action Ifa petition attracts 150 signatures in 30 days it will be searchable onthe White House site If it collects 100000 signatures during that
time the petition will be reviewed by the Obama administrationand a response will be posted Topics range from gun violence toimmigration to beer (and yes the White House gave in and revealedthe official White House beer recipe)
We the People
Above Julia Bluhm (center) and other teens at Hearst Corp inNew York where Bluhm delivered a petition asking Seventeen magazine to stop altering photos Below Seventeenrsquos editor-in-chief responded by publishing this letter
$423Trivia Turkey
average amount spent by shoppers over theThanksgiving holiday weekend
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Redefining PortraitureChicago-based artist Lincoln Schatz who regards traditionalportraits as idealized depictions of ldquoa single frozen momentrdquo iscreating portraits by filming subjects
Schatz mounts cameras at varied heights within a small room
to create 360-degree views of his subjects who perform or speakabout their lives while the cameras roll A computer randomly editsresulting footage and displays it on a screen in a loop constantlyrecombining footage such that no two viewings will be the same
Schatz seeks dynamism by generating unpredictablecombinations of camera angles The artistrsquos Cube series (2008) andNetwork series (2012) thus offer shifting perspectives on personality
ldquoI wanted to get beyond the mythology people create forthemselvesrdquo Schatz said ldquoI ask them lsquoIf life is a series of dots ona line how does your story start Whatrsquos the first dot for yoursquordquoBut he doesnrsquot allow his subjectsrsquo answers to define their portraitsinstead working to ldquoget them beyond their self-images or public brands to understand themselves in a new and different wayrdquo
The Cube portraits (commissioned by the Hearst Corporationto celebrate the 75th anniversar y of Esquire magazine) focuson 40 of the 75 most influential people of the 21st century asdetermined by the magazinersquos editors Who made the cut ActorGeorge Clooney basketball star LeBron James Craigslist founderCraig Newmark regenerative-medicine specialist Anthony Atalafashion designer Marc Jacobs foreign-policy expert (and now USambassador to the UN) Samantha Power heart surgeon MehmetOz and architect Santiago Calatrava among others
Portrait subjects entered a transparent 10-foot-by-10-foot cubein which they spent 45 minutes doing anything they chose as longas it reflected their own sense of their personalities The portraits were filmed at Hearst headquarters in New York Esquire editor-in-chief David Granger attended every sitting
One subject created quite a stir Granger said ldquoWe didnrsquotpublicize it but when Clooney came word leaked out throughthe building At first there were a few people mdash mostly women mdashmilling around Pretty soon 300 people had gatheredrdquo
Newmark worked on a laptop computer resolving customer-service issues for Craigslist users James played a basketball-themed video game and became so absorbed that he overstayed histime limit Atala mdash whose work involves growing new human cellstissues and organs mdash treated the cube itself as an organ tr ying tocoax it to life by plastering images of cells all over its walls Jacobs brought his yoga teacher and had a yoga session
Clooney danced with women (he specified that no models oractresses be recruited) twirling in succession Schatzrsquos mother
several Hearst Corporation employees and TV journalist GayleKing He wanted ldquosomething to do hellip instead of just standingaroundrdquo Schatz explained
The resulting portraits are ldquodreamlikerdquo Schatz said in part because they are silent
They are more abstract and painterly than his subsequentNetwork series which includes audio of subjectsrsquo voices In theseSchatz focuses on Americans whom he sees as leaders or innovatorsComprising 89 portraits the series includes former Supreme CourtJustice Sandra Day OrsquoConnor Google Inc vice president (and so-called ldquofather of the Internetrdquo) Vint Cerf public radio journalistCokie Roberts and America Online founder Steve Case They talk
about their childhoods about forces that they believe shaped themThe Cube and Network series were acquired by the Smithsonian
Institutionrsquos National Portrait Gallery But Schatz has created video portraits for private collectors as well The genre requiresartist and subject to ldquolet go and let something happenrdquo he saidand the process is liberating
ldquoWe are all polyfaceted there are multiple ways we can beseen and interpreted At the root of all this is getting people toself-explorerdquo 983123 ndashLM
Arts
When LeBron James arrived for his Cube portrait session ldquohe wasin his early 20s mdash a kid reallyrdquo said David Granger ldquoOf coursekids like to play video gamesrdquo
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paintings by Norman Rockwell includingFreedom from Want illustrating aThanksgiving dinner
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WatchTo view the video portraitof LeBron James scan theQR code with your phone
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In 2012 members of the US military andforeign service submitted photographs fromtheir duty abroad to a jury of experts Theirsubmissions began a project sponsored bythe US departments of State and Defenseto mark Veterans Day observed each year onthe 11th of November
The jury of photographers curators andprominent Americans including formersecretaries of state Madeleine Albright andColin Powell selected the best entries Artist
Lincoln Schatz then created composite stillimages from the top photos
The images convey ldquothe complex realities ofserving abroadrdquo Schatz said as well as theldquoimmense complexity of hope life hardshipand loss hellip Looking at the world throughtheir eyes we see the photographersrsquo humanexperience and wonder how we wouldnavigate were we thererdquo
Seen here is a composite merging three ofthe photographs
The dominant photo (taken by Manuel JMartinez) depicts an Iraqi father pausingfrom his conversation with US soldiersto share a moment with his daughter athis home in the Jefrmila neighborhood ofGhazaliyah Iraq A background photo (takenby Jeremy Lock) shows US soldiers withno date or place indicated and anotherbackground photo (taken by Alvin WilliamsJr) shows US Marines setting up a bivouacto assist victims of a landslide on the island
of Leyte in the Philippines
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Through Their Eyes
8Trivia Turkey
million 5- and 6- year-olds who might draw aturkey by tracing their fingers on paper andcoloring it in
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Education for AllJUDITH HEUMANN
Judith Heumann is the StateDepartmentrsquos special adviser forinternational disability rightsGrowing up in the New York City borough of BrooklynI wasnrsquot allowed to go to school until fourth gradebecause I used a wheelchair and was unable to walk
But my parents were adamant that I get an educationequal to my brothersrsquo so I could support myself if Inever married (women were not typically breadwinnersback then) They teamed up with other parents toforce some of the local secondary schools to become
accessible to students with disabilities Later I battledsuccessfully to be the first person in a wheelchair toteach in New York and taught there for three years
Education including the higher education describedon pages 14ndash23 is a great equalizer It opens opportunitiesfor girls and boys for disadvantaged people and especiallyfor people like me who have disabilities
Hamza Jaka and Amber Buckley-Shaklee twostudents with disabilities worked as interns at the StateDepartment this year Overall their stories indicatethat inclusive education is moving forward
Both Hamza and Amber have always attendedintegrated schools as required under laws that
didnrsquot exist when I was in school Hamza now anundergraduate student at the University of CaliforniaBerkeley was resented by peers who thought theaccommodations he received (such as having acomputer for spelling tests) were unfair And Ambernow a graduate student at the University of Illinois atUrbana-Champaign had friends at nearby schools who
were told they could come to school but only if theydidnrsquot bring their wheelchairs
Parents and students need to know their rights Inthe US there are Parent Information Centers that help
Also after years of implementation of our laws morestudents with disabilities are graduating from secondaryschool and entering work or higher education
We have come a long way since I had polio in1949 and we have far to go Our laws are not alwaysenforced as they should be As I work for equality andthe advancement of human rights I want to teach thislesson People with disabilities should have the samerights and opportunities as all people Granted these wecan and do improve our communities our country andthe world 983123
Last Word
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More than EnglishTwenty-one percent of Americans mdash thatrsquos60 million people mdash speak a language otherthan English at home According to theCensus Bureau the most popular languageis Spanish with 38 million speakers thoughChinese Tagalog Vietnamese FrenchGerman and Korean are each spoken bymore than 1 million people
The standout city for residents speakinga language other than English at home isLaredo Texas where 92 percent of peoplespeak Spanish or some language other thanEnglish at home Since 2000 the numberof people speaking a different language athome has risen steadily yet the percentageof those who also speak English ldquovery wellrdquohas held steady This shows how importantldquolanguages other than English [are] in thenational fabricrdquo of America said the CensusBureaursquos Camille Ryan
American MosaicAmerica continues to become more racially and ethnically diverse Between 2011and 2012 the Asian population grew 30 times faster the Hispanic population 25times faster and the African-American population 15 times faster than the non-Hispanic white group In the past year the percentage of white people in the USpopulation reached an all-time low of 63 percent For the first time more deathsthan births were registered among non-Hispanic whites The trend is projectedto continue In 30 years whites will become a minority in the US according tothe Census Bureau
Higher Education PaysUniversity-educated workers earn 90 percent more than workers who have notfinished secondary school in the United States and the other 33 member countriesof the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and inBrazil Russia China and India according to a recent report on 2011 earnings
The differential grew from a 75 percent spread as recently as 2007 The reportpublished by the OECD says getting a job in the first place is easier for the welleducated too mdash unemployment rates are three times lower for those withbachelorrsquos degrees than for those who didnrsquot finish secondary school
Female BreadwinnersMore and more US families dependon women for a living Four out of 10households include a female who is eitherthe only or the primary earner for the familyaccording to a recent study of census dataAlthough households in which the husbandearns less than the wife account for onlya quarter of two-earner households thenumber has increased nearly 400 percent inthe last 50 years
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Snapshots of America
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Leisure
An Interfaith Thanksgiving SUSAN MILLIGAN
Volunteers place a frozen turkey into a holiday package for the poor
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kmh speeds reached by wild turkeysDomesticated turkeys canrsquot fly
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The first Thanksgiving is notable for its cross-cultural friendship Native Americansshared a harvest feast in Plymouth Massachusetts with the English settlers called PilgrimsSince then the holiday has evolved into a family affair with the focus on traditional foods(turkey and trimmings followed by pumpkin pie) and a day away from work
But in some places the spirit of the original Thanksgiving endures with churchesmosques temples and other religious centers holding interfaith celebrations Some deliverfood to the needy Others such as the Heartsong United Methodist Church and theMemphis Islamic Center in Memphis Tennessee share an annual Thanksgiving meal
ldquoWersquove done a lot of bonding and building of relationshipsrsquorsquo said the Islamic centerrsquos
board member Danish SiddiquiThe Thanksgiving meal has become a citywide symbol of understanding The
relationship between Muslim and Christian communities started in 2009 when theMuslim center purchased 30 acres of land directly across the street from the Methodistchurch At the time the Reverend Steve Stone pastor at Heartsong didnrsquot know anyMuslims save one man he saw at the gym and he was ldquoa little queasyrsquorsquo about havinga Muslim center so close After thought and prayer Stone realized that his role as aclergyman was to counter the anti-Islamic comments being made elsewhere so he put upa sign saying ldquoWelcome to the neighborhood Memphis Islamic Centerrdquo
Siddiqui ldquovery touchedrsquorsquo by the gesture contacted Stone and the two men led theirrespective congregations into what became a close friendship When the Muslims still waiting for construction to be completed on their buildings the following year needed anighttime place to worship during Ramadan Heartsong offered its space
ldquoWe were just speechlessrdquo Siddiqui said The Muslim worshippers began bringing foodto share with the Methodists And when Heartsong offered to host a joint Thanksgivingdinner the congregationrsquos neighbors agreed but on one condition namely ldquothat weprovide the foodrdquo Siddiqui said
The event has been replicated across the country on Thanksgiving Unlike many American holidays Thanksgiving now has no religious underpinnings said Christina Warner of the Shoulder-to-Shoulder Campaign a nonprofit organization dedicated tointerfaith understanding especially of the Muslim community That makes Thanksgivingeasier for people of different faiths to celebrate together
ldquoBreaking bread together is really a fundamental way in which people of differentfaiths get to know each otherrsquorsquo Warner said
In New Brunswick New Jersey Jewish and Muslim students at Rutgers Universityspend the week before Thanksgiving preparing food to deliver to the needy ldquoWe try to
do things that bring people together and wonrsquot cause conflictrdquo said Saira Shakir the20-year-old president of ShalomSalaam an interfaith student organization ldquoServing thehomeless and the hungry is a way to do thatrdquo
In Reston Virginia Cornerstones (formerly Reston Interfaith) has supplied meals tothe hungry at Thanksgiving for 20 years said spokeswoman Abby Kimble And elsewhereacross the country people of different faiths gather for interfaith services or a traditionalmeal (often including a halal turkey to accommodate Muslim dietary rules)
For the Memphis Islamic Center and Heartsong United Methodist Church theThanksgiving celebration grows more popular every year joined by local politicians andpeople from other churches The event now draws nearly 500 people
ldquoIt has become more than just a mealrdquo Stone said It has become a Thanksgivingcommunity People of all faiths celebrate as one 983123
Please Pardon MeRoasting a fat turkey for Thanksgiving
dinner is an American tradition thatextends to the White House wherefarmers have presented live holidayturkeys to presidents since the 19thcentury While most families purchase abird ready to go in the oven White Houseresidents have had one problem oncethey meet the live donated turkey it ishard to eat it for dinner
Thus in 1989 a more moderntradition mdash the White House turkeypardon mdash was born For yearspresidents have held lightheartedceremonies at which a live turkey or twooften wearing security identificationtags around their gnarly necks areformally given presidential ldquopardonsrsquorsquosparing the birds from gracing thedinner table and sending them to a farmfor the rest of their days
There are reports of PresidentsLincoln Kennedy and Nixon sparing
holiday turkeys from slaughter butthe first official pardon came fromPresident George HW Bush whodeclared that the White House turkeyhad been ldquogranted a presidentialpardon as of right nowrsquorsquo
The lucky bird is chosen from anearly field of 15ndash20 fowl said KimmonWilliams a spokeswoman for theNational Turkey Federation whichdonates the animals While appearanceis part of the selection process (fluffed-out feathers are preferred) the turkeysare also evaluated based on theircomfort in crowds and calmness under
bright lights 983123
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A turkey seemingly unconcernedabout the dinner menuovershadows a White House guard
35Trivia Turkey
million spectators of the MacyrsquosThanksgiving Day parade in New York City
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Of Batsmen and Bowlers BRIAN MURGATROYD
Once popular in the United States cricket slipped from being amainstream sport after the 19th century Baseball overtook cricketas the countryrsquos summer sport of choice thanks to baseballrsquossimplicity and the fact that America could claim it as its own
But today cricket is regaining a US following There are
currently 49 leagues across the United States with 1100 registeredclubs and around 35000 active participants
Lauderhill Floridarsquos accredited venue for international cricketmatches has hosted four Twenty20 Internationals Twenty20 isa much shorter version of cricket in which the matches last aboutthree hours Cricket supporters see Twenty20 as the best way totake the game to the masses in the US
Darren Beazley the chief executive of the United States of America Cricket Association said ldquoMy goal is to make cricket agame for all Americansrdquo 983123
Leisure
New Zealand and West Indies play a Twenty20 match in Lauderhill Florida
74Trivia Turkey
football games played on Thanksgiving Day by the NFLrsquos Detroit Lions mdash a traditionstarted in 1934
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Nadia Gruny
By the Bay ldquoI come from Trinidad and Tobago
where cricket is part of the culturerdquo28-year-old Nadia Gruny said ldquoI did not
consider playing seriously but enjoyed many casualbackyard and street cricket games with my brothersrdquo
Gruny moved to the United States to study in 2002 Sheeventually started working for IT company Oracle in
Californiarsquos San Francisco Bay Area ldquoI heard theUSA Cricket Association was organizing a first
womenrsquos tournament and friends encouragedme to get involved even though I had never
played hardball cricket just in the streetswith my brothersrdquo
At Oracle she said ldquomy managerrecognized my interest in cricket andencouraged me to start a womenrsquosteam in the Bay Area I have nowbecome involved working with the Bay
Area Womenrsquos Sports Initiative to tryand get the sport taken up in schoolsrdquo
Gruny became the second woman inhistory to score a century in US womenrsquos
cricket in June 2011 She believes the future isbright for the sport in America ndashBM
Cradle of USCollege CricketLEA TERHUNEHaverford College near Philadelphia has one ofthe oldest US college cricket teams It playedthe first US collegiate varsity match in1864 against the University of Pennsylvaniaand has fielded its 11 players ever since
Head coach Kamran Khan who played for theUS national cricket team from 1972 to 1992and was its captain for 10 years said ldquoCrickethas grown so tremendously it is unbelievablerdquoA businessman who gets satisfaction fromworking with young people Khan has coached atHaverford for decades
ldquoWe have more American-born on the team than
overseas players mdash at least 50-50 Some studentscome to Haverford just because they can playcricketrdquo he said
Haverford is the only US varsity-level team Itplays intercollegiate matches against club teamsfrom other colleges The team has toured theUnited Kingdom twice in recent years doingwell against established teams in England andScotland including Oxford and Cambridge
Players put their all into an alumni match atHaverford College
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hours Americans spend eating and drinkingon Thanksgiving vs 37 hours watching TV
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Nuclear EntrepreneursANDRZEJ ZWANIECKI
Innovators may shape the future of the nuclear energy industryTwo US startups mdash Transatomic Power Inc and TerraPower
LLC mdash are pursuing new types of reactors which if successful will make nuclear power more competitive and safer
The nuclear industry is ripe for innovation according toexperts because itrsquos based on half-century-old technology Newpower plants are prohibitively expensive and the nuclear wasteissue still waits for a comprehensive solution The industryrsquosresurgence expected just a few years ago has never happenedLow natural gas prices have made gas-fired power plants moreeconomically viable than nuclear ones and as a result mostUS utility companies that had considered building new plantsput plans on ice In addition the 2011 disaster at the Fukushimanuclear plant in Japan shook proponents of nuclear energy anddampened interest in it in several countries
Greenhorns and Veterans
A new generation of US nuclear engineers believes innovationis what the industry needs They ldquohave enthusiasm and arenot afraid to try new thingsrdquo said Benoit Forget a professor ofnuclear science and engineering at the Massachusetts Institute ofTechnology (MIT)
The first to try their hands at developing new nuclear
technologies were Leslie Dewan and Mark Massie who as doctoralcandidates in the Nuclear Science and Engineering Department ofMIT proposed a waste-annihilating molten salt reactor (WAMSR)in 2012 In that reactor molten salt (mixed with fuel) serves as
a coolant instead of the usual water Dewan and Massie startedTransatomic Power Inc based in Boston to develop such a reactor
Silicon Valley bets on another concept mdash a traveling wavereactor (TWR) mdash in hopes that more appealing nuclear power
will help slow global warming A group of industry veterans andnuclear experts launched TerraPower LLC based in Bellevue Washington to develop TWR which produces its own fuel withinits core
New-generation nuclear reactors promise to make nuclearpower generation safer more efficient and less expensive andaddress the issue of radioactive waste its byproduct now stored atnuclear plant locations (See p 10)
Forget of MIT has no doubt the nuclear startups facechallenges financial regulatory and logistical Afterexperimentation and simulation TerraPower and Transatomicneed to build working prototypes design commercial plants andget all necessary licenses an arduous and expensive process
With backing from Microsoft chairman Bill Gates inventor
Nathan Myhrvold and Silicon Valley venture capital fundsTerraPower has a solid financial foundation It works with morethan 100 partners primarily national labs universities andpotential suppliers
Transatomic started with $1 million in seed money fromfamilies friends and local entrepreneurs according to its chiefexecutive Russ Wilcox ldquoItrsquos hard to imagine any other country where you could start a nuclear company through privateinitiativerdquo he said
Wilcox is optimistic that the company will convince privateinvestors and the US government to support Transatomicrsquosconcept He believes his company can construct the WAMSR forone-third of what it costs to build a nuclear plant today ldquoWe can
completely change the industryrdquo he saidThe technical problem the two upstarts hope to solve is a lack
of materials that can withstand extreme conditions of the reactorcore for decades But complying with regulations is a greater
Science
By 2035 nuclear powergeneration capacity isprojected to increase bymore than 50 percent from
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million turkeys raised in the US each year A quarter wind up on Thanksgiving tables
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983089 In the reactor core983084 fission983084 orsplitting983084 of atoms in fuel rods
produces heat and neutrons983086
983090Control rods limit the number ofneutrons in the core and maintain a
constant supply of electricity983086
983091Water983084 which works as both amoderator and a coolant983084 picks
up the heat generated by the fission983086From a pressurizer983084 where waterpressure is raised983084 water flows to asteam generator983086
983092The steam drives a turbine983084 whichin turn drives a power generator983086
983093A condenser turns steam comingout of the turbine into water983084 which
then is pumped back into the steamgenerator and the reactor core983086
983094 In a secondary system983084 condenserwater that absorbs heat from
steam runs through a cooling tower983086
Pressurizer
Control Rods
S t e a m G
e n e r a t o r
Fuel Rods
R e a c t o r V e s s e l
Turbines
Generator
Condenser
Cooling Tower
Electricity Grid
How a Conventional (Light Water) Reactor Works
73 Trivia Turkey kilogram average weight forThanksgiving turkeys Itrsquos also how muchturkey Americans eat per capita each year
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challenge Wilcox said Forget agreed saying it is particularly so in the US Although the US design certification process is regarded as the ldquogold standardrdquoaround the world for reactor safety when applied to reactors that use existingtechnology the US process doesnrsquot provide for a certification of reactors likeTerraPowerrsquos and Transatomicrsquos
Other countries with ambitious plans for nuclear power may be open tonew ideas Forget said TerraPower is actively seeking partners to help build aprototype Company executives have visited China France India Japan South
Korea and RussiaForget said a build date mostly depends on another country agreeing to locatea commerical plant on its soil
Forget and other experts believe that nuclear power has a future as naturalgas prices are projected by the US Energy Information Agency to more thandouble by 2040
Without nuclear expansion world energy prices will rise and global warming will get worse warned Faith Birol chief economist at the International Energy Agency
ldquoIn the longer term nuclear is part of the answerrdquo Forget said noting thathesitation in the US and part of Europe may be temporary and that othercountries continue to expand their nuclear power industries 983123
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facilities worldwide
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Nuclear InnovationFor fuel TerraPower depends on depleteduranium from the existing uranium-oreenrichment process Transatomic relieson radioactive waste removed fromconventional reactors These ventures arepromising because they hellip
ɟ Reduce radioactive waste and the need
for waste storage
ɟ Capture more energy from uranium orethan a conventional reactor can
ɟ Operate at atmospheric pressure thatcauses less mechanical stress simplifyingdesigns and improving safety
ɟ Allow for high-temperature operationimproving the efficiency of electricityconversion
900Trivia Turkey
kilograms is the record weight for a pumpkinMost grown for pies weigh 2ndash5 kilograms
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From Trash to Gold
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Craig Martineau and Brandon SargentBlake did a lot of research on his own
dumpster diving blending differentcombinations of wasted food and testingresults Still he doesnrsquot miss EcoScrapsrsquoearly days when he collected food scrapsfrom the dumpsters
ldquoI ruined most of myclothes I think my shoesended up compostingthemselves and my carstill stinksrdquo
In 2001 20-year-old Princeton Universityfreshman Tom Szaky started marketingworm poop as fertilizer in recycled plastic
bottles Today his company operates in22 countries where more than 40 millionpeople including students collect trash forpoints which can be traded for merchandiseor as charitable contributions
ldquoInvolving people in thecollection of trash willeducate them about theeffects that waste has on theenvironmentrdquo Szaky said
983159983144983137983156 Produces organic chemical- and manure-freecompost and potting soil From its inceptionin 2010 EcoScraps reports the company hasrecycled 7 million kilograms of food waste andthus prevented more than 4 million kilogramsof methane mdash a powerful greenhouse gas mdashfrom being released into the atmosphere
In addition to recycling the companyupcycles that is converts non-recyclableor hard-to-recycle waste into newproducts Using less carbon and energyupcycling is friendlier to the environmentand more cost effective than recyclingaccording to the company
983144983151983159 Supermarkets restaurants and farmscollect food waste mostly spoiled fruitsand vegetables The spoiled food isdelivered to a plant where it is groundand mixed with wood shavings After itis oxygenated the mixture is ldquocookedrdquo toproduce compost
Waste divided into 40 categories mdash fromcandy wrappers to plastic bottles to oldshoes to cigarette butts mdash is turned intovaluable materials such as customizedplastic pellets More than 1500 products aremade from these materials through differentmolding techniques
Recovering food scraps and recyclable materials from dumpsters might seem like unsavory business but some new companies are reaping profits by doing just that There is money to be
made from trash that normally isnrsquot recycled Some entrepreneurs started companies thatturn trash into useful products making the environment cleaner and reducing the greenhouseemissions produced by landfills Theyrsquove got plenty of material with which to work In the UnitedStates mdash the largest market in the world mdash trash abounds
Garbage BagsBelow are various items created withrecyclable materials by TerraCycle
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million Americans who travel 80 km ormore from home over the holiday
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Marketplace
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Communities
Native American CuisineKOURTNI GONZALEZ
There is a certain amount of nationalism associated withthe traditional food of every culture People overlook the journeytaken by their favorite food before it gets to their tables
Lois Ellen Frank and Walter Whitewater chefs at the Native American catering and food company called Red Mesa Cuisine inSanta Fe New Mexico consider it their mission to educate peopleabout the sometimes surprising origins of ingredients
ldquoFoods have traveled the world and changed all of us and I
think we can celebrate where they came from and share in thecommonality that we all have in our respective ethnicities andplacesrdquo Frank said
Frank of the Kiowa tribe from Anadarko Oklahoma and Whitewater of the Dineacute (Navajo) tribe in Pinon Arizona left their business for 10 days earlier in 2013 to travel to Ukraine The chefsmet with eager audiences to discuss ingredients especially thoseindigenous to America and popular in European cuisine
Only some Italians know that the tomato didnrsquot originate inItaly and only some Irish know the potato was grown in America before being planted in Ireland ldquoA lot of people are surprised about
the [American] origins of some of their most common foodsrdquo saidRichard Hetzler executive chef at Mitsitam Native Foods Cafeacute atthe National Museum of the American Indian in Washington He
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million pounds of cranberries producedannually in the US
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believes that what people eat today around the world would be very differenthad it not been for the Native American contribution of ingredients such ascorn beans squash chili pepper sunflower seeds and tomatoes to menus
Likewise the United States is a country built on diversity and traditional American dishes have been inspired and shaped by contributions fromelsewhere in the world
Sharing Ingredients
Hetzler regrets that Americans have moved further away from the days
of community-based local growing because a disconnect has developed between the food people eat and the place where it was grown Typically USconsumers go to their local supermarket and find even out-of-season producereadily available
Earlier Hetzler said ldquoNative Americans formed a culture around food asliferdquo He wants people around the world to know the origins of their food andrecognize the effect that these foods have had on their cultural identity
The test kitchen and catering business that Whitewater and Frank runin New Mexico offers a ldquoCulture and Cuisinerdquo program in which patronsprepare and share a meal together using traditional Southwest techniquesand ingredients many of which are sourced from local Native American tribalnations Frank gives a background lecture to the group to teach everyoneabout the ingredientsrsquo importance to Native American history and culture
Frank said that when she leads these workshops she tells students thatunderstanding food facilitates understanding who they are
Food is culturally ingrained in everything that a society does she believesIt is the ldquocommon element we all share regardless of language religion raceethnicityrdquo she said but it also is a way in which we can define a unique identity 983123
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Mesa Squash Frywith Sunflower SeedsLOIS ELLEN FRANK
This colorful squash fry issometimes called calabacitas Thereare several different variations butthis one is my favorite
Ingredients
1 green New Mexico or Anaheim chile2 tablespoons sunflower oil2 garlic cloves finely chopped12 teaspoon salt12 teaspoon black pepper4 carrots cut into 2-inch-long julienne4 small zucchini cut into 2-inch-long julienne4 yellow squash cut into 2-inch-long julienne1 red bell pepper diced14 cup shelled sunflower seeds (raw or toasted)
Directions1 Roast the chile on an open flame Then peel seed
and coarsely chop it
2 In a sauteacute pan heat the oil over medium-high heatWhen the oil is hot but not smoking add the garlicchile salt and black pepper Cook 1 to 2 minutesstirring constantly to allow the flavors to blend
3 Add the carrots zucchini squash and red pepperReduce the heat and allow vegetables to simmerabout 10 minutes until they are tender Add thesunflower seeds and simmer another 5 minutesServe hot as a vegetable side dish
These common foods
around the world originatedin the Americas
FoodFlight
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million contact the Butterball poultrycompany for advice on how to cook turkey
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Education
A School Like No OtherMARK TRAINER
In 1988 when Gallaudet Universityrsquos board of trustees announced it hadchosen a hearing person as its seventh president over two deaf finalistsGallaudet students with the support of alumni and staff shut down theuniversity for several days The incident made national headlines
The ldquoDeaf President Nowrdquo protest succeeded and I King Jordan wasnamed Gallaudets eighth mdash and first deaf mdash president In spite of theinternal strife Gallaudet embraces this chapter of its history because itspeaks to a core characteristic of the school The Gallaudet communitytakes pride in its record of advocating aggressively on behalf of deaf people
Gallaudet mdash a federally chartered private nonprofit educationalinstitution in Washington mdash is the only higher-education institution inthe world where all services are specifically designed for deaf studentsIt offers Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science degrees in more than40 majors Gallaudet confers masterrsquos degrees in fields such as publicadministration and international development and doctoral degrees inclinical psychology and linguistics A majority of Gallaudetrsquos graduateprograms are designed to train students in professional services for thedeaf and hard of hearing
Congress authorized permanent federal appropriations for the schoolin 1954 President Ronald Reagan signed the Education of the Deaf Actof 1986 which reaffirmed the US commitment to making educational
The Edward Miner GallaudetResidence has housed all 10 of the
universityrsquos presidents
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LoweringBarriers by LawWhen Frank Harkin was a boy he was told hisdeafness would limit his career Instead he foundthat his disability made him a more productiveemployee than hearing workers at an aircraftmanufacturing plant He could do delicate workwithout being distracted by the loud noisesaround him His employer was so impressed thathe hired more deaf people
Frankrsquos work was an inspiration for his youngebrother US Senator Tom Harkin of Iowa hisbrotherrsquos successful career in manufacturing ledthe senator to sponsor the 1990 Americans withDisabilities Act (ADA) The act is a civil rightslaw that bars discrimination in hiring peoplewith disabilities and requires employers to makeldquoreasonable accommodationsrsquorsquo to allow a personwith a disability to do a job The law also requireshotels restaurants stores and other public places
to remove architectural barriers that wouldhinder access to people with disabilities
Frank Harkin who died in 2000 had beenworking as a baker mdash one of just three jobs hehad been told he could do as a deaf person mdashwhen the owner of Delavan Corporation took aliking to him and offered him a job Before thenldquohis whole life was limited mdash or he was told itwas limited mdash because he couldnrsquot hearrsquorsquo SenatorHarkin said explaining why he made disabilityrights his calling ldquoWhat the ADA has done forall people with disabilities is open the worldfor travel for accommodations for work and
for education by breaking down both physicalbarriers and attitudinal barriersrsquorsquo
Some 50 million Americans have a disabilitythe Centers for Disease Control reports andmost Americans will experience disability at somepoint in their lives
Senator Harkin said he recently benefitedfrom the lawrsquos policies himself At the movieshe was handed a special pair of glasses thatdisplayed the dialogue in closed captions so hecould read as well as hear the voices of the actorsldquoItrsquos amazingrsquorsquo he said ldquoAnd itrsquos all because of theADArdquo ndashSM
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opportunities available to deaf people and renaming Gallaudet College asGallaudet University
In 2014 the school will celebrate the 150th anniversary of the law signed byPresident Lincoln authorizing it to confer degrees upon deaf students Along with all the reasons any college graduate has to brag Gallaudet grads canshow off diplomas signed by the sitting president of the United States
In 2012 10 percent of Gallaudet students came from outside the UnitedStates Krishneer Sen came from Suva Fiji to work toward a degree ininformation technology ldquoAll of the instructors here use sign language and
we have direct access and direct communication so thatrsquos one very veryimportant aspectrdquo Sen said ldquoOne of my teachers is the first deaf woman toget her PhD in computer sciencerdquo
In addition to the learning environment Sen appreciates getting to knowhis peers ldquoWe have such a diverse population here and I wasnrsquot used to that We have a gay and lesbian community which is very strong black Latino mdashall of these diverse groups I like thatrdquo 983123
From top Gallaudetrsquos Bison football team gets psyched before a gameGallaudetrsquos newest residence hall uses the design concept known as DeafSpaceto maximize deaf peoplersquos visual access
Senator Tom Harkin
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The journey to a US degree is filled
with choices Make smart ones
An Insiderrsquos Guideto Higher Ed
R E Q U I R E D R E A D I N G
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As a Northeastern University undergraduate Abhi Nangia learned marketing by help-ing women in Nicaragua sell jewelry made from recycled trash He studied finance by advising a tiny catering company in South Africa and leadership by organizingstruggling artists in Indonesia
Upon graduation from the Boston university in May Nangia took the skills he learned at itsSocial Enterprise Institute to launch Reweave a network that ldquocreates market access for peoplemaking beautiful thingsrdquo
This may not sound like the traditional undergraduate business-school experience but itrsquostypical of the innovative ways business students are educated in the United States today It com- bines features that a growing number of programs offer Instruction and learning are hands-onentrepreneurial and global
ldquoThe Social Enterprise Institute is probably the coolest thing everrdquo said Nangia whoseparents are from New Delhi but who grew up in Buffalo New York Northeastern is a leaderamong US universities in alternating classroomstudies with internships and real jobs The ex-perience convinced Nangia that international business is about a lot more than making mon-ey it can actually improve peoplersquos lives in othercountries Undergraduate business students whohistorically concentrated in accounting financeor marketing today can acquire knowledge and
skills as well about such fields as health care andsustainable development
For students looking to work for cutting-edgecompanies such as tech giant Google Inc or on-line retailer Amazoncom Inc some US busi-ness schools offer technology-focused degreesStudents at Carnegie Mellon Universityrsquos Tepper School of Business can study topics like bigdata mdash data sets so complex that theyrsquore hard to manage with traditional software
Ronny Ho a 21-year-old Chinese American who grew up in New York and whose parentsare from Shanghai and Taiwan is a senior at the Pittsburgh university She recently internedat the financial company Citigroup Inc in New York She felt she brought more to the job than just an ability to crunch numbers because of all the time she spent at Carnegie Mellon workingon team projects with scientists and engineers The collaborative projects included making
futuristic videos at the universityrsquos Human-Computer Interaction Institute where studentscreate make-believe worlds and games to better understand how computers can help peoplego about their daily livesldquoItrsquos such a new fieldrdquo she said ldquoItrsquos fun to take it and run with it andsee what you can dordquo
The recent global recession gave business schools more reasons to expand internships andcourses that give students hands-on experience like Ho and Nangia are getting said John JFernandes president of AACSB International (Association to Advance Collegiate Schools ofBusiness) With fewer workers companies are looking to interns to do more ldquoBusinesses expectstudents to hit the ground runningrdquo Fernandes said 983123
Business SchoolsBridge Classroomsand Real-Life WorkKATHERINE MANGAN
Express Laneto an MBA
At the Bainbridge GraduateInstitute nature lovers can pursuemasterrsquos degrees in businessadministration on an island campusoff the coast of Seattle In classroomsnestled amid 250 acres of forestthey learn how to make money inenvironmentally sustainable ways
If studying in one of the worldrsquosmost exciting business centers is more
your style New York Universityrsquos SternSchool of Business is blocks fromWall Street As members of the SternConsulting Corps students tackle realbusiness challenges by advising shopowners in a low-income neighborhoodor by creating business plans forupstart fashion designers
Most full-time MBA programsin the United States take two yearsto complete but several now offerintensified one-year options While topMBA programs usually require several
years of work experience someonefresh out of college or with just a few
years on the job might want to look intoa one-year specialized masterrsquos degree
At Thunderbird School of GlobalManagement a private school based inGlendale Arizona finishing in one yearshaves $20000 off the price (Tuitionruns $90000 for two years and$70000 for one)
ldquoFor students looking to improvetheir English studying in the US gives
you a true immersion in the languagethat will force you to become fluentby the time you leaverdquo said RebeccaHenriksen vice president of enrollmentand student services ldquoBut itrsquos still a trulyglobal experience We have studentsfrom close to 70 countries so itrsquos almoslike a minindashUnited Nations hererdquo
Cornell Universityrsquos JohnsonGraduate School of Management alsooffers a one-year MBA popular withstudents who want to double up andearn a professional degree in medicineengineering or law as well Dual degreesare increasingly popular in the US
because they give graduates an edge ina tough job marketIn recent years enrollments in
traditional two-year MBA programsinched up 1 percent in North Americawhile specialized masters enrollmentsshot up 30 percent according to theAACSB Popular specialties includefinance accounting marketing andnewer fields such as data analytics andinformation-technology management
Abhi Nangia shoots a video to help a groupof women in Nicaragua sell jewelry madefrom recycled trash
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TomorrowrsquosArtists TodayKAREN CALABRIA
Itrsquos no surprise that artists worldwide look to address mod-ern challenges and adopt the newest technology Art and theavant-garde have always gone hand in hand Here are shiningexamples of successful US programs for students of digital
arts conservation and arts and crafts
Digital Arts
When it comes to new technology art departments are earlyadopters Digital arts mdash such as animation video game develop-ment graphic design and visual effects mdash are attracting more stu-
dents each year many of them internationalThe School of Visual Arts in New York which admits students based on their portfolios as well as grades and test scores has madea name for itself as a premier digital arts program
John McIntosh chair of the Computer Art Computer Animationand Visual Effects Department said ldquoWe offer a program that onlyhires working professionals as faculty that has the highest academicrigor and that allows students to excel by concentrating on the prac-tice of being an artist for each of their four yearsrdquo
Anne Yang an animation student said she has gained practicalhands-on experience She and five classmates collaborated on mak-ing a film at the end of their junior year ldquoStudents donrsquot typically getthat experiencerdquo Yang said Their two-minute animated short Fright
Shift about a ghost hunter afraid of ghosts was a hit with audiences
Art Conservation
Most conservation programs in the US have catered to ad- vanced-degree students but a growing number now reach out to un-dergraduates as well New Mexico State University in Albuquerque began offering a bachelorrsquos degree in museum conservation in 2005Director Silvia Marinas-Feliner said interest in art conservation mayhave something to do with the popularity of forensic science on suchtelevision shows as CSI Crime Scene Investigation Museum conser- vationists are investigators too said Marinas-Feliner only insteadof autopsying bodies they try to uncover the history of the object
ldquoThings deteriorate and need to be preserved especially withnatural disastersrdquo she said
One of her former students Lyndy Bush works at the Smithson-ian Institutionrsquos National Museum of Natural History in Washing-ton ldquoIrsquom conserving botanical specimens that were damaged [byHurricane Sandy] while they were out on loanrdquo Bush said ldquoThe ideaof a career in art that incorporates science and skill was what mademe fall in love with the fieldrdquo
Students learn conservation techniques in small classes (nomore than 12 students) The cross-disciplinary curriculum requiresstudy in art history fine arts archaeology and hard science Theprogram even encourages students to study entomology so they become familiar with the bugs they might find in an artifact thatneeds restoring
Arts and Crafts
American arts and craf ts schools offer tradit ional disciplinessuch as glassblowing metalworking ceramics and woodworkingCurricula can reflect local art traditions according to ChristineHavice director of the School of Art at Kent State University pointing to basketweaving and rug-making in the Southwest and industrialized arts at her own school in Ohio
Some schools may shy away from adapting technology in deference to ldquothe old waysrdquo of preserving the past but that is not thecase at the Appalachian Center for Craft a satellite campus of Ten
nessee Tech University in Cookeville Tennessee Jeff Adams thecenterrsquos director said his students employ Computer-Aided Design3-D printers and computerized looms to preserve and advance thetreasures of that mountain region
The center teaches new ways to apply skills Engineering and ceramics students work hand in hand on one project in sub-Saharan Africa w ith the engineers designing water-filtration systems andthe ceramics students making clay water-filtration devices
ldquoItrsquos about what they want to do with the skills theyrsquore learninghere not just about how to produce things for salerdquo Adams said 983123
Museum conservation students at New Mexico State University puttheir restoration skills to the test
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Huge Geek MomentThe Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) trade show is the World Cup Olympics and Super Bowl
rolled into one for the 50000 video gamers designers programmers and marketers from 120countries who throng to Los Angeles each year But the excitement isnrsquot confined to the conventionhall Global gamers tune in breathlessly online to await word of the newest gaming advances
Eight students at Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) were no exception this June but they hada special reason for excitement A video game they developed not only was exhibited at the trade show butalso shared top honors at E3rsquos inaugural College Game Competition ldquoIt was a huge geek moment and anamazing opportunity for themrdquo said Tina OrsquoHailey dean of SCADrsquos School of Digital Media
Most game designers can expect to go their whole career without having the opportunity toshowcase a game of their own at E3 said Luis Cataldi head of SCADrsquos game development program
The studentsrsquo visually stunning side-scrolling PC game Lost in Thought follows a therapist as hetravels through his patientsrsquo minds to heal them
More than 380 US schools offer coursework in computer and video game design In 2013 SCADrsquosprogram was ranked by The Princeton Review as one of the nationrsquos top programs The college granted85 degrees in interactive design and game development in 2012
Band Camp RevisitedSome Columbia College Chicago students refer to it as ldquoBand Camprdquo Like Nashville Tennessee
New Orleans and Austin Texas the Windy City of Chicago is known for its vibrant music scene Thecity is a playground for the nearly 11000 students at Columbia College Chicago the countryrsquos largest
arts and media collegeCome summertime some Columbia musicians and aspiring record producers get to attend what
they fondly call ldquoBand Camprdquo Others know it as the schoolrsquos selective Summer Music ImmersionProgram Students from three Columbia departments mdash music arts management and acousticsmdash join forces for an intensive week of beats bass and branding The result a professional-qualityextended play (EP) record and a one-night-only showcase at a popular live music venue
Nate Green a recent graduate was a repeat camper ldquoItrsquos a lot of fun but extremely hard It rsquos themost real-world experience in my field one can get while still being at schoolrdquo he said
A local music-industry veteran helps the students compose songs mix them and market theresulting album
Although music-technology programs have cropped up at colleges around the country Columbiasets itself apart as the only undergraduate program to offer a bachelor of science degree in acoustics
Department chairman Pantelis Vassilakis said ldquoWersquore at the intersection of sound as music soundas business sound as physics and sound as perceptionrdquo 983123
A panel from Lost in Thought a game developed by SCAD students that shared top honorsat 2013rsquos E3 trade show
Your 5 Stepsto US Study
983089Research983086 Eighteen months before
your projected enrollment983084 begin your
research983086 Why do you want to study in
the U983086S983086 Where will you fit in Will you
need financial assistance What are the
application deadlines Identify sources offinancial aid and prepare for standardized
tests such as the Scholastic Aptitude Test
You might be asked to take an English
language proficiency test To begin go
to your nearest EducationUSA Center
( wwwEducationUSAstategov )
983090Apply983086 Include an original transcript
or certified copy of your academic
records sent by your secondary
school983084 as well as your standardized
test scores983086 Submit recommendation
letters from people who know you
well983098 your principal983084 counselor983084 tutor983084teacher983084 coach or job supervisor983086 Your
recommenders must assess your
potential to do well in college983086 Include a
personal essay983099 itrsquos often one of the most
important parts of your application983086
983091Finance983086 While the cost of living
varies983084 studying in the U983086S983086 can be
affordable and yield high returns on
your investment983086 Start your financial
planning early983086 If you have good grades983084
think about applying for an international
student scholarship983086 Applications for
financial aid go together with applications
for admission983086
983092Student Visa983086 Become familiar
with the student visa requirements in
your country and allow time to prepare
your application983086 You need an admission
letter and a certificate of eligibility for
nonimmigrant student status from a U983086S983086
institution before you can apply for a visa
The U983086S983086 Department of State issues visas
in U983086S983086 embassies and consulates983086 Visit
www983086travel983086state983086gov for information
about visas for non983085U983086S983086 citizens who
study in the U983086S983086
983093Prepare to Depart983086 In planning
your move to the United States983084 get
help from an EducationUSA Advising
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international student adviser at your
chosen U983086S983086 school983086 Advisers and
students who have returned from the
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Shu Zhu came to the United States from Qingdao China six years ago as many international students do planning toprepare for a career in business But at North Carolina StateUniversity she discovered one of the glories of the US sys-
tem of higher education the ability undergraduates have to exploreoptions and change majors
She got an early opportunity to work in a research laboratoryunder the tutelage of an engineering professor alongside graduatestudents and postdoctoral fellows all searching for breakthroughsin chemical and biomedical engineering
Zhu soon switched majors to chemical engineering and nowis pursuing a doctorate at the University of Pennsylvania an IvyLeague school in Philadelphia She said the beauty of her educa-tional path was that she could change her mind
She credits the engineering professor Michael Dickey with en-couraging her to excel Even when she had ldquosome crazy ideardquo shesaid ldquohe would never say lsquoYou cannot do thisrsquo He would alwayssay lsquoYou should tryrsquordquo
Dickey an associate professor in the Department of Chemi-cal and Biomolecular Engineering was honored in 2012 as one ofNorth Carolina Statersquos outstanding teachers He regularly putsundergraduates to work on lab projects which include developingnovel nanofabrication techniques and stretching liquid metals intoforms that can hold their shape at room temperatures
He also has a gift for explaining things Discussing why alumi-
num and copper make such good electrical conductors he said itrsquos because of their ldquogood thermal properties mdash when you sit on metal bleachers it feels really cold because they are removing heat from your body really fastrdquo
One of his favorite metals is gallium a liquid metal with athick paint-like consistency Dickey has found that by mixinggallium with indium the resulting alloy can be stretched intoelectrical wires His team has put gallium through myriad testsprinting it in 3-D fashion encasing it in rubbery materials twist-ing it into different configurations and stretching it
The team made ear phones that extend 10 times their originallength ldquoThe sound quality doesnrsquot change at allrdquo Dickey saidldquobecause itrsquos such a good conductor of electricit yrdquo
Dickey focuses on new materials Nylon was once a major breakthrough in material science as was silicon Dickey rsquos galli-um-based alloy could prove to be the next Potential applicationsinclude antennas clothing wallpaper even newspapers
Dickeyrsquos lab which has captured the attention of privateindustry is typical of American higher-education programs inscience technology engineering and math or STEM
In addition to new materials popular STEM fields for studentsinclude computer science environmental conservation and 3-Dprinting as well as fields related to providing the planet with foodand energy
International Attraction
The US is the Number 1 destination for foreign students inter-ested in studying science and engineering at the postsecondarylevel according to the National Science Board
At the undergraduate level 32 percent of international studentsare enrolled in a STEM-related field At the graduate level roughly60 percent of international students are pursuing STEM degreesTwo-thirds of them come from India and China Foreign studentseek out US programs educators say for the high-quality educa-tion and meaningful research in state-of-the-art labs
US college life affords students opportunities to branch out
and take courses in political science entrepreneurship and thehumanities ldquoItrsquos both the technical depth of what we do in theSTEM fieldsrdquo said Charles Thorpe provost at Clarkson Universityin New York and ldquoembedding that in a liberal ar ts educationrdquo Living in dorms leading student organizations and attending sportingevents he said are important parts of a US education
In secondary school Zhu 22 learned lots of physics and mathldquobut wasnrsquot really enjoying itrdquo Students spent long hours solvingproblems and other exercises in preparation for Chinarsquos tough college entrance exam ldquoIt wasnrsquot interesting scientific knowledgerdquoshe said Her attitude changed in Michael Dickeyrsquos lab and so didher life trajectory 983123
Branching OutThrough STEMLUCY HOOD
International Students in STEM fields
983094983088graduate
983091983090undergraduate
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STEM StandoutsThe US offers rich opportunities to study science technologyengineering and math These schools are the tip of the iceberg
St Olaf CollegeLocated in Northfield Minnesota St Olaf College has a renowned choir but
is also a prodigious incubator of engineers and scientists It ranks in the top 10
among four-year colleges in producing future PhDs Forty percent of its 3000students major in math chemistry biology computer science or psychology
In tandem with its STEM programs St Olaf emphasizes environmentalconservation Everything from the food students eat to the construction ofbuildings to the curriculum itself is guided by an appreciation for science and aneffort to reduce manrsquos footprint on the planet Scientists there work to reducetoxic waste associated with lab work
The crown jewel of the environmental efforts is Regents Hall a state-of-the-art science building that meets the strictest criteria established by the US GreenBuilding Council
The college requires all students to take at least two science classes A newlydeveloped course promises nonscience majors an understanding of the sciencebehind issues at the forefront of public debate today
ldquoWe have the best of both worldsrdquo said Matthew Richey associate dean fornatural sciences and mathematics with an elite program that prepares thosefuture PhDs but also provides other students a deeper understanding of mathand science than the typical liberal-arts student gets in college
University of California San Diego In Professor Darren Lipomirsquos nanoengineering lab at the University of
California San Diego students from Belarus Thailand and Mexico are part of theresearch team working on solar energy mdash specifically the pursuit of less expensiveand less brittle solar panels
That diversity is the norm in cutting-edge research settings said the youngchemical engineer ldquoPeople from different cultures have different approaches tosimilar problems and if yoursquore in the room together somebody will come up with asolutionrdquo he said
A normal solar cell is made of silicon which is easily damaged in inclementweather Lipomi is taking the silicon out and replacing it with a plastic material
thatrsquos not only more robust but more economical
Clarkson UniversityLocated near the Canadian border in Potsdam New York Clarkson
University is known for its engineering programs and for graduatingstudents who make higher starting salaries than their counterparts fromHarvard University
Last year 10 percent of the schoolrsquos 3 604 students were foreignnationals many enrolled in STEM programs and learning entrepreneurshipalong with scientific research
ldquoOur model is taking the innovator by the hand through thecommercialization processrdquo said Matthew Draper deputy director of theShipley Center for Innovation The center helps students with intellectualproperty rights marketing research branding beta testing fundraising andrevenue generation These are daunting steps that scientists find difficult tomaneuver Draper said
Since 2010 the center has helped 57 startups with 158 more in thepipeline It helped Dami Adepoju a recent Clarkson graduate from AbujaNigeria break into the shoe business Adepoju designed a four-way zipperthat transforms one shoe into three giving people with limited resourcesdiverse styles
Experts at the Shipley Center helped Adepoju come up with a 3-D modelfor his invention and build a market They connected him with cobblersbuilt the zipper to his specifications and helped with pre-incorporation andpartnership agreements From Nigeria Adepoju now runs Fini Shoes andplans to sell worldwide 983123
Above Shu Zhu in alab at the University of
Pennsylvania found thather educational plans tookan unexpected turn leftMichael Dickey displaysan antenna made from a
gallium-based alloy
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E ven as a child in Zimbabwe GamuchiraiClinton Tavaziva wanted to be a doc-tor ldquoGamurdquo played with living thingspretending birds were patients and ex-
amined the skeletons of dead lizards outside hishome in Harare the countryrsquos largest city
But after secondary school his goal of gettinga medical education in the United States and re-turning to Zimbabwe with that expertise lookedout of reach The price tag was too high for hisfamily even with financial aid
Those who had known Tavaziva now 20 asa teen had always admired the shy science whiz with a passion for helping others His grades andleadership skills earned him the title of ldquohead boyrdquo or student president
An adv iser from the US Achievers Programmdash part of a US Department of State EducationUSA initiative in Zimbabwe mdash urged Tavaziva toapply for a new $500 million MasterCard Foun-dation Scholars Program The program planned
to educate 15000 talented young people in 10 years It would help those with financialhardship and a ldquogive backrdquo ethos and prepare them to be leaders
The programrsquos focus is Africa which is growing economically and politically but hasthe worldrsquos lowest education enrollment rates and a young population (Sixty percentof Africans are under age 25)
Tavaziva didnrsquot need to be told twice He filled out an application at the US Embassyand weeks later got an email notifying him hersquod been selected as a MasterCard Founda-tion scholar at Arizona State University (ASU) ldquoI didnrsquot know whether to cry or jumpIt was 11 pm and I woke everyone up We all celebratedrdquo he said
Arriving in Arizona later that year Tavaziva saw more than 60000 students movingabout the Tempe campus of the nationrsquos largest public university and found it ldquokindof scary but at the same time exciting I told myself Irsquod meet so many people make somany connectionsrdquo
He adjusted to dormitory life challenging courses his first ldquoCrdquo grade worries aboutspeaking English with an accent and new foods mdash Mexican was a hit but not hamburg-ers A biochemistry major Tavaziva jumped at the chance to do research in order tomimic the process of a spiderrsquos production of silk
He found college football equally exciting ldquoIrsquod always been an admirer of American
footballrdquo he said ldquoIrsquod watched a lot back home but seeing it in person was one of the best experiences of my liferdquo
Jenny Brian who taught Tavaziva in a freshman seminar said he is ldquosmart funnypolite and dedicatedrdquo
ldquoGamu thinks deeply about topics and has a strong sense of social justice and equityrdquosaid Meggan Madden director of the MasterCard program at ASU She said Tavaziva was chosen not only for his academic skills but because he ldquodreams bigrdquo and is moti- vated to make his dreams a reality
Tavaziva plans to return to Zimbabwe with his degree ldquoI just love my country somuchrdquo he said ldquoand Irsquom obliged to help in rebuilding it againrdquo 983123
From Africa to ArizonaGRETCHEN KELL
Attention ClassLAUREN MONSEN
One hundred students from acrossEgypt Tunisia Algeria Afghanistan andPakistan spent four weeks recently atIndiana Universityrsquos Kelley School ofBusiness where they developed businessplans and marketing strategies
For some US teaching methods mdashdesigned to encourage critical thinkingthrough lively classroom discussions mdashcame as a revelation
It was ldquonot considered disrespectful toask questions of your professorsrdquo said anamazed Sara Bisharat of Jordan
ldquoThe [Indiana] professors grab yourattentionrdquo said Haseeb Rahman ofAfghanistan ldquoYou feel like yoursquore engagedand involvedrdquo
Sara Jamil of Pakistan found peerdiscussion helpful ldquoI got an opportunityto listen to the perspectives of people ofvaried nationalities on one topicrdquo she saidldquoIt was a wonderful learning experiencerdquo
During the program sponsored bythe Coca-Cola Company and the USDepartment of State Professor Chris Cook
pointed out problems with some of thebusiness plans ldquoI usually asked studentsto provide more hard data and challengedall their assumptionsrdquo he said ldquoIrsquod sendthem to the CIA [World Factbook ] websitebecause it has phenomenal data and to theWorld Bank [data] website among othersources Indiana University library data wasalso availablerdquo
By the end Cook said ldquothey were allleaps and bounds ahead of where they werewhen they first walked in the doorrdquo
Still ldquoI learned as much as they didrdquo hesaid 983123
Gamu Tavaziva saw the failure ofhospitals in Zimbabwe as ldquoa call forme to pursue medicinerdquo
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4 MythsOnly prestigiousuniversities offer aquality education
There are 4495 degree-grantinginstitutions in the US according to theNational Center for Education Statistics
yet the eyes of overseas students are often
fixed on the Ivy League schools But eliteschools set the entrance bar skyhigh andreject most applicants while qualityeducation is available at many moreschools according to Stefano Papaleodirector of admissions at Lynn Universityin Florida
Only rich parents cansend children to the US
Public universities charge less tuitionthan most private schools Graduatestudents often qualify for discounts asteaching assistants More than 500 US
scholarships and grants are available to helpinternational students defray costs (Learnmore about them on the Funding for USStudy website) Financial support also maybe available in studentsrsquo home countries
Studying in the USis similar to attendingcollege back home
Students are surprised by differencesbetween classrooms in the United Statesand in their own home countries accordingto Jessica Young who advises internationalstudents at the University of Illinois It rsquos not
just sitting and listening to professors shesaid Asking and answering questions orgiving oral presentations affect final gradesso ldquohone your communication skills andbe prepared for a change in the way youstudyrdquo
US campuses are unsafeMovies and television depict the United
States as plagued by violence but the realityis that crime rates have fallen for yearsMost campuses have precautions in placemdash emergency call boxes alert systems towarn students of any imminent threat andshuttle buses or services to escort studentsat night In a 2012 poll by i-Graduate 82percent of international students said theyfelt ldquosafe and securerdquo in the US
Schools with the Largest Shares of International Students
Schools with the Largest Number of International Students
983090983095New School
New York
983090983094Florida Instituteof Technology
Florida
983090983089Illinois Instituteof Technology
Illinois
983089983096Lynn University
Florida
9269University of Southern California
Los Angeles
8997 University of IllinoisUrbana-Champaign
8660New York University
New York
8563 Purdue University
West Lafayette Indiana
Why These Schools
ReputationMatt VanderZalm spokesman at the University of Illinois said prestige and low cost of living matter
A reputation ldquoas one of the top destinations for international students perpetuates itselfrdquo he saidStudents who hear friends speaking highly of Illinois follow
LocationSchools on both coasts and in the Midwest draw international students because thatrsquos where majorcities are concentrated
ProgramsNearly two-thirds of international students want to study business engineering or science so schoolsthat boast strong programs in those areas are popular Among them the University of Illinois atUrbana-Champaign Carnegie Mellon University Purdue University New York University and theUniversity of California at Los Angeles
Of All International Students at US Colleges the Largest Shares Come from
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The Welcome Mat Is OutUS colleges and universities attract far more students from abroad than any other countryrsquos
higher-education institutions mdash 764000 of the 4 million international students worldwide Their rankshave swelled by nearly a third in the past decade but higher education leaders say they have room forplenty more and they are eager to find them
Many US colleges mdash small and large public and private mdash have stepped up their recruitment ofstudents from abroad according to a survey by higher-education associations More than half comefrom China India and South Korea but students come from a host of other lands as well includingSaudi Arabia Canada Vietnam and Mexico
Still only one in 25 college students in the United States is international compared with one infive in Australia and the United Kingdom President Obama is a strong backer of efforts to attractmore international students and send more American students abroad His ldquo100000 Strong inChinardquo initiative aims to quadruple the number of Americans studying in China while a similar effortis mounted to bring in 100000 students from Latin America while sending an equal number ofAmericans to study there
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Peace amp Security
Ben Rattray dreamed of being the ultimate establishment manan investment banker who would wear a double-breasted suit ashe walked down Wall Street But a series of experiences during
college led Rattray down an entirelydifferent path
Today he helps tens of millions ofpeople around the world take on theestablishment by exercising a basic American tenet petitioning for change
On the website Rattray founded
Changeorg citizens in the UnitedStates and countries like India South Africa and Brazil have fought to giveequal access to girls on sports teams
to battle local corruption and to make one young girl eligible for alung transplant normally reserved for adults The site is a platformthat allows individuals to petition an array of institutions bycollecting the names of supporters online
With the power of signatures Changeorg says it is makinga difference helping people win thousands of victories since thesite launched in 2007 Big institutions be they governments orcorporations can seem too powerful for individuals to take onRattray said and ldquopeople become apathetic if they think theycanrsquot make a difference The power of individuals is to come
together and not work alone You just have everyday people doingextraordinary thingsrdquo
The 25-year-old Rattray who attended Stanford University andthe London School of Economics started rethinking his career
Real ChangeOne Signature
at a Time
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President Abraham Lincoln madeThanksgiving a national holiday
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gets to play sports
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signaturesFirefighters granted
government health care
126631
signaturesPhone company helps
domestic violence victims
194825 signaturesEcuador shuts down
ex-gay torture clinics
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signaturesAmazon stops selling
whale and dolphin meat
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signaturesSupporting South Africanwomenrsquos fight against ldquocorrective raperdquo171789
signaturesPalm oil plantation barred
for burning forests
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path when his brother announced he is gay but also said that hehad been hiding his sexuality out of fear Rattray said he thoughtof people including himself who had stood by and done nothingto fight for justice and equal treatment He went to London reada book a day and thought about the concept of social change Theend result was the birth of Changeorg
The sitersquos popular petitions often gain media coverage Fifteen- year-old Julia Bluhm was distressed at the way photographs ofgirls and women in the popular teen magazine Seventeen were
being airbrushed to make them look thinner and prettier Bluhmdecided to petition the magazine and collected signatures fromas far away as Australia and the Netherlands ldquoWe all know how itcan affect a girlrsquos body image and self-esteemrdquo said Bluhm wholives in Waterville Maine Getting more than 84000 far-flungsignatures ldquokind of opens up the bigger picture and shows how itaffects people all over the worldrdquo
Bluhmrsquos petition led Seventeen to stop altering modelsrsquo shapes with Photoshop and to publish a ldquoBody Peace Treatyrdquo calling ongirls to be confident regardless of their size or shape
Cynthia Butterworth of Rochester New York petitioned tohelp her sister who had been the victim of domestic violence andfound it would cost $500 to close the mobile phone account she
had shared with her abuser The phone company responded toButterworthrsquos petition by agreeing to close the account without afee and to implement a new policy to help other abuse victims ldquoIt was a huge victoryrdquo Butterworth said ldquoIt gives a little person whofeels like she has been treated unfairly a huge voicerdquo
People in more than 190 countries have used the petitionsRattray says
In India he said there has been an explosion of campaignsagainst corruption through his website A man in Hardoiattempting to report alleged corruption to the Regional TransportOffice was asked for a bribe and beaten when he refused mdash anepisode caught on cell phone video A Changeorg petitionstarted by the man and pursued by Indians countrywide led to
prosecutions and a stronger anti-corruption policy Rattray said Changeorg will continue to empower people Asregular people mobilize by petitioning online he said he meetspeople everywhere who have a growing conviction that they reallycan make a difference 983123 ndashSM
The White House has a similar petition page online called We thePeople (httpspetitionswhitehousegov) which allows people tocreate online petitions on matters involving government action Ifa petition attracts 150 signatures in 30 days it will be searchable onthe White House site If it collects 100000 signatures during that
time the petition will be reviewed by the Obama administrationand a response will be posted Topics range from gun violence toimmigration to beer (and yes the White House gave in and revealedthe official White House beer recipe)
We the People
Above Julia Bluhm (center) and other teens at Hearst Corp inNew York where Bluhm delivered a petition asking Seventeen magazine to stop altering photos Below Seventeenrsquos editor-in-chief responded by publishing this letter
$423Trivia Turkey
average amount spent by shoppers over theThanksgiving holiday weekend
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Redefining PortraitureChicago-based artist Lincoln Schatz who regards traditionalportraits as idealized depictions of ldquoa single frozen momentrdquo iscreating portraits by filming subjects
Schatz mounts cameras at varied heights within a small room
to create 360-degree views of his subjects who perform or speakabout their lives while the cameras roll A computer randomly editsresulting footage and displays it on a screen in a loop constantlyrecombining footage such that no two viewings will be the same
Schatz seeks dynamism by generating unpredictablecombinations of camera angles The artistrsquos Cube series (2008) andNetwork series (2012) thus offer shifting perspectives on personality
ldquoI wanted to get beyond the mythology people create forthemselvesrdquo Schatz said ldquoI ask them lsquoIf life is a series of dots ona line how does your story start Whatrsquos the first dot for yoursquordquoBut he doesnrsquot allow his subjectsrsquo answers to define their portraitsinstead working to ldquoget them beyond their self-images or public brands to understand themselves in a new and different wayrdquo
The Cube portraits (commissioned by the Hearst Corporationto celebrate the 75th anniversar y of Esquire magazine) focuson 40 of the 75 most influential people of the 21st century asdetermined by the magazinersquos editors Who made the cut ActorGeorge Clooney basketball star LeBron James Craigslist founderCraig Newmark regenerative-medicine specialist Anthony Atalafashion designer Marc Jacobs foreign-policy expert (and now USambassador to the UN) Samantha Power heart surgeon MehmetOz and architect Santiago Calatrava among others
Portrait subjects entered a transparent 10-foot-by-10-foot cubein which they spent 45 minutes doing anything they chose as longas it reflected their own sense of their personalities The portraits were filmed at Hearst headquarters in New York Esquire editor-in-chief David Granger attended every sitting
One subject created quite a stir Granger said ldquoWe didnrsquotpublicize it but when Clooney came word leaked out throughthe building At first there were a few people mdash mostly women mdashmilling around Pretty soon 300 people had gatheredrdquo
Newmark worked on a laptop computer resolving customer-service issues for Craigslist users James played a basketball-themed video game and became so absorbed that he overstayed histime limit Atala mdash whose work involves growing new human cellstissues and organs mdash treated the cube itself as an organ tr ying tocoax it to life by plastering images of cells all over its walls Jacobs brought his yoga teacher and had a yoga session
Clooney danced with women (he specified that no models oractresses be recruited) twirling in succession Schatzrsquos mother
several Hearst Corporation employees and TV journalist GayleKing He wanted ldquosomething to do hellip instead of just standingaroundrdquo Schatz explained
The resulting portraits are ldquodreamlikerdquo Schatz said in part because they are silent
They are more abstract and painterly than his subsequentNetwork series which includes audio of subjectsrsquo voices In theseSchatz focuses on Americans whom he sees as leaders or innovatorsComprising 89 portraits the series includes former Supreme CourtJustice Sandra Day OrsquoConnor Google Inc vice president (and so-called ldquofather of the Internetrdquo) Vint Cerf public radio journalistCokie Roberts and America Online founder Steve Case They talk
about their childhoods about forces that they believe shaped themThe Cube and Network series were acquired by the Smithsonian
Institutionrsquos National Portrait Gallery But Schatz has created video portraits for private collectors as well The genre requiresartist and subject to ldquolet go and let something happenrdquo he saidand the process is liberating
ldquoWe are all polyfaceted there are multiple ways we can beseen and interpreted At the root of all this is getting people toself-explorerdquo 983123 ndashLM
Arts
When LeBron James arrived for his Cube portrait session ldquohe wasin his early 20s mdash a kid reallyrdquo said David Granger ldquoOf coursekids like to play video gamesrdquo
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4000 +Trivia Turkey
paintings by Norman Rockwell includingFreedom from Want illustrating aThanksgiving dinner
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WatchTo view the video portraitof LeBron James scan theQR code with your phone
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In 2012 members of the US military andforeign service submitted photographs fromtheir duty abroad to a jury of experts Theirsubmissions began a project sponsored bythe US departments of State and Defenseto mark Veterans Day observed each year onthe 11th of November
The jury of photographers curators andprominent Americans including formersecretaries of state Madeleine Albright andColin Powell selected the best entries Artist
Lincoln Schatz then created composite stillimages from the top photos
The images convey ldquothe complex realities ofserving abroadrdquo Schatz said as well as theldquoimmense complexity of hope life hardshipand loss hellip Looking at the world throughtheir eyes we see the photographersrsquo humanexperience and wonder how we wouldnavigate were we thererdquo
Seen here is a composite merging three ofthe photographs
The dominant photo (taken by Manuel JMartinez) depicts an Iraqi father pausingfrom his conversation with US soldiersto share a moment with his daughter athis home in the Jefrmila neighborhood ofGhazaliyah Iraq A background photo (takenby Jeremy Lock) shows US soldiers withno date or place indicated and anotherbackground photo (taken by Alvin WilliamsJr) shows US Marines setting up a bivouacto assist victims of a landslide on the island
of Leyte in the Philippines
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Through Their Eyes
8Trivia Turkey
million 5- and 6- year-olds who might draw aturkey by tracing their fingers on paper andcoloring it in
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Education for AllJUDITH HEUMANN
Judith Heumann is the StateDepartmentrsquos special adviser forinternational disability rightsGrowing up in the New York City borough of BrooklynI wasnrsquot allowed to go to school until fourth gradebecause I used a wheelchair and was unable to walk
But my parents were adamant that I get an educationequal to my brothersrsquo so I could support myself if Inever married (women were not typically breadwinnersback then) They teamed up with other parents toforce some of the local secondary schools to become
accessible to students with disabilities Later I battledsuccessfully to be the first person in a wheelchair toteach in New York and taught there for three years
Education including the higher education describedon pages 14ndash23 is a great equalizer It opens opportunitiesfor girls and boys for disadvantaged people and especiallyfor people like me who have disabilities
Hamza Jaka and Amber Buckley-Shaklee twostudents with disabilities worked as interns at the StateDepartment this year Overall their stories indicatethat inclusive education is moving forward
Both Hamza and Amber have always attendedintegrated schools as required under laws that
didnrsquot exist when I was in school Hamza now anundergraduate student at the University of CaliforniaBerkeley was resented by peers who thought theaccommodations he received (such as having acomputer for spelling tests) were unfair And Ambernow a graduate student at the University of Illinois atUrbana-Champaign had friends at nearby schools who
were told they could come to school but only if theydidnrsquot bring their wheelchairs
Parents and students need to know their rights Inthe US there are Parent Information Centers that help
Also after years of implementation of our laws morestudents with disabilities are graduating from secondaryschool and entering work or higher education
We have come a long way since I had polio in1949 and we have far to go Our laws are not alwaysenforced as they should be As I work for equality andthe advancement of human rights I want to teach thislesson People with disabilities should have the samerights and opportunities as all people Granted these wecan and do improve our communities our country andthe world 983123
Last Word
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Leisure
An Interfaith Thanksgiving SUSAN MILLIGAN
Volunteers place a frozen turkey into a holiday package for the poor
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kmh speeds reached by wild turkeysDomesticated turkeys canrsquot fly
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The first Thanksgiving is notable for its cross-cultural friendship Native Americansshared a harvest feast in Plymouth Massachusetts with the English settlers called PilgrimsSince then the holiday has evolved into a family affair with the focus on traditional foods(turkey and trimmings followed by pumpkin pie) and a day away from work
But in some places the spirit of the original Thanksgiving endures with churchesmosques temples and other religious centers holding interfaith celebrations Some deliverfood to the needy Others such as the Heartsong United Methodist Church and theMemphis Islamic Center in Memphis Tennessee share an annual Thanksgiving meal
ldquoWersquove done a lot of bonding and building of relationshipsrsquorsquo said the Islamic centerrsquos
board member Danish SiddiquiThe Thanksgiving meal has become a citywide symbol of understanding The
relationship between Muslim and Christian communities started in 2009 when theMuslim center purchased 30 acres of land directly across the street from the Methodistchurch At the time the Reverend Steve Stone pastor at Heartsong didnrsquot know anyMuslims save one man he saw at the gym and he was ldquoa little queasyrsquorsquo about havinga Muslim center so close After thought and prayer Stone realized that his role as aclergyman was to counter the anti-Islamic comments being made elsewhere so he put upa sign saying ldquoWelcome to the neighborhood Memphis Islamic Centerrdquo
Siddiqui ldquovery touchedrsquorsquo by the gesture contacted Stone and the two men led theirrespective congregations into what became a close friendship When the Muslims still waiting for construction to be completed on their buildings the following year needed anighttime place to worship during Ramadan Heartsong offered its space
ldquoWe were just speechlessrdquo Siddiqui said The Muslim worshippers began bringing foodto share with the Methodists And when Heartsong offered to host a joint Thanksgivingdinner the congregationrsquos neighbors agreed but on one condition namely ldquothat weprovide the foodrdquo Siddiqui said
The event has been replicated across the country on Thanksgiving Unlike many American holidays Thanksgiving now has no religious underpinnings said Christina Warner of the Shoulder-to-Shoulder Campaign a nonprofit organization dedicated tointerfaith understanding especially of the Muslim community That makes Thanksgivingeasier for people of different faiths to celebrate together
ldquoBreaking bread together is really a fundamental way in which people of differentfaiths get to know each otherrsquorsquo Warner said
In New Brunswick New Jersey Jewish and Muslim students at Rutgers Universityspend the week before Thanksgiving preparing food to deliver to the needy ldquoWe try to
do things that bring people together and wonrsquot cause conflictrdquo said Saira Shakir the20-year-old president of ShalomSalaam an interfaith student organization ldquoServing thehomeless and the hungry is a way to do thatrdquo
In Reston Virginia Cornerstones (formerly Reston Interfaith) has supplied meals tothe hungry at Thanksgiving for 20 years said spokeswoman Abby Kimble And elsewhereacross the country people of different faiths gather for interfaith services or a traditionalmeal (often including a halal turkey to accommodate Muslim dietary rules)
For the Memphis Islamic Center and Heartsong United Methodist Church theThanksgiving celebration grows more popular every year joined by local politicians andpeople from other churches The event now draws nearly 500 people
ldquoIt has become more than just a mealrdquo Stone said It has become a Thanksgivingcommunity People of all faiths celebrate as one 983123
Please Pardon MeRoasting a fat turkey for Thanksgiving
dinner is an American tradition thatextends to the White House wherefarmers have presented live holidayturkeys to presidents since the 19thcentury While most families purchase abird ready to go in the oven White Houseresidents have had one problem oncethey meet the live donated turkey it ishard to eat it for dinner
Thus in 1989 a more moderntradition mdash the White House turkeypardon mdash was born For yearspresidents have held lightheartedceremonies at which a live turkey or twooften wearing security identificationtags around their gnarly necks areformally given presidential ldquopardonsrsquorsquosparing the birds from gracing thedinner table and sending them to a farmfor the rest of their days
There are reports of PresidentsLincoln Kennedy and Nixon sparing
holiday turkeys from slaughter butthe first official pardon came fromPresident George HW Bush whodeclared that the White House turkeyhad been ldquogranted a presidentialpardon as of right nowrsquorsquo
The lucky bird is chosen from anearly field of 15ndash20 fowl said KimmonWilliams a spokeswoman for theNational Turkey Federation whichdonates the animals While appearanceis part of the selection process (fluffed-out feathers are preferred) the turkeysare also evaluated based on theircomfort in crowds and calmness under
bright lights 983123
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A turkey seemingly unconcernedabout the dinner menuovershadows a White House guard
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million spectators of the MacyrsquosThanksgiving Day parade in New York City
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Of Batsmen and Bowlers BRIAN MURGATROYD
Once popular in the United States cricket slipped from being amainstream sport after the 19th century Baseball overtook cricketas the countryrsquos summer sport of choice thanks to baseballrsquossimplicity and the fact that America could claim it as its own
But today cricket is regaining a US following There are
currently 49 leagues across the United States with 1100 registeredclubs and around 35000 active participants
Lauderhill Floridarsquos accredited venue for international cricketmatches has hosted four Twenty20 Internationals Twenty20 isa much shorter version of cricket in which the matches last aboutthree hours Cricket supporters see Twenty20 as the best way totake the game to the masses in the US
Darren Beazley the chief executive of the United States of America Cricket Association said ldquoMy goal is to make cricket agame for all Americansrdquo 983123
Leisure
New Zealand and West Indies play a Twenty20 match in Lauderhill Florida
74Trivia Turkey
football games played on Thanksgiving Day by the NFLrsquos Detroit Lions mdash a traditionstarted in 1934
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Nadia Gruny
By the Bay ldquoI come from Trinidad and Tobago
where cricket is part of the culturerdquo28-year-old Nadia Gruny said ldquoI did not
consider playing seriously but enjoyed many casualbackyard and street cricket games with my brothersrdquo
Gruny moved to the United States to study in 2002 Sheeventually started working for IT company Oracle in
Californiarsquos San Francisco Bay Area ldquoI heard theUSA Cricket Association was organizing a first
womenrsquos tournament and friends encouragedme to get involved even though I had never
played hardball cricket just in the streetswith my brothersrdquo
At Oracle she said ldquomy managerrecognized my interest in cricket andencouraged me to start a womenrsquosteam in the Bay Area I have nowbecome involved working with the Bay
Area Womenrsquos Sports Initiative to tryand get the sport taken up in schoolsrdquo
Gruny became the second woman inhistory to score a century in US womenrsquos
cricket in June 2011 She believes the future isbright for the sport in America ndashBM
Cradle of USCollege CricketLEA TERHUNEHaverford College near Philadelphia has one ofthe oldest US college cricket teams It playedthe first US collegiate varsity match in1864 against the University of Pennsylvaniaand has fielded its 11 players ever since
Head coach Kamran Khan who played for theUS national cricket team from 1972 to 1992and was its captain for 10 years said ldquoCrickethas grown so tremendously it is unbelievablerdquoA businessman who gets satisfaction fromworking with young people Khan has coached atHaverford for decades
ldquoWe have more American-born on the team than
overseas players mdash at least 50-50 Some studentscome to Haverford just because they can playcricketrdquo he said
Haverford is the only US varsity-level team Itplays intercollegiate matches against club teamsfrom other colleges The team has toured theUnited Kingdom twice in recent years doingwell against established teams in England andScotland including Oxford and Cambridge
Players put their all into an alumni match atHaverford College
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12Trivia Turkey
hours Americans spend eating and drinkingon Thanksgiving vs 37 hours watching TV
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Nuclear EntrepreneursANDRZEJ ZWANIECKI
Innovators may shape the future of the nuclear energy industryTwo US startups mdash Transatomic Power Inc and TerraPower
LLC mdash are pursuing new types of reactors which if successful will make nuclear power more competitive and safer
The nuclear industry is ripe for innovation according toexperts because itrsquos based on half-century-old technology Newpower plants are prohibitively expensive and the nuclear wasteissue still waits for a comprehensive solution The industryrsquosresurgence expected just a few years ago has never happenedLow natural gas prices have made gas-fired power plants moreeconomically viable than nuclear ones and as a result mostUS utility companies that had considered building new plantsput plans on ice In addition the 2011 disaster at the Fukushimanuclear plant in Japan shook proponents of nuclear energy anddampened interest in it in several countries
Greenhorns and Veterans
A new generation of US nuclear engineers believes innovationis what the industry needs They ldquohave enthusiasm and arenot afraid to try new thingsrdquo said Benoit Forget a professor ofnuclear science and engineering at the Massachusetts Institute ofTechnology (MIT)
The first to try their hands at developing new nuclear
technologies were Leslie Dewan and Mark Massie who as doctoralcandidates in the Nuclear Science and Engineering Department ofMIT proposed a waste-annihilating molten salt reactor (WAMSR)in 2012 In that reactor molten salt (mixed with fuel) serves as
a coolant instead of the usual water Dewan and Massie startedTransatomic Power Inc based in Boston to develop such a reactor
Silicon Valley bets on another concept mdash a traveling wavereactor (TWR) mdash in hopes that more appealing nuclear power
will help slow global warming A group of industry veterans andnuclear experts launched TerraPower LLC based in Bellevue Washington to develop TWR which produces its own fuel withinits core
New-generation nuclear reactors promise to make nuclearpower generation safer more efficient and less expensive andaddress the issue of radioactive waste its byproduct now stored atnuclear plant locations (See p 10)
Forget of MIT has no doubt the nuclear startups facechallenges financial regulatory and logistical Afterexperimentation and simulation TerraPower and Transatomicneed to build working prototypes design commercial plants andget all necessary licenses an arduous and expensive process
With backing from Microsoft chairman Bill Gates inventor
Nathan Myhrvold and Silicon Valley venture capital fundsTerraPower has a solid financial foundation It works with morethan 100 partners primarily national labs universities andpotential suppliers
Transatomic started with $1 million in seed money fromfamilies friends and local entrepreneurs according to its chiefexecutive Russ Wilcox ldquoItrsquos hard to imagine any other country where you could start a nuclear company through privateinitiativerdquo he said
Wilcox is optimistic that the company will convince privateinvestors and the US government to support Transatomicrsquosconcept He believes his company can construct the WAMSR forone-third of what it costs to build a nuclear plant today ldquoWe can
completely change the industryrdquo he saidThe technical problem the two upstarts hope to solve is a lack
of materials that can withstand extreme conditions of the reactorcore for decades But complying with regulations is a greater
Science
By 2035 nuclear powergeneration capacity isprojected to increase bymore than 50 percent from
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million turkeys raised in the US each year A quarter wind up on Thanksgiving tables
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983089 In the reactor core983084 fission983084 orsplitting983084 of atoms in fuel rods
produces heat and neutrons983086
983090Control rods limit the number ofneutrons in the core and maintain a
constant supply of electricity983086
983091Water983084 which works as both amoderator and a coolant983084 picks
up the heat generated by the fission983086From a pressurizer983084 where waterpressure is raised983084 water flows to asteam generator983086
983092The steam drives a turbine983084 whichin turn drives a power generator983086
983093A condenser turns steam comingout of the turbine into water983084 which
then is pumped back into the steamgenerator and the reactor core983086
983094 In a secondary system983084 condenserwater that absorbs heat from
steam runs through a cooling tower983086
Pressurizer
Control Rods
S t e a m G
e n e r a t o r
Fuel Rods
R e a c t o r V e s s e l
Turbines
Generator
Condenser
Cooling Tower
Electricity Grid
How a Conventional (Light Water) Reactor Works
73 Trivia Turkey kilogram average weight forThanksgiving turkeys Itrsquos also how muchturkey Americans eat per capita each year
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challenge Wilcox said Forget agreed saying it is particularly so in the US Although the US design certification process is regarded as the ldquogold standardrdquoaround the world for reactor safety when applied to reactors that use existingtechnology the US process doesnrsquot provide for a certification of reactors likeTerraPowerrsquos and Transatomicrsquos
Other countries with ambitious plans for nuclear power may be open tonew ideas Forget said TerraPower is actively seeking partners to help build aprototype Company executives have visited China France India Japan South
Korea and RussiaForget said a build date mostly depends on another country agreeing to locatea commerical plant on its soil
Forget and other experts believe that nuclear power has a future as naturalgas prices are projected by the US Energy Information Agency to more thandouble by 2040
Without nuclear expansion world energy prices will rise and global warming will get worse warned Faith Birol chief economist at the International Energy Agency
ldquoIn the longer term nuclear is part of the answerrdquo Forget said noting thathesitation in the US and part of Europe may be temporary and that othercountries continue to expand their nuclear power industries 983123
983090983089983088983084983088983088983088cubic meters of radioactivewaste is produced each yearby nuclear power generation
facilities worldwide
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Nuclear InnovationFor fuel TerraPower depends on depleteduranium from the existing uranium-oreenrichment process Transatomic relieson radioactive waste removed fromconventional reactors These ventures arepromising because they hellip
ɟ Reduce radioactive waste and the need
for waste storage
ɟ Capture more energy from uranium orethan a conventional reactor can
ɟ Operate at atmospheric pressure thatcauses less mechanical stress simplifyingdesigns and improving safety
ɟ Allow for high-temperature operationimproving the efficiency of electricityconversion
900Trivia Turkey
kilograms is the record weight for a pumpkinMost grown for pies weigh 2ndash5 kilograms
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From Trash to Gold
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Craig Martineau and Brandon SargentBlake did a lot of research on his own
dumpster diving blending differentcombinations of wasted food and testingresults Still he doesnrsquot miss EcoScrapsrsquoearly days when he collected food scrapsfrom the dumpsters
ldquoI ruined most of myclothes I think my shoesended up compostingthemselves and my carstill stinksrdquo
In 2001 20-year-old Princeton Universityfreshman Tom Szaky started marketingworm poop as fertilizer in recycled plastic
bottles Today his company operates in22 countries where more than 40 millionpeople including students collect trash forpoints which can be traded for merchandiseor as charitable contributions
ldquoInvolving people in thecollection of trash willeducate them about theeffects that waste has on theenvironmentrdquo Szaky said
983159983144983137983156 Produces organic chemical- and manure-freecompost and potting soil From its inceptionin 2010 EcoScraps reports the company hasrecycled 7 million kilograms of food waste andthus prevented more than 4 million kilogramsof methane mdash a powerful greenhouse gas mdashfrom being released into the atmosphere
In addition to recycling the companyupcycles that is converts non-recyclableor hard-to-recycle waste into newproducts Using less carbon and energyupcycling is friendlier to the environmentand more cost effective than recyclingaccording to the company
983144983151983159 Supermarkets restaurants and farmscollect food waste mostly spoiled fruitsand vegetables The spoiled food isdelivered to a plant where it is groundand mixed with wood shavings After itis oxygenated the mixture is ldquocookedrdquo toproduce compost
Waste divided into 40 categories mdash fromcandy wrappers to plastic bottles to oldshoes to cigarette butts mdash is turned intovaluable materials such as customizedplastic pellets More than 1500 products aremade from these materials through differentmolding techniques
Recovering food scraps and recyclable materials from dumpsters might seem like unsavory business but some new companies are reaping profits by doing just that There is money to be
made from trash that normally isnrsquot recycled Some entrepreneurs started companies thatturn trash into useful products making the environment cleaner and reducing the greenhouseemissions produced by landfills Theyrsquove got plenty of material with which to work In the UnitedStates mdash the largest market in the world mdash trash abounds
Garbage BagsBelow are various items created withrecyclable materials by TerraCycle
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million Americans who travel 80 km ormore from home over the holiday
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Native American CuisineKOURTNI GONZALEZ
There is a certain amount of nationalism associated withthe traditional food of every culture People overlook the journeytaken by their favorite food before it gets to their tables
Lois Ellen Frank and Walter Whitewater chefs at the Native American catering and food company called Red Mesa Cuisine inSanta Fe New Mexico consider it their mission to educate peopleabout the sometimes surprising origins of ingredients
ldquoFoods have traveled the world and changed all of us and I
think we can celebrate where they came from and share in thecommonality that we all have in our respective ethnicities andplacesrdquo Frank said
Frank of the Kiowa tribe from Anadarko Oklahoma and Whitewater of the Dineacute (Navajo) tribe in Pinon Arizona left their business for 10 days earlier in 2013 to travel to Ukraine The chefsmet with eager audiences to discuss ingredients especially thoseindigenous to America and popular in European cuisine
Only some Italians know that the tomato didnrsquot originate inItaly and only some Irish know the potato was grown in America before being planted in Ireland ldquoA lot of people are surprised about
the [American] origins of some of their most common foodsrdquo saidRichard Hetzler executive chef at Mitsitam Native Foods Cafeacute atthe National Museum of the American Indian in Washington He
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million pounds of cranberries producedannually in the US
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believes that what people eat today around the world would be very differenthad it not been for the Native American contribution of ingredients such ascorn beans squash chili pepper sunflower seeds and tomatoes to menus
Likewise the United States is a country built on diversity and traditional American dishes have been inspired and shaped by contributions fromelsewhere in the world
Sharing Ingredients
Hetzler regrets that Americans have moved further away from the days
of community-based local growing because a disconnect has developed between the food people eat and the place where it was grown Typically USconsumers go to their local supermarket and find even out-of-season producereadily available
Earlier Hetzler said ldquoNative Americans formed a culture around food asliferdquo He wants people around the world to know the origins of their food andrecognize the effect that these foods have had on their cultural identity
The test kitchen and catering business that Whitewater and Frank runin New Mexico offers a ldquoCulture and Cuisinerdquo program in which patronsprepare and share a meal together using traditional Southwest techniquesand ingredients many of which are sourced from local Native American tribalnations Frank gives a background lecture to the group to teach everyoneabout the ingredientsrsquo importance to Native American history and culture
Frank said that when she leads these workshops she tells students thatunderstanding food facilitates understanding who they are
Food is culturally ingrained in everything that a society does she believesIt is the ldquocommon element we all share regardless of language religion raceethnicityrdquo she said but it also is a way in which we can define a unique identity 983123
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Mesa Squash Frywith Sunflower SeedsLOIS ELLEN FRANK
This colorful squash fry issometimes called calabacitas Thereare several different variations butthis one is my favorite
Ingredients
1 green New Mexico or Anaheim chile2 tablespoons sunflower oil2 garlic cloves finely chopped12 teaspoon salt12 teaspoon black pepper4 carrots cut into 2-inch-long julienne4 small zucchini cut into 2-inch-long julienne4 yellow squash cut into 2-inch-long julienne1 red bell pepper diced14 cup shelled sunflower seeds (raw or toasted)
Directions1 Roast the chile on an open flame Then peel seed
and coarsely chop it
2 In a sauteacute pan heat the oil over medium-high heatWhen the oil is hot but not smoking add the garlicchile salt and black pepper Cook 1 to 2 minutesstirring constantly to allow the flavors to blend
3 Add the carrots zucchini squash and red pepperReduce the heat and allow vegetables to simmerabout 10 minutes until they are tender Add thesunflower seeds and simmer another 5 minutesServe hot as a vegetable side dish
These common foods
around the world originatedin the Americas
FoodFlight
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million contact the Butterball poultrycompany for advice on how to cook turkey
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Education
A School Like No OtherMARK TRAINER
In 1988 when Gallaudet Universityrsquos board of trustees announced it hadchosen a hearing person as its seventh president over two deaf finalistsGallaudet students with the support of alumni and staff shut down theuniversity for several days The incident made national headlines
The ldquoDeaf President Nowrdquo protest succeeded and I King Jordan wasnamed Gallaudets eighth mdash and first deaf mdash president In spite of theinternal strife Gallaudet embraces this chapter of its history because itspeaks to a core characteristic of the school The Gallaudet communitytakes pride in its record of advocating aggressively on behalf of deaf people
Gallaudet mdash a federally chartered private nonprofit educationalinstitution in Washington mdash is the only higher-education institution inthe world where all services are specifically designed for deaf studentsIt offers Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science degrees in more than40 majors Gallaudet confers masterrsquos degrees in fields such as publicadministration and international development and doctoral degrees inclinical psychology and linguistics A majority of Gallaudetrsquos graduateprograms are designed to train students in professional services for thedeaf and hard of hearing
Congress authorized permanent federal appropriations for the schoolin 1954 President Ronald Reagan signed the Education of the Deaf Actof 1986 which reaffirmed the US commitment to making educational
The Edward Miner GallaudetResidence has housed all 10 of the
universityrsquos presidents
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LoweringBarriers by LawWhen Frank Harkin was a boy he was told hisdeafness would limit his career Instead he foundthat his disability made him a more productiveemployee than hearing workers at an aircraftmanufacturing plant He could do delicate workwithout being distracted by the loud noisesaround him His employer was so impressed thathe hired more deaf people
Frankrsquos work was an inspiration for his youngebrother US Senator Tom Harkin of Iowa hisbrotherrsquos successful career in manufacturing ledthe senator to sponsor the 1990 Americans withDisabilities Act (ADA) The act is a civil rightslaw that bars discrimination in hiring peoplewith disabilities and requires employers to makeldquoreasonable accommodationsrsquorsquo to allow a personwith a disability to do a job The law also requireshotels restaurants stores and other public places
to remove architectural barriers that wouldhinder access to people with disabilities
Frank Harkin who died in 2000 had beenworking as a baker mdash one of just three jobs hehad been told he could do as a deaf person mdashwhen the owner of Delavan Corporation took aliking to him and offered him a job Before thenldquohis whole life was limited mdash or he was told itwas limited mdash because he couldnrsquot hearrsquorsquo SenatorHarkin said explaining why he made disabilityrights his calling ldquoWhat the ADA has done forall people with disabilities is open the worldfor travel for accommodations for work and
for education by breaking down both physicalbarriers and attitudinal barriersrsquorsquo
Some 50 million Americans have a disabilitythe Centers for Disease Control reports andmost Americans will experience disability at somepoint in their lives
Senator Harkin said he recently benefitedfrom the lawrsquos policies himself At the movieshe was handed a special pair of glasses thatdisplayed the dialogue in closed captions so hecould read as well as hear the voices of the actorsldquoItrsquos amazingrsquorsquo he said ldquoAnd itrsquos all because of theADArdquo ndashSM
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opportunities available to deaf people and renaming Gallaudet College asGallaudet University
In 2014 the school will celebrate the 150th anniversary of the law signed byPresident Lincoln authorizing it to confer degrees upon deaf students Along with all the reasons any college graduate has to brag Gallaudet grads canshow off diplomas signed by the sitting president of the United States
In 2012 10 percent of Gallaudet students came from outside the UnitedStates Krishneer Sen came from Suva Fiji to work toward a degree ininformation technology ldquoAll of the instructors here use sign language and
we have direct access and direct communication so thatrsquos one very veryimportant aspectrdquo Sen said ldquoOne of my teachers is the first deaf woman toget her PhD in computer sciencerdquo
In addition to the learning environment Sen appreciates getting to knowhis peers ldquoWe have such a diverse population here and I wasnrsquot used to that We have a gay and lesbian community which is very strong black Latino mdashall of these diverse groups I like thatrdquo 983123
From top Gallaudetrsquos Bison football team gets psyched before a gameGallaudetrsquos newest residence hall uses the design concept known as DeafSpaceto maximize deaf peoplersquos visual access
Senator Tom Harkin
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The journey to a US degree is filled
with choices Make smart ones
An Insiderrsquos Guideto Higher Ed
R E Q U I R E D R E A D I N G
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As a Northeastern University undergraduate Abhi Nangia learned marketing by help-ing women in Nicaragua sell jewelry made from recycled trash He studied finance by advising a tiny catering company in South Africa and leadership by organizingstruggling artists in Indonesia
Upon graduation from the Boston university in May Nangia took the skills he learned at itsSocial Enterprise Institute to launch Reweave a network that ldquocreates market access for peoplemaking beautiful thingsrdquo
This may not sound like the traditional undergraduate business-school experience but itrsquostypical of the innovative ways business students are educated in the United States today It com- bines features that a growing number of programs offer Instruction and learning are hands-onentrepreneurial and global
ldquoThe Social Enterprise Institute is probably the coolest thing everrdquo said Nangia whoseparents are from New Delhi but who grew up in Buffalo New York Northeastern is a leaderamong US universities in alternating classroomstudies with internships and real jobs The ex-perience convinced Nangia that international business is about a lot more than making mon-ey it can actually improve peoplersquos lives in othercountries Undergraduate business students whohistorically concentrated in accounting financeor marketing today can acquire knowledge and
skills as well about such fields as health care andsustainable development
For students looking to work for cutting-edgecompanies such as tech giant Google Inc or on-line retailer Amazoncom Inc some US busi-ness schools offer technology-focused degreesStudents at Carnegie Mellon Universityrsquos Tepper School of Business can study topics like bigdata mdash data sets so complex that theyrsquore hard to manage with traditional software
Ronny Ho a 21-year-old Chinese American who grew up in New York and whose parentsare from Shanghai and Taiwan is a senior at the Pittsburgh university She recently internedat the financial company Citigroup Inc in New York She felt she brought more to the job than just an ability to crunch numbers because of all the time she spent at Carnegie Mellon workingon team projects with scientists and engineers The collaborative projects included making
futuristic videos at the universityrsquos Human-Computer Interaction Institute where studentscreate make-believe worlds and games to better understand how computers can help peoplego about their daily livesldquoItrsquos such a new fieldrdquo she said ldquoItrsquos fun to take it and run with it andsee what you can dordquo
The recent global recession gave business schools more reasons to expand internships andcourses that give students hands-on experience like Ho and Nangia are getting said John JFernandes president of AACSB International (Association to Advance Collegiate Schools ofBusiness) With fewer workers companies are looking to interns to do more ldquoBusinesses expectstudents to hit the ground runningrdquo Fernandes said 983123
Business SchoolsBridge Classroomsand Real-Life WorkKATHERINE MANGAN
Express Laneto an MBA
At the Bainbridge GraduateInstitute nature lovers can pursuemasterrsquos degrees in businessadministration on an island campusoff the coast of Seattle In classroomsnestled amid 250 acres of forestthey learn how to make money inenvironmentally sustainable ways
If studying in one of the worldrsquosmost exciting business centers is more
your style New York Universityrsquos SternSchool of Business is blocks fromWall Street As members of the SternConsulting Corps students tackle realbusiness challenges by advising shopowners in a low-income neighborhoodor by creating business plans forupstart fashion designers
Most full-time MBA programsin the United States take two yearsto complete but several now offerintensified one-year options While topMBA programs usually require several
years of work experience someonefresh out of college or with just a few
years on the job might want to look intoa one-year specialized masterrsquos degree
At Thunderbird School of GlobalManagement a private school based inGlendale Arizona finishing in one yearshaves $20000 off the price (Tuitionruns $90000 for two years and$70000 for one)
ldquoFor students looking to improvetheir English studying in the US gives
you a true immersion in the languagethat will force you to become fluentby the time you leaverdquo said RebeccaHenriksen vice president of enrollmentand student services ldquoBut itrsquos still a trulyglobal experience We have studentsfrom close to 70 countries so itrsquos almoslike a minindashUnited Nations hererdquo
Cornell Universityrsquos JohnsonGraduate School of Management alsooffers a one-year MBA popular withstudents who want to double up andearn a professional degree in medicineengineering or law as well Dual degreesare increasingly popular in the US
because they give graduates an edge ina tough job marketIn recent years enrollments in
traditional two-year MBA programsinched up 1 percent in North Americawhile specialized masters enrollmentsshot up 30 percent according to theAACSB Popular specialties includefinance accounting marketing andnewer fields such as data analytics andinformation-technology management
Abhi Nangia shoots a video to help a groupof women in Nicaragua sell jewelry madefrom recycled trash
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TomorrowrsquosArtists TodayKAREN CALABRIA
Itrsquos no surprise that artists worldwide look to address mod-ern challenges and adopt the newest technology Art and theavant-garde have always gone hand in hand Here are shiningexamples of successful US programs for students of digital
arts conservation and arts and crafts
Digital Arts
When it comes to new technology art departments are earlyadopters Digital arts mdash such as animation video game develop-ment graphic design and visual effects mdash are attracting more stu-
dents each year many of them internationalThe School of Visual Arts in New York which admits students based on their portfolios as well as grades and test scores has madea name for itself as a premier digital arts program
John McIntosh chair of the Computer Art Computer Animationand Visual Effects Department said ldquoWe offer a program that onlyhires working professionals as faculty that has the highest academicrigor and that allows students to excel by concentrating on the prac-tice of being an artist for each of their four yearsrdquo
Anne Yang an animation student said she has gained practicalhands-on experience She and five classmates collaborated on mak-ing a film at the end of their junior year ldquoStudents donrsquot typically getthat experiencerdquo Yang said Their two-minute animated short Fright
Shift about a ghost hunter afraid of ghosts was a hit with audiences
Art Conservation
Most conservation programs in the US have catered to ad- vanced-degree students but a growing number now reach out to un-dergraduates as well New Mexico State University in Albuquerque began offering a bachelorrsquos degree in museum conservation in 2005Director Silvia Marinas-Feliner said interest in art conservation mayhave something to do with the popularity of forensic science on suchtelevision shows as CSI Crime Scene Investigation Museum conser- vationists are investigators too said Marinas-Feliner only insteadof autopsying bodies they try to uncover the history of the object
ldquoThings deteriorate and need to be preserved especially withnatural disastersrdquo she said
One of her former students Lyndy Bush works at the Smithson-ian Institutionrsquos National Museum of Natural History in Washing-ton ldquoIrsquom conserving botanical specimens that were damaged [byHurricane Sandy] while they were out on loanrdquo Bush said ldquoThe ideaof a career in art that incorporates science and skill was what mademe fall in love with the fieldrdquo
Students learn conservation techniques in small classes (nomore than 12 students) The cross-disciplinary curriculum requiresstudy in art history fine arts archaeology and hard science Theprogram even encourages students to study entomology so they become familiar with the bugs they might find in an artifact thatneeds restoring
Arts and Crafts
American arts and craf ts schools offer tradit ional disciplinessuch as glassblowing metalworking ceramics and woodworkingCurricula can reflect local art traditions according to ChristineHavice director of the School of Art at Kent State University pointing to basketweaving and rug-making in the Southwest and industrialized arts at her own school in Ohio
Some schools may shy away from adapting technology in deference to ldquothe old waysrdquo of preserving the past but that is not thecase at the Appalachian Center for Craft a satellite campus of Ten
nessee Tech University in Cookeville Tennessee Jeff Adams thecenterrsquos director said his students employ Computer-Aided Design3-D printers and computerized looms to preserve and advance thetreasures of that mountain region
The center teaches new ways to apply skills Engineering and ceramics students work hand in hand on one project in sub-Saharan Africa w ith the engineers designing water-filtration systems andthe ceramics students making clay water-filtration devices
ldquoItrsquos about what they want to do with the skills theyrsquore learninghere not just about how to produce things for salerdquo Adams said 983123
Museum conservation students at New Mexico State University puttheir restoration skills to the test
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Huge Geek MomentThe Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) trade show is the World Cup Olympics and Super Bowl
rolled into one for the 50000 video gamers designers programmers and marketers from 120countries who throng to Los Angeles each year But the excitement isnrsquot confined to the conventionhall Global gamers tune in breathlessly online to await word of the newest gaming advances
Eight students at Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) were no exception this June but they hada special reason for excitement A video game they developed not only was exhibited at the trade show butalso shared top honors at E3rsquos inaugural College Game Competition ldquoIt was a huge geek moment and anamazing opportunity for themrdquo said Tina OrsquoHailey dean of SCADrsquos School of Digital Media
Most game designers can expect to go their whole career without having the opportunity toshowcase a game of their own at E3 said Luis Cataldi head of SCADrsquos game development program
The studentsrsquo visually stunning side-scrolling PC game Lost in Thought follows a therapist as hetravels through his patientsrsquo minds to heal them
More than 380 US schools offer coursework in computer and video game design In 2013 SCADrsquosprogram was ranked by The Princeton Review as one of the nationrsquos top programs The college granted85 degrees in interactive design and game development in 2012
Band Camp RevisitedSome Columbia College Chicago students refer to it as ldquoBand Camprdquo Like Nashville Tennessee
New Orleans and Austin Texas the Windy City of Chicago is known for its vibrant music scene Thecity is a playground for the nearly 11000 students at Columbia College Chicago the countryrsquos largest
arts and media collegeCome summertime some Columbia musicians and aspiring record producers get to attend what
they fondly call ldquoBand Camprdquo Others know it as the schoolrsquos selective Summer Music ImmersionProgram Students from three Columbia departments mdash music arts management and acousticsmdash join forces for an intensive week of beats bass and branding The result a professional-qualityextended play (EP) record and a one-night-only showcase at a popular live music venue
Nate Green a recent graduate was a repeat camper ldquoItrsquos a lot of fun but extremely hard It rsquos themost real-world experience in my field one can get while still being at schoolrdquo he said
A local music-industry veteran helps the students compose songs mix them and market theresulting album
Although music-technology programs have cropped up at colleges around the country Columbiasets itself apart as the only undergraduate program to offer a bachelor of science degree in acoustics
Department chairman Pantelis Vassilakis said ldquoWersquore at the intersection of sound as music soundas business sound as physics and sound as perceptionrdquo 983123
A panel from Lost in Thought a game developed by SCAD students that shared top honorsat 2013rsquos E3 trade show
Your 5 Stepsto US Study
983089Research983086 Eighteen months before
your projected enrollment983084 begin your
research983086 Why do you want to study in
the U983086S983086 Where will you fit in Will you
need financial assistance What are the
application deadlines Identify sources offinancial aid and prepare for standardized
tests such as the Scholastic Aptitude Test
You might be asked to take an English
language proficiency test To begin go
to your nearest EducationUSA Center
( wwwEducationUSAstategov )
983090Apply983086 Include an original transcript
or certified copy of your academic
records sent by your secondary
school983084 as well as your standardized
test scores983086 Submit recommendation
letters from people who know you
well983098 your principal983084 counselor983084 tutor983084teacher983084 coach or job supervisor983086 Your
recommenders must assess your
potential to do well in college983086 Include a
personal essay983099 itrsquos often one of the most
important parts of your application983086
983091Finance983086 While the cost of living
varies983084 studying in the U983086S983086 can be
affordable and yield high returns on
your investment983086 Start your financial
planning early983086 If you have good grades983084
think about applying for an international
student scholarship983086 Applications for
financial aid go together with applications
for admission983086
983092Student Visa983086 Become familiar
with the student visa requirements in
your country and allow time to prepare
your application983086 You need an admission
letter and a certificate of eligibility for
nonimmigrant student status from a U983086S983086
institution before you can apply for a visa
The U983086S983086 Department of State issues visas
in U983086S983086 embassies and consulates983086 Visit
www983086travel983086state983086gov for information
about visas for non983085U983086S983086 citizens who
study in the U983086S983086
983093Prepare to Depart983086 In planning
your move to the United States983084 get
help from an EducationUSA Advising
Center in your country and from the
international student adviser at your
chosen U983086S983086 school983086 Advisers and
students who have returned from the
U983086S983086 can prepare you for new experiences
and challenges983086 Discuss changes from
your home environment983084 academic
systems and expectations983084 housing and
coping in a new cultural setting983086
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Shu Zhu came to the United States from Qingdao China six years ago as many international students do planning toprepare for a career in business But at North Carolina StateUniversity she discovered one of the glories of the US sys-
tem of higher education the ability undergraduates have to exploreoptions and change majors
She got an early opportunity to work in a research laboratoryunder the tutelage of an engineering professor alongside graduatestudents and postdoctoral fellows all searching for breakthroughsin chemical and biomedical engineering
Zhu soon switched majors to chemical engineering and nowis pursuing a doctorate at the University of Pennsylvania an IvyLeague school in Philadelphia She said the beauty of her educa-tional path was that she could change her mind
She credits the engineering professor Michael Dickey with en-couraging her to excel Even when she had ldquosome crazy ideardquo shesaid ldquohe would never say lsquoYou cannot do thisrsquo He would alwayssay lsquoYou should tryrsquordquo
Dickey an associate professor in the Department of Chemi-cal and Biomolecular Engineering was honored in 2012 as one ofNorth Carolina Statersquos outstanding teachers He regularly putsundergraduates to work on lab projects which include developingnovel nanofabrication techniques and stretching liquid metals intoforms that can hold their shape at room temperatures
He also has a gift for explaining things Discussing why alumi-
num and copper make such good electrical conductors he said itrsquos because of their ldquogood thermal properties mdash when you sit on metal bleachers it feels really cold because they are removing heat from your body really fastrdquo
One of his favorite metals is gallium a liquid metal with athick paint-like consistency Dickey has found that by mixinggallium with indium the resulting alloy can be stretched intoelectrical wires His team has put gallium through myriad testsprinting it in 3-D fashion encasing it in rubbery materials twist-ing it into different configurations and stretching it
The team made ear phones that extend 10 times their originallength ldquoThe sound quality doesnrsquot change at allrdquo Dickey saidldquobecause itrsquos such a good conductor of electricit yrdquo
Dickey focuses on new materials Nylon was once a major breakthrough in material science as was silicon Dickey rsquos galli-um-based alloy could prove to be the next Potential applicationsinclude antennas clothing wallpaper even newspapers
Dickeyrsquos lab which has captured the attention of privateindustry is typical of American higher-education programs inscience technology engineering and math or STEM
In addition to new materials popular STEM fields for studentsinclude computer science environmental conservation and 3-Dprinting as well as fields related to providing the planet with foodand energy
International Attraction
The US is the Number 1 destination for foreign students inter-ested in studying science and engineering at the postsecondarylevel according to the National Science Board
At the undergraduate level 32 percent of international studentsare enrolled in a STEM-related field At the graduate level roughly60 percent of international students are pursuing STEM degreesTwo-thirds of them come from India and China Foreign studentseek out US programs educators say for the high-quality educa-tion and meaningful research in state-of-the-art labs
US college life affords students opportunities to branch out
and take courses in political science entrepreneurship and thehumanities ldquoItrsquos both the technical depth of what we do in theSTEM fieldsrdquo said Charles Thorpe provost at Clarkson Universityin New York and ldquoembedding that in a liberal ar ts educationrdquo Living in dorms leading student organizations and attending sportingevents he said are important parts of a US education
In secondary school Zhu 22 learned lots of physics and mathldquobut wasnrsquot really enjoying itrdquo Students spent long hours solvingproblems and other exercises in preparation for Chinarsquos tough college entrance exam ldquoIt wasnrsquot interesting scientific knowledgerdquoshe said Her attitude changed in Michael Dickeyrsquos lab and so didher life trajectory 983123
Branching OutThrough STEMLUCY HOOD
International Students in STEM fields
983094983088graduate
983091983090undergraduate
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STEM StandoutsThe US offers rich opportunities to study science technologyengineering and math These schools are the tip of the iceberg
St Olaf CollegeLocated in Northfield Minnesota St Olaf College has a renowned choir but
is also a prodigious incubator of engineers and scientists It ranks in the top 10
among four-year colleges in producing future PhDs Forty percent of its 3000students major in math chemistry biology computer science or psychology
In tandem with its STEM programs St Olaf emphasizes environmentalconservation Everything from the food students eat to the construction ofbuildings to the curriculum itself is guided by an appreciation for science and aneffort to reduce manrsquos footprint on the planet Scientists there work to reducetoxic waste associated with lab work
The crown jewel of the environmental efforts is Regents Hall a state-of-the-art science building that meets the strictest criteria established by the US GreenBuilding Council
The college requires all students to take at least two science classes A newlydeveloped course promises nonscience majors an understanding of the sciencebehind issues at the forefront of public debate today
ldquoWe have the best of both worldsrdquo said Matthew Richey associate dean fornatural sciences and mathematics with an elite program that prepares thosefuture PhDs but also provides other students a deeper understanding of mathand science than the typical liberal-arts student gets in college
University of California San Diego In Professor Darren Lipomirsquos nanoengineering lab at the University of
California San Diego students from Belarus Thailand and Mexico are part of theresearch team working on solar energy mdash specifically the pursuit of less expensiveand less brittle solar panels
That diversity is the norm in cutting-edge research settings said the youngchemical engineer ldquoPeople from different cultures have different approaches tosimilar problems and if yoursquore in the room together somebody will come up with asolutionrdquo he said
A normal solar cell is made of silicon which is easily damaged in inclementweather Lipomi is taking the silicon out and replacing it with a plastic material
thatrsquos not only more robust but more economical
Clarkson UniversityLocated near the Canadian border in Potsdam New York Clarkson
University is known for its engineering programs and for graduatingstudents who make higher starting salaries than their counterparts fromHarvard University
Last year 10 percent of the schoolrsquos 3 604 students were foreignnationals many enrolled in STEM programs and learning entrepreneurshipalong with scientific research
ldquoOur model is taking the innovator by the hand through thecommercialization processrdquo said Matthew Draper deputy director of theShipley Center for Innovation The center helps students with intellectualproperty rights marketing research branding beta testing fundraising andrevenue generation These are daunting steps that scientists find difficult tomaneuver Draper said
Since 2010 the center has helped 57 startups with 158 more in thepipeline It helped Dami Adepoju a recent Clarkson graduate from AbujaNigeria break into the shoe business Adepoju designed a four-way zipperthat transforms one shoe into three giving people with limited resourcesdiverse styles
Experts at the Shipley Center helped Adepoju come up with a 3-D modelfor his invention and build a market They connected him with cobblersbuilt the zipper to his specifications and helped with pre-incorporation andpartnership agreements From Nigeria Adepoju now runs Fini Shoes andplans to sell worldwide 983123
Above Shu Zhu in alab at the University of
Pennsylvania found thather educational plans tookan unexpected turn leftMichael Dickey displaysan antenna made from a
gallium-based alloy
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E ven as a child in Zimbabwe GamuchiraiClinton Tavaziva wanted to be a doc-tor ldquoGamurdquo played with living thingspretending birds were patients and ex-
amined the skeletons of dead lizards outside hishome in Harare the countryrsquos largest city
But after secondary school his goal of gettinga medical education in the United States and re-turning to Zimbabwe with that expertise lookedout of reach The price tag was too high for hisfamily even with financial aid
Those who had known Tavaziva now 20 asa teen had always admired the shy science whiz with a passion for helping others His grades andleadership skills earned him the title of ldquohead boyrdquo or student president
An adv iser from the US Achievers Programmdash part of a US Department of State EducationUSA initiative in Zimbabwe mdash urged Tavaziva toapply for a new $500 million MasterCard Foun-dation Scholars Program The program planned
to educate 15000 talented young people in 10 years It would help those with financialhardship and a ldquogive backrdquo ethos and prepare them to be leaders
The programrsquos focus is Africa which is growing economically and politically but hasthe worldrsquos lowest education enrollment rates and a young population (Sixty percentof Africans are under age 25)
Tavaziva didnrsquot need to be told twice He filled out an application at the US Embassyand weeks later got an email notifying him hersquod been selected as a MasterCard Founda-tion scholar at Arizona State University (ASU) ldquoI didnrsquot know whether to cry or jumpIt was 11 pm and I woke everyone up We all celebratedrdquo he said
Arriving in Arizona later that year Tavaziva saw more than 60000 students movingabout the Tempe campus of the nationrsquos largest public university and found it ldquokindof scary but at the same time exciting I told myself Irsquod meet so many people make somany connectionsrdquo
He adjusted to dormitory life challenging courses his first ldquoCrdquo grade worries aboutspeaking English with an accent and new foods mdash Mexican was a hit but not hamburg-ers A biochemistry major Tavaziva jumped at the chance to do research in order tomimic the process of a spiderrsquos production of silk
He found college football equally exciting ldquoIrsquod always been an admirer of American
footballrdquo he said ldquoIrsquod watched a lot back home but seeing it in person was one of the best experiences of my liferdquo
Jenny Brian who taught Tavaziva in a freshman seminar said he is ldquosmart funnypolite and dedicatedrdquo
ldquoGamu thinks deeply about topics and has a strong sense of social justice and equityrdquosaid Meggan Madden director of the MasterCard program at ASU She said Tavaziva was chosen not only for his academic skills but because he ldquodreams bigrdquo and is moti- vated to make his dreams a reality
Tavaziva plans to return to Zimbabwe with his degree ldquoI just love my country somuchrdquo he said ldquoand Irsquom obliged to help in rebuilding it againrdquo 983123
From Africa to ArizonaGRETCHEN KELL
Attention ClassLAUREN MONSEN
One hundred students from acrossEgypt Tunisia Algeria Afghanistan andPakistan spent four weeks recently atIndiana Universityrsquos Kelley School ofBusiness where they developed businessplans and marketing strategies
For some US teaching methods mdashdesigned to encourage critical thinkingthrough lively classroom discussions mdashcame as a revelation
It was ldquonot considered disrespectful toask questions of your professorsrdquo said anamazed Sara Bisharat of Jordan
ldquoThe [Indiana] professors grab yourattentionrdquo said Haseeb Rahman ofAfghanistan ldquoYou feel like yoursquore engagedand involvedrdquo
Sara Jamil of Pakistan found peerdiscussion helpful ldquoI got an opportunityto listen to the perspectives of people ofvaried nationalities on one topicrdquo she saidldquoIt was a wonderful learning experiencerdquo
During the program sponsored bythe Coca-Cola Company and the USDepartment of State Professor Chris Cook
pointed out problems with some of thebusiness plans ldquoI usually asked studentsto provide more hard data and challengedall their assumptionsrdquo he said ldquoIrsquod sendthem to the CIA [World Factbook ] websitebecause it has phenomenal data and to theWorld Bank [data] website among othersources Indiana University library data wasalso availablerdquo
By the end Cook said ldquothey were allleaps and bounds ahead of where they werewhen they first walked in the doorrdquo
Still ldquoI learned as much as they didrdquo hesaid 983123
Gamu Tavaziva saw the failure ofhospitals in Zimbabwe as ldquoa call forme to pursue medicinerdquo
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4 MythsOnly prestigiousuniversities offer aquality education
There are 4495 degree-grantinginstitutions in the US according to theNational Center for Education Statistics
yet the eyes of overseas students are often
fixed on the Ivy League schools But eliteschools set the entrance bar skyhigh andreject most applicants while qualityeducation is available at many moreschools according to Stefano Papaleodirector of admissions at Lynn Universityin Florida
Only rich parents cansend children to the US
Public universities charge less tuitionthan most private schools Graduatestudents often qualify for discounts asteaching assistants More than 500 US
scholarships and grants are available to helpinternational students defray costs (Learnmore about them on the Funding for USStudy website) Financial support also maybe available in studentsrsquo home countries
Studying in the USis similar to attendingcollege back home
Students are surprised by differencesbetween classrooms in the United Statesand in their own home countries accordingto Jessica Young who advises internationalstudents at the University of Illinois It rsquos not
just sitting and listening to professors shesaid Asking and answering questions orgiving oral presentations affect final gradesso ldquohone your communication skills andbe prepared for a change in the way youstudyrdquo
US campuses are unsafeMovies and television depict the United
States as plagued by violence but the realityis that crime rates have fallen for yearsMost campuses have precautions in placemdash emergency call boxes alert systems towarn students of any imminent threat andshuttle buses or services to escort studentsat night In a 2012 poll by i-Graduate 82percent of international students said theyfelt ldquosafe and securerdquo in the US
Schools with the Largest Shares of International Students
Schools with the Largest Number of International Students
983090983095New School
New York
983090983094Florida Instituteof Technology
Florida
983090983089Illinois Instituteof Technology
Illinois
983089983096Lynn University
Florida
9269University of Southern California
Los Angeles
8997 University of IllinoisUrbana-Champaign
8660New York University
New York
8563 Purdue University
West Lafayette Indiana
Why These Schools
ReputationMatt VanderZalm spokesman at the University of Illinois said prestige and low cost of living matter
A reputation ldquoas one of the top destinations for international students perpetuates itselfrdquo he saidStudents who hear friends speaking highly of Illinois follow
LocationSchools on both coasts and in the Midwest draw international students because thatrsquos where majorcities are concentrated
ProgramsNearly two-thirds of international students want to study business engineering or science so schoolsthat boast strong programs in those areas are popular Among them the University of Illinois atUrbana-Champaign Carnegie Mellon University Purdue University New York University and theUniversity of California at Los Angeles
Of All International Students at US Colleges the Largest Shares Come from
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The Welcome Mat Is OutUS colleges and universities attract far more students from abroad than any other countryrsquos
higher-education institutions mdash 764000 of the 4 million international students worldwide Their rankshave swelled by nearly a third in the past decade but higher education leaders say they have room forplenty more and they are eager to find them
Many US colleges mdash small and large public and private mdash have stepped up their recruitment ofstudents from abroad according to a survey by higher-education associations More than half comefrom China India and South Korea but students come from a host of other lands as well includingSaudi Arabia Canada Vietnam and Mexico
Still only one in 25 college students in the United States is international compared with one infive in Australia and the United Kingdom President Obama is a strong backer of efforts to attractmore international students and send more American students abroad His ldquo100000 Strong inChinardquo initiative aims to quadruple the number of Americans studying in China while a similar effortis mounted to bring in 100000 students from Latin America while sending an equal number ofAmericans to study there
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Peace amp Security
Ben Rattray dreamed of being the ultimate establishment manan investment banker who would wear a double-breasted suit ashe walked down Wall Street But a series of experiences during
college led Rattray down an entirelydifferent path
Today he helps tens of millions ofpeople around the world take on theestablishment by exercising a basic American tenet petitioning for change
On the website Rattray founded
Changeorg citizens in the UnitedStates and countries like India South Africa and Brazil have fought to giveequal access to girls on sports teams
to battle local corruption and to make one young girl eligible for alung transplant normally reserved for adults The site is a platformthat allows individuals to petition an array of institutions bycollecting the names of supporters online
With the power of signatures Changeorg says it is makinga difference helping people win thousands of victories since thesite launched in 2007 Big institutions be they governments orcorporations can seem too powerful for individuals to take onRattray said and ldquopeople become apathetic if they think theycanrsquot make a difference The power of individuals is to come
together and not work alone You just have everyday people doingextraordinary thingsrdquo
The 25-year-old Rattray who attended Stanford University andthe London School of Economics started rethinking his career
Real ChangeOne Signature
at a Time
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President Abraham Lincoln madeThanksgiving a national holiday
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gets to play sports
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government health care
126631
signaturesPhone company helps
domestic violence victims
194825 signaturesEcuador shuts down
ex-gay torture clinics
113759
signaturesAmazon stops selling
whale and dolphin meat
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signaturesSupporting South Africanwomenrsquos fight against ldquocorrective raperdquo171789
signaturesPalm oil plantation barred
for burning forests
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path when his brother announced he is gay but also said that hehad been hiding his sexuality out of fear Rattray said he thoughtof people including himself who had stood by and done nothingto fight for justice and equal treatment He went to London reada book a day and thought about the concept of social change Theend result was the birth of Changeorg
The sitersquos popular petitions often gain media coverage Fifteen- year-old Julia Bluhm was distressed at the way photographs ofgirls and women in the popular teen magazine Seventeen were
being airbrushed to make them look thinner and prettier Bluhmdecided to petition the magazine and collected signatures fromas far away as Australia and the Netherlands ldquoWe all know how itcan affect a girlrsquos body image and self-esteemrdquo said Bluhm wholives in Waterville Maine Getting more than 84000 far-flungsignatures ldquokind of opens up the bigger picture and shows how itaffects people all over the worldrdquo
Bluhmrsquos petition led Seventeen to stop altering modelsrsquo shapes with Photoshop and to publish a ldquoBody Peace Treatyrdquo calling ongirls to be confident regardless of their size or shape
Cynthia Butterworth of Rochester New York petitioned tohelp her sister who had been the victim of domestic violence andfound it would cost $500 to close the mobile phone account she
had shared with her abuser The phone company responded toButterworthrsquos petition by agreeing to close the account without afee and to implement a new policy to help other abuse victims ldquoIt was a huge victoryrdquo Butterworth said ldquoIt gives a little person whofeels like she has been treated unfairly a huge voicerdquo
People in more than 190 countries have used the petitionsRattray says
In India he said there has been an explosion of campaignsagainst corruption through his website A man in Hardoiattempting to report alleged corruption to the Regional TransportOffice was asked for a bribe and beaten when he refused mdash anepisode caught on cell phone video A Changeorg petitionstarted by the man and pursued by Indians countrywide led to
prosecutions and a stronger anti-corruption policy Rattray said Changeorg will continue to empower people Asregular people mobilize by petitioning online he said he meetspeople everywhere who have a growing conviction that they reallycan make a difference 983123 ndashSM
The White House has a similar petition page online called We thePeople (httpspetitionswhitehousegov) which allows people tocreate online petitions on matters involving government action Ifa petition attracts 150 signatures in 30 days it will be searchable onthe White House site If it collects 100000 signatures during that
time the petition will be reviewed by the Obama administrationand a response will be posted Topics range from gun violence toimmigration to beer (and yes the White House gave in and revealedthe official White House beer recipe)
We the People
Above Julia Bluhm (center) and other teens at Hearst Corp inNew York where Bluhm delivered a petition asking Seventeen magazine to stop altering photos Below Seventeenrsquos editor-in-chief responded by publishing this letter
$423Trivia Turkey
average amount spent by shoppers over theThanksgiving holiday weekend
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Redefining PortraitureChicago-based artist Lincoln Schatz who regards traditionalportraits as idealized depictions of ldquoa single frozen momentrdquo iscreating portraits by filming subjects
Schatz mounts cameras at varied heights within a small room
to create 360-degree views of his subjects who perform or speakabout their lives while the cameras roll A computer randomly editsresulting footage and displays it on a screen in a loop constantlyrecombining footage such that no two viewings will be the same
Schatz seeks dynamism by generating unpredictablecombinations of camera angles The artistrsquos Cube series (2008) andNetwork series (2012) thus offer shifting perspectives on personality
ldquoI wanted to get beyond the mythology people create forthemselvesrdquo Schatz said ldquoI ask them lsquoIf life is a series of dots ona line how does your story start Whatrsquos the first dot for yoursquordquoBut he doesnrsquot allow his subjectsrsquo answers to define their portraitsinstead working to ldquoget them beyond their self-images or public brands to understand themselves in a new and different wayrdquo
The Cube portraits (commissioned by the Hearst Corporationto celebrate the 75th anniversar y of Esquire magazine) focuson 40 of the 75 most influential people of the 21st century asdetermined by the magazinersquos editors Who made the cut ActorGeorge Clooney basketball star LeBron James Craigslist founderCraig Newmark regenerative-medicine specialist Anthony Atalafashion designer Marc Jacobs foreign-policy expert (and now USambassador to the UN) Samantha Power heart surgeon MehmetOz and architect Santiago Calatrava among others
Portrait subjects entered a transparent 10-foot-by-10-foot cubein which they spent 45 minutes doing anything they chose as longas it reflected their own sense of their personalities The portraits were filmed at Hearst headquarters in New York Esquire editor-in-chief David Granger attended every sitting
One subject created quite a stir Granger said ldquoWe didnrsquotpublicize it but when Clooney came word leaked out throughthe building At first there were a few people mdash mostly women mdashmilling around Pretty soon 300 people had gatheredrdquo
Newmark worked on a laptop computer resolving customer-service issues for Craigslist users James played a basketball-themed video game and became so absorbed that he overstayed histime limit Atala mdash whose work involves growing new human cellstissues and organs mdash treated the cube itself as an organ tr ying tocoax it to life by plastering images of cells all over its walls Jacobs brought his yoga teacher and had a yoga session
Clooney danced with women (he specified that no models oractresses be recruited) twirling in succession Schatzrsquos mother
several Hearst Corporation employees and TV journalist GayleKing He wanted ldquosomething to do hellip instead of just standingaroundrdquo Schatz explained
The resulting portraits are ldquodreamlikerdquo Schatz said in part because they are silent
They are more abstract and painterly than his subsequentNetwork series which includes audio of subjectsrsquo voices In theseSchatz focuses on Americans whom he sees as leaders or innovatorsComprising 89 portraits the series includes former Supreme CourtJustice Sandra Day OrsquoConnor Google Inc vice president (and so-called ldquofather of the Internetrdquo) Vint Cerf public radio journalistCokie Roberts and America Online founder Steve Case They talk
about their childhoods about forces that they believe shaped themThe Cube and Network series were acquired by the Smithsonian
Institutionrsquos National Portrait Gallery But Schatz has created video portraits for private collectors as well The genre requiresartist and subject to ldquolet go and let something happenrdquo he saidand the process is liberating
ldquoWe are all polyfaceted there are multiple ways we can beseen and interpreted At the root of all this is getting people toself-explorerdquo 983123 ndashLM
Arts
When LeBron James arrived for his Cube portrait session ldquohe wasin his early 20s mdash a kid reallyrdquo said David Granger ldquoOf coursekids like to play video gamesrdquo
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4000 +Trivia Turkey
paintings by Norman Rockwell includingFreedom from Want illustrating aThanksgiving dinner
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WatchTo view the video portraitof LeBron James scan theQR code with your phone
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In 2012 members of the US military andforeign service submitted photographs fromtheir duty abroad to a jury of experts Theirsubmissions began a project sponsored bythe US departments of State and Defenseto mark Veterans Day observed each year onthe 11th of November
The jury of photographers curators andprominent Americans including formersecretaries of state Madeleine Albright andColin Powell selected the best entries Artist
Lincoln Schatz then created composite stillimages from the top photos
The images convey ldquothe complex realities ofserving abroadrdquo Schatz said as well as theldquoimmense complexity of hope life hardshipand loss hellip Looking at the world throughtheir eyes we see the photographersrsquo humanexperience and wonder how we wouldnavigate were we thererdquo
Seen here is a composite merging three ofthe photographs
The dominant photo (taken by Manuel JMartinez) depicts an Iraqi father pausingfrom his conversation with US soldiersto share a moment with his daughter athis home in the Jefrmila neighborhood ofGhazaliyah Iraq A background photo (takenby Jeremy Lock) shows US soldiers withno date or place indicated and anotherbackground photo (taken by Alvin WilliamsJr) shows US Marines setting up a bivouacto assist victims of a landslide on the island
of Leyte in the Philippines
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Through Their Eyes
8Trivia Turkey
million 5- and 6- year-olds who might draw aturkey by tracing their fingers on paper andcoloring it in
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Education for AllJUDITH HEUMANN
Judith Heumann is the StateDepartmentrsquos special adviser forinternational disability rightsGrowing up in the New York City borough of BrooklynI wasnrsquot allowed to go to school until fourth gradebecause I used a wheelchair and was unable to walk
But my parents were adamant that I get an educationequal to my brothersrsquo so I could support myself if Inever married (women were not typically breadwinnersback then) They teamed up with other parents toforce some of the local secondary schools to become
accessible to students with disabilities Later I battledsuccessfully to be the first person in a wheelchair toteach in New York and taught there for three years
Education including the higher education describedon pages 14ndash23 is a great equalizer It opens opportunitiesfor girls and boys for disadvantaged people and especiallyfor people like me who have disabilities
Hamza Jaka and Amber Buckley-Shaklee twostudents with disabilities worked as interns at the StateDepartment this year Overall their stories indicatethat inclusive education is moving forward
Both Hamza and Amber have always attendedintegrated schools as required under laws that
didnrsquot exist when I was in school Hamza now anundergraduate student at the University of CaliforniaBerkeley was resented by peers who thought theaccommodations he received (such as having acomputer for spelling tests) were unfair And Ambernow a graduate student at the University of Illinois atUrbana-Champaign had friends at nearby schools who
were told they could come to school but only if theydidnrsquot bring their wheelchairs
Parents and students need to know their rights Inthe US there are Parent Information Centers that help
Also after years of implementation of our laws morestudents with disabilities are graduating from secondaryschool and entering work or higher education
We have come a long way since I had polio in1949 and we have far to go Our laws are not alwaysenforced as they should be As I work for equality andthe advancement of human rights I want to teach thislesson People with disabilities should have the samerights and opportunities as all people Granted these wecan and do improve our communities our country andthe world 983123
Last Word
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(something) from below p 5
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983138 Anadarko p 12
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The first Thanksgiving is notable for its cross-cultural friendship Native Americansshared a harvest feast in Plymouth Massachusetts with the English settlers called PilgrimsSince then the holiday has evolved into a family affair with the focus on traditional foods(turkey and trimmings followed by pumpkin pie) and a day away from work
But in some places the spirit of the original Thanksgiving endures with churchesmosques temples and other religious centers holding interfaith celebrations Some deliverfood to the needy Others such as the Heartsong United Methodist Church and theMemphis Islamic Center in Memphis Tennessee share an annual Thanksgiving meal
ldquoWersquove done a lot of bonding and building of relationshipsrsquorsquo said the Islamic centerrsquos
board member Danish SiddiquiThe Thanksgiving meal has become a citywide symbol of understanding The
relationship between Muslim and Christian communities started in 2009 when theMuslim center purchased 30 acres of land directly across the street from the Methodistchurch At the time the Reverend Steve Stone pastor at Heartsong didnrsquot know anyMuslims save one man he saw at the gym and he was ldquoa little queasyrsquorsquo about havinga Muslim center so close After thought and prayer Stone realized that his role as aclergyman was to counter the anti-Islamic comments being made elsewhere so he put upa sign saying ldquoWelcome to the neighborhood Memphis Islamic Centerrdquo
Siddiqui ldquovery touchedrsquorsquo by the gesture contacted Stone and the two men led theirrespective congregations into what became a close friendship When the Muslims still waiting for construction to be completed on their buildings the following year needed anighttime place to worship during Ramadan Heartsong offered its space
ldquoWe were just speechlessrdquo Siddiqui said The Muslim worshippers began bringing foodto share with the Methodists And when Heartsong offered to host a joint Thanksgivingdinner the congregationrsquos neighbors agreed but on one condition namely ldquothat weprovide the foodrdquo Siddiqui said
The event has been replicated across the country on Thanksgiving Unlike many American holidays Thanksgiving now has no religious underpinnings said Christina Warner of the Shoulder-to-Shoulder Campaign a nonprofit organization dedicated tointerfaith understanding especially of the Muslim community That makes Thanksgivingeasier for people of different faiths to celebrate together
ldquoBreaking bread together is really a fundamental way in which people of differentfaiths get to know each otherrsquorsquo Warner said
In New Brunswick New Jersey Jewish and Muslim students at Rutgers Universityspend the week before Thanksgiving preparing food to deliver to the needy ldquoWe try to
do things that bring people together and wonrsquot cause conflictrdquo said Saira Shakir the20-year-old president of ShalomSalaam an interfaith student organization ldquoServing thehomeless and the hungry is a way to do thatrdquo
In Reston Virginia Cornerstones (formerly Reston Interfaith) has supplied meals tothe hungry at Thanksgiving for 20 years said spokeswoman Abby Kimble And elsewhereacross the country people of different faiths gather for interfaith services or a traditionalmeal (often including a halal turkey to accommodate Muslim dietary rules)
For the Memphis Islamic Center and Heartsong United Methodist Church theThanksgiving celebration grows more popular every year joined by local politicians andpeople from other churches The event now draws nearly 500 people
ldquoIt has become more than just a mealrdquo Stone said It has become a Thanksgivingcommunity People of all faiths celebrate as one 983123
Please Pardon MeRoasting a fat turkey for Thanksgiving
dinner is an American tradition thatextends to the White House wherefarmers have presented live holidayturkeys to presidents since the 19thcentury While most families purchase abird ready to go in the oven White Houseresidents have had one problem oncethey meet the live donated turkey it ishard to eat it for dinner
Thus in 1989 a more moderntradition mdash the White House turkeypardon mdash was born For yearspresidents have held lightheartedceremonies at which a live turkey or twooften wearing security identificationtags around their gnarly necks areformally given presidential ldquopardonsrsquorsquosparing the birds from gracing thedinner table and sending them to a farmfor the rest of their days
There are reports of PresidentsLincoln Kennedy and Nixon sparing
holiday turkeys from slaughter butthe first official pardon came fromPresident George HW Bush whodeclared that the White House turkeyhad been ldquogranted a presidentialpardon as of right nowrsquorsquo
The lucky bird is chosen from anearly field of 15ndash20 fowl said KimmonWilliams a spokeswoman for theNational Turkey Federation whichdonates the animals While appearanceis part of the selection process (fluffed-out feathers are preferred) the turkeysare also evaluated based on theircomfort in crowds and calmness under
bright lights 983123
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A turkey seemingly unconcernedabout the dinner menuovershadows a White House guard
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million spectators of the MacyrsquosThanksgiving Day parade in New York City
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Of Batsmen and Bowlers BRIAN MURGATROYD
Once popular in the United States cricket slipped from being amainstream sport after the 19th century Baseball overtook cricketas the countryrsquos summer sport of choice thanks to baseballrsquossimplicity and the fact that America could claim it as its own
But today cricket is regaining a US following There are
currently 49 leagues across the United States with 1100 registeredclubs and around 35000 active participants
Lauderhill Floridarsquos accredited venue for international cricketmatches has hosted four Twenty20 Internationals Twenty20 isa much shorter version of cricket in which the matches last aboutthree hours Cricket supporters see Twenty20 as the best way totake the game to the masses in the US
Darren Beazley the chief executive of the United States of America Cricket Association said ldquoMy goal is to make cricket agame for all Americansrdquo 983123
Leisure
New Zealand and West Indies play a Twenty20 match in Lauderhill Florida
74Trivia Turkey
football games played on Thanksgiving Day by the NFLrsquos Detroit Lions mdash a traditionstarted in 1934
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Nadia Gruny
By the Bay ldquoI come from Trinidad and Tobago
where cricket is part of the culturerdquo28-year-old Nadia Gruny said ldquoI did not
consider playing seriously but enjoyed many casualbackyard and street cricket games with my brothersrdquo
Gruny moved to the United States to study in 2002 Sheeventually started working for IT company Oracle in
Californiarsquos San Francisco Bay Area ldquoI heard theUSA Cricket Association was organizing a first
womenrsquos tournament and friends encouragedme to get involved even though I had never
played hardball cricket just in the streetswith my brothersrdquo
At Oracle she said ldquomy managerrecognized my interest in cricket andencouraged me to start a womenrsquosteam in the Bay Area I have nowbecome involved working with the Bay
Area Womenrsquos Sports Initiative to tryand get the sport taken up in schoolsrdquo
Gruny became the second woman inhistory to score a century in US womenrsquos
cricket in June 2011 She believes the future isbright for the sport in America ndashBM
Cradle of USCollege CricketLEA TERHUNEHaverford College near Philadelphia has one ofthe oldest US college cricket teams It playedthe first US collegiate varsity match in1864 against the University of Pennsylvaniaand has fielded its 11 players ever since
Head coach Kamran Khan who played for theUS national cricket team from 1972 to 1992and was its captain for 10 years said ldquoCrickethas grown so tremendously it is unbelievablerdquoA businessman who gets satisfaction fromworking with young people Khan has coached atHaverford for decades
ldquoWe have more American-born on the team than
overseas players mdash at least 50-50 Some studentscome to Haverford just because they can playcricketrdquo he said
Haverford is the only US varsity-level team Itplays intercollegiate matches against club teamsfrom other colleges The team has toured theUnited Kingdom twice in recent years doingwell against established teams in England andScotland including Oxford and Cambridge
Players put their all into an alumni match atHaverford College
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hours Americans spend eating and drinkingon Thanksgiving vs 37 hours watching TV
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Nuclear EntrepreneursANDRZEJ ZWANIECKI
Innovators may shape the future of the nuclear energy industryTwo US startups mdash Transatomic Power Inc and TerraPower
LLC mdash are pursuing new types of reactors which if successful will make nuclear power more competitive and safer
The nuclear industry is ripe for innovation according toexperts because itrsquos based on half-century-old technology Newpower plants are prohibitively expensive and the nuclear wasteissue still waits for a comprehensive solution The industryrsquosresurgence expected just a few years ago has never happenedLow natural gas prices have made gas-fired power plants moreeconomically viable than nuclear ones and as a result mostUS utility companies that had considered building new plantsput plans on ice In addition the 2011 disaster at the Fukushimanuclear plant in Japan shook proponents of nuclear energy anddampened interest in it in several countries
Greenhorns and Veterans
A new generation of US nuclear engineers believes innovationis what the industry needs They ldquohave enthusiasm and arenot afraid to try new thingsrdquo said Benoit Forget a professor ofnuclear science and engineering at the Massachusetts Institute ofTechnology (MIT)
The first to try their hands at developing new nuclear
technologies were Leslie Dewan and Mark Massie who as doctoralcandidates in the Nuclear Science and Engineering Department ofMIT proposed a waste-annihilating molten salt reactor (WAMSR)in 2012 In that reactor molten salt (mixed with fuel) serves as
a coolant instead of the usual water Dewan and Massie startedTransatomic Power Inc based in Boston to develop such a reactor
Silicon Valley bets on another concept mdash a traveling wavereactor (TWR) mdash in hopes that more appealing nuclear power
will help slow global warming A group of industry veterans andnuclear experts launched TerraPower LLC based in Bellevue Washington to develop TWR which produces its own fuel withinits core
New-generation nuclear reactors promise to make nuclearpower generation safer more efficient and less expensive andaddress the issue of radioactive waste its byproduct now stored atnuclear plant locations (See p 10)
Forget of MIT has no doubt the nuclear startups facechallenges financial regulatory and logistical Afterexperimentation and simulation TerraPower and Transatomicneed to build working prototypes design commercial plants andget all necessary licenses an arduous and expensive process
With backing from Microsoft chairman Bill Gates inventor
Nathan Myhrvold and Silicon Valley venture capital fundsTerraPower has a solid financial foundation It works with morethan 100 partners primarily national labs universities andpotential suppliers
Transatomic started with $1 million in seed money fromfamilies friends and local entrepreneurs according to its chiefexecutive Russ Wilcox ldquoItrsquos hard to imagine any other country where you could start a nuclear company through privateinitiativerdquo he said
Wilcox is optimistic that the company will convince privateinvestors and the US government to support Transatomicrsquosconcept He believes his company can construct the WAMSR forone-third of what it costs to build a nuclear plant today ldquoWe can
completely change the industryrdquo he saidThe technical problem the two upstarts hope to solve is a lack
of materials that can withstand extreme conditions of the reactorcore for decades But complying with regulations is a greater
Science
By 2035 nuclear powergeneration capacity isprojected to increase bymore than 50 percent from
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million turkeys raised in the US each year A quarter wind up on Thanksgiving tables
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983089 In the reactor core983084 fission983084 orsplitting983084 of atoms in fuel rods
produces heat and neutrons983086
983090Control rods limit the number ofneutrons in the core and maintain a
constant supply of electricity983086
983091Water983084 which works as both amoderator and a coolant983084 picks
up the heat generated by the fission983086From a pressurizer983084 where waterpressure is raised983084 water flows to asteam generator983086
983092The steam drives a turbine983084 whichin turn drives a power generator983086
983093A condenser turns steam comingout of the turbine into water983084 which
then is pumped back into the steamgenerator and the reactor core983086
983094 In a secondary system983084 condenserwater that absorbs heat from
steam runs through a cooling tower983086
Pressurizer
Control Rods
S t e a m G
e n e r a t o r
Fuel Rods
R e a c t o r V e s s e l
Turbines
Generator
Condenser
Cooling Tower
Electricity Grid
How a Conventional (Light Water) Reactor Works
73 Trivia Turkey kilogram average weight forThanksgiving turkeys Itrsquos also how muchturkey Americans eat per capita each year
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challenge Wilcox said Forget agreed saying it is particularly so in the US Although the US design certification process is regarded as the ldquogold standardrdquoaround the world for reactor safety when applied to reactors that use existingtechnology the US process doesnrsquot provide for a certification of reactors likeTerraPowerrsquos and Transatomicrsquos
Other countries with ambitious plans for nuclear power may be open tonew ideas Forget said TerraPower is actively seeking partners to help build aprototype Company executives have visited China France India Japan South
Korea and RussiaForget said a build date mostly depends on another country agreeing to locatea commerical plant on its soil
Forget and other experts believe that nuclear power has a future as naturalgas prices are projected by the US Energy Information Agency to more thandouble by 2040
Without nuclear expansion world energy prices will rise and global warming will get worse warned Faith Birol chief economist at the International Energy Agency
ldquoIn the longer term nuclear is part of the answerrdquo Forget said noting thathesitation in the US and part of Europe may be temporary and that othercountries continue to expand their nuclear power industries 983123
983090983089983088983084983088983088983088cubic meters of radioactivewaste is produced each yearby nuclear power generation
facilities worldwide
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Nuclear InnovationFor fuel TerraPower depends on depleteduranium from the existing uranium-oreenrichment process Transatomic relieson radioactive waste removed fromconventional reactors These ventures arepromising because they hellip
ɟ Reduce radioactive waste and the need
for waste storage
ɟ Capture more energy from uranium orethan a conventional reactor can
ɟ Operate at atmospheric pressure thatcauses less mechanical stress simplifyingdesigns and improving safety
ɟ Allow for high-temperature operationimproving the efficiency of electricityconversion
900Trivia Turkey
kilograms is the record weight for a pumpkinMost grown for pies weigh 2ndash5 kilograms
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From Trash to Gold
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Craig Martineau and Brandon SargentBlake did a lot of research on his own
dumpster diving blending differentcombinations of wasted food and testingresults Still he doesnrsquot miss EcoScrapsrsquoearly days when he collected food scrapsfrom the dumpsters
ldquoI ruined most of myclothes I think my shoesended up compostingthemselves and my carstill stinksrdquo
In 2001 20-year-old Princeton Universityfreshman Tom Szaky started marketingworm poop as fertilizer in recycled plastic
bottles Today his company operates in22 countries where more than 40 millionpeople including students collect trash forpoints which can be traded for merchandiseor as charitable contributions
ldquoInvolving people in thecollection of trash willeducate them about theeffects that waste has on theenvironmentrdquo Szaky said
983159983144983137983156 Produces organic chemical- and manure-freecompost and potting soil From its inceptionin 2010 EcoScraps reports the company hasrecycled 7 million kilograms of food waste andthus prevented more than 4 million kilogramsof methane mdash a powerful greenhouse gas mdashfrom being released into the atmosphere
In addition to recycling the companyupcycles that is converts non-recyclableor hard-to-recycle waste into newproducts Using less carbon and energyupcycling is friendlier to the environmentand more cost effective than recyclingaccording to the company
983144983151983159 Supermarkets restaurants and farmscollect food waste mostly spoiled fruitsand vegetables The spoiled food isdelivered to a plant where it is groundand mixed with wood shavings After itis oxygenated the mixture is ldquocookedrdquo toproduce compost
Waste divided into 40 categories mdash fromcandy wrappers to plastic bottles to oldshoes to cigarette butts mdash is turned intovaluable materials such as customizedplastic pellets More than 1500 products aremade from these materials through differentmolding techniques
Recovering food scraps and recyclable materials from dumpsters might seem like unsavory business but some new companies are reaping profits by doing just that There is money to be
made from trash that normally isnrsquot recycled Some entrepreneurs started companies thatturn trash into useful products making the environment cleaner and reducing the greenhouseemissions produced by landfills Theyrsquove got plenty of material with which to work In the UnitedStates mdash the largest market in the world mdash trash abounds
Garbage BagsBelow are various items created withrecyclable materials by TerraCycle
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million Americans who travel 80 km ormore from home over the holiday
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Marketplace
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Communities
Native American CuisineKOURTNI GONZALEZ
There is a certain amount of nationalism associated withthe traditional food of every culture People overlook the journeytaken by their favorite food before it gets to their tables
Lois Ellen Frank and Walter Whitewater chefs at the Native American catering and food company called Red Mesa Cuisine inSanta Fe New Mexico consider it their mission to educate peopleabout the sometimes surprising origins of ingredients
ldquoFoods have traveled the world and changed all of us and I
think we can celebrate where they came from and share in thecommonality that we all have in our respective ethnicities andplacesrdquo Frank said
Frank of the Kiowa tribe from Anadarko Oklahoma and Whitewater of the Dineacute (Navajo) tribe in Pinon Arizona left their business for 10 days earlier in 2013 to travel to Ukraine The chefsmet with eager audiences to discuss ingredients especially thoseindigenous to America and popular in European cuisine
Only some Italians know that the tomato didnrsquot originate inItaly and only some Irish know the potato was grown in America before being planted in Ireland ldquoA lot of people are surprised about
the [American] origins of some of their most common foodsrdquo saidRichard Hetzler executive chef at Mitsitam Native Foods Cafeacute atthe National Museum of the American Indian in Washington He
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million pounds of cranberries producedannually in the US
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believes that what people eat today around the world would be very differenthad it not been for the Native American contribution of ingredients such ascorn beans squash chili pepper sunflower seeds and tomatoes to menus
Likewise the United States is a country built on diversity and traditional American dishes have been inspired and shaped by contributions fromelsewhere in the world
Sharing Ingredients
Hetzler regrets that Americans have moved further away from the days
of community-based local growing because a disconnect has developed between the food people eat and the place where it was grown Typically USconsumers go to their local supermarket and find even out-of-season producereadily available
Earlier Hetzler said ldquoNative Americans formed a culture around food asliferdquo He wants people around the world to know the origins of their food andrecognize the effect that these foods have had on their cultural identity
The test kitchen and catering business that Whitewater and Frank runin New Mexico offers a ldquoCulture and Cuisinerdquo program in which patronsprepare and share a meal together using traditional Southwest techniquesand ingredients many of which are sourced from local Native American tribalnations Frank gives a background lecture to the group to teach everyoneabout the ingredientsrsquo importance to Native American history and culture
Frank said that when she leads these workshops she tells students thatunderstanding food facilitates understanding who they are
Food is culturally ingrained in everything that a society does she believesIt is the ldquocommon element we all share regardless of language religion raceethnicityrdquo she said but it also is a way in which we can define a unique identity 983123
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Mesa Squash Frywith Sunflower SeedsLOIS ELLEN FRANK
This colorful squash fry issometimes called calabacitas Thereare several different variations butthis one is my favorite
Ingredients
1 green New Mexico or Anaheim chile2 tablespoons sunflower oil2 garlic cloves finely chopped12 teaspoon salt12 teaspoon black pepper4 carrots cut into 2-inch-long julienne4 small zucchini cut into 2-inch-long julienne4 yellow squash cut into 2-inch-long julienne1 red bell pepper diced14 cup shelled sunflower seeds (raw or toasted)
Directions1 Roast the chile on an open flame Then peel seed
and coarsely chop it
2 In a sauteacute pan heat the oil over medium-high heatWhen the oil is hot but not smoking add the garlicchile salt and black pepper Cook 1 to 2 minutesstirring constantly to allow the flavors to blend
3 Add the carrots zucchini squash and red pepperReduce the heat and allow vegetables to simmerabout 10 minutes until they are tender Add thesunflower seeds and simmer another 5 minutesServe hot as a vegetable side dish
These common foods
around the world originatedin the Americas
FoodFlight
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Education
A School Like No OtherMARK TRAINER
In 1988 when Gallaudet Universityrsquos board of trustees announced it hadchosen a hearing person as its seventh president over two deaf finalistsGallaudet students with the support of alumni and staff shut down theuniversity for several days The incident made national headlines
The ldquoDeaf President Nowrdquo protest succeeded and I King Jordan wasnamed Gallaudets eighth mdash and first deaf mdash president In spite of theinternal strife Gallaudet embraces this chapter of its history because itspeaks to a core characteristic of the school The Gallaudet communitytakes pride in its record of advocating aggressively on behalf of deaf people
Gallaudet mdash a federally chartered private nonprofit educationalinstitution in Washington mdash is the only higher-education institution inthe world where all services are specifically designed for deaf studentsIt offers Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science degrees in more than40 majors Gallaudet confers masterrsquos degrees in fields such as publicadministration and international development and doctoral degrees inclinical psychology and linguistics A majority of Gallaudetrsquos graduateprograms are designed to train students in professional services for thedeaf and hard of hearing
Congress authorized permanent federal appropriations for the schoolin 1954 President Ronald Reagan signed the Education of the Deaf Actof 1986 which reaffirmed the US commitment to making educational
The Edward Miner GallaudetResidence has housed all 10 of the
universityrsquos presidents
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LoweringBarriers by LawWhen Frank Harkin was a boy he was told hisdeafness would limit his career Instead he foundthat his disability made him a more productiveemployee than hearing workers at an aircraftmanufacturing plant He could do delicate workwithout being distracted by the loud noisesaround him His employer was so impressed thathe hired more deaf people
Frankrsquos work was an inspiration for his youngebrother US Senator Tom Harkin of Iowa hisbrotherrsquos successful career in manufacturing ledthe senator to sponsor the 1990 Americans withDisabilities Act (ADA) The act is a civil rightslaw that bars discrimination in hiring peoplewith disabilities and requires employers to makeldquoreasonable accommodationsrsquorsquo to allow a personwith a disability to do a job The law also requireshotels restaurants stores and other public places
to remove architectural barriers that wouldhinder access to people with disabilities
Frank Harkin who died in 2000 had beenworking as a baker mdash one of just three jobs hehad been told he could do as a deaf person mdashwhen the owner of Delavan Corporation took aliking to him and offered him a job Before thenldquohis whole life was limited mdash or he was told itwas limited mdash because he couldnrsquot hearrsquorsquo SenatorHarkin said explaining why he made disabilityrights his calling ldquoWhat the ADA has done forall people with disabilities is open the worldfor travel for accommodations for work and
for education by breaking down both physicalbarriers and attitudinal barriersrsquorsquo
Some 50 million Americans have a disabilitythe Centers for Disease Control reports andmost Americans will experience disability at somepoint in their lives
Senator Harkin said he recently benefitedfrom the lawrsquos policies himself At the movieshe was handed a special pair of glasses thatdisplayed the dialogue in closed captions so hecould read as well as hear the voices of the actorsldquoItrsquos amazingrsquorsquo he said ldquoAnd itrsquos all because of theADArdquo ndashSM
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opportunities available to deaf people and renaming Gallaudet College asGallaudet University
In 2014 the school will celebrate the 150th anniversary of the law signed byPresident Lincoln authorizing it to confer degrees upon deaf students Along with all the reasons any college graduate has to brag Gallaudet grads canshow off diplomas signed by the sitting president of the United States
In 2012 10 percent of Gallaudet students came from outside the UnitedStates Krishneer Sen came from Suva Fiji to work toward a degree ininformation technology ldquoAll of the instructors here use sign language and
we have direct access and direct communication so thatrsquos one very veryimportant aspectrdquo Sen said ldquoOne of my teachers is the first deaf woman toget her PhD in computer sciencerdquo
In addition to the learning environment Sen appreciates getting to knowhis peers ldquoWe have such a diverse population here and I wasnrsquot used to that We have a gay and lesbian community which is very strong black Latino mdashall of these diverse groups I like thatrdquo 983123
From top Gallaudetrsquos Bison football team gets psyched before a gameGallaudetrsquos newest residence hall uses the design concept known as DeafSpaceto maximize deaf peoplersquos visual access
Senator Tom Harkin
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The journey to a US degree is filled
with choices Make smart ones
An Insiderrsquos Guideto Higher Ed
R E Q U I R E D R E A D I N G
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As a Northeastern University undergraduate Abhi Nangia learned marketing by help-ing women in Nicaragua sell jewelry made from recycled trash He studied finance by advising a tiny catering company in South Africa and leadership by organizingstruggling artists in Indonesia
Upon graduation from the Boston university in May Nangia took the skills he learned at itsSocial Enterprise Institute to launch Reweave a network that ldquocreates market access for peoplemaking beautiful thingsrdquo
This may not sound like the traditional undergraduate business-school experience but itrsquostypical of the innovative ways business students are educated in the United States today It com- bines features that a growing number of programs offer Instruction and learning are hands-onentrepreneurial and global
ldquoThe Social Enterprise Institute is probably the coolest thing everrdquo said Nangia whoseparents are from New Delhi but who grew up in Buffalo New York Northeastern is a leaderamong US universities in alternating classroomstudies with internships and real jobs The ex-perience convinced Nangia that international business is about a lot more than making mon-ey it can actually improve peoplersquos lives in othercountries Undergraduate business students whohistorically concentrated in accounting financeor marketing today can acquire knowledge and
skills as well about such fields as health care andsustainable development
For students looking to work for cutting-edgecompanies such as tech giant Google Inc or on-line retailer Amazoncom Inc some US busi-ness schools offer technology-focused degreesStudents at Carnegie Mellon Universityrsquos Tepper School of Business can study topics like bigdata mdash data sets so complex that theyrsquore hard to manage with traditional software
Ronny Ho a 21-year-old Chinese American who grew up in New York and whose parentsare from Shanghai and Taiwan is a senior at the Pittsburgh university She recently internedat the financial company Citigroup Inc in New York She felt she brought more to the job than just an ability to crunch numbers because of all the time she spent at Carnegie Mellon workingon team projects with scientists and engineers The collaborative projects included making
futuristic videos at the universityrsquos Human-Computer Interaction Institute where studentscreate make-believe worlds and games to better understand how computers can help peoplego about their daily livesldquoItrsquos such a new fieldrdquo she said ldquoItrsquos fun to take it and run with it andsee what you can dordquo
The recent global recession gave business schools more reasons to expand internships andcourses that give students hands-on experience like Ho and Nangia are getting said John JFernandes president of AACSB International (Association to Advance Collegiate Schools ofBusiness) With fewer workers companies are looking to interns to do more ldquoBusinesses expectstudents to hit the ground runningrdquo Fernandes said 983123
Business SchoolsBridge Classroomsand Real-Life WorkKATHERINE MANGAN
Express Laneto an MBA
At the Bainbridge GraduateInstitute nature lovers can pursuemasterrsquos degrees in businessadministration on an island campusoff the coast of Seattle In classroomsnestled amid 250 acres of forestthey learn how to make money inenvironmentally sustainable ways
If studying in one of the worldrsquosmost exciting business centers is more
your style New York Universityrsquos SternSchool of Business is blocks fromWall Street As members of the SternConsulting Corps students tackle realbusiness challenges by advising shopowners in a low-income neighborhoodor by creating business plans forupstart fashion designers
Most full-time MBA programsin the United States take two yearsto complete but several now offerintensified one-year options While topMBA programs usually require several
years of work experience someonefresh out of college or with just a few
years on the job might want to look intoa one-year specialized masterrsquos degree
At Thunderbird School of GlobalManagement a private school based inGlendale Arizona finishing in one yearshaves $20000 off the price (Tuitionruns $90000 for two years and$70000 for one)
ldquoFor students looking to improvetheir English studying in the US gives
you a true immersion in the languagethat will force you to become fluentby the time you leaverdquo said RebeccaHenriksen vice president of enrollmentand student services ldquoBut itrsquos still a trulyglobal experience We have studentsfrom close to 70 countries so itrsquos almoslike a minindashUnited Nations hererdquo
Cornell Universityrsquos JohnsonGraduate School of Management alsooffers a one-year MBA popular withstudents who want to double up andearn a professional degree in medicineengineering or law as well Dual degreesare increasingly popular in the US
because they give graduates an edge ina tough job marketIn recent years enrollments in
traditional two-year MBA programsinched up 1 percent in North Americawhile specialized masters enrollmentsshot up 30 percent according to theAACSB Popular specialties includefinance accounting marketing andnewer fields such as data analytics andinformation-technology management
Abhi Nangia shoots a video to help a groupof women in Nicaragua sell jewelry madefrom recycled trash
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TomorrowrsquosArtists TodayKAREN CALABRIA
Itrsquos no surprise that artists worldwide look to address mod-ern challenges and adopt the newest technology Art and theavant-garde have always gone hand in hand Here are shiningexamples of successful US programs for students of digital
arts conservation and arts and crafts
Digital Arts
When it comes to new technology art departments are earlyadopters Digital arts mdash such as animation video game develop-ment graphic design and visual effects mdash are attracting more stu-
dents each year many of them internationalThe School of Visual Arts in New York which admits students based on their portfolios as well as grades and test scores has madea name for itself as a premier digital arts program
John McIntosh chair of the Computer Art Computer Animationand Visual Effects Department said ldquoWe offer a program that onlyhires working professionals as faculty that has the highest academicrigor and that allows students to excel by concentrating on the prac-tice of being an artist for each of their four yearsrdquo
Anne Yang an animation student said she has gained practicalhands-on experience She and five classmates collaborated on mak-ing a film at the end of their junior year ldquoStudents donrsquot typically getthat experiencerdquo Yang said Their two-minute animated short Fright
Shift about a ghost hunter afraid of ghosts was a hit with audiences
Art Conservation
Most conservation programs in the US have catered to ad- vanced-degree students but a growing number now reach out to un-dergraduates as well New Mexico State University in Albuquerque began offering a bachelorrsquos degree in museum conservation in 2005Director Silvia Marinas-Feliner said interest in art conservation mayhave something to do with the popularity of forensic science on suchtelevision shows as CSI Crime Scene Investigation Museum conser- vationists are investigators too said Marinas-Feliner only insteadof autopsying bodies they try to uncover the history of the object
ldquoThings deteriorate and need to be preserved especially withnatural disastersrdquo she said
One of her former students Lyndy Bush works at the Smithson-ian Institutionrsquos National Museum of Natural History in Washing-ton ldquoIrsquom conserving botanical specimens that were damaged [byHurricane Sandy] while they were out on loanrdquo Bush said ldquoThe ideaof a career in art that incorporates science and skill was what mademe fall in love with the fieldrdquo
Students learn conservation techniques in small classes (nomore than 12 students) The cross-disciplinary curriculum requiresstudy in art history fine arts archaeology and hard science Theprogram even encourages students to study entomology so they become familiar with the bugs they might find in an artifact thatneeds restoring
Arts and Crafts
American arts and craf ts schools offer tradit ional disciplinessuch as glassblowing metalworking ceramics and woodworkingCurricula can reflect local art traditions according to ChristineHavice director of the School of Art at Kent State University pointing to basketweaving and rug-making in the Southwest and industrialized arts at her own school in Ohio
Some schools may shy away from adapting technology in deference to ldquothe old waysrdquo of preserving the past but that is not thecase at the Appalachian Center for Craft a satellite campus of Ten
nessee Tech University in Cookeville Tennessee Jeff Adams thecenterrsquos director said his students employ Computer-Aided Design3-D printers and computerized looms to preserve and advance thetreasures of that mountain region
The center teaches new ways to apply skills Engineering and ceramics students work hand in hand on one project in sub-Saharan Africa w ith the engineers designing water-filtration systems andthe ceramics students making clay water-filtration devices
ldquoItrsquos about what they want to do with the skills theyrsquore learninghere not just about how to produce things for salerdquo Adams said 983123
Museum conservation students at New Mexico State University puttheir restoration skills to the test
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Huge Geek MomentThe Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) trade show is the World Cup Olympics and Super Bowl
rolled into one for the 50000 video gamers designers programmers and marketers from 120countries who throng to Los Angeles each year But the excitement isnrsquot confined to the conventionhall Global gamers tune in breathlessly online to await word of the newest gaming advances
Eight students at Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) were no exception this June but they hada special reason for excitement A video game they developed not only was exhibited at the trade show butalso shared top honors at E3rsquos inaugural College Game Competition ldquoIt was a huge geek moment and anamazing opportunity for themrdquo said Tina OrsquoHailey dean of SCADrsquos School of Digital Media
Most game designers can expect to go their whole career without having the opportunity toshowcase a game of their own at E3 said Luis Cataldi head of SCADrsquos game development program
The studentsrsquo visually stunning side-scrolling PC game Lost in Thought follows a therapist as hetravels through his patientsrsquo minds to heal them
More than 380 US schools offer coursework in computer and video game design In 2013 SCADrsquosprogram was ranked by The Princeton Review as one of the nationrsquos top programs The college granted85 degrees in interactive design and game development in 2012
Band Camp RevisitedSome Columbia College Chicago students refer to it as ldquoBand Camprdquo Like Nashville Tennessee
New Orleans and Austin Texas the Windy City of Chicago is known for its vibrant music scene Thecity is a playground for the nearly 11000 students at Columbia College Chicago the countryrsquos largest
arts and media collegeCome summertime some Columbia musicians and aspiring record producers get to attend what
they fondly call ldquoBand Camprdquo Others know it as the schoolrsquos selective Summer Music ImmersionProgram Students from three Columbia departments mdash music arts management and acousticsmdash join forces for an intensive week of beats bass and branding The result a professional-qualityextended play (EP) record and a one-night-only showcase at a popular live music venue
Nate Green a recent graduate was a repeat camper ldquoItrsquos a lot of fun but extremely hard It rsquos themost real-world experience in my field one can get while still being at schoolrdquo he said
A local music-industry veteran helps the students compose songs mix them and market theresulting album
Although music-technology programs have cropped up at colleges around the country Columbiasets itself apart as the only undergraduate program to offer a bachelor of science degree in acoustics
Department chairman Pantelis Vassilakis said ldquoWersquore at the intersection of sound as music soundas business sound as physics and sound as perceptionrdquo 983123
A panel from Lost in Thought a game developed by SCAD students that shared top honorsat 2013rsquos E3 trade show
Your 5 Stepsto US Study
983089Research983086 Eighteen months before
your projected enrollment983084 begin your
research983086 Why do you want to study in
the U983086S983086 Where will you fit in Will you
need financial assistance What are the
application deadlines Identify sources offinancial aid and prepare for standardized
tests such as the Scholastic Aptitude Test
You might be asked to take an English
language proficiency test To begin go
to your nearest EducationUSA Center
( wwwEducationUSAstategov )
983090Apply983086 Include an original transcript
or certified copy of your academic
records sent by your secondary
school983084 as well as your standardized
test scores983086 Submit recommendation
letters from people who know you
well983098 your principal983084 counselor983084 tutor983084teacher983084 coach or job supervisor983086 Your
recommenders must assess your
potential to do well in college983086 Include a
personal essay983099 itrsquos often one of the most
important parts of your application983086
983091Finance983086 While the cost of living
varies983084 studying in the U983086S983086 can be
affordable and yield high returns on
your investment983086 Start your financial
planning early983086 If you have good grades983084
think about applying for an international
student scholarship983086 Applications for
financial aid go together with applications
for admission983086
983092Student Visa983086 Become familiar
with the student visa requirements in
your country and allow time to prepare
your application983086 You need an admission
letter and a certificate of eligibility for
nonimmigrant student status from a U983086S983086
institution before you can apply for a visa
The U983086S983086 Department of State issues visas
in U983086S983086 embassies and consulates983086 Visit
www983086travel983086state983086gov for information
about visas for non983085U983086S983086 citizens who
study in the U983086S983086
983093Prepare to Depart983086 In planning
your move to the United States983084 get
help from an EducationUSA Advising
Center in your country and from the
international student adviser at your
chosen U983086S983086 school983086 Advisers and
students who have returned from the
U983086S983086 can prepare you for new experiences
and challenges983086 Discuss changes from
your home environment983084 academic
systems and expectations983084 housing and
coping in a new cultural setting983086
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Shu Zhu came to the United States from Qingdao China six years ago as many international students do planning toprepare for a career in business But at North Carolina StateUniversity she discovered one of the glories of the US sys-
tem of higher education the ability undergraduates have to exploreoptions and change majors
She got an early opportunity to work in a research laboratoryunder the tutelage of an engineering professor alongside graduatestudents and postdoctoral fellows all searching for breakthroughsin chemical and biomedical engineering
Zhu soon switched majors to chemical engineering and nowis pursuing a doctorate at the University of Pennsylvania an IvyLeague school in Philadelphia She said the beauty of her educa-tional path was that she could change her mind
She credits the engineering professor Michael Dickey with en-couraging her to excel Even when she had ldquosome crazy ideardquo shesaid ldquohe would never say lsquoYou cannot do thisrsquo He would alwayssay lsquoYou should tryrsquordquo
Dickey an associate professor in the Department of Chemi-cal and Biomolecular Engineering was honored in 2012 as one ofNorth Carolina Statersquos outstanding teachers He regularly putsundergraduates to work on lab projects which include developingnovel nanofabrication techniques and stretching liquid metals intoforms that can hold their shape at room temperatures
He also has a gift for explaining things Discussing why alumi-
num and copper make such good electrical conductors he said itrsquos because of their ldquogood thermal properties mdash when you sit on metal bleachers it feels really cold because they are removing heat from your body really fastrdquo
One of his favorite metals is gallium a liquid metal with athick paint-like consistency Dickey has found that by mixinggallium with indium the resulting alloy can be stretched intoelectrical wires His team has put gallium through myriad testsprinting it in 3-D fashion encasing it in rubbery materials twist-ing it into different configurations and stretching it
The team made ear phones that extend 10 times their originallength ldquoThe sound quality doesnrsquot change at allrdquo Dickey saidldquobecause itrsquos such a good conductor of electricit yrdquo
Dickey focuses on new materials Nylon was once a major breakthrough in material science as was silicon Dickey rsquos galli-um-based alloy could prove to be the next Potential applicationsinclude antennas clothing wallpaper even newspapers
Dickeyrsquos lab which has captured the attention of privateindustry is typical of American higher-education programs inscience technology engineering and math or STEM
In addition to new materials popular STEM fields for studentsinclude computer science environmental conservation and 3-Dprinting as well as fields related to providing the planet with foodand energy
International Attraction
The US is the Number 1 destination for foreign students inter-ested in studying science and engineering at the postsecondarylevel according to the National Science Board
At the undergraduate level 32 percent of international studentsare enrolled in a STEM-related field At the graduate level roughly60 percent of international students are pursuing STEM degreesTwo-thirds of them come from India and China Foreign studentseek out US programs educators say for the high-quality educa-tion and meaningful research in state-of-the-art labs
US college life affords students opportunities to branch out
and take courses in political science entrepreneurship and thehumanities ldquoItrsquos both the technical depth of what we do in theSTEM fieldsrdquo said Charles Thorpe provost at Clarkson Universityin New York and ldquoembedding that in a liberal ar ts educationrdquo Living in dorms leading student organizations and attending sportingevents he said are important parts of a US education
In secondary school Zhu 22 learned lots of physics and mathldquobut wasnrsquot really enjoying itrdquo Students spent long hours solvingproblems and other exercises in preparation for Chinarsquos tough college entrance exam ldquoIt wasnrsquot interesting scientific knowledgerdquoshe said Her attitude changed in Michael Dickeyrsquos lab and so didher life trajectory 983123
Branching OutThrough STEMLUCY HOOD
International Students in STEM fields
983094983088graduate
983091983090undergraduate
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STEM StandoutsThe US offers rich opportunities to study science technologyengineering and math These schools are the tip of the iceberg
St Olaf CollegeLocated in Northfield Minnesota St Olaf College has a renowned choir but
is also a prodigious incubator of engineers and scientists It ranks in the top 10
among four-year colleges in producing future PhDs Forty percent of its 3000students major in math chemistry biology computer science or psychology
In tandem with its STEM programs St Olaf emphasizes environmentalconservation Everything from the food students eat to the construction ofbuildings to the curriculum itself is guided by an appreciation for science and aneffort to reduce manrsquos footprint on the planet Scientists there work to reducetoxic waste associated with lab work
The crown jewel of the environmental efforts is Regents Hall a state-of-the-art science building that meets the strictest criteria established by the US GreenBuilding Council
The college requires all students to take at least two science classes A newlydeveloped course promises nonscience majors an understanding of the sciencebehind issues at the forefront of public debate today
ldquoWe have the best of both worldsrdquo said Matthew Richey associate dean fornatural sciences and mathematics with an elite program that prepares thosefuture PhDs but also provides other students a deeper understanding of mathand science than the typical liberal-arts student gets in college
University of California San Diego In Professor Darren Lipomirsquos nanoengineering lab at the University of
California San Diego students from Belarus Thailand and Mexico are part of theresearch team working on solar energy mdash specifically the pursuit of less expensiveand less brittle solar panels
That diversity is the norm in cutting-edge research settings said the youngchemical engineer ldquoPeople from different cultures have different approaches tosimilar problems and if yoursquore in the room together somebody will come up with asolutionrdquo he said
A normal solar cell is made of silicon which is easily damaged in inclementweather Lipomi is taking the silicon out and replacing it with a plastic material
thatrsquos not only more robust but more economical
Clarkson UniversityLocated near the Canadian border in Potsdam New York Clarkson
University is known for its engineering programs and for graduatingstudents who make higher starting salaries than their counterparts fromHarvard University
Last year 10 percent of the schoolrsquos 3 604 students were foreignnationals many enrolled in STEM programs and learning entrepreneurshipalong with scientific research
ldquoOur model is taking the innovator by the hand through thecommercialization processrdquo said Matthew Draper deputy director of theShipley Center for Innovation The center helps students with intellectualproperty rights marketing research branding beta testing fundraising andrevenue generation These are daunting steps that scientists find difficult tomaneuver Draper said
Since 2010 the center has helped 57 startups with 158 more in thepipeline It helped Dami Adepoju a recent Clarkson graduate from AbujaNigeria break into the shoe business Adepoju designed a four-way zipperthat transforms one shoe into three giving people with limited resourcesdiverse styles
Experts at the Shipley Center helped Adepoju come up with a 3-D modelfor his invention and build a market They connected him with cobblersbuilt the zipper to his specifications and helped with pre-incorporation andpartnership agreements From Nigeria Adepoju now runs Fini Shoes andplans to sell worldwide 983123
Above Shu Zhu in alab at the University of
Pennsylvania found thather educational plans tookan unexpected turn leftMichael Dickey displaysan antenna made from a
gallium-based alloy
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E ven as a child in Zimbabwe GamuchiraiClinton Tavaziva wanted to be a doc-tor ldquoGamurdquo played with living thingspretending birds were patients and ex-
amined the skeletons of dead lizards outside hishome in Harare the countryrsquos largest city
But after secondary school his goal of gettinga medical education in the United States and re-turning to Zimbabwe with that expertise lookedout of reach The price tag was too high for hisfamily even with financial aid
Those who had known Tavaziva now 20 asa teen had always admired the shy science whiz with a passion for helping others His grades andleadership skills earned him the title of ldquohead boyrdquo or student president
An adv iser from the US Achievers Programmdash part of a US Department of State EducationUSA initiative in Zimbabwe mdash urged Tavaziva toapply for a new $500 million MasterCard Foun-dation Scholars Program The program planned
to educate 15000 talented young people in 10 years It would help those with financialhardship and a ldquogive backrdquo ethos and prepare them to be leaders
The programrsquos focus is Africa which is growing economically and politically but hasthe worldrsquos lowest education enrollment rates and a young population (Sixty percentof Africans are under age 25)
Tavaziva didnrsquot need to be told twice He filled out an application at the US Embassyand weeks later got an email notifying him hersquod been selected as a MasterCard Founda-tion scholar at Arizona State University (ASU) ldquoI didnrsquot know whether to cry or jumpIt was 11 pm and I woke everyone up We all celebratedrdquo he said
Arriving in Arizona later that year Tavaziva saw more than 60000 students movingabout the Tempe campus of the nationrsquos largest public university and found it ldquokindof scary but at the same time exciting I told myself Irsquod meet so many people make somany connectionsrdquo
He adjusted to dormitory life challenging courses his first ldquoCrdquo grade worries aboutspeaking English with an accent and new foods mdash Mexican was a hit but not hamburg-ers A biochemistry major Tavaziva jumped at the chance to do research in order tomimic the process of a spiderrsquos production of silk
He found college football equally exciting ldquoIrsquod always been an admirer of American
footballrdquo he said ldquoIrsquod watched a lot back home but seeing it in person was one of the best experiences of my liferdquo
Jenny Brian who taught Tavaziva in a freshman seminar said he is ldquosmart funnypolite and dedicatedrdquo
ldquoGamu thinks deeply about topics and has a strong sense of social justice and equityrdquosaid Meggan Madden director of the MasterCard program at ASU She said Tavaziva was chosen not only for his academic skills but because he ldquodreams bigrdquo and is moti- vated to make his dreams a reality
Tavaziva plans to return to Zimbabwe with his degree ldquoI just love my country somuchrdquo he said ldquoand Irsquom obliged to help in rebuilding it againrdquo 983123
From Africa to ArizonaGRETCHEN KELL
Attention ClassLAUREN MONSEN
One hundred students from acrossEgypt Tunisia Algeria Afghanistan andPakistan spent four weeks recently atIndiana Universityrsquos Kelley School ofBusiness where they developed businessplans and marketing strategies
For some US teaching methods mdashdesigned to encourage critical thinkingthrough lively classroom discussions mdashcame as a revelation
It was ldquonot considered disrespectful toask questions of your professorsrdquo said anamazed Sara Bisharat of Jordan
ldquoThe [Indiana] professors grab yourattentionrdquo said Haseeb Rahman ofAfghanistan ldquoYou feel like yoursquore engagedand involvedrdquo
Sara Jamil of Pakistan found peerdiscussion helpful ldquoI got an opportunityto listen to the perspectives of people ofvaried nationalities on one topicrdquo she saidldquoIt was a wonderful learning experiencerdquo
During the program sponsored bythe Coca-Cola Company and the USDepartment of State Professor Chris Cook
pointed out problems with some of thebusiness plans ldquoI usually asked studentsto provide more hard data and challengedall their assumptionsrdquo he said ldquoIrsquod sendthem to the CIA [World Factbook ] websitebecause it has phenomenal data and to theWorld Bank [data] website among othersources Indiana University library data wasalso availablerdquo
By the end Cook said ldquothey were allleaps and bounds ahead of where they werewhen they first walked in the doorrdquo
Still ldquoI learned as much as they didrdquo hesaid 983123
Gamu Tavaziva saw the failure ofhospitals in Zimbabwe as ldquoa call forme to pursue medicinerdquo
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4 MythsOnly prestigiousuniversities offer aquality education
There are 4495 degree-grantinginstitutions in the US according to theNational Center for Education Statistics
yet the eyes of overseas students are often
fixed on the Ivy League schools But eliteschools set the entrance bar skyhigh andreject most applicants while qualityeducation is available at many moreschools according to Stefano Papaleodirector of admissions at Lynn Universityin Florida
Only rich parents cansend children to the US
Public universities charge less tuitionthan most private schools Graduatestudents often qualify for discounts asteaching assistants More than 500 US
scholarships and grants are available to helpinternational students defray costs (Learnmore about them on the Funding for USStudy website) Financial support also maybe available in studentsrsquo home countries
Studying in the USis similar to attendingcollege back home
Students are surprised by differencesbetween classrooms in the United Statesand in their own home countries accordingto Jessica Young who advises internationalstudents at the University of Illinois It rsquos not
just sitting and listening to professors shesaid Asking and answering questions orgiving oral presentations affect final gradesso ldquohone your communication skills andbe prepared for a change in the way youstudyrdquo
US campuses are unsafeMovies and television depict the United
States as plagued by violence but the realityis that crime rates have fallen for yearsMost campuses have precautions in placemdash emergency call boxes alert systems towarn students of any imminent threat andshuttle buses or services to escort studentsat night In a 2012 poll by i-Graduate 82percent of international students said theyfelt ldquosafe and securerdquo in the US
Schools with the Largest Shares of International Students
Schools with the Largest Number of International Students
983090983095New School
New York
983090983094Florida Instituteof Technology
Florida
983090983089Illinois Instituteof Technology
Illinois
983089983096Lynn University
Florida
9269University of Southern California
Los Angeles
8997 University of IllinoisUrbana-Champaign
8660New York University
New York
8563 Purdue University
West Lafayette Indiana
Why These Schools
ReputationMatt VanderZalm spokesman at the University of Illinois said prestige and low cost of living matter
A reputation ldquoas one of the top destinations for international students perpetuates itselfrdquo he saidStudents who hear friends speaking highly of Illinois follow
LocationSchools on both coasts and in the Midwest draw international students because thatrsquos where majorcities are concentrated
ProgramsNearly two-thirds of international students want to study business engineering or science so schoolsthat boast strong programs in those areas are popular Among them the University of Illinois atUrbana-Champaign Carnegie Mellon University Purdue University New York University and theUniversity of California at Los Angeles
Of All International Students at US Colleges the Largest Shares Come from
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The Welcome Mat Is OutUS colleges and universities attract far more students from abroad than any other countryrsquos
higher-education institutions mdash 764000 of the 4 million international students worldwide Their rankshave swelled by nearly a third in the past decade but higher education leaders say they have room forplenty more and they are eager to find them
Many US colleges mdash small and large public and private mdash have stepped up their recruitment ofstudents from abroad according to a survey by higher-education associations More than half comefrom China India and South Korea but students come from a host of other lands as well includingSaudi Arabia Canada Vietnam and Mexico
Still only one in 25 college students in the United States is international compared with one infive in Australia and the United Kingdom President Obama is a strong backer of efforts to attractmore international students and send more American students abroad His ldquo100000 Strong inChinardquo initiative aims to quadruple the number of Americans studying in China while a similar effortis mounted to bring in 100000 students from Latin America while sending an equal number ofAmericans to study there
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Peace amp Security
Ben Rattray dreamed of being the ultimate establishment manan investment banker who would wear a double-breasted suit ashe walked down Wall Street But a series of experiences during
college led Rattray down an entirelydifferent path
Today he helps tens of millions ofpeople around the world take on theestablishment by exercising a basic American tenet petitioning for change
On the website Rattray founded
Changeorg citizens in the UnitedStates and countries like India South Africa and Brazil have fought to giveequal access to girls on sports teams
to battle local corruption and to make one young girl eligible for alung transplant normally reserved for adults The site is a platformthat allows individuals to petition an array of institutions bycollecting the names of supporters online
With the power of signatures Changeorg says it is makinga difference helping people win thousands of victories since thesite launched in 2007 Big institutions be they governments orcorporations can seem too powerful for individuals to take onRattray said and ldquopeople become apathetic if they think theycanrsquot make a difference The power of individuals is to come
together and not work alone You just have everyday people doingextraordinary thingsrdquo
The 25-year-old Rattray who attended Stanford University andthe London School of Economics started rethinking his career
Real ChangeOne Signature
at a Time
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gets to play sports
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government health care
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signaturesPhone company helps
domestic violence victims
194825 signaturesEcuador shuts down
ex-gay torture clinics
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whale and dolphin meat
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for burning forests
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path when his brother announced he is gay but also said that hehad been hiding his sexuality out of fear Rattray said he thoughtof people including himself who had stood by and done nothingto fight for justice and equal treatment He went to London reada book a day and thought about the concept of social change Theend result was the birth of Changeorg
The sitersquos popular petitions often gain media coverage Fifteen- year-old Julia Bluhm was distressed at the way photographs ofgirls and women in the popular teen magazine Seventeen were
being airbrushed to make them look thinner and prettier Bluhmdecided to petition the magazine and collected signatures fromas far away as Australia and the Netherlands ldquoWe all know how itcan affect a girlrsquos body image and self-esteemrdquo said Bluhm wholives in Waterville Maine Getting more than 84000 far-flungsignatures ldquokind of opens up the bigger picture and shows how itaffects people all over the worldrdquo
Bluhmrsquos petition led Seventeen to stop altering modelsrsquo shapes with Photoshop and to publish a ldquoBody Peace Treatyrdquo calling ongirls to be confident regardless of their size or shape
Cynthia Butterworth of Rochester New York petitioned tohelp her sister who had been the victim of domestic violence andfound it would cost $500 to close the mobile phone account she
had shared with her abuser The phone company responded toButterworthrsquos petition by agreeing to close the account without afee and to implement a new policy to help other abuse victims ldquoIt was a huge victoryrdquo Butterworth said ldquoIt gives a little person whofeels like she has been treated unfairly a huge voicerdquo
People in more than 190 countries have used the petitionsRattray says
In India he said there has been an explosion of campaignsagainst corruption through his website A man in Hardoiattempting to report alleged corruption to the Regional TransportOffice was asked for a bribe and beaten when he refused mdash anepisode caught on cell phone video A Changeorg petitionstarted by the man and pursued by Indians countrywide led to
prosecutions and a stronger anti-corruption policy Rattray said Changeorg will continue to empower people Asregular people mobilize by petitioning online he said he meetspeople everywhere who have a growing conviction that they reallycan make a difference 983123 ndashSM
The White House has a similar petition page online called We thePeople (httpspetitionswhitehousegov) which allows people tocreate online petitions on matters involving government action Ifa petition attracts 150 signatures in 30 days it will be searchable onthe White House site If it collects 100000 signatures during that
time the petition will be reviewed by the Obama administrationand a response will be posted Topics range from gun violence toimmigration to beer (and yes the White House gave in and revealedthe official White House beer recipe)
We the People
Above Julia Bluhm (center) and other teens at Hearst Corp inNew York where Bluhm delivered a petition asking Seventeen magazine to stop altering photos Below Seventeenrsquos editor-in-chief responded by publishing this letter
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average amount spent by shoppers over theThanksgiving holiday weekend
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Redefining PortraitureChicago-based artist Lincoln Schatz who regards traditionalportraits as idealized depictions of ldquoa single frozen momentrdquo iscreating portraits by filming subjects
Schatz mounts cameras at varied heights within a small room
to create 360-degree views of his subjects who perform or speakabout their lives while the cameras roll A computer randomly editsresulting footage and displays it on a screen in a loop constantlyrecombining footage such that no two viewings will be the same
Schatz seeks dynamism by generating unpredictablecombinations of camera angles The artistrsquos Cube series (2008) andNetwork series (2012) thus offer shifting perspectives on personality
ldquoI wanted to get beyond the mythology people create forthemselvesrdquo Schatz said ldquoI ask them lsquoIf life is a series of dots ona line how does your story start Whatrsquos the first dot for yoursquordquoBut he doesnrsquot allow his subjectsrsquo answers to define their portraitsinstead working to ldquoget them beyond their self-images or public brands to understand themselves in a new and different wayrdquo
The Cube portraits (commissioned by the Hearst Corporationto celebrate the 75th anniversar y of Esquire magazine) focuson 40 of the 75 most influential people of the 21st century asdetermined by the magazinersquos editors Who made the cut ActorGeorge Clooney basketball star LeBron James Craigslist founderCraig Newmark regenerative-medicine specialist Anthony Atalafashion designer Marc Jacobs foreign-policy expert (and now USambassador to the UN) Samantha Power heart surgeon MehmetOz and architect Santiago Calatrava among others
Portrait subjects entered a transparent 10-foot-by-10-foot cubein which they spent 45 minutes doing anything they chose as longas it reflected their own sense of their personalities The portraits were filmed at Hearst headquarters in New York Esquire editor-in-chief David Granger attended every sitting
One subject created quite a stir Granger said ldquoWe didnrsquotpublicize it but when Clooney came word leaked out throughthe building At first there were a few people mdash mostly women mdashmilling around Pretty soon 300 people had gatheredrdquo
Newmark worked on a laptop computer resolving customer-service issues for Craigslist users James played a basketball-themed video game and became so absorbed that he overstayed histime limit Atala mdash whose work involves growing new human cellstissues and organs mdash treated the cube itself as an organ tr ying tocoax it to life by plastering images of cells all over its walls Jacobs brought his yoga teacher and had a yoga session
Clooney danced with women (he specified that no models oractresses be recruited) twirling in succession Schatzrsquos mother
several Hearst Corporation employees and TV journalist GayleKing He wanted ldquosomething to do hellip instead of just standingaroundrdquo Schatz explained
The resulting portraits are ldquodreamlikerdquo Schatz said in part because they are silent
They are more abstract and painterly than his subsequentNetwork series which includes audio of subjectsrsquo voices In theseSchatz focuses on Americans whom he sees as leaders or innovatorsComprising 89 portraits the series includes former Supreme CourtJustice Sandra Day OrsquoConnor Google Inc vice president (and so-called ldquofather of the Internetrdquo) Vint Cerf public radio journalistCokie Roberts and America Online founder Steve Case They talk
about their childhoods about forces that they believe shaped themThe Cube and Network series were acquired by the Smithsonian
Institutionrsquos National Portrait Gallery But Schatz has created video portraits for private collectors as well The genre requiresartist and subject to ldquolet go and let something happenrdquo he saidand the process is liberating
ldquoWe are all polyfaceted there are multiple ways we can beseen and interpreted At the root of all this is getting people toself-explorerdquo 983123 ndashLM
Arts
When LeBron James arrived for his Cube portrait session ldquohe wasin his early 20s mdash a kid reallyrdquo said David Granger ldquoOf coursekids like to play video gamesrdquo
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paintings by Norman Rockwell includingFreedom from Want illustrating aThanksgiving dinner
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In 2012 members of the US military andforeign service submitted photographs fromtheir duty abroad to a jury of experts Theirsubmissions began a project sponsored bythe US departments of State and Defenseto mark Veterans Day observed each year onthe 11th of November
The jury of photographers curators andprominent Americans including formersecretaries of state Madeleine Albright andColin Powell selected the best entries Artist
Lincoln Schatz then created composite stillimages from the top photos
The images convey ldquothe complex realities ofserving abroadrdquo Schatz said as well as theldquoimmense complexity of hope life hardshipand loss hellip Looking at the world throughtheir eyes we see the photographersrsquo humanexperience and wonder how we wouldnavigate were we thererdquo
Seen here is a composite merging three ofthe photographs
The dominant photo (taken by Manuel JMartinez) depicts an Iraqi father pausingfrom his conversation with US soldiersto share a moment with his daughter athis home in the Jefrmila neighborhood ofGhazaliyah Iraq A background photo (takenby Jeremy Lock) shows US soldiers withno date or place indicated and anotherbackground photo (taken by Alvin WilliamsJr) shows US Marines setting up a bivouacto assist victims of a landslide on the island
of Leyte in the Philippines
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Through Their Eyes
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Education for AllJUDITH HEUMANN
Judith Heumann is the StateDepartmentrsquos special adviser forinternational disability rightsGrowing up in the New York City borough of BrooklynI wasnrsquot allowed to go to school until fourth gradebecause I used a wheelchair and was unable to walk
But my parents were adamant that I get an educationequal to my brothersrsquo so I could support myself if Inever married (women were not typically breadwinnersback then) They teamed up with other parents toforce some of the local secondary schools to become
accessible to students with disabilities Later I battledsuccessfully to be the first person in a wheelchair toteach in New York and taught there for three years
Education including the higher education describedon pages 14ndash23 is a great equalizer It opens opportunitiesfor girls and boys for disadvantaged people and especiallyfor people like me who have disabilities
Hamza Jaka and Amber Buckley-Shaklee twostudents with disabilities worked as interns at the StateDepartment this year Overall their stories indicatethat inclusive education is moving forward
Both Hamza and Amber have always attendedintegrated schools as required under laws that
didnrsquot exist when I was in school Hamza now anundergraduate student at the University of CaliforniaBerkeley was resented by peers who thought theaccommodations he received (such as having acomputer for spelling tests) were unfair And Ambernow a graduate student at the University of Illinois atUrbana-Champaign had friends at nearby schools who
were told they could come to school but only if theydidnrsquot bring their wheelchairs
Parents and students need to know their rights Inthe US there are Parent Information Centers that help
Also after years of implementation of our laws morestudents with disabilities are graduating from secondaryschool and entering work or higher education
We have come a long way since I had polio in1949 and we have far to go Our laws are not alwaysenforced as they should be As I work for equality andthe advancement of human rights I want to teach thislesson People with disabilities should have the samerights and opportunities as all people Granted these wecan and do improve our communities our country andthe world 983123
Last Word
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Resources
983137983145983154983138983154983157983155983144 | to paint ortreat (something suchas a photograph) with anairbrush especially to makeimprovements p 25
983137983154983154983137983161 | hellipa group of devicesthat together form a unithellip p 24
983138983151983137983155983156 | hellip to have (somethingthat is impressive) p 23
983139983137983155983157983137983148 | happening bychance not planned orexpectedhellip p 7
983139983141983154983137983149983145983139983155 | the art of makingthings out of clayhellip p 18
983139983151983150983142983141983154 | hellip to give (some-thing such as a degree awardtitle or right) to someone orsomething pp 14 15
983140983137983149983152983141983150 | hellipto make(something) less strong oractivehellip p 8
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983140983161983150983137983149983145983155983149 | energy and astrong desire to make somethinghappen p 26
983141983155983156983137983138983148983145983155983144983149983141983150983156 | hellipthe people in businessgovernment etc who havepower over the other people ina societyhellip p 24
983141983160983152983141983154983156983145983155983141 | special skillor knowledge the skill orknowledge an expert has p 22
983144983137983150983140983155-983151983150 | gained by actuallydoing something rather than
learning about it from bookslectures etchellip pp 17 18
983146983157983148983145983141983150983150983141 | cut into long thinstrips p 13
9831489831379831509831401047297983148983148 | hellipan area wherewaste is buried under theground p 11
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quickly and greatly p 22
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983149983145983149983145983139 | to copy (someone orsomeonersquos behavior or speech)especially for humorhellip p 22
983149983161983156983144983151983148983151983143983161 | hellip ideas that arebelieved by many people but thatare not true p 26
983152983137983154983140983151983150 | to officially say that
someone who is guilty of acrime will be allowed to go freeand will not be punishedhellip p 5
983152983141983148983148983141983156 | a small hard ball offood medicine etc hellip p 11
983152983141983154983152983141983156983157983137983156983141 | to cause(something that should bestopped such as a mistakenidea or a bad situation) tocontinue p 23
983152983154983151983142983145983139983145983141983150983139983161 | good at doingsomething skillful p 19
983153983157983141983137983155983161 | having a sick feelingin the stomach suffering fromnauseahellipp 5
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983155983157983152983141983154983149983137983154983147983141983156 | a storewhere customers can buy avariety of foods and usuallyhousehold items pp 11 13
983157983150983140983141983154983152983145983150983150983145983150983143983155 | tostrengthen or support
(something) from below p 5
allaboutenglish
983138 Anadarko p 12
New Brunswick p 5 983138
Reston p 5 983138
983138 Memphis p 5
Plymouth p 5 983138
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Rochester p 25 983138
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Waterville p 25 983138
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Chicago pp 19 26 983138
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Kent p 18 983138
Cookeville p 18983138
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West Lafayette p 23 983138Urbana-Champaign p 23 28 983138
Buffalo p 17 983138
Pittsburgh p 17 983138
eattle p 17 983138
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Northfield p 21 983138
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Potsdam p 21 983138
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Of Batsmen and Bowlers BRIAN MURGATROYD
Once popular in the United States cricket slipped from being amainstream sport after the 19th century Baseball overtook cricketas the countryrsquos summer sport of choice thanks to baseballrsquossimplicity and the fact that America could claim it as its own
But today cricket is regaining a US following There are
currently 49 leagues across the United States with 1100 registeredclubs and around 35000 active participants
Lauderhill Floridarsquos accredited venue for international cricketmatches has hosted four Twenty20 Internationals Twenty20 isa much shorter version of cricket in which the matches last aboutthree hours Cricket supporters see Twenty20 as the best way totake the game to the masses in the US
Darren Beazley the chief executive of the United States of America Cricket Association said ldquoMy goal is to make cricket agame for all Americansrdquo 983123
Leisure
New Zealand and West Indies play a Twenty20 match in Lauderhill Florida
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football games played on Thanksgiving Day by the NFLrsquos Detroit Lions mdash a traditionstarted in 1934
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Nadia Gruny
By the Bay ldquoI come from Trinidad and Tobago
where cricket is part of the culturerdquo28-year-old Nadia Gruny said ldquoI did not
consider playing seriously but enjoyed many casualbackyard and street cricket games with my brothersrdquo
Gruny moved to the United States to study in 2002 Sheeventually started working for IT company Oracle in
Californiarsquos San Francisco Bay Area ldquoI heard theUSA Cricket Association was organizing a first
womenrsquos tournament and friends encouragedme to get involved even though I had never
played hardball cricket just in the streetswith my brothersrdquo
At Oracle she said ldquomy managerrecognized my interest in cricket andencouraged me to start a womenrsquosteam in the Bay Area I have nowbecome involved working with the Bay
Area Womenrsquos Sports Initiative to tryand get the sport taken up in schoolsrdquo
Gruny became the second woman inhistory to score a century in US womenrsquos
cricket in June 2011 She believes the future isbright for the sport in America ndashBM
Cradle of USCollege CricketLEA TERHUNEHaverford College near Philadelphia has one ofthe oldest US college cricket teams It playedthe first US collegiate varsity match in1864 against the University of Pennsylvaniaand has fielded its 11 players ever since
Head coach Kamran Khan who played for theUS national cricket team from 1972 to 1992and was its captain for 10 years said ldquoCrickethas grown so tremendously it is unbelievablerdquoA businessman who gets satisfaction fromworking with young people Khan has coached atHaverford for decades
ldquoWe have more American-born on the team than
overseas players mdash at least 50-50 Some studentscome to Haverford just because they can playcricketrdquo he said
Haverford is the only US varsity-level team Itplays intercollegiate matches against club teamsfrom other colleges The team has toured theUnited Kingdom twice in recent years doingwell against established teams in England andScotland including Oxford and Cambridge
Players put their all into an alumni match atHaverford College
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hours Americans spend eating and drinkingon Thanksgiving vs 37 hours watching TV
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Nuclear EntrepreneursANDRZEJ ZWANIECKI
Innovators may shape the future of the nuclear energy industryTwo US startups mdash Transatomic Power Inc and TerraPower
LLC mdash are pursuing new types of reactors which if successful will make nuclear power more competitive and safer
The nuclear industry is ripe for innovation according toexperts because itrsquos based on half-century-old technology Newpower plants are prohibitively expensive and the nuclear wasteissue still waits for a comprehensive solution The industryrsquosresurgence expected just a few years ago has never happenedLow natural gas prices have made gas-fired power plants moreeconomically viable than nuclear ones and as a result mostUS utility companies that had considered building new plantsput plans on ice In addition the 2011 disaster at the Fukushimanuclear plant in Japan shook proponents of nuclear energy anddampened interest in it in several countries
Greenhorns and Veterans
A new generation of US nuclear engineers believes innovationis what the industry needs They ldquohave enthusiasm and arenot afraid to try new thingsrdquo said Benoit Forget a professor ofnuclear science and engineering at the Massachusetts Institute ofTechnology (MIT)
The first to try their hands at developing new nuclear
technologies were Leslie Dewan and Mark Massie who as doctoralcandidates in the Nuclear Science and Engineering Department ofMIT proposed a waste-annihilating molten salt reactor (WAMSR)in 2012 In that reactor molten salt (mixed with fuel) serves as
a coolant instead of the usual water Dewan and Massie startedTransatomic Power Inc based in Boston to develop such a reactor
Silicon Valley bets on another concept mdash a traveling wavereactor (TWR) mdash in hopes that more appealing nuclear power
will help slow global warming A group of industry veterans andnuclear experts launched TerraPower LLC based in Bellevue Washington to develop TWR which produces its own fuel withinits core
New-generation nuclear reactors promise to make nuclearpower generation safer more efficient and less expensive andaddress the issue of radioactive waste its byproduct now stored atnuclear plant locations (See p 10)
Forget of MIT has no doubt the nuclear startups facechallenges financial regulatory and logistical Afterexperimentation and simulation TerraPower and Transatomicneed to build working prototypes design commercial plants andget all necessary licenses an arduous and expensive process
With backing from Microsoft chairman Bill Gates inventor
Nathan Myhrvold and Silicon Valley venture capital fundsTerraPower has a solid financial foundation It works with morethan 100 partners primarily national labs universities andpotential suppliers
Transatomic started with $1 million in seed money fromfamilies friends and local entrepreneurs according to its chiefexecutive Russ Wilcox ldquoItrsquos hard to imagine any other country where you could start a nuclear company through privateinitiativerdquo he said
Wilcox is optimistic that the company will convince privateinvestors and the US government to support Transatomicrsquosconcept He believes his company can construct the WAMSR forone-third of what it costs to build a nuclear plant today ldquoWe can
completely change the industryrdquo he saidThe technical problem the two upstarts hope to solve is a lack
of materials that can withstand extreme conditions of the reactorcore for decades But complying with regulations is a greater
Science
By 2035 nuclear powergeneration capacity isprojected to increase bymore than 50 percent from
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million turkeys raised in the US each year A quarter wind up on Thanksgiving tables
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983089 In the reactor core983084 fission983084 orsplitting983084 of atoms in fuel rods
produces heat and neutrons983086
983090Control rods limit the number ofneutrons in the core and maintain a
constant supply of electricity983086
983091Water983084 which works as both amoderator and a coolant983084 picks
up the heat generated by the fission983086From a pressurizer983084 where waterpressure is raised983084 water flows to asteam generator983086
983092The steam drives a turbine983084 whichin turn drives a power generator983086
983093A condenser turns steam comingout of the turbine into water983084 which
then is pumped back into the steamgenerator and the reactor core983086
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steam runs through a cooling tower983086
Pressurizer
Control Rods
S t e a m G
e n e r a t o r
Fuel Rods
R e a c t o r V e s s e l
Turbines
Generator
Condenser
Cooling Tower
Electricity Grid
How a Conventional (Light Water) Reactor Works
73 Trivia Turkey kilogram average weight forThanksgiving turkeys Itrsquos also how muchturkey Americans eat per capita each year
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challenge Wilcox said Forget agreed saying it is particularly so in the US Although the US design certification process is regarded as the ldquogold standardrdquoaround the world for reactor safety when applied to reactors that use existingtechnology the US process doesnrsquot provide for a certification of reactors likeTerraPowerrsquos and Transatomicrsquos
Other countries with ambitious plans for nuclear power may be open tonew ideas Forget said TerraPower is actively seeking partners to help build aprototype Company executives have visited China France India Japan South
Korea and RussiaForget said a build date mostly depends on another country agreeing to locatea commerical plant on its soil
Forget and other experts believe that nuclear power has a future as naturalgas prices are projected by the US Energy Information Agency to more thandouble by 2040
Without nuclear expansion world energy prices will rise and global warming will get worse warned Faith Birol chief economist at the International Energy Agency
ldquoIn the longer term nuclear is part of the answerrdquo Forget said noting thathesitation in the US and part of Europe may be temporary and that othercountries continue to expand their nuclear power industries 983123
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facilities worldwide
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Nuclear InnovationFor fuel TerraPower depends on depleteduranium from the existing uranium-oreenrichment process Transatomic relieson radioactive waste removed fromconventional reactors These ventures arepromising because they hellip
ɟ Reduce radioactive waste and the need
for waste storage
ɟ Capture more energy from uranium orethan a conventional reactor can
ɟ Operate at atmospheric pressure thatcauses less mechanical stress simplifyingdesigns and improving safety
ɟ Allow for high-temperature operationimproving the efficiency of electricityconversion
900Trivia Turkey
kilograms is the record weight for a pumpkinMost grown for pies weigh 2ndash5 kilograms
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From Trash to Gold
983141983139983151983155983139983154983137983152983155 983156983141983154983154983137983139983161983139983148983141983159983144983151 Dan Blake co-founded the company with
Craig Martineau and Brandon SargentBlake did a lot of research on his own
dumpster diving blending differentcombinations of wasted food and testingresults Still he doesnrsquot miss EcoScrapsrsquoearly days when he collected food scrapsfrom the dumpsters
ldquoI ruined most of myclothes I think my shoesended up compostingthemselves and my carstill stinksrdquo
In 2001 20-year-old Princeton Universityfreshman Tom Szaky started marketingworm poop as fertilizer in recycled plastic
bottles Today his company operates in22 countries where more than 40 millionpeople including students collect trash forpoints which can be traded for merchandiseor as charitable contributions
ldquoInvolving people in thecollection of trash willeducate them about theeffects that waste has on theenvironmentrdquo Szaky said
983159983144983137983156 Produces organic chemical- and manure-freecompost and potting soil From its inceptionin 2010 EcoScraps reports the company hasrecycled 7 million kilograms of food waste andthus prevented more than 4 million kilogramsof methane mdash a powerful greenhouse gas mdashfrom being released into the atmosphere
In addition to recycling the companyupcycles that is converts non-recyclableor hard-to-recycle waste into newproducts Using less carbon and energyupcycling is friendlier to the environmentand more cost effective than recyclingaccording to the company
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Waste divided into 40 categories mdash fromcandy wrappers to plastic bottles to oldshoes to cigarette butts mdash is turned intovaluable materials such as customizedplastic pellets More than 1500 products aremade from these materials through differentmolding techniques
Recovering food scraps and recyclable materials from dumpsters might seem like unsavory business but some new companies are reaping profits by doing just that There is money to be
made from trash that normally isnrsquot recycled Some entrepreneurs started companies thatturn trash into useful products making the environment cleaner and reducing the greenhouseemissions produced by landfills Theyrsquove got plenty of material with which to work In the UnitedStates mdash the largest market in the world mdash trash abounds
Garbage BagsBelow are various items created withrecyclable materials by TerraCycle
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million Americans who travel 80 km ormore from home over the holiday
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Marketplace
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Communities
Native American CuisineKOURTNI GONZALEZ
There is a certain amount of nationalism associated withthe traditional food of every culture People overlook the journeytaken by their favorite food before it gets to their tables
Lois Ellen Frank and Walter Whitewater chefs at the Native American catering and food company called Red Mesa Cuisine inSanta Fe New Mexico consider it their mission to educate peopleabout the sometimes surprising origins of ingredients
ldquoFoods have traveled the world and changed all of us and I
think we can celebrate where they came from and share in thecommonality that we all have in our respective ethnicities andplacesrdquo Frank said
Frank of the Kiowa tribe from Anadarko Oklahoma and Whitewater of the Dineacute (Navajo) tribe in Pinon Arizona left their business for 10 days earlier in 2013 to travel to Ukraine The chefsmet with eager audiences to discuss ingredients especially thoseindigenous to America and popular in European cuisine
Only some Italians know that the tomato didnrsquot originate inItaly and only some Irish know the potato was grown in America before being planted in Ireland ldquoA lot of people are surprised about
the [American] origins of some of their most common foodsrdquo saidRichard Hetzler executive chef at Mitsitam Native Foods Cafeacute atthe National Museum of the American Indian in Washington He
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million pounds of cranberries producedannually in the US
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believes that what people eat today around the world would be very differenthad it not been for the Native American contribution of ingredients such ascorn beans squash chili pepper sunflower seeds and tomatoes to menus
Likewise the United States is a country built on diversity and traditional American dishes have been inspired and shaped by contributions fromelsewhere in the world
Sharing Ingredients
Hetzler regrets that Americans have moved further away from the days
of community-based local growing because a disconnect has developed between the food people eat and the place where it was grown Typically USconsumers go to their local supermarket and find even out-of-season producereadily available
Earlier Hetzler said ldquoNative Americans formed a culture around food asliferdquo He wants people around the world to know the origins of their food andrecognize the effect that these foods have had on their cultural identity
The test kitchen and catering business that Whitewater and Frank runin New Mexico offers a ldquoCulture and Cuisinerdquo program in which patronsprepare and share a meal together using traditional Southwest techniquesand ingredients many of which are sourced from local Native American tribalnations Frank gives a background lecture to the group to teach everyoneabout the ingredientsrsquo importance to Native American history and culture
Frank said that when she leads these workshops she tells students thatunderstanding food facilitates understanding who they are
Food is culturally ingrained in everything that a society does she believesIt is the ldquocommon element we all share regardless of language religion raceethnicityrdquo she said but it also is a way in which we can define a unique identity 983123
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Mesa Squash Frywith Sunflower SeedsLOIS ELLEN FRANK
This colorful squash fry issometimes called calabacitas Thereare several different variations butthis one is my favorite
Ingredients
1 green New Mexico or Anaheim chile2 tablespoons sunflower oil2 garlic cloves finely chopped12 teaspoon salt12 teaspoon black pepper4 carrots cut into 2-inch-long julienne4 small zucchini cut into 2-inch-long julienne4 yellow squash cut into 2-inch-long julienne1 red bell pepper diced14 cup shelled sunflower seeds (raw or toasted)
Directions1 Roast the chile on an open flame Then peel seed
and coarsely chop it
2 In a sauteacute pan heat the oil over medium-high heatWhen the oil is hot but not smoking add the garlicchile salt and black pepper Cook 1 to 2 minutesstirring constantly to allow the flavors to blend
3 Add the carrots zucchini squash and red pepperReduce the heat and allow vegetables to simmerabout 10 minutes until they are tender Add thesunflower seeds and simmer another 5 minutesServe hot as a vegetable side dish
These common foods
around the world originatedin the Americas
FoodFlight
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Education
A School Like No OtherMARK TRAINER
In 1988 when Gallaudet Universityrsquos board of trustees announced it hadchosen a hearing person as its seventh president over two deaf finalistsGallaudet students with the support of alumni and staff shut down theuniversity for several days The incident made national headlines
The ldquoDeaf President Nowrdquo protest succeeded and I King Jordan wasnamed Gallaudets eighth mdash and first deaf mdash president In spite of theinternal strife Gallaudet embraces this chapter of its history because itspeaks to a core characteristic of the school The Gallaudet communitytakes pride in its record of advocating aggressively on behalf of deaf people
Gallaudet mdash a federally chartered private nonprofit educationalinstitution in Washington mdash is the only higher-education institution inthe world where all services are specifically designed for deaf studentsIt offers Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science degrees in more than40 majors Gallaudet confers masterrsquos degrees in fields such as publicadministration and international development and doctoral degrees inclinical psychology and linguistics A majority of Gallaudetrsquos graduateprograms are designed to train students in professional services for thedeaf and hard of hearing
Congress authorized permanent federal appropriations for the schoolin 1954 President Ronald Reagan signed the Education of the Deaf Actof 1986 which reaffirmed the US commitment to making educational
The Edward Miner GallaudetResidence has housed all 10 of the
universityrsquos presidents
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LoweringBarriers by LawWhen Frank Harkin was a boy he was told hisdeafness would limit his career Instead he foundthat his disability made him a more productiveemployee than hearing workers at an aircraftmanufacturing plant He could do delicate workwithout being distracted by the loud noisesaround him His employer was so impressed thathe hired more deaf people
Frankrsquos work was an inspiration for his youngebrother US Senator Tom Harkin of Iowa hisbrotherrsquos successful career in manufacturing ledthe senator to sponsor the 1990 Americans withDisabilities Act (ADA) The act is a civil rightslaw that bars discrimination in hiring peoplewith disabilities and requires employers to makeldquoreasonable accommodationsrsquorsquo to allow a personwith a disability to do a job The law also requireshotels restaurants stores and other public places
to remove architectural barriers that wouldhinder access to people with disabilities
Frank Harkin who died in 2000 had beenworking as a baker mdash one of just three jobs hehad been told he could do as a deaf person mdashwhen the owner of Delavan Corporation took aliking to him and offered him a job Before thenldquohis whole life was limited mdash or he was told itwas limited mdash because he couldnrsquot hearrsquorsquo SenatorHarkin said explaining why he made disabilityrights his calling ldquoWhat the ADA has done forall people with disabilities is open the worldfor travel for accommodations for work and
for education by breaking down both physicalbarriers and attitudinal barriersrsquorsquo
Some 50 million Americans have a disabilitythe Centers for Disease Control reports andmost Americans will experience disability at somepoint in their lives
Senator Harkin said he recently benefitedfrom the lawrsquos policies himself At the movieshe was handed a special pair of glasses thatdisplayed the dialogue in closed captions so hecould read as well as hear the voices of the actorsldquoItrsquos amazingrsquorsquo he said ldquoAnd itrsquos all because of theADArdquo ndashSM
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opportunities available to deaf people and renaming Gallaudet College asGallaudet University
In 2014 the school will celebrate the 150th anniversary of the law signed byPresident Lincoln authorizing it to confer degrees upon deaf students Along with all the reasons any college graduate has to brag Gallaudet grads canshow off diplomas signed by the sitting president of the United States
In 2012 10 percent of Gallaudet students came from outside the UnitedStates Krishneer Sen came from Suva Fiji to work toward a degree ininformation technology ldquoAll of the instructors here use sign language and
we have direct access and direct communication so thatrsquos one very veryimportant aspectrdquo Sen said ldquoOne of my teachers is the first deaf woman toget her PhD in computer sciencerdquo
In addition to the learning environment Sen appreciates getting to knowhis peers ldquoWe have such a diverse population here and I wasnrsquot used to that We have a gay and lesbian community which is very strong black Latino mdashall of these diverse groups I like thatrdquo 983123
From top Gallaudetrsquos Bison football team gets psyched before a gameGallaudetrsquos newest residence hall uses the design concept known as DeafSpaceto maximize deaf peoplersquos visual access
Senator Tom Harkin
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The journey to a US degree is filled
with choices Make smart ones
An Insiderrsquos Guideto Higher Ed
R E Q U I R E D R E A D I N G
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As a Northeastern University undergraduate Abhi Nangia learned marketing by help-ing women in Nicaragua sell jewelry made from recycled trash He studied finance by advising a tiny catering company in South Africa and leadership by organizingstruggling artists in Indonesia
Upon graduation from the Boston university in May Nangia took the skills he learned at itsSocial Enterprise Institute to launch Reweave a network that ldquocreates market access for peoplemaking beautiful thingsrdquo
This may not sound like the traditional undergraduate business-school experience but itrsquostypical of the innovative ways business students are educated in the United States today It com- bines features that a growing number of programs offer Instruction and learning are hands-onentrepreneurial and global
ldquoThe Social Enterprise Institute is probably the coolest thing everrdquo said Nangia whoseparents are from New Delhi but who grew up in Buffalo New York Northeastern is a leaderamong US universities in alternating classroomstudies with internships and real jobs The ex-perience convinced Nangia that international business is about a lot more than making mon-ey it can actually improve peoplersquos lives in othercountries Undergraduate business students whohistorically concentrated in accounting financeor marketing today can acquire knowledge and
skills as well about such fields as health care andsustainable development
For students looking to work for cutting-edgecompanies such as tech giant Google Inc or on-line retailer Amazoncom Inc some US busi-ness schools offer technology-focused degreesStudents at Carnegie Mellon Universityrsquos Tepper School of Business can study topics like bigdata mdash data sets so complex that theyrsquore hard to manage with traditional software
Ronny Ho a 21-year-old Chinese American who grew up in New York and whose parentsare from Shanghai and Taiwan is a senior at the Pittsburgh university She recently internedat the financial company Citigroup Inc in New York She felt she brought more to the job than just an ability to crunch numbers because of all the time she spent at Carnegie Mellon workingon team projects with scientists and engineers The collaborative projects included making
futuristic videos at the universityrsquos Human-Computer Interaction Institute where studentscreate make-believe worlds and games to better understand how computers can help peoplego about their daily livesldquoItrsquos such a new fieldrdquo she said ldquoItrsquos fun to take it and run with it andsee what you can dordquo
The recent global recession gave business schools more reasons to expand internships andcourses that give students hands-on experience like Ho and Nangia are getting said John JFernandes president of AACSB International (Association to Advance Collegiate Schools ofBusiness) With fewer workers companies are looking to interns to do more ldquoBusinesses expectstudents to hit the ground runningrdquo Fernandes said 983123
Business SchoolsBridge Classroomsand Real-Life WorkKATHERINE MANGAN
Express Laneto an MBA
At the Bainbridge GraduateInstitute nature lovers can pursuemasterrsquos degrees in businessadministration on an island campusoff the coast of Seattle In classroomsnestled amid 250 acres of forestthey learn how to make money inenvironmentally sustainable ways
If studying in one of the worldrsquosmost exciting business centers is more
your style New York Universityrsquos SternSchool of Business is blocks fromWall Street As members of the SternConsulting Corps students tackle realbusiness challenges by advising shopowners in a low-income neighborhoodor by creating business plans forupstart fashion designers
Most full-time MBA programsin the United States take two yearsto complete but several now offerintensified one-year options While topMBA programs usually require several
years of work experience someonefresh out of college or with just a few
years on the job might want to look intoa one-year specialized masterrsquos degree
At Thunderbird School of GlobalManagement a private school based inGlendale Arizona finishing in one yearshaves $20000 off the price (Tuitionruns $90000 for two years and$70000 for one)
ldquoFor students looking to improvetheir English studying in the US gives
you a true immersion in the languagethat will force you to become fluentby the time you leaverdquo said RebeccaHenriksen vice president of enrollmentand student services ldquoBut itrsquos still a trulyglobal experience We have studentsfrom close to 70 countries so itrsquos almoslike a minindashUnited Nations hererdquo
Cornell Universityrsquos JohnsonGraduate School of Management alsooffers a one-year MBA popular withstudents who want to double up andearn a professional degree in medicineengineering or law as well Dual degreesare increasingly popular in the US
because they give graduates an edge ina tough job marketIn recent years enrollments in
traditional two-year MBA programsinched up 1 percent in North Americawhile specialized masters enrollmentsshot up 30 percent according to theAACSB Popular specialties includefinance accounting marketing andnewer fields such as data analytics andinformation-technology management
Abhi Nangia shoots a video to help a groupof women in Nicaragua sell jewelry madefrom recycled trash
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TomorrowrsquosArtists TodayKAREN CALABRIA
Itrsquos no surprise that artists worldwide look to address mod-ern challenges and adopt the newest technology Art and theavant-garde have always gone hand in hand Here are shiningexamples of successful US programs for students of digital
arts conservation and arts and crafts
Digital Arts
When it comes to new technology art departments are earlyadopters Digital arts mdash such as animation video game develop-ment graphic design and visual effects mdash are attracting more stu-
dents each year many of them internationalThe School of Visual Arts in New York which admits students based on their portfolios as well as grades and test scores has madea name for itself as a premier digital arts program
John McIntosh chair of the Computer Art Computer Animationand Visual Effects Department said ldquoWe offer a program that onlyhires working professionals as faculty that has the highest academicrigor and that allows students to excel by concentrating on the prac-tice of being an artist for each of their four yearsrdquo
Anne Yang an animation student said she has gained practicalhands-on experience She and five classmates collaborated on mak-ing a film at the end of their junior year ldquoStudents donrsquot typically getthat experiencerdquo Yang said Their two-minute animated short Fright
Shift about a ghost hunter afraid of ghosts was a hit with audiences
Art Conservation
Most conservation programs in the US have catered to ad- vanced-degree students but a growing number now reach out to un-dergraduates as well New Mexico State University in Albuquerque began offering a bachelorrsquos degree in museum conservation in 2005Director Silvia Marinas-Feliner said interest in art conservation mayhave something to do with the popularity of forensic science on suchtelevision shows as CSI Crime Scene Investigation Museum conser- vationists are investigators too said Marinas-Feliner only insteadof autopsying bodies they try to uncover the history of the object
ldquoThings deteriorate and need to be preserved especially withnatural disastersrdquo she said
One of her former students Lyndy Bush works at the Smithson-ian Institutionrsquos National Museum of Natural History in Washing-ton ldquoIrsquom conserving botanical specimens that were damaged [byHurricane Sandy] while they were out on loanrdquo Bush said ldquoThe ideaof a career in art that incorporates science and skill was what mademe fall in love with the fieldrdquo
Students learn conservation techniques in small classes (nomore than 12 students) The cross-disciplinary curriculum requiresstudy in art history fine arts archaeology and hard science Theprogram even encourages students to study entomology so they become familiar with the bugs they might find in an artifact thatneeds restoring
Arts and Crafts
American arts and craf ts schools offer tradit ional disciplinessuch as glassblowing metalworking ceramics and woodworkingCurricula can reflect local art traditions according to ChristineHavice director of the School of Art at Kent State University pointing to basketweaving and rug-making in the Southwest and industrialized arts at her own school in Ohio
Some schools may shy away from adapting technology in deference to ldquothe old waysrdquo of preserving the past but that is not thecase at the Appalachian Center for Craft a satellite campus of Ten
nessee Tech University in Cookeville Tennessee Jeff Adams thecenterrsquos director said his students employ Computer-Aided Design3-D printers and computerized looms to preserve and advance thetreasures of that mountain region
The center teaches new ways to apply skills Engineering and ceramics students work hand in hand on one project in sub-Saharan Africa w ith the engineers designing water-filtration systems andthe ceramics students making clay water-filtration devices
ldquoItrsquos about what they want to do with the skills theyrsquore learninghere not just about how to produce things for salerdquo Adams said 983123
Museum conservation students at New Mexico State University puttheir restoration skills to the test
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Huge Geek MomentThe Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) trade show is the World Cup Olympics and Super Bowl
rolled into one for the 50000 video gamers designers programmers and marketers from 120countries who throng to Los Angeles each year But the excitement isnrsquot confined to the conventionhall Global gamers tune in breathlessly online to await word of the newest gaming advances
Eight students at Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) were no exception this June but they hada special reason for excitement A video game they developed not only was exhibited at the trade show butalso shared top honors at E3rsquos inaugural College Game Competition ldquoIt was a huge geek moment and anamazing opportunity for themrdquo said Tina OrsquoHailey dean of SCADrsquos School of Digital Media
Most game designers can expect to go their whole career without having the opportunity toshowcase a game of their own at E3 said Luis Cataldi head of SCADrsquos game development program
The studentsrsquo visually stunning side-scrolling PC game Lost in Thought follows a therapist as hetravels through his patientsrsquo minds to heal them
More than 380 US schools offer coursework in computer and video game design In 2013 SCADrsquosprogram was ranked by The Princeton Review as one of the nationrsquos top programs The college granted85 degrees in interactive design and game development in 2012
Band Camp RevisitedSome Columbia College Chicago students refer to it as ldquoBand Camprdquo Like Nashville Tennessee
New Orleans and Austin Texas the Windy City of Chicago is known for its vibrant music scene Thecity is a playground for the nearly 11000 students at Columbia College Chicago the countryrsquos largest
arts and media collegeCome summertime some Columbia musicians and aspiring record producers get to attend what
they fondly call ldquoBand Camprdquo Others know it as the schoolrsquos selective Summer Music ImmersionProgram Students from three Columbia departments mdash music arts management and acousticsmdash join forces for an intensive week of beats bass and branding The result a professional-qualityextended play (EP) record and a one-night-only showcase at a popular live music venue
Nate Green a recent graduate was a repeat camper ldquoItrsquos a lot of fun but extremely hard It rsquos themost real-world experience in my field one can get while still being at schoolrdquo he said
A local music-industry veteran helps the students compose songs mix them and market theresulting album
Although music-technology programs have cropped up at colleges around the country Columbiasets itself apart as the only undergraduate program to offer a bachelor of science degree in acoustics
Department chairman Pantelis Vassilakis said ldquoWersquore at the intersection of sound as music soundas business sound as physics and sound as perceptionrdquo 983123
A panel from Lost in Thought a game developed by SCAD students that shared top honorsat 2013rsquos E3 trade show
Your 5 Stepsto US Study
983089Research983086 Eighteen months before
your projected enrollment983084 begin your
research983086 Why do you want to study in
the U983086S983086 Where will you fit in Will you
need financial assistance What are the
application deadlines Identify sources offinancial aid and prepare for standardized
tests such as the Scholastic Aptitude Test
You might be asked to take an English
language proficiency test To begin go
to your nearest EducationUSA Center
( wwwEducationUSAstategov )
983090Apply983086 Include an original transcript
or certified copy of your academic
records sent by your secondary
school983084 as well as your standardized
test scores983086 Submit recommendation
letters from people who know you
well983098 your principal983084 counselor983084 tutor983084teacher983084 coach or job supervisor983086 Your
recommenders must assess your
potential to do well in college983086 Include a
personal essay983099 itrsquos often one of the most
important parts of your application983086
983091Finance983086 While the cost of living
varies983084 studying in the U983086S983086 can be
affordable and yield high returns on
your investment983086 Start your financial
planning early983086 If you have good grades983084
think about applying for an international
student scholarship983086 Applications for
financial aid go together with applications
for admission983086
983092Student Visa983086 Become familiar
with the student visa requirements in
your country and allow time to prepare
your application983086 You need an admission
letter and a certificate of eligibility for
nonimmigrant student status from a U983086S983086
institution before you can apply for a visa
The U983086S983086 Department of State issues visas
in U983086S983086 embassies and consulates983086 Visit
www983086travel983086state983086gov for information
about visas for non983085U983086S983086 citizens who
study in the U983086S983086
983093Prepare to Depart983086 In planning
your move to the United States983084 get
help from an EducationUSA Advising
Center in your country and from the
international student adviser at your
chosen U983086S983086 school983086 Advisers and
students who have returned from the
U983086S983086 can prepare you for new experiences
and challenges983086 Discuss changes from
your home environment983084 academic
systems and expectations983084 housing and
coping in a new cultural setting983086
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Shu Zhu came to the United States from Qingdao China six years ago as many international students do planning toprepare for a career in business But at North Carolina StateUniversity she discovered one of the glories of the US sys-
tem of higher education the ability undergraduates have to exploreoptions and change majors
She got an early opportunity to work in a research laboratoryunder the tutelage of an engineering professor alongside graduatestudents and postdoctoral fellows all searching for breakthroughsin chemical and biomedical engineering
Zhu soon switched majors to chemical engineering and nowis pursuing a doctorate at the University of Pennsylvania an IvyLeague school in Philadelphia She said the beauty of her educa-tional path was that she could change her mind
She credits the engineering professor Michael Dickey with en-couraging her to excel Even when she had ldquosome crazy ideardquo shesaid ldquohe would never say lsquoYou cannot do thisrsquo He would alwayssay lsquoYou should tryrsquordquo
Dickey an associate professor in the Department of Chemi-cal and Biomolecular Engineering was honored in 2012 as one ofNorth Carolina Statersquos outstanding teachers He regularly putsundergraduates to work on lab projects which include developingnovel nanofabrication techniques and stretching liquid metals intoforms that can hold their shape at room temperatures
He also has a gift for explaining things Discussing why alumi-
num and copper make such good electrical conductors he said itrsquos because of their ldquogood thermal properties mdash when you sit on metal bleachers it feels really cold because they are removing heat from your body really fastrdquo
One of his favorite metals is gallium a liquid metal with athick paint-like consistency Dickey has found that by mixinggallium with indium the resulting alloy can be stretched intoelectrical wires His team has put gallium through myriad testsprinting it in 3-D fashion encasing it in rubbery materials twist-ing it into different configurations and stretching it
The team made ear phones that extend 10 times their originallength ldquoThe sound quality doesnrsquot change at allrdquo Dickey saidldquobecause itrsquos such a good conductor of electricit yrdquo
Dickey focuses on new materials Nylon was once a major breakthrough in material science as was silicon Dickey rsquos galli-um-based alloy could prove to be the next Potential applicationsinclude antennas clothing wallpaper even newspapers
Dickeyrsquos lab which has captured the attention of privateindustry is typical of American higher-education programs inscience technology engineering and math or STEM
In addition to new materials popular STEM fields for studentsinclude computer science environmental conservation and 3-Dprinting as well as fields related to providing the planet with foodand energy
International Attraction
The US is the Number 1 destination for foreign students inter-ested in studying science and engineering at the postsecondarylevel according to the National Science Board
At the undergraduate level 32 percent of international studentsare enrolled in a STEM-related field At the graduate level roughly60 percent of international students are pursuing STEM degreesTwo-thirds of them come from India and China Foreign studentseek out US programs educators say for the high-quality educa-tion and meaningful research in state-of-the-art labs
US college life affords students opportunities to branch out
and take courses in political science entrepreneurship and thehumanities ldquoItrsquos both the technical depth of what we do in theSTEM fieldsrdquo said Charles Thorpe provost at Clarkson Universityin New York and ldquoembedding that in a liberal ar ts educationrdquo Living in dorms leading student organizations and attending sportingevents he said are important parts of a US education
In secondary school Zhu 22 learned lots of physics and mathldquobut wasnrsquot really enjoying itrdquo Students spent long hours solvingproblems and other exercises in preparation for Chinarsquos tough college entrance exam ldquoIt wasnrsquot interesting scientific knowledgerdquoshe said Her attitude changed in Michael Dickeyrsquos lab and so didher life trajectory 983123
Branching OutThrough STEMLUCY HOOD
International Students in STEM fields
983094983088graduate
983091983090undergraduate
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STEM StandoutsThe US offers rich opportunities to study science technologyengineering and math These schools are the tip of the iceberg
St Olaf CollegeLocated in Northfield Minnesota St Olaf College has a renowned choir but
is also a prodigious incubator of engineers and scientists It ranks in the top 10
among four-year colleges in producing future PhDs Forty percent of its 3000students major in math chemistry biology computer science or psychology
In tandem with its STEM programs St Olaf emphasizes environmentalconservation Everything from the food students eat to the construction ofbuildings to the curriculum itself is guided by an appreciation for science and aneffort to reduce manrsquos footprint on the planet Scientists there work to reducetoxic waste associated with lab work
The crown jewel of the environmental efforts is Regents Hall a state-of-the-art science building that meets the strictest criteria established by the US GreenBuilding Council
The college requires all students to take at least two science classes A newlydeveloped course promises nonscience majors an understanding of the sciencebehind issues at the forefront of public debate today
ldquoWe have the best of both worldsrdquo said Matthew Richey associate dean fornatural sciences and mathematics with an elite program that prepares thosefuture PhDs but also provides other students a deeper understanding of mathand science than the typical liberal-arts student gets in college
University of California San Diego In Professor Darren Lipomirsquos nanoengineering lab at the University of
California San Diego students from Belarus Thailand and Mexico are part of theresearch team working on solar energy mdash specifically the pursuit of less expensiveand less brittle solar panels
That diversity is the norm in cutting-edge research settings said the youngchemical engineer ldquoPeople from different cultures have different approaches tosimilar problems and if yoursquore in the room together somebody will come up with asolutionrdquo he said
A normal solar cell is made of silicon which is easily damaged in inclementweather Lipomi is taking the silicon out and replacing it with a plastic material
thatrsquos not only more robust but more economical
Clarkson UniversityLocated near the Canadian border in Potsdam New York Clarkson
University is known for its engineering programs and for graduatingstudents who make higher starting salaries than their counterparts fromHarvard University
Last year 10 percent of the schoolrsquos 3 604 students were foreignnationals many enrolled in STEM programs and learning entrepreneurshipalong with scientific research
ldquoOur model is taking the innovator by the hand through thecommercialization processrdquo said Matthew Draper deputy director of theShipley Center for Innovation The center helps students with intellectualproperty rights marketing research branding beta testing fundraising andrevenue generation These are daunting steps that scientists find difficult tomaneuver Draper said
Since 2010 the center has helped 57 startups with 158 more in thepipeline It helped Dami Adepoju a recent Clarkson graduate from AbujaNigeria break into the shoe business Adepoju designed a four-way zipperthat transforms one shoe into three giving people with limited resourcesdiverse styles
Experts at the Shipley Center helped Adepoju come up with a 3-D modelfor his invention and build a market They connected him with cobblersbuilt the zipper to his specifications and helped with pre-incorporation andpartnership agreements From Nigeria Adepoju now runs Fini Shoes andplans to sell worldwide 983123
Above Shu Zhu in alab at the University of
Pennsylvania found thather educational plans tookan unexpected turn leftMichael Dickey displaysan antenna made from a
gallium-based alloy
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E ven as a child in Zimbabwe GamuchiraiClinton Tavaziva wanted to be a doc-tor ldquoGamurdquo played with living thingspretending birds were patients and ex-
amined the skeletons of dead lizards outside hishome in Harare the countryrsquos largest city
But after secondary school his goal of gettinga medical education in the United States and re-turning to Zimbabwe with that expertise lookedout of reach The price tag was too high for hisfamily even with financial aid
Those who had known Tavaziva now 20 asa teen had always admired the shy science whiz with a passion for helping others His grades andleadership skills earned him the title of ldquohead boyrdquo or student president
An adv iser from the US Achievers Programmdash part of a US Department of State EducationUSA initiative in Zimbabwe mdash urged Tavaziva toapply for a new $500 million MasterCard Foun-dation Scholars Program The program planned
to educate 15000 talented young people in 10 years It would help those with financialhardship and a ldquogive backrdquo ethos and prepare them to be leaders
The programrsquos focus is Africa which is growing economically and politically but hasthe worldrsquos lowest education enrollment rates and a young population (Sixty percentof Africans are under age 25)
Tavaziva didnrsquot need to be told twice He filled out an application at the US Embassyand weeks later got an email notifying him hersquod been selected as a MasterCard Founda-tion scholar at Arizona State University (ASU) ldquoI didnrsquot know whether to cry or jumpIt was 11 pm and I woke everyone up We all celebratedrdquo he said
Arriving in Arizona later that year Tavaziva saw more than 60000 students movingabout the Tempe campus of the nationrsquos largest public university and found it ldquokindof scary but at the same time exciting I told myself Irsquod meet so many people make somany connectionsrdquo
He adjusted to dormitory life challenging courses his first ldquoCrdquo grade worries aboutspeaking English with an accent and new foods mdash Mexican was a hit but not hamburg-ers A biochemistry major Tavaziva jumped at the chance to do research in order tomimic the process of a spiderrsquos production of silk
He found college football equally exciting ldquoIrsquod always been an admirer of American
footballrdquo he said ldquoIrsquod watched a lot back home but seeing it in person was one of the best experiences of my liferdquo
Jenny Brian who taught Tavaziva in a freshman seminar said he is ldquosmart funnypolite and dedicatedrdquo
ldquoGamu thinks deeply about topics and has a strong sense of social justice and equityrdquosaid Meggan Madden director of the MasterCard program at ASU She said Tavaziva was chosen not only for his academic skills but because he ldquodreams bigrdquo and is moti- vated to make his dreams a reality
Tavaziva plans to return to Zimbabwe with his degree ldquoI just love my country somuchrdquo he said ldquoand Irsquom obliged to help in rebuilding it againrdquo 983123
From Africa to ArizonaGRETCHEN KELL
Attention ClassLAUREN MONSEN
One hundred students from acrossEgypt Tunisia Algeria Afghanistan andPakistan spent four weeks recently atIndiana Universityrsquos Kelley School ofBusiness where they developed businessplans and marketing strategies
For some US teaching methods mdashdesigned to encourage critical thinkingthrough lively classroom discussions mdashcame as a revelation
It was ldquonot considered disrespectful toask questions of your professorsrdquo said anamazed Sara Bisharat of Jordan
ldquoThe [Indiana] professors grab yourattentionrdquo said Haseeb Rahman ofAfghanistan ldquoYou feel like yoursquore engagedand involvedrdquo
Sara Jamil of Pakistan found peerdiscussion helpful ldquoI got an opportunityto listen to the perspectives of people ofvaried nationalities on one topicrdquo she saidldquoIt was a wonderful learning experiencerdquo
During the program sponsored bythe Coca-Cola Company and the USDepartment of State Professor Chris Cook
pointed out problems with some of thebusiness plans ldquoI usually asked studentsto provide more hard data and challengedall their assumptionsrdquo he said ldquoIrsquod sendthem to the CIA [World Factbook ] websitebecause it has phenomenal data and to theWorld Bank [data] website among othersources Indiana University library data wasalso availablerdquo
By the end Cook said ldquothey were allleaps and bounds ahead of where they werewhen they first walked in the doorrdquo
Still ldquoI learned as much as they didrdquo hesaid 983123
Gamu Tavaziva saw the failure ofhospitals in Zimbabwe as ldquoa call forme to pursue medicinerdquo
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4 MythsOnly prestigiousuniversities offer aquality education
There are 4495 degree-grantinginstitutions in the US according to theNational Center for Education Statistics
yet the eyes of overseas students are often
fixed on the Ivy League schools But eliteschools set the entrance bar skyhigh andreject most applicants while qualityeducation is available at many moreschools according to Stefano Papaleodirector of admissions at Lynn Universityin Florida
Only rich parents cansend children to the US
Public universities charge less tuitionthan most private schools Graduatestudents often qualify for discounts asteaching assistants More than 500 US
scholarships and grants are available to helpinternational students defray costs (Learnmore about them on the Funding for USStudy website) Financial support also maybe available in studentsrsquo home countries
Studying in the USis similar to attendingcollege back home
Students are surprised by differencesbetween classrooms in the United Statesand in their own home countries accordingto Jessica Young who advises internationalstudents at the University of Illinois It rsquos not
just sitting and listening to professors shesaid Asking and answering questions orgiving oral presentations affect final gradesso ldquohone your communication skills andbe prepared for a change in the way youstudyrdquo
US campuses are unsafeMovies and television depict the United
States as plagued by violence but the realityis that crime rates have fallen for yearsMost campuses have precautions in placemdash emergency call boxes alert systems towarn students of any imminent threat andshuttle buses or services to escort studentsat night In a 2012 poll by i-Graduate 82percent of international students said theyfelt ldquosafe and securerdquo in the US
Schools with the Largest Shares of International Students
Schools with the Largest Number of International Students
983090983095New School
New York
983090983094Florida Instituteof Technology
Florida
983090983089Illinois Instituteof Technology
Illinois
983089983096Lynn University
Florida
9269University of Southern California
Los Angeles
8997 University of IllinoisUrbana-Champaign
8660New York University
New York
8563 Purdue University
West Lafayette Indiana
Why These Schools
ReputationMatt VanderZalm spokesman at the University of Illinois said prestige and low cost of living matter
A reputation ldquoas one of the top destinations for international students perpetuates itselfrdquo he saidStudents who hear friends speaking highly of Illinois follow
LocationSchools on both coasts and in the Midwest draw international students because thatrsquos where majorcities are concentrated
ProgramsNearly two-thirds of international students want to study business engineering or science so schoolsthat boast strong programs in those areas are popular Among them the University of Illinois atUrbana-Champaign Carnegie Mellon University Purdue University New York University and theUniversity of California at Los Angeles
Of All International Students at US Colleges the Largest Shares Come from
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The Welcome Mat Is OutUS colleges and universities attract far more students from abroad than any other countryrsquos
higher-education institutions mdash 764000 of the 4 million international students worldwide Their rankshave swelled by nearly a third in the past decade but higher education leaders say they have room forplenty more and they are eager to find them
Many US colleges mdash small and large public and private mdash have stepped up their recruitment ofstudents from abroad according to a survey by higher-education associations More than half comefrom China India and South Korea but students come from a host of other lands as well includingSaudi Arabia Canada Vietnam and Mexico
Still only one in 25 college students in the United States is international compared with one infive in Australia and the United Kingdom President Obama is a strong backer of efforts to attractmore international students and send more American students abroad His ldquo100000 Strong inChinardquo initiative aims to quadruple the number of Americans studying in China while a similar effortis mounted to bring in 100000 students from Latin America while sending an equal number ofAmericans to study there
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Peace amp Security
Ben Rattray dreamed of being the ultimate establishment manan investment banker who would wear a double-breasted suit ashe walked down Wall Street But a series of experiences during
college led Rattray down an entirelydifferent path
Today he helps tens of millions ofpeople around the world take on theestablishment by exercising a basic American tenet petitioning for change
On the website Rattray founded
Changeorg citizens in the UnitedStates and countries like India South Africa and Brazil have fought to giveequal access to girls on sports teams
to battle local corruption and to make one young girl eligible for alung transplant normally reserved for adults The site is a platformthat allows individuals to petition an array of institutions bycollecting the names of supporters online
With the power of signatures Changeorg says it is makinga difference helping people win thousands of victories since thesite launched in 2007 Big institutions be they governments orcorporations can seem too powerful for individuals to take onRattray said and ldquopeople become apathetic if they think theycanrsquot make a difference The power of individuals is to come
together and not work alone You just have everyday people doingextraordinary thingsrdquo
The 25-year-old Rattray who attended Stanford University andthe London School of Economics started rethinking his career
Real ChangeOne Signature
at a Time
1863Trivia Turkey
President Abraham Lincoln madeThanksgiving a national holiday
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signaturesDown Syndrome student
gets to play sports
94684
signaturesFirefighters granted
government health care
126631
signaturesPhone company helps
domestic violence victims
194825 signaturesEcuador shuts down
ex-gay torture clinics
113759
signaturesAmazon stops selling
whale and dolphin meat
202962
signaturesSupporting South Africanwomenrsquos fight against ldquocorrective raperdquo171789
signaturesPalm oil plantation barred
for burning forests
10243
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path when his brother announced he is gay but also said that hehad been hiding his sexuality out of fear Rattray said he thoughtof people including himself who had stood by and done nothingto fight for justice and equal treatment He went to London reada book a day and thought about the concept of social change Theend result was the birth of Changeorg
The sitersquos popular petitions often gain media coverage Fifteen- year-old Julia Bluhm was distressed at the way photographs ofgirls and women in the popular teen magazine Seventeen were
being airbrushed to make them look thinner and prettier Bluhmdecided to petition the magazine and collected signatures fromas far away as Australia and the Netherlands ldquoWe all know how itcan affect a girlrsquos body image and self-esteemrdquo said Bluhm wholives in Waterville Maine Getting more than 84000 far-flungsignatures ldquokind of opens up the bigger picture and shows how itaffects people all over the worldrdquo
Bluhmrsquos petition led Seventeen to stop altering modelsrsquo shapes with Photoshop and to publish a ldquoBody Peace Treatyrdquo calling ongirls to be confident regardless of their size or shape
Cynthia Butterworth of Rochester New York petitioned tohelp her sister who had been the victim of domestic violence andfound it would cost $500 to close the mobile phone account she
had shared with her abuser The phone company responded toButterworthrsquos petition by agreeing to close the account without afee and to implement a new policy to help other abuse victims ldquoIt was a huge victoryrdquo Butterworth said ldquoIt gives a little person whofeels like she has been treated unfairly a huge voicerdquo
People in more than 190 countries have used the petitionsRattray says
In India he said there has been an explosion of campaignsagainst corruption through his website A man in Hardoiattempting to report alleged corruption to the Regional TransportOffice was asked for a bribe and beaten when he refused mdash anepisode caught on cell phone video A Changeorg petitionstarted by the man and pursued by Indians countrywide led to
prosecutions and a stronger anti-corruption policy Rattray said Changeorg will continue to empower people Asregular people mobilize by petitioning online he said he meetspeople everywhere who have a growing conviction that they reallycan make a difference 983123 ndashSM
The White House has a similar petition page online called We thePeople (httpspetitionswhitehousegov) which allows people tocreate online petitions on matters involving government action Ifa petition attracts 150 signatures in 30 days it will be searchable onthe White House site If it collects 100000 signatures during that
time the petition will be reviewed by the Obama administrationand a response will be posted Topics range from gun violence toimmigration to beer (and yes the White House gave in and revealedthe official White House beer recipe)
We the People
Above Julia Bluhm (center) and other teens at Hearst Corp inNew York where Bluhm delivered a petition asking Seventeen magazine to stop altering photos Below Seventeenrsquos editor-in-chief responded by publishing this letter
$423Trivia Turkey
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Redefining PortraitureChicago-based artist Lincoln Schatz who regards traditionalportraits as idealized depictions of ldquoa single frozen momentrdquo iscreating portraits by filming subjects
Schatz mounts cameras at varied heights within a small room
to create 360-degree views of his subjects who perform or speakabout their lives while the cameras roll A computer randomly editsresulting footage and displays it on a screen in a loop constantlyrecombining footage such that no two viewings will be the same
Schatz seeks dynamism by generating unpredictablecombinations of camera angles The artistrsquos Cube series (2008) andNetwork series (2012) thus offer shifting perspectives on personality
ldquoI wanted to get beyond the mythology people create forthemselvesrdquo Schatz said ldquoI ask them lsquoIf life is a series of dots ona line how does your story start Whatrsquos the first dot for yoursquordquoBut he doesnrsquot allow his subjectsrsquo answers to define their portraitsinstead working to ldquoget them beyond their self-images or public brands to understand themselves in a new and different wayrdquo
The Cube portraits (commissioned by the Hearst Corporationto celebrate the 75th anniversar y of Esquire magazine) focuson 40 of the 75 most influential people of the 21st century asdetermined by the magazinersquos editors Who made the cut ActorGeorge Clooney basketball star LeBron James Craigslist founderCraig Newmark regenerative-medicine specialist Anthony Atalafashion designer Marc Jacobs foreign-policy expert (and now USambassador to the UN) Samantha Power heart surgeon MehmetOz and architect Santiago Calatrava among others
Portrait subjects entered a transparent 10-foot-by-10-foot cubein which they spent 45 minutes doing anything they chose as longas it reflected their own sense of their personalities The portraits were filmed at Hearst headquarters in New York Esquire editor-in-chief David Granger attended every sitting
One subject created quite a stir Granger said ldquoWe didnrsquotpublicize it but when Clooney came word leaked out throughthe building At first there were a few people mdash mostly women mdashmilling around Pretty soon 300 people had gatheredrdquo
Newmark worked on a laptop computer resolving customer-service issues for Craigslist users James played a basketball-themed video game and became so absorbed that he overstayed histime limit Atala mdash whose work involves growing new human cellstissues and organs mdash treated the cube itself as an organ tr ying tocoax it to life by plastering images of cells all over its walls Jacobs brought his yoga teacher and had a yoga session
Clooney danced with women (he specified that no models oractresses be recruited) twirling in succession Schatzrsquos mother
several Hearst Corporation employees and TV journalist GayleKing He wanted ldquosomething to do hellip instead of just standingaroundrdquo Schatz explained
The resulting portraits are ldquodreamlikerdquo Schatz said in part because they are silent
They are more abstract and painterly than his subsequentNetwork series which includes audio of subjectsrsquo voices In theseSchatz focuses on Americans whom he sees as leaders or innovatorsComprising 89 portraits the series includes former Supreme CourtJustice Sandra Day OrsquoConnor Google Inc vice president (and so-called ldquofather of the Internetrdquo) Vint Cerf public radio journalistCokie Roberts and America Online founder Steve Case They talk
about their childhoods about forces that they believe shaped themThe Cube and Network series were acquired by the Smithsonian
Institutionrsquos National Portrait Gallery But Schatz has created video portraits for private collectors as well The genre requiresartist and subject to ldquolet go and let something happenrdquo he saidand the process is liberating
ldquoWe are all polyfaceted there are multiple ways we can beseen and interpreted At the root of all this is getting people toself-explorerdquo 983123 ndashLM
Arts
When LeBron James arrived for his Cube portrait session ldquohe wasin his early 20s mdash a kid reallyrdquo said David Granger ldquoOf coursekids like to play video gamesrdquo
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paintings by Norman Rockwell includingFreedom from Want illustrating aThanksgiving dinner
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In 2012 members of the US military andforeign service submitted photographs fromtheir duty abroad to a jury of experts Theirsubmissions began a project sponsored bythe US departments of State and Defenseto mark Veterans Day observed each year onthe 11th of November
The jury of photographers curators andprominent Americans including formersecretaries of state Madeleine Albright andColin Powell selected the best entries Artist
Lincoln Schatz then created composite stillimages from the top photos
The images convey ldquothe complex realities ofserving abroadrdquo Schatz said as well as theldquoimmense complexity of hope life hardshipand loss hellip Looking at the world throughtheir eyes we see the photographersrsquo humanexperience and wonder how we wouldnavigate were we thererdquo
Seen here is a composite merging three ofthe photographs
The dominant photo (taken by Manuel JMartinez) depicts an Iraqi father pausingfrom his conversation with US soldiersto share a moment with his daughter athis home in the Jefrmila neighborhood ofGhazaliyah Iraq A background photo (takenby Jeremy Lock) shows US soldiers withno date or place indicated and anotherbackground photo (taken by Alvin WilliamsJr) shows US Marines setting up a bivouacto assist victims of a landslide on the island
of Leyte in the Philippines
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Through Their Eyes
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Education for AllJUDITH HEUMANN
Judith Heumann is the StateDepartmentrsquos special adviser forinternational disability rightsGrowing up in the New York City borough of BrooklynI wasnrsquot allowed to go to school until fourth gradebecause I used a wheelchair and was unable to walk
But my parents were adamant that I get an educationequal to my brothersrsquo so I could support myself if Inever married (women were not typically breadwinnersback then) They teamed up with other parents toforce some of the local secondary schools to become
accessible to students with disabilities Later I battledsuccessfully to be the first person in a wheelchair toteach in New York and taught there for three years
Education including the higher education describedon pages 14ndash23 is a great equalizer It opens opportunitiesfor girls and boys for disadvantaged people and especiallyfor people like me who have disabilities
Hamza Jaka and Amber Buckley-Shaklee twostudents with disabilities worked as interns at the StateDepartment this year Overall their stories indicatethat inclusive education is moving forward
Both Hamza and Amber have always attendedintegrated schools as required under laws that
didnrsquot exist when I was in school Hamza now anundergraduate student at the University of CaliforniaBerkeley was resented by peers who thought theaccommodations he received (such as having acomputer for spelling tests) were unfair And Ambernow a graduate student at the University of Illinois atUrbana-Champaign had friends at nearby schools who
were told they could come to school but only if theydidnrsquot bring their wheelchairs
Parents and students need to know their rights Inthe US there are Parent Information Centers that help
Also after years of implementation of our laws morestudents with disabilities are graduating from secondaryschool and entering work or higher education
We have come a long way since I had polio in1949 and we have far to go Our laws are not alwaysenforced as they should be As I work for equality andthe advancement of human rights I want to teach thislesson People with disabilities should have the samerights and opportunities as all people Granted these wecan and do improve our communities our country andthe world 983123
Last Word
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Resources
983137983145983154983138983154983157983155983144 | to paint ortreat (something suchas a photograph) with anairbrush especially to makeimprovements p 25
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983138983151983137983155983156 | hellip to have (somethingthat is impressive) p 23
983139983137983155983157983137983148 | happening bychance not planned orexpectedhellip p 7
983139983141983154983137983149983145983139983155 | the art of makingthings out of clayhellip p 18
983139983151983150983142983141983154 | hellip to give (some-thing such as a degree awardtitle or right) to someone orsomething pp 14 15
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983141983155983156983137983138983148983145983155983144983149983141983150983156 | hellipthe people in businessgovernment etc who havepower over the other people ina societyhellip p 24
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983144983137983150983140983155-983151983150 | gained by actuallydoing something rather than
learning about it from bookslectures etchellip pp 17 18
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quickly and greatly p 22
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someone who is guilty of acrime will be allowed to go freeand will not be punishedhellip p 5
983152983141983148983148983141983156 | a small hard ball offood medicine etc hellip p 11
983152983141983154983152983141983156983157983137983156983141 | to cause(something that should bestopped such as a mistakenidea or a bad situation) tocontinue p 23
983152983154983151983142983145983139983145983141983150983139983161 | good at doingsomething skillful p 19
983153983157983141983137983155983161 | having a sick feelingin the stomach suffering fromnauseahellipp 5
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983155983157983152983141983154983149983137983154983147983141983156 | a storewhere customers can buy avariety of foods and usuallyhousehold items pp 11 13
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(something) from below p 5
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983138 Anadarko p 12
New Brunswick p 5 983138
Reston p 5 983138
983138 Memphis p 5
Plymouth p 5 983138
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Kent p 18 983138
Cookeville p 18983138
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Nadia Gruny
By the Bay ldquoI come from Trinidad and Tobago
where cricket is part of the culturerdquo28-year-old Nadia Gruny said ldquoI did not
consider playing seriously but enjoyed many casualbackyard and street cricket games with my brothersrdquo
Gruny moved to the United States to study in 2002 Sheeventually started working for IT company Oracle in
Californiarsquos San Francisco Bay Area ldquoI heard theUSA Cricket Association was organizing a first
womenrsquos tournament and friends encouragedme to get involved even though I had never
played hardball cricket just in the streetswith my brothersrdquo
At Oracle she said ldquomy managerrecognized my interest in cricket andencouraged me to start a womenrsquosteam in the Bay Area I have nowbecome involved working with the Bay
Area Womenrsquos Sports Initiative to tryand get the sport taken up in schoolsrdquo
Gruny became the second woman inhistory to score a century in US womenrsquos
cricket in June 2011 She believes the future isbright for the sport in America ndashBM
Cradle of USCollege CricketLEA TERHUNEHaverford College near Philadelphia has one ofthe oldest US college cricket teams It playedthe first US collegiate varsity match in1864 against the University of Pennsylvaniaand has fielded its 11 players ever since
Head coach Kamran Khan who played for theUS national cricket team from 1972 to 1992and was its captain for 10 years said ldquoCrickethas grown so tremendously it is unbelievablerdquoA businessman who gets satisfaction fromworking with young people Khan has coached atHaverford for decades
ldquoWe have more American-born on the team than
overseas players mdash at least 50-50 Some studentscome to Haverford just because they can playcricketrdquo he said
Haverford is the only US varsity-level team Itplays intercollegiate matches against club teamsfrom other colleges The team has toured theUnited Kingdom twice in recent years doingwell against established teams in England andScotland including Oxford and Cambridge
Players put their all into an alumni match atHaverford College
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hours Americans spend eating and drinkingon Thanksgiving vs 37 hours watching TV
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Nuclear EntrepreneursANDRZEJ ZWANIECKI
Innovators may shape the future of the nuclear energy industryTwo US startups mdash Transatomic Power Inc and TerraPower
LLC mdash are pursuing new types of reactors which if successful will make nuclear power more competitive and safer
The nuclear industry is ripe for innovation according toexperts because itrsquos based on half-century-old technology Newpower plants are prohibitively expensive and the nuclear wasteissue still waits for a comprehensive solution The industryrsquosresurgence expected just a few years ago has never happenedLow natural gas prices have made gas-fired power plants moreeconomically viable than nuclear ones and as a result mostUS utility companies that had considered building new plantsput plans on ice In addition the 2011 disaster at the Fukushimanuclear plant in Japan shook proponents of nuclear energy anddampened interest in it in several countries
Greenhorns and Veterans
A new generation of US nuclear engineers believes innovationis what the industry needs They ldquohave enthusiasm and arenot afraid to try new thingsrdquo said Benoit Forget a professor ofnuclear science and engineering at the Massachusetts Institute ofTechnology (MIT)
The first to try their hands at developing new nuclear
technologies were Leslie Dewan and Mark Massie who as doctoralcandidates in the Nuclear Science and Engineering Department ofMIT proposed a waste-annihilating molten salt reactor (WAMSR)in 2012 In that reactor molten salt (mixed with fuel) serves as
a coolant instead of the usual water Dewan and Massie startedTransatomic Power Inc based in Boston to develop such a reactor
Silicon Valley bets on another concept mdash a traveling wavereactor (TWR) mdash in hopes that more appealing nuclear power
will help slow global warming A group of industry veterans andnuclear experts launched TerraPower LLC based in Bellevue Washington to develop TWR which produces its own fuel withinits core
New-generation nuclear reactors promise to make nuclearpower generation safer more efficient and less expensive andaddress the issue of radioactive waste its byproduct now stored atnuclear plant locations (See p 10)
Forget of MIT has no doubt the nuclear startups facechallenges financial regulatory and logistical Afterexperimentation and simulation TerraPower and Transatomicneed to build working prototypes design commercial plants andget all necessary licenses an arduous and expensive process
With backing from Microsoft chairman Bill Gates inventor
Nathan Myhrvold and Silicon Valley venture capital fundsTerraPower has a solid financial foundation It works with morethan 100 partners primarily national labs universities andpotential suppliers
Transatomic started with $1 million in seed money fromfamilies friends and local entrepreneurs according to its chiefexecutive Russ Wilcox ldquoItrsquos hard to imagine any other country where you could start a nuclear company through privateinitiativerdquo he said
Wilcox is optimistic that the company will convince privateinvestors and the US government to support Transatomicrsquosconcept He believes his company can construct the WAMSR forone-third of what it costs to build a nuclear plant today ldquoWe can
completely change the industryrdquo he saidThe technical problem the two upstarts hope to solve is a lack
of materials that can withstand extreme conditions of the reactorcore for decades But complying with regulations is a greater
Science
By 2035 nuclear powergeneration capacity isprojected to increase bymore than 50 percent from
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248Trivia Turkey
million turkeys raised in the US each year A quarter wind up on Thanksgiving tables
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983089 In the reactor core983084 fission983084 orsplitting983084 of atoms in fuel rods
produces heat and neutrons983086
983090Control rods limit the number ofneutrons in the core and maintain a
constant supply of electricity983086
983091Water983084 which works as both amoderator and a coolant983084 picks
up the heat generated by the fission983086From a pressurizer983084 where waterpressure is raised983084 water flows to asteam generator983086
983092The steam drives a turbine983084 whichin turn drives a power generator983086
983093A condenser turns steam comingout of the turbine into water983084 which
then is pumped back into the steamgenerator and the reactor core983086
983094 In a secondary system983084 condenserwater that absorbs heat from
steam runs through a cooling tower983086
Pressurizer
Control Rods
S t e a m G
e n e r a t o r
Fuel Rods
R e a c t o r V e s s e l
Turbines
Generator
Condenser
Cooling Tower
Electricity Grid
How a Conventional (Light Water) Reactor Works
73 Trivia Turkey kilogram average weight forThanksgiving turkeys Itrsquos also how muchturkey Americans eat per capita each year
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challenge Wilcox said Forget agreed saying it is particularly so in the US Although the US design certification process is regarded as the ldquogold standardrdquoaround the world for reactor safety when applied to reactors that use existingtechnology the US process doesnrsquot provide for a certification of reactors likeTerraPowerrsquos and Transatomicrsquos
Other countries with ambitious plans for nuclear power may be open tonew ideas Forget said TerraPower is actively seeking partners to help build aprototype Company executives have visited China France India Japan South
Korea and RussiaForget said a build date mostly depends on another country agreeing to locatea commerical plant on its soil
Forget and other experts believe that nuclear power has a future as naturalgas prices are projected by the US Energy Information Agency to more thandouble by 2040
Without nuclear expansion world energy prices will rise and global warming will get worse warned Faith Birol chief economist at the International Energy Agency
ldquoIn the longer term nuclear is part of the answerrdquo Forget said noting thathesitation in the US and part of Europe may be temporary and that othercountries continue to expand their nuclear power industries 983123
983090983089983088983084983088983088983088cubic meters of radioactivewaste is produced each yearby nuclear power generation
facilities worldwide
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Nuclear InnovationFor fuel TerraPower depends on depleteduranium from the existing uranium-oreenrichment process Transatomic relieson radioactive waste removed fromconventional reactors These ventures arepromising because they hellip
ɟ Reduce radioactive waste and the need
for waste storage
ɟ Capture more energy from uranium orethan a conventional reactor can
ɟ Operate at atmospheric pressure thatcauses less mechanical stress simplifyingdesigns and improving safety
ɟ Allow for high-temperature operationimproving the efficiency of electricityconversion
900Trivia Turkey
kilograms is the record weight for a pumpkinMost grown for pies weigh 2ndash5 kilograms
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From Trash to Gold
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Craig Martineau and Brandon SargentBlake did a lot of research on his own
dumpster diving blending differentcombinations of wasted food and testingresults Still he doesnrsquot miss EcoScrapsrsquoearly days when he collected food scrapsfrom the dumpsters
ldquoI ruined most of myclothes I think my shoesended up compostingthemselves and my carstill stinksrdquo
In 2001 20-year-old Princeton Universityfreshman Tom Szaky started marketingworm poop as fertilizer in recycled plastic
bottles Today his company operates in22 countries where more than 40 millionpeople including students collect trash forpoints which can be traded for merchandiseor as charitable contributions
ldquoInvolving people in thecollection of trash willeducate them about theeffects that waste has on theenvironmentrdquo Szaky said
983159983144983137983156 Produces organic chemical- and manure-freecompost and potting soil From its inceptionin 2010 EcoScraps reports the company hasrecycled 7 million kilograms of food waste andthus prevented more than 4 million kilogramsof methane mdash a powerful greenhouse gas mdashfrom being released into the atmosphere
In addition to recycling the companyupcycles that is converts non-recyclableor hard-to-recycle waste into newproducts Using less carbon and energyupcycling is friendlier to the environmentand more cost effective than recyclingaccording to the company
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Waste divided into 40 categories mdash fromcandy wrappers to plastic bottles to oldshoes to cigarette butts mdash is turned intovaluable materials such as customizedplastic pellets More than 1500 products aremade from these materials through differentmolding techniques
Recovering food scraps and recyclable materials from dumpsters might seem like unsavory business but some new companies are reaping profits by doing just that There is money to be
made from trash that normally isnrsquot recycled Some entrepreneurs started companies thatturn trash into useful products making the environment cleaner and reducing the greenhouseemissions produced by landfills Theyrsquove got plenty of material with which to work In the UnitedStates mdash the largest market in the world mdash trash abounds
Garbage BagsBelow are various items created withrecyclable materials by TerraCycle
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million Americans who travel 80 km ormore from home over the holiday
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Native American CuisineKOURTNI GONZALEZ
There is a certain amount of nationalism associated withthe traditional food of every culture People overlook the journeytaken by their favorite food before it gets to their tables
Lois Ellen Frank and Walter Whitewater chefs at the Native American catering and food company called Red Mesa Cuisine inSanta Fe New Mexico consider it their mission to educate peopleabout the sometimes surprising origins of ingredients
ldquoFoods have traveled the world and changed all of us and I
think we can celebrate where they came from and share in thecommonality that we all have in our respective ethnicities andplacesrdquo Frank said
Frank of the Kiowa tribe from Anadarko Oklahoma and Whitewater of the Dineacute (Navajo) tribe in Pinon Arizona left their business for 10 days earlier in 2013 to travel to Ukraine The chefsmet with eager audiences to discuss ingredients especially thoseindigenous to America and popular in European cuisine
Only some Italians know that the tomato didnrsquot originate inItaly and only some Irish know the potato was grown in America before being planted in Ireland ldquoA lot of people are surprised about
the [American] origins of some of their most common foodsrdquo saidRichard Hetzler executive chef at Mitsitam Native Foods Cafeacute atthe National Museum of the American Indian in Washington He
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believes that what people eat today around the world would be very differenthad it not been for the Native American contribution of ingredients such ascorn beans squash chili pepper sunflower seeds and tomatoes to menus
Likewise the United States is a country built on diversity and traditional American dishes have been inspired and shaped by contributions fromelsewhere in the world
Sharing Ingredients
Hetzler regrets that Americans have moved further away from the days
of community-based local growing because a disconnect has developed between the food people eat and the place where it was grown Typically USconsumers go to their local supermarket and find even out-of-season producereadily available
Earlier Hetzler said ldquoNative Americans formed a culture around food asliferdquo He wants people around the world to know the origins of their food andrecognize the effect that these foods have had on their cultural identity
The test kitchen and catering business that Whitewater and Frank runin New Mexico offers a ldquoCulture and Cuisinerdquo program in which patronsprepare and share a meal together using traditional Southwest techniquesand ingredients many of which are sourced from local Native American tribalnations Frank gives a background lecture to the group to teach everyoneabout the ingredientsrsquo importance to Native American history and culture
Frank said that when she leads these workshops she tells students thatunderstanding food facilitates understanding who they are
Food is culturally ingrained in everything that a society does she believesIt is the ldquocommon element we all share regardless of language religion raceethnicityrdquo she said but it also is a way in which we can define a unique identity 983123
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Mesa Squash Frywith Sunflower SeedsLOIS ELLEN FRANK
This colorful squash fry issometimes called calabacitas Thereare several different variations butthis one is my favorite
Ingredients
1 green New Mexico or Anaheim chile2 tablespoons sunflower oil2 garlic cloves finely chopped12 teaspoon salt12 teaspoon black pepper4 carrots cut into 2-inch-long julienne4 small zucchini cut into 2-inch-long julienne4 yellow squash cut into 2-inch-long julienne1 red bell pepper diced14 cup shelled sunflower seeds (raw or toasted)
Directions1 Roast the chile on an open flame Then peel seed
and coarsely chop it
2 In a sauteacute pan heat the oil over medium-high heatWhen the oil is hot but not smoking add the garlicchile salt and black pepper Cook 1 to 2 minutesstirring constantly to allow the flavors to blend
3 Add the carrots zucchini squash and red pepperReduce the heat and allow vegetables to simmerabout 10 minutes until they are tender Add thesunflower seeds and simmer another 5 minutesServe hot as a vegetable side dish
These common foods
around the world originatedin the Americas
FoodFlight
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A School Like No OtherMARK TRAINER
In 1988 when Gallaudet Universityrsquos board of trustees announced it hadchosen a hearing person as its seventh president over two deaf finalistsGallaudet students with the support of alumni and staff shut down theuniversity for several days The incident made national headlines
The ldquoDeaf President Nowrdquo protest succeeded and I King Jordan wasnamed Gallaudets eighth mdash and first deaf mdash president In spite of theinternal strife Gallaudet embraces this chapter of its history because itspeaks to a core characteristic of the school The Gallaudet communitytakes pride in its record of advocating aggressively on behalf of deaf people
Gallaudet mdash a federally chartered private nonprofit educationalinstitution in Washington mdash is the only higher-education institution inthe world where all services are specifically designed for deaf studentsIt offers Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science degrees in more than40 majors Gallaudet confers masterrsquos degrees in fields such as publicadministration and international development and doctoral degrees inclinical psychology and linguistics A majority of Gallaudetrsquos graduateprograms are designed to train students in professional services for thedeaf and hard of hearing
Congress authorized permanent federal appropriations for the schoolin 1954 President Ronald Reagan signed the Education of the Deaf Actof 1986 which reaffirmed the US commitment to making educational
The Edward Miner GallaudetResidence has housed all 10 of the
universityrsquos presidents
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LoweringBarriers by LawWhen Frank Harkin was a boy he was told hisdeafness would limit his career Instead he foundthat his disability made him a more productiveemployee than hearing workers at an aircraftmanufacturing plant He could do delicate workwithout being distracted by the loud noisesaround him His employer was so impressed thathe hired more deaf people
Frankrsquos work was an inspiration for his youngebrother US Senator Tom Harkin of Iowa hisbrotherrsquos successful career in manufacturing ledthe senator to sponsor the 1990 Americans withDisabilities Act (ADA) The act is a civil rightslaw that bars discrimination in hiring peoplewith disabilities and requires employers to makeldquoreasonable accommodationsrsquorsquo to allow a personwith a disability to do a job The law also requireshotels restaurants stores and other public places
to remove architectural barriers that wouldhinder access to people with disabilities
Frank Harkin who died in 2000 had beenworking as a baker mdash one of just three jobs hehad been told he could do as a deaf person mdashwhen the owner of Delavan Corporation took aliking to him and offered him a job Before thenldquohis whole life was limited mdash or he was told itwas limited mdash because he couldnrsquot hearrsquorsquo SenatorHarkin said explaining why he made disabilityrights his calling ldquoWhat the ADA has done forall people with disabilities is open the worldfor travel for accommodations for work and
for education by breaking down both physicalbarriers and attitudinal barriersrsquorsquo
Some 50 million Americans have a disabilitythe Centers for Disease Control reports andmost Americans will experience disability at somepoint in their lives
Senator Harkin said he recently benefitedfrom the lawrsquos policies himself At the movieshe was handed a special pair of glasses thatdisplayed the dialogue in closed captions so hecould read as well as hear the voices of the actorsldquoItrsquos amazingrsquorsquo he said ldquoAnd itrsquos all because of theADArdquo ndashSM
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opportunities available to deaf people and renaming Gallaudet College asGallaudet University
In 2014 the school will celebrate the 150th anniversary of the law signed byPresident Lincoln authorizing it to confer degrees upon deaf students Along with all the reasons any college graduate has to brag Gallaudet grads canshow off diplomas signed by the sitting president of the United States
In 2012 10 percent of Gallaudet students came from outside the UnitedStates Krishneer Sen came from Suva Fiji to work toward a degree ininformation technology ldquoAll of the instructors here use sign language and
we have direct access and direct communication so thatrsquos one very veryimportant aspectrdquo Sen said ldquoOne of my teachers is the first deaf woman toget her PhD in computer sciencerdquo
In addition to the learning environment Sen appreciates getting to knowhis peers ldquoWe have such a diverse population here and I wasnrsquot used to that We have a gay and lesbian community which is very strong black Latino mdashall of these diverse groups I like thatrdquo 983123
From top Gallaudetrsquos Bison football team gets psyched before a gameGallaudetrsquos newest residence hall uses the design concept known as DeafSpaceto maximize deaf peoplersquos visual access
Senator Tom Harkin
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The journey to a US degree is filled
with choices Make smart ones
An Insiderrsquos Guideto Higher Ed
R E Q U I R E D R E A D I N G
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As a Northeastern University undergraduate Abhi Nangia learned marketing by help-ing women in Nicaragua sell jewelry made from recycled trash He studied finance by advising a tiny catering company in South Africa and leadership by organizingstruggling artists in Indonesia
Upon graduation from the Boston university in May Nangia took the skills he learned at itsSocial Enterprise Institute to launch Reweave a network that ldquocreates market access for peoplemaking beautiful thingsrdquo
This may not sound like the traditional undergraduate business-school experience but itrsquostypical of the innovative ways business students are educated in the United States today It com- bines features that a growing number of programs offer Instruction and learning are hands-onentrepreneurial and global
ldquoThe Social Enterprise Institute is probably the coolest thing everrdquo said Nangia whoseparents are from New Delhi but who grew up in Buffalo New York Northeastern is a leaderamong US universities in alternating classroomstudies with internships and real jobs The ex-perience convinced Nangia that international business is about a lot more than making mon-ey it can actually improve peoplersquos lives in othercountries Undergraduate business students whohistorically concentrated in accounting financeor marketing today can acquire knowledge and
skills as well about such fields as health care andsustainable development
For students looking to work for cutting-edgecompanies such as tech giant Google Inc or on-line retailer Amazoncom Inc some US busi-ness schools offer technology-focused degreesStudents at Carnegie Mellon Universityrsquos Tepper School of Business can study topics like bigdata mdash data sets so complex that theyrsquore hard to manage with traditional software
Ronny Ho a 21-year-old Chinese American who grew up in New York and whose parentsare from Shanghai and Taiwan is a senior at the Pittsburgh university She recently internedat the financial company Citigroup Inc in New York She felt she brought more to the job than just an ability to crunch numbers because of all the time she spent at Carnegie Mellon workingon team projects with scientists and engineers The collaborative projects included making
futuristic videos at the universityrsquos Human-Computer Interaction Institute where studentscreate make-believe worlds and games to better understand how computers can help peoplego about their daily livesldquoItrsquos such a new fieldrdquo she said ldquoItrsquos fun to take it and run with it andsee what you can dordquo
The recent global recession gave business schools more reasons to expand internships andcourses that give students hands-on experience like Ho and Nangia are getting said John JFernandes president of AACSB International (Association to Advance Collegiate Schools ofBusiness) With fewer workers companies are looking to interns to do more ldquoBusinesses expectstudents to hit the ground runningrdquo Fernandes said 983123
Business SchoolsBridge Classroomsand Real-Life WorkKATHERINE MANGAN
Express Laneto an MBA
At the Bainbridge GraduateInstitute nature lovers can pursuemasterrsquos degrees in businessadministration on an island campusoff the coast of Seattle In classroomsnestled amid 250 acres of forestthey learn how to make money inenvironmentally sustainable ways
If studying in one of the worldrsquosmost exciting business centers is more
your style New York Universityrsquos SternSchool of Business is blocks fromWall Street As members of the SternConsulting Corps students tackle realbusiness challenges by advising shopowners in a low-income neighborhoodor by creating business plans forupstart fashion designers
Most full-time MBA programsin the United States take two yearsto complete but several now offerintensified one-year options While topMBA programs usually require several
years of work experience someonefresh out of college or with just a few
years on the job might want to look intoa one-year specialized masterrsquos degree
At Thunderbird School of GlobalManagement a private school based inGlendale Arizona finishing in one yearshaves $20000 off the price (Tuitionruns $90000 for two years and$70000 for one)
ldquoFor students looking to improvetheir English studying in the US gives
you a true immersion in the languagethat will force you to become fluentby the time you leaverdquo said RebeccaHenriksen vice president of enrollmentand student services ldquoBut itrsquos still a trulyglobal experience We have studentsfrom close to 70 countries so itrsquos almoslike a minindashUnited Nations hererdquo
Cornell Universityrsquos JohnsonGraduate School of Management alsooffers a one-year MBA popular withstudents who want to double up andearn a professional degree in medicineengineering or law as well Dual degreesare increasingly popular in the US
because they give graduates an edge ina tough job marketIn recent years enrollments in
traditional two-year MBA programsinched up 1 percent in North Americawhile specialized masters enrollmentsshot up 30 percent according to theAACSB Popular specialties includefinance accounting marketing andnewer fields such as data analytics andinformation-technology management
Abhi Nangia shoots a video to help a groupof women in Nicaragua sell jewelry madefrom recycled trash
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TomorrowrsquosArtists TodayKAREN CALABRIA
Itrsquos no surprise that artists worldwide look to address mod-ern challenges and adopt the newest technology Art and theavant-garde have always gone hand in hand Here are shiningexamples of successful US programs for students of digital
arts conservation and arts and crafts
Digital Arts
When it comes to new technology art departments are earlyadopters Digital arts mdash such as animation video game develop-ment graphic design and visual effects mdash are attracting more stu-
dents each year many of them internationalThe School of Visual Arts in New York which admits students based on their portfolios as well as grades and test scores has madea name for itself as a premier digital arts program
John McIntosh chair of the Computer Art Computer Animationand Visual Effects Department said ldquoWe offer a program that onlyhires working professionals as faculty that has the highest academicrigor and that allows students to excel by concentrating on the prac-tice of being an artist for each of their four yearsrdquo
Anne Yang an animation student said she has gained practicalhands-on experience She and five classmates collaborated on mak-ing a film at the end of their junior year ldquoStudents donrsquot typically getthat experiencerdquo Yang said Their two-minute animated short Fright
Shift about a ghost hunter afraid of ghosts was a hit with audiences
Art Conservation
Most conservation programs in the US have catered to ad- vanced-degree students but a growing number now reach out to un-dergraduates as well New Mexico State University in Albuquerque began offering a bachelorrsquos degree in museum conservation in 2005Director Silvia Marinas-Feliner said interest in art conservation mayhave something to do with the popularity of forensic science on suchtelevision shows as CSI Crime Scene Investigation Museum conser- vationists are investigators too said Marinas-Feliner only insteadof autopsying bodies they try to uncover the history of the object
ldquoThings deteriorate and need to be preserved especially withnatural disastersrdquo she said
One of her former students Lyndy Bush works at the Smithson-ian Institutionrsquos National Museum of Natural History in Washing-ton ldquoIrsquom conserving botanical specimens that were damaged [byHurricane Sandy] while they were out on loanrdquo Bush said ldquoThe ideaof a career in art that incorporates science and skill was what mademe fall in love with the fieldrdquo
Students learn conservation techniques in small classes (nomore than 12 students) The cross-disciplinary curriculum requiresstudy in art history fine arts archaeology and hard science Theprogram even encourages students to study entomology so they become familiar with the bugs they might find in an artifact thatneeds restoring
Arts and Crafts
American arts and craf ts schools offer tradit ional disciplinessuch as glassblowing metalworking ceramics and woodworkingCurricula can reflect local art traditions according to ChristineHavice director of the School of Art at Kent State University pointing to basketweaving and rug-making in the Southwest and industrialized arts at her own school in Ohio
Some schools may shy away from adapting technology in deference to ldquothe old waysrdquo of preserving the past but that is not thecase at the Appalachian Center for Craft a satellite campus of Ten
nessee Tech University in Cookeville Tennessee Jeff Adams thecenterrsquos director said his students employ Computer-Aided Design3-D printers and computerized looms to preserve and advance thetreasures of that mountain region
The center teaches new ways to apply skills Engineering and ceramics students work hand in hand on one project in sub-Saharan Africa w ith the engineers designing water-filtration systems andthe ceramics students making clay water-filtration devices
ldquoItrsquos about what they want to do with the skills theyrsquore learninghere not just about how to produce things for salerdquo Adams said 983123
Museum conservation students at New Mexico State University puttheir restoration skills to the test
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Huge Geek MomentThe Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) trade show is the World Cup Olympics and Super Bowl
rolled into one for the 50000 video gamers designers programmers and marketers from 120countries who throng to Los Angeles each year But the excitement isnrsquot confined to the conventionhall Global gamers tune in breathlessly online to await word of the newest gaming advances
Eight students at Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) were no exception this June but they hada special reason for excitement A video game they developed not only was exhibited at the trade show butalso shared top honors at E3rsquos inaugural College Game Competition ldquoIt was a huge geek moment and anamazing opportunity for themrdquo said Tina OrsquoHailey dean of SCADrsquos School of Digital Media
Most game designers can expect to go their whole career without having the opportunity toshowcase a game of their own at E3 said Luis Cataldi head of SCADrsquos game development program
The studentsrsquo visually stunning side-scrolling PC game Lost in Thought follows a therapist as hetravels through his patientsrsquo minds to heal them
More than 380 US schools offer coursework in computer and video game design In 2013 SCADrsquosprogram was ranked by The Princeton Review as one of the nationrsquos top programs The college granted85 degrees in interactive design and game development in 2012
Band Camp RevisitedSome Columbia College Chicago students refer to it as ldquoBand Camprdquo Like Nashville Tennessee
New Orleans and Austin Texas the Windy City of Chicago is known for its vibrant music scene Thecity is a playground for the nearly 11000 students at Columbia College Chicago the countryrsquos largest
arts and media collegeCome summertime some Columbia musicians and aspiring record producers get to attend what
they fondly call ldquoBand Camprdquo Others know it as the schoolrsquos selective Summer Music ImmersionProgram Students from three Columbia departments mdash music arts management and acousticsmdash join forces for an intensive week of beats bass and branding The result a professional-qualityextended play (EP) record and a one-night-only showcase at a popular live music venue
Nate Green a recent graduate was a repeat camper ldquoItrsquos a lot of fun but extremely hard It rsquos themost real-world experience in my field one can get while still being at schoolrdquo he said
A local music-industry veteran helps the students compose songs mix them and market theresulting album
Although music-technology programs have cropped up at colleges around the country Columbiasets itself apart as the only undergraduate program to offer a bachelor of science degree in acoustics
Department chairman Pantelis Vassilakis said ldquoWersquore at the intersection of sound as music soundas business sound as physics and sound as perceptionrdquo 983123
A panel from Lost in Thought a game developed by SCAD students that shared top honorsat 2013rsquos E3 trade show
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your projected enrollment983084 begin your
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www983086travel983086state983086gov for information
about visas for non983085U983086S983086 citizens who
study in the U983086S983086
983093Prepare to Depart983086 In planning
your move to the United States983084 get
help from an EducationUSA Advising
Center in your country and from the
international student adviser at your
chosen U983086S983086 school983086 Advisers and
students who have returned from the
U983086S983086 can prepare you for new experiences
and challenges983086 Discuss changes from
your home environment983084 academic
systems and expectations983084 housing and
coping in a new cultural setting983086
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Shu Zhu came to the United States from Qingdao China six years ago as many international students do planning toprepare for a career in business But at North Carolina StateUniversity she discovered one of the glories of the US sys-
tem of higher education the ability undergraduates have to exploreoptions and change majors
She got an early opportunity to work in a research laboratoryunder the tutelage of an engineering professor alongside graduatestudents and postdoctoral fellows all searching for breakthroughsin chemical and biomedical engineering
Zhu soon switched majors to chemical engineering and nowis pursuing a doctorate at the University of Pennsylvania an IvyLeague school in Philadelphia She said the beauty of her educa-tional path was that she could change her mind
She credits the engineering professor Michael Dickey with en-couraging her to excel Even when she had ldquosome crazy ideardquo shesaid ldquohe would never say lsquoYou cannot do thisrsquo He would alwayssay lsquoYou should tryrsquordquo
Dickey an associate professor in the Department of Chemi-cal and Biomolecular Engineering was honored in 2012 as one ofNorth Carolina Statersquos outstanding teachers He regularly putsundergraduates to work on lab projects which include developingnovel nanofabrication techniques and stretching liquid metals intoforms that can hold their shape at room temperatures
He also has a gift for explaining things Discussing why alumi-
num and copper make such good electrical conductors he said itrsquos because of their ldquogood thermal properties mdash when you sit on metal bleachers it feels really cold because they are removing heat from your body really fastrdquo
One of his favorite metals is gallium a liquid metal with athick paint-like consistency Dickey has found that by mixinggallium with indium the resulting alloy can be stretched intoelectrical wires His team has put gallium through myriad testsprinting it in 3-D fashion encasing it in rubbery materials twist-ing it into different configurations and stretching it
The team made ear phones that extend 10 times their originallength ldquoThe sound quality doesnrsquot change at allrdquo Dickey saidldquobecause itrsquos such a good conductor of electricit yrdquo
Dickey focuses on new materials Nylon was once a major breakthrough in material science as was silicon Dickey rsquos galli-um-based alloy could prove to be the next Potential applicationsinclude antennas clothing wallpaper even newspapers
Dickeyrsquos lab which has captured the attention of privateindustry is typical of American higher-education programs inscience technology engineering and math or STEM
In addition to new materials popular STEM fields for studentsinclude computer science environmental conservation and 3-Dprinting as well as fields related to providing the planet with foodand energy
International Attraction
The US is the Number 1 destination for foreign students inter-ested in studying science and engineering at the postsecondarylevel according to the National Science Board
At the undergraduate level 32 percent of international studentsare enrolled in a STEM-related field At the graduate level roughly60 percent of international students are pursuing STEM degreesTwo-thirds of them come from India and China Foreign studentseek out US programs educators say for the high-quality educa-tion and meaningful research in state-of-the-art labs
US college life affords students opportunities to branch out
and take courses in political science entrepreneurship and thehumanities ldquoItrsquos both the technical depth of what we do in theSTEM fieldsrdquo said Charles Thorpe provost at Clarkson Universityin New York and ldquoembedding that in a liberal ar ts educationrdquo Living in dorms leading student organizations and attending sportingevents he said are important parts of a US education
In secondary school Zhu 22 learned lots of physics and mathldquobut wasnrsquot really enjoying itrdquo Students spent long hours solvingproblems and other exercises in preparation for Chinarsquos tough college entrance exam ldquoIt wasnrsquot interesting scientific knowledgerdquoshe said Her attitude changed in Michael Dickeyrsquos lab and so didher life trajectory 983123
Branching OutThrough STEMLUCY HOOD
International Students in STEM fields
983094983088graduate
983091983090undergraduate
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STEM StandoutsThe US offers rich opportunities to study science technologyengineering and math These schools are the tip of the iceberg
St Olaf CollegeLocated in Northfield Minnesota St Olaf College has a renowned choir but
is also a prodigious incubator of engineers and scientists It ranks in the top 10
among four-year colleges in producing future PhDs Forty percent of its 3000students major in math chemistry biology computer science or psychology
In tandem with its STEM programs St Olaf emphasizes environmentalconservation Everything from the food students eat to the construction ofbuildings to the curriculum itself is guided by an appreciation for science and aneffort to reduce manrsquos footprint on the planet Scientists there work to reducetoxic waste associated with lab work
The crown jewel of the environmental efforts is Regents Hall a state-of-the-art science building that meets the strictest criteria established by the US GreenBuilding Council
The college requires all students to take at least two science classes A newlydeveloped course promises nonscience majors an understanding of the sciencebehind issues at the forefront of public debate today
ldquoWe have the best of both worldsrdquo said Matthew Richey associate dean fornatural sciences and mathematics with an elite program that prepares thosefuture PhDs but also provides other students a deeper understanding of mathand science than the typical liberal-arts student gets in college
University of California San Diego In Professor Darren Lipomirsquos nanoengineering lab at the University of
California San Diego students from Belarus Thailand and Mexico are part of theresearch team working on solar energy mdash specifically the pursuit of less expensiveand less brittle solar panels
That diversity is the norm in cutting-edge research settings said the youngchemical engineer ldquoPeople from different cultures have different approaches tosimilar problems and if yoursquore in the room together somebody will come up with asolutionrdquo he said
A normal solar cell is made of silicon which is easily damaged in inclementweather Lipomi is taking the silicon out and replacing it with a plastic material
thatrsquos not only more robust but more economical
Clarkson UniversityLocated near the Canadian border in Potsdam New York Clarkson
University is known for its engineering programs and for graduatingstudents who make higher starting salaries than their counterparts fromHarvard University
Last year 10 percent of the schoolrsquos 3 604 students were foreignnationals many enrolled in STEM programs and learning entrepreneurshipalong with scientific research
ldquoOur model is taking the innovator by the hand through thecommercialization processrdquo said Matthew Draper deputy director of theShipley Center for Innovation The center helps students with intellectualproperty rights marketing research branding beta testing fundraising andrevenue generation These are daunting steps that scientists find difficult tomaneuver Draper said
Since 2010 the center has helped 57 startups with 158 more in thepipeline It helped Dami Adepoju a recent Clarkson graduate from AbujaNigeria break into the shoe business Adepoju designed a four-way zipperthat transforms one shoe into three giving people with limited resourcesdiverse styles
Experts at the Shipley Center helped Adepoju come up with a 3-D modelfor his invention and build a market They connected him with cobblersbuilt the zipper to his specifications and helped with pre-incorporation andpartnership agreements From Nigeria Adepoju now runs Fini Shoes andplans to sell worldwide 983123
Above Shu Zhu in alab at the University of
Pennsylvania found thather educational plans tookan unexpected turn leftMichael Dickey displaysan antenna made from a
gallium-based alloy
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E ven as a child in Zimbabwe GamuchiraiClinton Tavaziva wanted to be a doc-tor ldquoGamurdquo played with living thingspretending birds were patients and ex-
amined the skeletons of dead lizards outside hishome in Harare the countryrsquos largest city
But after secondary school his goal of gettinga medical education in the United States and re-turning to Zimbabwe with that expertise lookedout of reach The price tag was too high for hisfamily even with financial aid
Those who had known Tavaziva now 20 asa teen had always admired the shy science whiz with a passion for helping others His grades andleadership skills earned him the title of ldquohead boyrdquo or student president
An adv iser from the US Achievers Programmdash part of a US Department of State EducationUSA initiative in Zimbabwe mdash urged Tavaziva toapply for a new $500 million MasterCard Foun-dation Scholars Program The program planned
to educate 15000 talented young people in 10 years It would help those with financialhardship and a ldquogive backrdquo ethos and prepare them to be leaders
The programrsquos focus is Africa which is growing economically and politically but hasthe worldrsquos lowest education enrollment rates and a young population (Sixty percentof Africans are under age 25)
Tavaziva didnrsquot need to be told twice He filled out an application at the US Embassyand weeks later got an email notifying him hersquod been selected as a MasterCard Founda-tion scholar at Arizona State University (ASU) ldquoI didnrsquot know whether to cry or jumpIt was 11 pm and I woke everyone up We all celebratedrdquo he said
Arriving in Arizona later that year Tavaziva saw more than 60000 students movingabout the Tempe campus of the nationrsquos largest public university and found it ldquokindof scary but at the same time exciting I told myself Irsquod meet so many people make somany connectionsrdquo
He adjusted to dormitory life challenging courses his first ldquoCrdquo grade worries aboutspeaking English with an accent and new foods mdash Mexican was a hit but not hamburg-ers A biochemistry major Tavaziva jumped at the chance to do research in order tomimic the process of a spiderrsquos production of silk
He found college football equally exciting ldquoIrsquod always been an admirer of American
footballrdquo he said ldquoIrsquod watched a lot back home but seeing it in person was one of the best experiences of my liferdquo
Jenny Brian who taught Tavaziva in a freshman seminar said he is ldquosmart funnypolite and dedicatedrdquo
ldquoGamu thinks deeply about topics and has a strong sense of social justice and equityrdquosaid Meggan Madden director of the MasterCard program at ASU She said Tavaziva was chosen not only for his academic skills but because he ldquodreams bigrdquo and is moti- vated to make his dreams a reality
Tavaziva plans to return to Zimbabwe with his degree ldquoI just love my country somuchrdquo he said ldquoand Irsquom obliged to help in rebuilding it againrdquo 983123
From Africa to ArizonaGRETCHEN KELL
Attention ClassLAUREN MONSEN
One hundred students from acrossEgypt Tunisia Algeria Afghanistan andPakistan spent four weeks recently atIndiana Universityrsquos Kelley School ofBusiness where they developed businessplans and marketing strategies
For some US teaching methods mdashdesigned to encourage critical thinkingthrough lively classroom discussions mdashcame as a revelation
It was ldquonot considered disrespectful toask questions of your professorsrdquo said anamazed Sara Bisharat of Jordan
ldquoThe [Indiana] professors grab yourattentionrdquo said Haseeb Rahman ofAfghanistan ldquoYou feel like yoursquore engagedand involvedrdquo
Sara Jamil of Pakistan found peerdiscussion helpful ldquoI got an opportunityto listen to the perspectives of people ofvaried nationalities on one topicrdquo she saidldquoIt was a wonderful learning experiencerdquo
During the program sponsored bythe Coca-Cola Company and the USDepartment of State Professor Chris Cook
pointed out problems with some of thebusiness plans ldquoI usually asked studentsto provide more hard data and challengedall their assumptionsrdquo he said ldquoIrsquod sendthem to the CIA [World Factbook ] websitebecause it has phenomenal data and to theWorld Bank [data] website among othersources Indiana University library data wasalso availablerdquo
By the end Cook said ldquothey were allleaps and bounds ahead of where they werewhen they first walked in the doorrdquo
Still ldquoI learned as much as they didrdquo hesaid 983123
Gamu Tavaziva saw the failure ofhospitals in Zimbabwe as ldquoa call forme to pursue medicinerdquo
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4 MythsOnly prestigiousuniversities offer aquality education
There are 4495 degree-grantinginstitutions in the US according to theNational Center for Education Statistics
yet the eyes of overseas students are often
fixed on the Ivy League schools But eliteschools set the entrance bar skyhigh andreject most applicants while qualityeducation is available at many moreschools according to Stefano Papaleodirector of admissions at Lynn Universityin Florida
Only rich parents cansend children to the US
Public universities charge less tuitionthan most private schools Graduatestudents often qualify for discounts asteaching assistants More than 500 US
scholarships and grants are available to helpinternational students defray costs (Learnmore about them on the Funding for USStudy website) Financial support also maybe available in studentsrsquo home countries
Studying in the USis similar to attendingcollege back home
Students are surprised by differencesbetween classrooms in the United Statesand in their own home countries accordingto Jessica Young who advises internationalstudents at the University of Illinois It rsquos not
just sitting and listening to professors shesaid Asking and answering questions orgiving oral presentations affect final gradesso ldquohone your communication skills andbe prepared for a change in the way youstudyrdquo
US campuses are unsafeMovies and television depict the United
States as plagued by violence but the realityis that crime rates have fallen for yearsMost campuses have precautions in placemdash emergency call boxes alert systems towarn students of any imminent threat andshuttle buses or services to escort studentsat night In a 2012 poll by i-Graduate 82percent of international students said theyfelt ldquosafe and securerdquo in the US
Schools with the Largest Shares of International Students
Schools with the Largest Number of International Students
983090983095New School
New York
983090983094Florida Instituteof Technology
Florida
983090983089Illinois Instituteof Technology
Illinois
983089983096Lynn University
Florida
9269University of Southern California
Los Angeles
8997 University of IllinoisUrbana-Champaign
8660New York University
New York
8563 Purdue University
West Lafayette Indiana
Why These Schools
ReputationMatt VanderZalm spokesman at the University of Illinois said prestige and low cost of living matter
A reputation ldquoas one of the top destinations for international students perpetuates itselfrdquo he saidStudents who hear friends speaking highly of Illinois follow
LocationSchools on both coasts and in the Midwest draw international students because thatrsquos where majorcities are concentrated
ProgramsNearly two-thirds of international students want to study business engineering or science so schoolsthat boast strong programs in those areas are popular Among them the University of Illinois atUrbana-Champaign Carnegie Mellon University Purdue University New York University and theUniversity of California at Los Angeles
Of All International Students at US Colleges the Largest Shares Come from
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The Welcome Mat Is OutUS colleges and universities attract far more students from abroad than any other countryrsquos
higher-education institutions mdash 764000 of the 4 million international students worldwide Their rankshave swelled by nearly a third in the past decade but higher education leaders say they have room forplenty more and they are eager to find them
Many US colleges mdash small and large public and private mdash have stepped up their recruitment ofstudents from abroad according to a survey by higher-education associations More than half comefrom China India and South Korea but students come from a host of other lands as well includingSaudi Arabia Canada Vietnam and Mexico
Still only one in 25 college students in the United States is international compared with one infive in Australia and the United Kingdom President Obama is a strong backer of efforts to attractmore international students and send more American students abroad His ldquo100000 Strong inChinardquo initiative aims to quadruple the number of Americans studying in China while a similar effortis mounted to bring in 100000 students from Latin America while sending an equal number ofAmericans to study there
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Peace amp Security
Ben Rattray dreamed of being the ultimate establishment manan investment banker who would wear a double-breasted suit ashe walked down Wall Street But a series of experiences during
college led Rattray down an entirelydifferent path
Today he helps tens of millions ofpeople around the world take on theestablishment by exercising a basic American tenet petitioning for change
On the website Rattray founded
Changeorg citizens in the UnitedStates and countries like India South Africa and Brazil have fought to giveequal access to girls on sports teams
to battle local corruption and to make one young girl eligible for alung transplant normally reserved for adults The site is a platformthat allows individuals to petition an array of institutions bycollecting the names of supporters online
With the power of signatures Changeorg says it is makinga difference helping people win thousands of victories since thesite launched in 2007 Big institutions be they governments orcorporations can seem too powerful for individuals to take onRattray said and ldquopeople become apathetic if they think theycanrsquot make a difference The power of individuals is to come
together and not work alone You just have everyday people doingextraordinary thingsrdquo
The 25-year-old Rattray who attended Stanford University andthe London School of Economics started rethinking his career
Real ChangeOne Signature
at a Time
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signaturesDown Syndrome student
gets to play sports
94684
signaturesFirefighters granted
government health care
126631
signaturesPhone company helps
domestic violence victims
194825 signaturesEcuador shuts down
ex-gay torture clinics
113759
signaturesAmazon stops selling
whale and dolphin meat
202962
signaturesSupporting South Africanwomenrsquos fight against ldquocorrective raperdquo171789
signaturesPalm oil plantation barred
for burning forests
10243
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path when his brother announced he is gay but also said that hehad been hiding his sexuality out of fear Rattray said he thoughtof people including himself who had stood by and done nothingto fight for justice and equal treatment He went to London reada book a day and thought about the concept of social change Theend result was the birth of Changeorg
The sitersquos popular petitions often gain media coverage Fifteen- year-old Julia Bluhm was distressed at the way photographs ofgirls and women in the popular teen magazine Seventeen were
being airbrushed to make them look thinner and prettier Bluhmdecided to petition the magazine and collected signatures fromas far away as Australia and the Netherlands ldquoWe all know how itcan affect a girlrsquos body image and self-esteemrdquo said Bluhm wholives in Waterville Maine Getting more than 84000 far-flungsignatures ldquokind of opens up the bigger picture and shows how itaffects people all over the worldrdquo
Bluhmrsquos petition led Seventeen to stop altering modelsrsquo shapes with Photoshop and to publish a ldquoBody Peace Treatyrdquo calling ongirls to be confident regardless of their size or shape
Cynthia Butterworth of Rochester New York petitioned tohelp her sister who had been the victim of domestic violence andfound it would cost $500 to close the mobile phone account she
had shared with her abuser The phone company responded toButterworthrsquos petition by agreeing to close the account without afee and to implement a new policy to help other abuse victims ldquoIt was a huge victoryrdquo Butterworth said ldquoIt gives a little person whofeels like she has been treated unfairly a huge voicerdquo
People in more than 190 countries have used the petitionsRattray says
In India he said there has been an explosion of campaignsagainst corruption through his website A man in Hardoiattempting to report alleged corruption to the Regional TransportOffice was asked for a bribe and beaten when he refused mdash anepisode caught on cell phone video A Changeorg petitionstarted by the man and pursued by Indians countrywide led to
prosecutions and a stronger anti-corruption policy Rattray said Changeorg will continue to empower people Asregular people mobilize by petitioning online he said he meetspeople everywhere who have a growing conviction that they reallycan make a difference 983123 ndashSM
The White House has a similar petition page online called We thePeople (httpspetitionswhitehousegov) which allows people tocreate online petitions on matters involving government action Ifa petition attracts 150 signatures in 30 days it will be searchable onthe White House site If it collects 100000 signatures during that
time the petition will be reviewed by the Obama administrationand a response will be posted Topics range from gun violence toimmigration to beer (and yes the White House gave in and revealedthe official White House beer recipe)
We the People
Above Julia Bluhm (center) and other teens at Hearst Corp inNew York where Bluhm delivered a petition asking Seventeen magazine to stop altering photos Below Seventeenrsquos editor-in-chief responded by publishing this letter
$423Trivia Turkey
average amount spent by shoppers over theThanksgiving holiday weekend
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Redefining PortraitureChicago-based artist Lincoln Schatz who regards traditionalportraits as idealized depictions of ldquoa single frozen momentrdquo iscreating portraits by filming subjects
Schatz mounts cameras at varied heights within a small room
to create 360-degree views of his subjects who perform or speakabout their lives while the cameras roll A computer randomly editsresulting footage and displays it on a screen in a loop constantlyrecombining footage such that no two viewings will be the same
Schatz seeks dynamism by generating unpredictablecombinations of camera angles The artistrsquos Cube series (2008) andNetwork series (2012) thus offer shifting perspectives on personality
ldquoI wanted to get beyond the mythology people create forthemselvesrdquo Schatz said ldquoI ask them lsquoIf life is a series of dots ona line how does your story start Whatrsquos the first dot for yoursquordquoBut he doesnrsquot allow his subjectsrsquo answers to define their portraitsinstead working to ldquoget them beyond their self-images or public brands to understand themselves in a new and different wayrdquo
The Cube portraits (commissioned by the Hearst Corporationto celebrate the 75th anniversar y of Esquire magazine) focuson 40 of the 75 most influential people of the 21st century asdetermined by the magazinersquos editors Who made the cut ActorGeorge Clooney basketball star LeBron James Craigslist founderCraig Newmark regenerative-medicine specialist Anthony Atalafashion designer Marc Jacobs foreign-policy expert (and now USambassador to the UN) Samantha Power heart surgeon MehmetOz and architect Santiago Calatrava among others
Portrait subjects entered a transparent 10-foot-by-10-foot cubein which they spent 45 minutes doing anything they chose as longas it reflected their own sense of their personalities The portraits were filmed at Hearst headquarters in New York Esquire editor-in-chief David Granger attended every sitting
One subject created quite a stir Granger said ldquoWe didnrsquotpublicize it but when Clooney came word leaked out throughthe building At first there were a few people mdash mostly women mdashmilling around Pretty soon 300 people had gatheredrdquo
Newmark worked on a laptop computer resolving customer-service issues for Craigslist users James played a basketball-themed video game and became so absorbed that he overstayed histime limit Atala mdash whose work involves growing new human cellstissues and organs mdash treated the cube itself as an organ tr ying tocoax it to life by plastering images of cells all over its walls Jacobs brought his yoga teacher and had a yoga session
Clooney danced with women (he specified that no models oractresses be recruited) twirling in succession Schatzrsquos mother
several Hearst Corporation employees and TV journalist GayleKing He wanted ldquosomething to do hellip instead of just standingaroundrdquo Schatz explained
The resulting portraits are ldquodreamlikerdquo Schatz said in part because they are silent
They are more abstract and painterly than his subsequentNetwork series which includes audio of subjectsrsquo voices In theseSchatz focuses on Americans whom he sees as leaders or innovatorsComprising 89 portraits the series includes former Supreme CourtJustice Sandra Day OrsquoConnor Google Inc vice president (and so-called ldquofather of the Internetrdquo) Vint Cerf public radio journalistCokie Roberts and America Online founder Steve Case They talk
about their childhoods about forces that they believe shaped themThe Cube and Network series were acquired by the Smithsonian
Institutionrsquos National Portrait Gallery But Schatz has created video portraits for private collectors as well The genre requiresartist and subject to ldquolet go and let something happenrdquo he saidand the process is liberating
ldquoWe are all polyfaceted there are multiple ways we can beseen and interpreted At the root of all this is getting people toself-explorerdquo 983123 ndashLM
Arts
When LeBron James arrived for his Cube portrait session ldquohe wasin his early 20s mdash a kid reallyrdquo said David Granger ldquoOf coursekids like to play video gamesrdquo
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4000 +Trivia Turkey
paintings by Norman Rockwell includingFreedom from Want illustrating aThanksgiving dinner
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WatchTo view the video portraitof LeBron James scan theQR code with your phone
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In 2012 members of the US military andforeign service submitted photographs fromtheir duty abroad to a jury of experts Theirsubmissions began a project sponsored bythe US departments of State and Defenseto mark Veterans Day observed each year onthe 11th of November
The jury of photographers curators andprominent Americans including formersecretaries of state Madeleine Albright andColin Powell selected the best entries Artist
Lincoln Schatz then created composite stillimages from the top photos
The images convey ldquothe complex realities ofserving abroadrdquo Schatz said as well as theldquoimmense complexity of hope life hardshipand loss hellip Looking at the world throughtheir eyes we see the photographersrsquo humanexperience and wonder how we wouldnavigate were we thererdquo
Seen here is a composite merging three ofthe photographs
The dominant photo (taken by Manuel JMartinez) depicts an Iraqi father pausingfrom his conversation with US soldiersto share a moment with his daughter athis home in the Jefrmila neighborhood ofGhazaliyah Iraq A background photo (takenby Jeremy Lock) shows US soldiers withno date or place indicated and anotherbackground photo (taken by Alvin WilliamsJr) shows US Marines setting up a bivouacto assist victims of a landslide on the island
of Leyte in the Philippines
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Through Their Eyes
8Trivia Turkey
million 5- and 6- year-olds who might draw aturkey by tracing their fingers on paper andcoloring it in
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Education for AllJUDITH HEUMANN
Judith Heumann is the StateDepartmentrsquos special adviser forinternational disability rightsGrowing up in the New York City borough of BrooklynI wasnrsquot allowed to go to school until fourth gradebecause I used a wheelchair and was unable to walk
But my parents were adamant that I get an educationequal to my brothersrsquo so I could support myself if Inever married (women were not typically breadwinnersback then) They teamed up with other parents toforce some of the local secondary schools to become
accessible to students with disabilities Later I battledsuccessfully to be the first person in a wheelchair toteach in New York and taught there for three years
Education including the higher education describedon pages 14ndash23 is a great equalizer It opens opportunitiesfor girls and boys for disadvantaged people and especiallyfor people like me who have disabilities
Hamza Jaka and Amber Buckley-Shaklee twostudents with disabilities worked as interns at the StateDepartment this year Overall their stories indicatethat inclusive education is moving forward
Both Hamza and Amber have always attendedintegrated schools as required under laws that
didnrsquot exist when I was in school Hamza now anundergraduate student at the University of CaliforniaBerkeley was resented by peers who thought theaccommodations he received (such as having acomputer for spelling tests) were unfair And Ambernow a graduate student at the University of Illinois atUrbana-Champaign had friends at nearby schools who
were told they could come to school but only if theydidnrsquot bring their wheelchairs
Parents and students need to know their rights Inthe US there are Parent Information Centers that help
Also after years of implementation of our laws morestudents with disabilities are graduating from secondaryschool and entering work or higher education
We have come a long way since I had polio in1949 and we have far to go Our laws are not alwaysenforced as they should be As I work for equality andthe advancement of human rights I want to teach thislesson People with disabilities should have the samerights and opportunities as all people Granted these wecan and do improve our communities our country andthe world 983123
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Reston p 5 983138
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Nuclear EntrepreneursANDRZEJ ZWANIECKI
Innovators may shape the future of the nuclear energy industryTwo US startups mdash Transatomic Power Inc and TerraPower
LLC mdash are pursuing new types of reactors which if successful will make nuclear power more competitive and safer
The nuclear industry is ripe for innovation according toexperts because itrsquos based on half-century-old technology Newpower plants are prohibitively expensive and the nuclear wasteissue still waits for a comprehensive solution The industryrsquosresurgence expected just a few years ago has never happenedLow natural gas prices have made gas-fired power plants moreeconomically viable than nuclear ones and as a result mostUS utility companies that had considered building new plantsput plans on ice In addition the 2011 disaster at the Fukushimanuclear plant in Japan shook proponents of nuclear energy anddampened interest in it in several countries
Greenhorns and Veterans
A new generation of US nuclear engineers believes innovationis what the industry needs They ldquohave enthusiasm and arenot afraid to try new thingsrdquo said Benoit Forget a professor ofnuclear science and engineering at the Massachusetts Institute ofTechnology (MIT)
The first to try their hands at developing new nuclear
technologies were Leslie Dewan and Mark Massie who as doctoralcandidates in the Nuclear Science and Engineering Department ofMIT proposed a waste-annihilating molten salt reactor (WAMSR)in 2012 In that reactor molten salt (mixed with fuel) serves as
a coolant instead of the usual water Dewan and Massie startedTransatomic Power Inc based in Boston to develop such a reactor
Silicon Valley bets on another concept mdash a traveling wavereactor (TWR) mdash in hopes that more appealing nuclear power
will help slow global warming A group of industry veterans andnuclear experts launched TerraPower LLC based in Bellevue Washington to develop TWR which produces its own fuel withinits core
New-generation nuclear reactors promise to make nuclearpower generation safer more efficient and less expensive andaddress the issue of radioactive waste its byproduct now stored atnuclear plant locations (See p 10)
Forget of MIT has no doubt the nuclear startups facechallenges financial regulatory and logistical Afterexperimentation and simulation TerraPower and Transatomicneed to build working prototypes design commercial plants andget all necessary licenses an arduous and expensive process
With backing from Microsoft chairman Bill Gates inventor
Nathan Myhrvold and Silicon Valley venture capital fundsTerraPower has a solid financial foundation It works with morethan 100 partners primarily national labs universities andpotential suppliers
Transatomic started with $1 million in seed money fromfamilies friends and local entrepreneurs according to its chiefexecutive Russ Wilcox ldquoItrsquos hard to imagine any other country where you could start a nuclear company through privateinitiativerdquo he said
Wilcox is optimistic that the company will convince privateinvestors and the US government to support Transatomicrsquosconcept He believes his company can construct the WAMSR forone-third of what it costs to build a nuclear plant today ldquoWe can
completely change the industryrdquo he saidThe technical problem the two upstarts hope to solve is a lack
of materials that can withstand extreme conditions of the reactorcore for decades But complying with regulations is a greater
Science
By 2035 nuclear powergeneration capacity isprojected to increase bymore than 50 percent from
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million turkeys raised in the US each year A quarter wind up on Thanksgiving tables
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983089 In the reactor core983084 fission983084 orsplitting983084 of atoms in fuel rods
produces heat and neutrons983086
983090Control rods limit the number ofneutrons in the core and maintain a
constant supply of electricity983086
983091Water983084 which works as both amoderator and a coolant983084 picks
up the heat generated by the fission983086From a pressurizer983084 where waterpressure is raised983084 water flows to asteam generator983086
983092The steam drives a turbine983084 whichin turn drives a power generator983086
983093A condenser turns steam comingout of the turbine into water983084 which
then is pumped back into the steamgenerator and the reactor core983086
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steam runs through a cooling tower983086
Pressurizer
Control Rods
S t e a m G
e n e r a t o r
Fuel Rods
R e a c t o r V e s s e l
Turbines
Generator
Condenser
Cooling Tower
Electricity Grid
How a Conventional (Light Water) Reactor Works
73 Trivia Turkey kilogram average weight forThanksgiving turkeys Itrsquos also how muchturkey Americans eat per capita each year
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challenge Wilcox said Forget agreed saying it is particularly so in the US Although the US design certification process is regarded as the ldquogold standardrdquoaround the world for reactor safety when applied to reactors that use existingtechnology the US process doesnrsquot provide for a certification of reactors likeTerraPowerrsquos and Transatomicrsquos
Other countries with ambitious plans for nuclear power may be open tonew ideas Forget said TerraPower is actively seeking partners to help build aprototype Company executives have visited China France India Japan South
Korea and RussiaForget said a build date mostly depends on another country agreeing to locatea commerical plant on its soil
Forget and other experts believe that nuclear power has a future as naturalgas prices are projected by the US Energy Information Agency to more thandouble by 2040
Without nuclear expansion world energy prices will rise and global warming will get worse warned Faith Birol chief economist at the International Energy Agency
ldquoIn the longer term nuclear is part of the answerrdquo Forget said noting thathesitation in the US and part of Europe may be temporary and that othercountries continue to expand their nuclear power industries 983123
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Nuclear InnovationFor fuel TerraPower depends on depleteduranium from the existing uranium-oreenrichment process Transatomic relieson radioactive waste removed fromconventional reactors These ventures arepromising because they hellip
ɟ Reduce radioactive waste and the need
for waste storage
ɟ Capture more energy from uranium orethan a conventional reactor can
ɟ Operate at atmospheric pressure thatcauses less mechanical stress simplifyingdesigns and improving safety
ɟ Allow for high-temperature operationimproving the efficiency of electricityconversion
900Trivia Turkey
kilograms is the record weight for a pumpkinMost grown for pies weigh 2ndash5 kilograms
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From Trash to Gold
983141983139983151983155983139983154983137983152983155 983156983141983154983154983137983139983161983139983148983141983159983144983151 Dan Blake co-founded the company with
Craig Martineau and Brandon SargentBlake did a lot of research on his own
dumpster diving blending differentcombinations of wasted food and testingresults Still he doesnrsquot miss EcoScrapsrsquoearly days when he collected food scrapsfrom the dumpsters
ldquoI ruined most of myclothes I think my shoesended up compostingthemselves and my carstill stinksrdquo
In 2001 20-year-old Princeton Universityfreshman Tom Szaky started marketingworm poop as fertilizer in recycled plastic
bottles Today his company operates in22 countries where more than 40 millionpeople including students collect trash forpoints which can be traded for merchandiseor as charitable contributions
ldquoInvolving people in thecollection of trash willeducate them about theeffects that waste has on theenvironmentrdquo Szaky said
983159983144983137983156 Produces organic chemical- and manure-freecompost and potting soil From its inceptionin 2010 EcoScraps reports the company hasrecycled 7 million kilograms of food waste andthus prevented more than 4 million kilogramsof methane mdash a powerful greenhouse gas mdashfrom being released into the atmosphere
In addition to recycling the companyupcycles that is converts non-recyclableor hard-to-recycle waste into newproducts Using less carbon and energyupcycling is friendlier to the environmentand more cost effective than recyclingaccording to the company
983144983151983159 Supermarkets restaurants and farmscollect food waste mostly spoiled fruitsand vegetables The spoiled food isdelivered to a plant where it is groundand mixed with wood shavings After itis oxygenated the mixture is ldquocookedrdquo toproduce compost
Waste divided into 40 categories mdash fromcandy wrappers to plastic bottles to oldshoes to cigarette butts mdash is turned intovaluable materials such as customizedplastic pellets More than 1500 products aremade from these materials through differentmolding techniques
Recovering food scraps and recyclable materials from dumpsters might seem like unsavory business but some new companies are reaping profits by doing just that There is money to be
made from trash that normally isnrsquot recycled Some entrepreneurs started companies thatturn trash into useful products making the environment cleaner and reducing the greenhouseemissions produced by landfills Theyrsquove got plenty of material with which to work In the UnitedStates mdash the largest market in the world mdash trash abounds
Garbage BagsBelow are various items created withrecyclable materials by TerraCycle
44Trivia Turkey
million Americans who travel 80 km ormore from home over the holiday
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Native American CuisineKOURTNI GONZALEZ
There is a certain amount of nationalism associated withthe traditional food of every culture People overlook the journeytaken by their favorite food before it gets to their tables
Lois Ellen Frank and Walter Whitewater chefs at the Native American catering and food company called Red Mesa Cuisine inSanta Fe New Mexico consider it their mission to educate peopleabout the sometimes surprising origins of ingredients
ldquoFoods have traveled the world and changed all of us and I
think we can celebrate where they came from and share in thecommonality that we all have in our respective ethnicities andplacesrdquo Frank said
Frank of the Kiowa tribe from Anadarko Oklahoma and Whitewater of the Dineacute (Navajo) tribe in Pinon Arizona left their business for 10 days earlier in 2013 to travel to Ukraine The chefsmet with eager audiences to discuss ingredients especially thoseindigenous to America and popular in European cuisine
Only some Italians know that the tomato didnrsquot originate inItaly and only some Irish know the potato was grown in America before being planted in Ireland ldquoA lot of people are surprised about
the [American] origins of some of their most common foodsrdquo saidRichard Hetzler executive chef at Mitsitam Native Foods Cafeacute atthe National Museum of the American Indian in Washington He
750Trivia Turkey
million pounds of cranberries producedannually in the US
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believes that what people eat today around the world would be very differenthad it not been for the Native American contribution of ingredients such ascorn beans squash chili pepper sunflower seeds and tomatoes to menus
Likewise the United States is a country built on diversity and traditional American dishes have been inspired and shaped by contributions fromelsewhere in the world
Sharing Ingredients
Hetzler regrets that Americans have moved further away from the days
of community-based local growing because a disconnect has developed between the food people eat and the place where it was grown Typically USconsumers go to their local supermarket and find even out-of-season producereadily available
Earlier Hetzler said ldquoNative Americans formed a culture around food asliferdquo He wants people around the world to know the origins of their food andrecognize the effect that these foods have had on their cultural identity
The test kitchen and catering business that Whitewater and Frank runin New Mexico offers a ldquoCulture and Cuisinerdquo program in which patronsprepare and share a meal together using traditional Southwest techniquesand ingredients many of which are sourced from local Native American tribalnations Frank gives a background lecture to the group to teach everyoneabout the ingredientsrsquo importance to Native American history and culture
Frank said that when she leads these workshops she tells students thatunderstanding food facilitates understanding who they are
Food is culturally ingrained in everything that a society does she believesIt is the ldquocommon element we all share regardless of language religion raceethnicityrdquo she said but it also is a way in which we can define a unique identity 983123
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Mesa Squash Frywith Sunflower SeedsLOIS ELLEN FRANK
This colorful squash fry issometimes called calabacitas Thereare several different variations butthis one is my favorite
Ingredients
1 green New Mexico or Anaheim chile2 tablespoons sunflower oil2 garlic cloves finely chopped12 teaspoon salt12 teaspoon black pepper4 carrots cut into 2-inch-long julienne4 small zucchini cut into 2-inch-long julienne4 yellow squash cut into 2-inch-long julienne1 red bell pepper diced14 cup shelled sunflower seeds (raw or toasted)
Directions1 Roast the chile on an open flame Then peel seed
and coarsely chop it
2 In a sauteacute pan heat the oil over medium-high heatWhen the oil is hot but not smoking add the garlicchile salt and black pepper Cook 1 to 2 minutesstirring constantly to allow the flavors to blend
3 Add the carrots zucchini squash and red pepperReduce the heat and allow vegetables to simmerabout 10 minutes until they are tender Add thesunflower seeds and simmer another 5 minutesServe hot as a vegetable side dish
These common foods
around the world originatedin the Americas
FoodFlight
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Trivia Turkey
million contact the Butterball poultrycompany for advice on how to cook turkey
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Education
A School Like No OtherMARK TRAINER
In 1988 when Gallaudet Universityrsquos board of trustees announced it hadchosen a hearing person as its seventh president over two deaf finalistsGallaudet students with the support of alumni and staff shut down theuniversity for several days The incident made national headlines
The ldquoDeaf President Nowrdquo protest succeeded and I King Jordan wasnamed Gallaudets eighth mdash and first deaf mdash president In spite of theinternal strife Gallaudet embraces this chapter of its history because itspeaks to a core characteristic of the school The Gallaudet communitytakes pride in its record of advocating aggressively on behalf of deaf people
Gallaudet mdash a federally chartered private nonprofit educationalinstitution in Washington mdash is the only higher-education institution inthe world where all services are specifically designed for deaf studentsIt offers Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science degrees in more than40 majors Gallaudet confers masterrsquos degrees in fields such as publicadministration and international development and doctoral degrees inclinical psychology and linguistics A majority of Gallaudetrsquos graduateprograms are designed to train students in professional services for thedeaf and hard of hearing
Congress authorized permanent federal appropriations for the schoolin 1954 President Ronald Reagan signed the Education of the Deaf Actof 1986 which reaffirmed the US commitment to making educational
The Edward Miner GallaudetResidence has housed all 10 of the
universityrsquos presidents
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LoweringBarriers by LawWhen Frank Harkin was a boy he was told hisdeafness would limit his career Instead he foundthat his disability made him a more productiveemployee than hearing workers at an aircraftmanufacturing plant He could do delicate workwithout being distracted by the loud noisesaround him His employer was so impressed thathe hired more deaf people
Frankrsquos work was an inspiration for his youngebrother US Senator Tom Harkin of Iowa hisbrotherrsquos successful career in manufacturing ledthe senator to sponsor the 1990 Americans withDisabilities Act (ADA) The act is a civil rightslaw that bars discrimination in hiring peoplewith disabilities and requires employers to makeldquoreasonable accommodationsrsquorsquo to allow a personwith a disability to do a job The law also requireshotels restaurants stores and other public places
to remove architectural barriers that wouldhinder access to people with disabilities
Frank Harkin who died in 2000 had beenworking as a baker mdash one of just three jobs hehad been told he could do as a deaf person mdashwhen the owner of Delavan Corporation took aliking to him and offered him a job Before thenldquohis whole life was limited mdash or he was told itwas limited mdash because he couldnrsquot hearrsquorsquo SenatorHarkin said explaining why he made disabilityrights his calling ldquoWhat the ADA has done forall people with disabilities is open the worldfor travel for accommodations for work and
for education by breaking down both physicalbarriers and attitudinal barriersrsquorsquo
Some 50 million Americans have a disabilitythe Centers for Disease Control reports andmost Americans will experience disability at somepoint in their lives
Senator Harkin said he recently benefitedfrom the lawrsquos policies himself At the movieshe was handed a special pair of glasses thatdisplayed the dialogue in closed captions so hecould read as well as hear the voices of the actorsldquoItrsquos amazingrsquorsquo he said ldquoAnd itrsquos all because of theADArdquo ndashSM
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opportunities available to deaf people and renaming Gallaudet College asGallaudet University
In 2014 the school will celebrate the 150th anniversary of the law signed byPresident Lincoln authorizing it to confer degrees upon deaf students Along with all the reasons any college graduate has to brag Gallaudet grads canshow off diplomas signed by the sitting president of the United States
In 2012 10 percent of Gallaudet students came from outside the UnitedStates Krishneer Sen came from Suva Fiji to work toward a degree ininformation technology ldquoAll of the instructors here use sign language and
we have direct access and direct communication so thatrsquos one very veryimportant aspectrdquo Sen said ldquoOne of my teachers is the first deaf woman toget her PhD in computer sciencerdquo
In addition to the learning environment Sen appreciates getting to knowhis peers ldquoWe have such a diverse population here and I wasnrsquot used to that We have a gay and lesbian community which is very strong black Latino mdashall of these diverse groups I like thatrdquo 983123
From top Gallaudetrsquos Bison football team gets psyched before a gameGallaudetrsquos newest residence hall uses the design concept known as DeafSpaceto maximize deaf peoplersquos visual access
Senator Tom Harkin
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The journey to a US degree is filled
with choices Make smart ones
An Insiderrsquos Guideto Higher Ed
R E Q U I R E D R E A D I N G
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As a Northeastern University undergraduate Abhi Nangia learned marketing by help-ing women in Nicaragua sell jewelry made from recycled trash He studied finance by advising a tiny catering company in South Africa and leadership by organizingstruggling artists in Indonesia
Upon graduation from the Boston university in May Nangia took the skills he learned at itsSocial Enterprise Institute to launch Reweave a network that ldquocreates market access for peoplemaking beautiful thingsrdquo
This may not sound like the traditional undergraduate business-school experience but itrsquostypical of the innovative ways business students are educated in the United States today It com- bines features that a growing number of programs offer Instruction and learning are hands-onentrepreneurial and global
ldquoThe Social Enterprise Institute is probably the coolest thing everrdquo said Nangia whoseparents are from New Delhi but who grew up in Buffalo New York Northeastern is a leaderamong US universities in alternating classroomstudies with internships and real jobs The ex-perience convinced Nangia that international business is about a lot more than making mon-ey it can actually improve peoplersquos lives in othercountries Undergraduate business students whohistorically concentrated in accounting financeor marketing today can acquire knowledge and
skills as well about such fields as health care andsustainable development
For students looking to work for cutting-edgecompanies such as tech giant Google Inc or on-line retailer Amazoncom Inc some US busi-ness schools offer technology-focused degreesStudents at Carnegie Mellon Universityrsquos Tepper School of Business can study topics like bigdata mdash data sets so complex that theyrsquore hard to manage with traditional software
Ronny Ho a 21-year-old Chinese American who grew up in New York and whose parentsare from Shanghai and Taiwan is a senior at the Pittsburgh university She recently internedat the financial company Citigroup Inc in New York She felt she brought more to the job than just an ability to crunch numbers because of all the time she spent at Carnegie Mellon workingon team projects with scientists and engineers The collaborative projects included making
futuristic videos at the universityrsquos Human-Computer Interaction Institute where studentscreate make-believe worlds and games to better understand how computers can help peoplego about their daily livesldquoItrsquos such a new fieldrdquo she said ldquoItrsquos fun to take it and run with it andsee what you can dordquo
The recent global recession gave business schools more reasons to expand internships andcourses that give students hands-on experience like Ho and Nangia are getting said John JFernandes president of AACSB International (Association to Advance Collegiate Schools ofBusiness) With fewer workers companies are looking to interns to do more ldquoBusinesses expectstudents to hit the ground runningrdquo Fernandes said 983123
Business SchoolsBridge Classroomsand Real-Life WorkKATHERINE MANGAN
Express Laneto an MBA
At the Bainbridge GraduateInstitute nature lovers can pursuemasterrsquos degrees in businessadministration on an island campusoff the coast of Seattle In classroomsnestled amid 250 acres of forestthey learn how to make money inenvironmentally sustainable ways
If studying in one of the worldrsquosmost exciting business centers is more
your style New York Universityrsquos SternSchool of Business is blocks fromWall Street As members of the SternConsulting Corps students tackle realbusiness challenges by advising shopowners in a low-income neighborhoodor by creating business plans forupstart fashion designers
Most full-time MBA programsin the United States take two yearsto complete but several now offerintensified one-year options While topMBA programs usually require several
years of work experience someonefresh out of college or with just a few
years on the job might want to look intoa one-year specialized masterrsquos degree
At Thunderbird School of GlobalManagement a private school based inGlendale Arizona finishing in one yearshaves $20000 off the price (Tuitionruns $90000 for two years and$70000 for one)
ldquoFor students looking to improvetheir English studying in the US gives
you a true immersion in the languagethat will force you to become fluentby the time you leaverdquo said RebeccaHenriksen vice president of enrollmentand student services ldquoBut itrsquos still a trulyglobal experience We have studentsfrom close to 70 countries so itrsquos almoslike a minindashUnited Nations hererdquo
Cornell Universityrsquos JohnsonGraduate School of Management alsooffers a one-year MBA popular withstudents who want to double up andearn a professional degree in medicineengineering or law as well Dual degreesare increasingly popular in the US
because they give graduates an edge ina tough job marketIn recent years enrollments in
traditional two-year MBA programsinched up 1 percent in North Americawhile specialized masters enrollmentsshot up 30 percent according to theAACSB Popular specialties includefinance accounting marketing andnewer fields such as data analytics andinformation-technology management
Abhi Nangia shoots a video to help a groupof women in Nicaragua sell jewelry madefrom recycled trash
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TomorrowrsquosArtists TodayKAREN CALABRIA
Itrsquos no surprise that artists worldwide look to address mod-ern challenges and adopt the newest technology Art and theavant-garde have always gone hand in hand Here are shiningexamples of successful US programs for students of digital
arts conservation and arts and crafts
Digital Arts
When it comes to new technology art departments are earlyadopters Digital arts mdash such as animation video game develop-ment graphic design and visual effects mdash are attracting more stu-
dents each year many of them internationalThe School of Visual Arts in New York which admits students based on their portfolios as well as grades and test scores has madea name for itself as a premier digital arts program
John McIntosh chair of the Computer Art Computer Animationand Visual Effects Department said ldquoWe offer a program that onlyhires working professionals as faculty that has the highest academicrigor and that allows students to excel by concentrating on the prac-tice of being an artist for each of their four yearsrdquo
Anne Yang an animation student said she has gained practicalhands-on experience She and five classmates collaborated on mak-ing a film at the end of their junior year ldquoStudents donrsquot typically getthat experiencerdquo Yang said Their two-minute animated short Fright
Shift about a ghost hunter afraid of ghosts was a hit with audiences
Art Conservation
Most conservation programs in the US have catered to ad- vanced-degree students but a growing number now reach out to un-dergraduates as well New Mexico State University in Albuquerque began offering a bachelorrsquos degree in museum conservation in 2005Director Silvia Marinas-Feliner said interest in art conservation mayhave something to do with the popularity of forensic science on suchtelevision shows as CSI Crime Scene Investigation Museum conser- vationists are investigators too said Marinas-Feliner only insteadof autopsying bodies they try to uncover the history of the object
ldquoThings deteriorate and need to be preserved especially withnatural disastersrdquo she said
One of her former students Lyndy Bush works at the Smithson-ian Institutionrsquos National Museum of Natural History in Washing-ton ldquoIrsquom conserving botanical specimens that were damaged [byHurricane Sandy] while they were out on loanrdquo Bush said ldquoThe ideaof a career in art that incorporates science and skill was what mademe fall in love with the fieldrdquo
Students learn conservation techniques in small classes (nomore than 12 students) The cross-disciplinary curriculum requiresstudy in art history fine arts archaeology and hard science Theprogram even encourages students to study entomology so they become familiar with the bugs they might find in an artifact thatneeds restoring
Arts and Crafts
American arts and craf ts schools offer tradit ional disciplinessuch as glassblowing metalworking ceramics and woodworkingCurricula can reflect local art traditions according to ChristineHavice director of the School of Art at Kent State University pointing to basketweaving and rug-making in the Southwest and industrialized arts at her own school in Ohio
Some schools may shy away from adapting technology in deference to ldquothe old waysrdquo of preserving the past but that is not thecase at the Appalachian Center for Craft a satellite campus of Ten
nessee Tech University in Cookeville Tennessee Jeff Adams thecenterrsquos director said his students employ Computer-Aided Design3-D printers and computerized looms to preserve and advance thetreasures of that mountain region
The center teaches new ways to apply skills Engineering and ceramics students work hand in hand on one project in sub-Saharan Africa w ith the engineers designing water-filtration systems andthe ceramics students making clay water-filtration devices
ldquoItrsquos about what they want to do with the skills theyrsquore learninghere not just about how to produce things for salerdquo Adams said 983123
Museum conservation students at New Mexico State University puttheir restoration skills to the test
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Huge Geek MomentThe Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) trade show is the World Cup Olympics and Super Bowl
rolled into one for the 50000 video gamers designers programmers and marketers from 120countries who throng to Los Angeles each year But the excitement isnrsquot confined to the conventionhall Global gamers tune in breathlessly online to await word of the newest gaming advances
Eight students at Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) were no exception this June but they hada special reason for excitement A video game they developed not only was exhibited at the trade show butalso shared top honors at E3rsquos inaugural College Game Competition ldquoIt was a huge geek moment and anamazing opportunity for themrdquo said Tina OrsquoHailey dean of SCADrsquos School of Digital Media
Most game designers can expect to go their whole career without having the opportunity toshowcase a game of their own at E3 said Luis Cataldi head of SCADrsquos game development program
The studentsrsquo visually stunning side-scrolling PC game Lost in Thought follows a therapist as hetravels through his patientsrsquo minds to heal them
More than 380 US schools offer coursework in computer and video game design In 2013 SCADrsquosprogram was ranked by The Princeton Review as one of the nationrsquos top programs The college granted85 degrees in interactive design and game development in 2012
Band Camp RevisitedSome Columbia College Chicago students refer to it as ldquoBand Camprdquo Like Nashville Tennessee
New Orleans and Austin Texas the Windy City of Chicago is known for its vibrant music scene Thecity is a playground for the nearly 11000 students at Columbia College Chicago the countryrsquos largest
arts and media collegeCome summertime some Columbia musicians and aspiring record producers get to attend what
they fondly call ldquoBand Camprdquo Others know it as the schoolrsquos selective Summer Music ImmersionProgram Students from three Columbia departments mdash music arts management and acousticsmdash join forces for an intensive week of beats bass and branding The result a professional-qualityextended play (EP) record and a one-night-only showcase at a popular live music venue
Nate Green a recent graduate was a repeat camper ldquoItrsquos a lot of fun but extremely hard It rsquos themost real-world experience in my field one can get while still being at schoolrdquo he said
A local music-industry veteran helps the students compose songs mix them and market theresulting album
Although music-technology programs have cropped up at colleges around the country Columbiasets itself apart as the only undergraduate program to offer a bachelor of science degree in acoustics
Department chairman Pantelis Vassilakis said ldquoWersquore at the intersection of sound as music soundas business sound as physics and sound as perceptionrdquo 983123
A panel from Lost in Thought a game developed by SCAD students that shared top honorsat 2013rsquos E3 trade show
Your 5 Stepsto US Study
983089Research983086 Eighteen months before
your projected enrollment983084 begin your
research983086 Why do you want to study in
the U983086S983086 Where will you fit in Will you
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application deadlines Identify sources offinancial aid and prepare for standardized
tests such as the Scholastic Aptitude Test
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potential to do well in college983086 Include a
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important parts of your application983086
983091Finance983086 While the cost of living
varies983084 studying in the U983086S983086 can be
affordable and yield high returns on
your investment983086 Start your financial
planning early983086 If you have good grades983084
think about applying for an international
student scholarship983086 Applications for
financial aid go together with applications
for admission983086
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with the student visa requirements in
your country and allow time to prepare
your application983086 You need an admission
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Shu Zhu came to the United States from Qingdao China six years ago as many international students do planning toprepare for a career in business But at North Carolina StateUniversity she discovered one of the glories of the US sys-
tem of higher education the ability undergraduates have to exploreoptions and change majors
She got an early opportunity to work in a research laboratoryunder the tutelage of an engineering professor alongside graduatestudents and postdoctoral fellows all searching for breakthroughsin chemical and biomedical engineering
Zhu soon switched majors to chemical engineering and nowis pursuing a doctorate at the University of Pennsylvania an IvyLeague school in Philadelphia She said the beauty of her educa-tional path was that she could change her mind
She credits the engineering professor Michael Dickey with en-couraging her to excel Even when she had ldquosome crazy ideardquo shesaid ldquohe would never say lsquoYou cannot do thisrsquo He would alwayssay lsquoYou should tryrsquordquo
Dickey an associate professor in the Department of Chemi-cal and Biomolecular Engineering was honored in 2012 as one ofNorth Carolina Statersquos outstanding teachers He regularly putsundergraduates to work on lab projects which include developingnovel nanofabrication techniques and stretching liquid metals intoforms that can hold their shape at room temperatures
He also has a gift for explaining things Discussing why alumi-
num and copper make such good electrical conductors he said itrsquos because of their ldquogood thermal properties mdash when you sit on metal bleachers it feels really cold because they are removing heat from your body really fastrdquo
One of his favorite metals is gallium a liquid metal with athick paint-like consistency Dickey has found that by mixinggallium with indium the resulting alloy can be stretched intoelectrical wires His team has put gallium through myriad testsprinting it in 3-D fashion encasing it in rubbery materials twist-ing it into different configurations and stretching it
The team made ear phones that extend 10 times their originallength ldquoThe sound quality doesnrsquot change at allrdquo Dickey saidldquobecause itrsquos such a good conductor of electricit yrdquo
Dickey focuses on new materials Nylon was once a major breakthrough in material science as was silicon Dickey rsquos galli-um-based alloy could prove to be the next Potential applicationsinclude antennas clothing wallpaper even newspapers
Dickeyrsquos lab which has captured the attention of privateindustry is typical of American higher-education programs inscience technology engineering and math or STEM
In addition to new materials popular STEM fields for studentsinclude computer science environmental conservation and 3-Dprinting as well as fields related to providing the planet with foodand energy
International Attraction
The US is the Number 1 destination for foreign students inter-ested in studying science and engineering at the postsecondarylevel according to the National Science Board
At the undergraduate level 32 percent of international studentsare enrolled in a STEM-related field At the graduate level roughly60 percent of international students are pursuing STEM degreesTwo-thirds of them come from India and China Foreign studentseek out US programs educators say for the high-quality educa-tion and meaningful research in state-of-the-art labs
US college life affords students opportunities to branch out
and take courses in political science entrepreneurship and thehumanities ldquoItrsquos both the technical depth of what we do in theSTEM fieldsrdquo said Charles Thorpe provost at Clarkson Universityin New York and ldquoembedding that in a liberal ar ts educationrdquo Living in dorms leading student organizations and attending sportingevents he said are important parts of a US education
In secondary school Zhu 22 learned lots of physics and mathldquobut wasnrsquot really enjoying itrdquo Students spent long hours solvingproblems and other exercises in preparation for Chinarsquos tough college entrance exam ldquoIt wasnrsquot interesting scientific knowledgerdquoshe said Her attitude changed in Michael Dickeyrsquos lab and so didher life trajectory 983123
Branching OutThrough STEMLUCY HOOD
International Students in STEM fields
983094983088graduate
983091983090undergraduate
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STEM StandoutsThe US offers rich opportunities to study science technologyengineering and math These schools are the tip of the iceberg
St Olaf CollegeLocated in Northfield Minnesota St Olaf College has a renowned choir but
is also a prodigious incubator of engineers and scientists It ranks in the top 10
among four-year colleges in producing future PhDs Forty percent of its 3000students major in math chemistry biology computer science or psychology
In tandem with its STEM programs St Olaf emphasizes environmentalconservation Everything from the food students eat to the construction ofbuildings to the curriculum itself is guided by an appreciation for science and aneffort to reduce manrsquos footprint on the planet Scientists there work to reducetoxic waste associated with lab work
The crown jewel of the environmental efforts is Regents Hall a state-of-the-art science building that meets the strictest criteria established by the US GreenBuilding Council
The college requires all students to take at least two science classes A newlydeveloped course promises nonscience majors an understanding of the sciencebehind issues at the forefront of public debate today
ldquoWe have the best of both worldsrdquo said Matthew Richey associate dean fornatural sciences and mathematics with an elite program that prepares thosefuture PhDs but also provides other students a deeper understanding of mathand science than the typical liberal-arts student gets in college
University of California San Diego In Professor Darren Lipomirsquos nanoengineering lab at the University of
California San Diego students from Belarus Thailand and Mexico are part of theresearch team working on solar energy mdash specifically the pursuit of less expensiveand less brittle solar panels
That diversity is the norm in cutting-edge research settings said the youngchemical engineer ldquoPeople from different cultures have different approaches tosimilar problems and if yoursquore in the room together somebody will come up with asolutionrdquo he said
A normal solar cell is made of silicon which is easily damaged in inclementweather Lipomi is taking the silicon out and replacing it with a plastic material
thatrsquos not only more robust but more economical
Clarkson UniversityLocated near the Canadian border in Potsdam New York Clarkson
University is known for its engineering programs and for graduatingstudents who make higher starting salaries than their counterparts fromHarvard University
Last year 10 percent of the schoolrsquos 3 604 students were foreignnationals many enrolled in STEM programs and learning entrepreneurshipalong with scientific research
ldquoOur model is taking the innovator by the hand through thecommercialization processrdquo said Matthew Draper deputy director of theShipley Center for Innovation The center helps students with intellectualproperty rights marketing research branding beta testing fundraising andrevenue generation These are daunting steps that scientists find difficult tomaneuver Draper said
Since 2010 the center has helped 57 startups with 158 more in thepipeline It helped Dami Adepoju a recent Clarkson graduate from AbujaNigeria break into the shoe business Adepoju designed a four-way zipperthat transforms one shoe into three giving people with limited resourcesdiverse styles
Experts at the Shipley Center helped Adepoju come up with a 3-D modelfor his invention and build a market They connected him with cobblersbuilt the zipper to his specifications and helped with pre-incorporation andpartnership agreements From Nigeria Adepoju now runs Fini Shoes andplans to sell worldwide 983123
Above Shu Zhu in alab at the University of
Pennsylvania found thather educational plans tookan unexpected turn leftMichael Dickey displaysan antenna made from a
gallium-based alloy
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E ven as a child in Zimbabwe GamuchiraiClinton Tavaziva wanted to be a doc-tor ldquoGamurdquo played with living thingspretending birds were patients and ex-
amined the skeletons of dead lizards outside hishome in Harare the countryrsquos largest city
But after secondary school his goal of gettinga medical education in the United States and re-turning to Zimbabwe with that expertise lookedout of reach The price tag was too high for hisfamily even with financial aid
Those who had known Tavaziva now 20 asa teen had always admired the shy science whiz with a passion for helping others His grades andleadership skills earned him the title of ldquohead boyrdquo or student president
An adv iser from the US Achievers Programmdash part of a US Department of State EducationUSA initiative in Zimbabwe mdash urged Tavaziva toapply for a new $500 million MasterCard Foun-dation Scholars Program The program planned
to educate 15000 talented young people in 10 years It would help those with financialhardship and a ldquogive backrdquo ethos and prepare them to be leaders
The programrsquos focus is Africa which is growing economically and politically but hasthe worldrsquos lowest education enrollment rates and a young population (Sixty percentof Africans are under age 25)
Tavaziva didnrsquot need to be told twice He filled out an application at the US Embassyand weeks later got an email notifying him hersquod been selected as a MasterCard Founda-tion scholar at Arizona State University (ASU) ldquoI didnrsquot know whether to cry or jumpIt was 11 pm and I woke everyone up We all celebratedrdquo he said
Arriving in Arizona later that year Tavaziva saw more than 60000 students movingabout the Tempe campus of the nationrsquos largest public university and found it ldquokindof scary but at the same time exciting I told myself Irsquod meet so many people make somany connectionsrdquo
He adjusted to dormitory life challenging courses his first ldquoCrdquo grade worries aboutspeaking English with an accent and new foods mdash Mexican was a hit but not hamburg-ers A biochemistry major Tavaziva jumped at the chance to do research in order tomimic the process of a spiderrsquos production of silk
He found college football equally exciting ldquoIrsquod always been an admirer of American
footballrdquo he said ldquoIrsquod watched a lot back home but seeing it in person was one of the best experiences of my liferdquo
Jenny Brian who taught Tavaziva in a freshman seminar said he is ldquosmart funnypolite and dedicatedrdquo
ldquoGamu thinks deeply about topics and has a strong sense of social justice and equityrdquosaid Meggan Madden director of the MasterCard program at ASU She said Tavaziva was chosen not only for his academic skills but because he ldquodreams bigrdquo and is moti- vated to make his dreams a reality
Tavaziva plans to return to Zimbabwe with his degree ldquoI just love my country somuchrdquo he said ldquoand Irsquom obliged to help in rebuilding it againrdquo 983123
From Africa to ArizonaGRETCHEN KELL
Attention ClassLAUREN MONSEN
One hundred students from acrossEgypt Tunisia Algeria Afghanistan andPakistan spent four weeks recently atIndiana Universityrsquos Kelley School ofBusiness where they developed businessplans and marketing strategies
For some US teaching methods mdashdesigned to encourage critical thinkingthrough lively classroom discussions mdashcame as a revelation
It was ldquonot considered disrespectful toask questions of your professorsrdquo said anamazed Sara Bisharat of Jordan
ldquoThe [Indiana] professors grab yourattentionrdquo said Haseeb Rahman ofAfghanistan ldquoYou feel like yoursquore engagedand involvedrdquo
Sara Jamil of Pakistan found peerdiscussion helpful ldquoI got an opportunityto listen to the perspectives of people ofvaried nationalities on one topicrdquo she saidldquoIt was a wonderful learning experiencerdquo
During the program sponsored bythe Coca-Cola Company and the USDepartment of State Professor Chris Cook
pointed out problems with some of thebusiness plans ldquoI usually asked studentsto provide more hard data and challengedall their assumptionsrdquo he said ldquoIrsquod sendthem to the CIA [World Factbook ] websitebecause it has phenomenal data and to theWorld Bank [data] website among othersources Indiana University library data wasalso availablerdquo
By the end Cook said ldquothey were allleaps and bounds ahead of where they werewhen they first walked in the doorrdquo
Still ldquoI learned as much as they didrdquo hesaid 983123
Gamu Tavaziva saw the failure ofhospitals in Zimbabwe as ldquoa call forme to pursue medicinerdquo
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4 MythsOnly prestigiousuniversities offer aquality education
There are 4495 degree-grantinginstitutions in the US according to theNational Center for Education Statistics
yet the eyes of overseas students are often
fixed on the Ivy League schools But eliteschools set the entrance bar skyhigh andreject most applicants while qualityeducation is available at many moreschools according to Stefano Papaleodirector of admissions at Lynn Universityin Florida
Only rich parents cansend children to the US
Public universities charge less tuitionthan most private schools Graduatestudents often qualify for discounts asteaching assistants More than 500 US
scholarships and grants are available to helpinternational students defray costs (Learnmore about them on the Funding for USStudy website) Financial support also maybe available in studentsrsquo home countries
Studying in the USis similar to attendingcollege back home
Students are surprised by differencesbetween classrooms in the United Statesand in their own home countries accordingto Jessica Young who advises internationalstudents at the University of Illinois It rsquos not
just sitting and listening to professors shesaid Asking and answering questions orgiving oral presentations affect final gradesso ldquohone your communication skills andbe prepared for a change in the way youstudyrdquo
US campuses are unsafeMovies and television depict the United
States as plagued by violence but the realityis that crime rates have fallen for yearsMost campuses have precautions in placemdash emergency call boxes alert systems towarn students of any imminent threat andshuttle buses or services to escort studentsat night In a 2012 poll by i-Graduate 82percent of international students said theyfelt ldquosafe and securerdquo in the US
Schools with the Largest Shares of International Students
Schools with the Largest Number of International Students
983090983095New School
New York
983090983094Florida Instituteof Technology
Florida
983090983089Illinois Instituteof Technology
Illinois
983089983096Lynn University
Florida
9269University of Southern California
Los Angeles
8997 University of IllinoisUrbana-Champaign
8660New York University
New York
8563 Purdue University
West Lafayette Indiana
Why These Schools
ReputationMatt VanderZalm spokesman at the University of Illinois said prestige and low cost of living matter
A reputation ldquoas one of the top destinations for international students perpetuates itselfrdquo he saidStudents who hear friends speaking highly of Illinois follow
LocationSchools on both coasts and in the Midwest draw international students because thatrsquos where majorcities are concentrated
ProgramsNearly two-thirds of international students want to study business engineering or science so schoolsthat boast strong programs in those areas are popular Among them the University of Illinois atUrbana-Champaign Carnegie Mellon University Purdue University New York University and theUniversity of California at Los Angeles
Of All International Students at US Colleges the Largest Shares Come from
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The Welcome Mat Is OutUS colleges and universities attract far more students from abroad than any other countryrsquos
higher-education institutions mdash 764000 of the 4 million international students worldwide Their rankshave swelled by nearly a third in the past decade but higher education leaders say they have room forplenty more and they are eager to find them
Many US colleges mdash small and large public and private mdash have stepped up their recruitment ofstudents from abroad according to a survey by higher-education associations More than half comefrom China India and South Korea but students come from a host of other lands as well includingSaudi Arabia Canada Vietnam and Mexico
Still only one in 25 college students in the United States is international compared with one infive in Australia and the United Kingdom President Obama is a strong backer of efforts to attractmore international students and send more American students abroad His ldquo100000 Strong inChinardquo initiative aims to quadruple the number of Americans studying in China while a similar effortis mounted to bring in 100000 students from Latin America while sending an equal number ofAmericans to study there
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25 19 10 5
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Peace amp Security
Ben Rattray dreamed of being the ultimate establishment manan investment banker who would wear a double-breasted suit ashe walked down Wall Street But a series of experiences during
college led Rattray down an entirelydifferent path
Today he helps tens of millions ofpeople around the world take on theestablishment by exercising a basic American tenet petitioning for change
On the website Rattray founded
Changeorg citizens in the UnitedStates and countries like India South Africa and Brazil have fought to giveequal access to girls on sports teams
to battle local corruption and to make one young girl eligible for alung transplant normally reserved for adults The site is a platformthat allows individuals to petition an array of institutions bycollecting the names of supporters online
With the power of signatures Changeorg says it is makinga difference helping people win thousands of victories since thesite launched in 2007 Big institutions be they governments orcorporations can seem too powerful for individuals to take onRattray said and ldquopeople become apathetic if they think theycanrsquot make a difference The power of individuals is to come
together and not work alone You just have everyday people doingextraordinary thingsrdquo
The 25-year-old Rattray who attended Stanford University andthe London School of Economics started rethinking his career
Real ChangeOne Signature
at a Time
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President Abraham Lincoln madeThanksgiving a national holiday
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signaturesDown Syndrome student
gets to play sports
94684
signaturesFirefighters granted
government health care
126631
signaturesPhone company helps
domestic violence victims
194825 signaturesEcuador shuts down
ex-gay torture clinics
113759
signaturesAmazon stops selling
whale and dolphin meat
202962
signaturesSupporting South Africanwomenrsquos fight against ldquocorrective raperdquo171789
signaturesPalm oil plantation barred
for burning forests
10243
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path when his brother announced he is gay but also said that hehad been hiding his sexuality out of fear Rattray said he thoughtof people including himself who had stood by and done nothingto fight for justice and equal treatment He went to London reada book a day and thought about the concept of social change Theend result was the birth of Changeorg
The sitersquos popular petitions often gain media coverage Fifteen- year-old Julia Bluhm was distressed at the way photographs ofgirls and women in the popular teen magazine Seventeen were
being airbrushed to make them look thinner and prettier Bluhmdecided to petition the magazine and collected signatures fromas far away as Australia and the Netherlands ldquoWe all know how itcan affect a girlrsquos body image and self-esteemrdquo said Bluhm wholives in Waterville Maine Getting more than 84000 far-flungsignatures ldquokind of opens up the bigger picture and shows how itaffects people all over the worldrdquo
Bluhmrsquos petition led Seventeen to stop altering modelsrsquo shapes with Photoshop and to publish a ldquoBody Peace Treatyrdquo calling ongirls to be confident regardless of their size or shape
Cynthia Butterworth of Rochester New York petitioned tohelp her sister who had been the victim of domestic violence andfound it would cost $500 to close the mobile phone account she
had shared with her abuser The phone company responded toButterworthrsquos petition by agreeing to close the account without afee and to implement a new policy to help other abuse victims ldquoIt was a huge victoryrdquo Butterworth said ldquoIt gives a little person whofeels like she has been treated unfairly a huge voicerdquo
People in more than 190 countries have used the petitionsRattray says
In India he said there has been an explosion of campaignsagainst corruption through his website A man in Hardoiattempting to report alleged corruption to the Regional TransportOffice was asked for a bribe and beaten when he refused mdash anepisode caught on cell phone video A Changeorg petitionstarted by the man and pursued by Indians countrywide led to
prosecutions and a stronger anti-corruption policy Rattray said Changeorg will continue to empower people Asregular people mobilize by petitioning online he said he meetspeople everywhere who have a growing conviction that they reallycan make a difference 983123 ndashSM
The White House has a similar petition page online called We thePeople (httpspetitionswhitehousegov) which allows people tocreate online petitions on matters involving government action Ifa petition attracts 150 signatures in 30 days it will be searchable onthe White House site If it collects 100000 signatures during that
time the petition will be reviewed by the Obama administrationand a response will be posted Topics range from gun violence toimmigration to beer (and yes the White House gave in and revealedthe official White House beer recipe)
We the People
Above Julia Bluhm (center) and other teens at Hearst Corp inNew York where Bluhm delivered a petition asking Seventeen magazine to stop altering photos Below Seventeenrsquos editor-in-chief responded by publishing this letter
$423Trivia Turkey
average amount spent by shoppers over theThanksgiving holiday weekend
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Redefining PortraitureChicago-based artist Lincoln Schatz who regards traditionalportraits as idealized depictions of ldquoa single frozen momentrdquo iscreating portraits by filming subjects
Schatz mounts cameras at varied heights within a small room
to create 360-degree views of his subjects who perform or speakabout their lives while the cameras roll A computer randomly editsresulting footage and displays it on a screen in a loop constantlyrecombining footage such that no two viewings will be the same
Schatz seeks dynamism by generating unpredictablecombinations of camera angles The artistrsquos Cube series (2008) andNetwork series (2012) thus offer shifting perspectives on personality
ldquoI wanted to get beyond the mythology people create forthemselvesrdquo Schatz said ldquoI ask them lsquoIf life is a series of dots ona line how does your story start Whatrsquos the first dot for yoursquordquoBut he doesnrsquot allow his subjectsrsquo answers to define their portraitsinstead working to ldquoget them beyond their self-images or public brands to understand themselves in a new and different wayrdquo
The Cube portraits (commissioned by the Hearst Corporationto celebrate the 75th anniversar y of Esquire magazine) focuson 40 of the 75 most influential people of the 21st century asdetermined by the magazinersquos editors Who made the cut ActorGeorge Clooney basketball star LeBron James Craigslist founderCraig Newmark regenerative-medicine specialist Anthony Atalafashion designer Marc Jacobs foreign-policy expert (and now USambassador to the UN) Samantha Power heart surgeon MehmetOz and architect Santiago Calatrava among others
Portrait subjects entered a transparent 10-foot-by-10-foot cubein which they spent 45 minutes doing anything they chose as longas it reflected their own sense of their personalities The portraits were filmed at Hearst headquarters in New York Esquire editor-in-chief David Granger attended every sitting
One subject created quite a stir Granger said ldquoWe didnrsquotpublicize it but when Clooney came word leaked out throughthe building At first there were a few people mdash mostly women mdashmilling around Pretty soon 300 people had gatheredrdquo
Newmark worked on a laptop computer resolving customer-service issues for Craigslist users James played a basketball-themed video game and became so absorbed that he overstayed histime limit Atala mdash whose work involves growing new human cellstissues and organs mdash treated the cube itself as an organ tr ying tocoax it to life by plastering images of cells all over its walls Jacobs brought his yoga teacher and had a yoga session
Clooney danced with women (he specified that no models oractresses be recruited) twirling in succession Schatzrsquos mother
several Hearst Corporation employees and TV journalist GayleKing He wanted ldquosomething to do hellip instead of just standingaroundrdquo Schatz explained
The resulting portraits are ldquodreamlikerdquo Schatz said in part because they are silent
They are more abstract and painterly than his subsequentNetwork series which includes audio of subjectsrsquo voices In theseSchatz focuses on Americans whom he sees as leaders or innovatorsComprising 89 portraits the series includes former Supreme CourtJustice Sandra Day OrsquoConnor Google Inc vice president (and so-called ldquofather of the Internetrdquo) Vint Cerf public radio journalistCokie Roberts and America Online founder Steve Case They talk
about their childhoods about forces that they believe shaped themThe Cube and Network series were acquired by the Smithsonian
Institutionrsquos National Portrait Gallery But Schatz has created video portraits for private collectors as well The genre requiresartist and subject to ldquolet go and let something happenrdquo he saidand the process is liberating
ldquoWe are all polyfaceted there are multiple ways we can beseen and interpreted At the root of all this is getting people toself-explorerdquo 983123 ndashLM
Arts
When LeBron James arrived for his Cube portrait session ldquohe wasin his early 20s mdash a kid reallyrdquo said David Granger ldquoOf coursekids like to play video gamesrdquo
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4000 +Trivia Turkey
paintings by Norman Rockwell includingFreedom from Want illustrating aThanksgiving dinner
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WatchTo view the video portraitof LeBron James scan theQR code with your phone
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In 2012 members of the US military andforeign service submitted photographs fromtheir duty abroad to a jury of experts Theirsubmissions began a project sponsored bythe US departments of State and Defenseto mark Veterans Day observed each year onthe 11th of November
The jury of photographers curators andprominent Americans including formersecretaries of state Madeleine Albright andColin Powell selected the best entries Artist
Lincoln Schatz then created composite stillimages from the top photos
The images convey ldquothe complex realities ofserving abroadrdquo Schatz said as well as theldquoimmense complexity of hope life hardshipand loss hellip Looking at the world throughtheir eyes we see the photographersrsquo humanexperience and wonder how we wouldnavigate were we thererdquo
Seen here is a composite merging three ofthe photographs
The dominant photo (taken by Manuel JMartinez) depicts an Iraqi father pausingfrom his conversation with US soldiersto share a moment with his daughter athis home in the Jefrmila neighborhood ofGhazaliyah Iraq A background photo (takenby Jeremy Lock) shows US soldiers withno date or place indicated and anotherbackground photo (taken by Alvin WilliamsJr) shows US Marines setting up a bivouacto assist victims of a landslide on the island
of Leyte in the Philippines
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Through Their Eyes
8Trivia Turkey
million 5- and 6- year-olds who might draw aturkey by tracing their fingers on paper andcoloring it in
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Education for AllJUDITH HEUMANN
Judith Heumann is the StateDepartmentrsquos special adviser forinternational disability rightsGrowing up in the New York City borough of BrooklynI wasnrsquot allowed to go to school until fourth gradebecause I used a wheelchair and was unable to walk
But my parents were adamant that I get an educationequal to my brothersrsquo so I could support myself if Inever married (women were not typically breadwinnersback then) They teamed up with other parents toforce some of the local secondary schools to become
accessible to students with disabilities Later I battledsuccessfully to be the first person in a wheelchair toteach in New York and taught there for three years
Education including the higher education describedon pages 14ndash23 is a great equalizer It opens opportunitiesfor girls and boys for disadvantaged people and especiallyfor people like me who have disabilities
Hamza Jaka and Amber Buckley-Shaklee twostudents with disabilities worked as interns at the StateDepartment this year Overall their stories indicatethat inclusive education is moving forward
Both Hamza and Amber have always attendedintegrated schools as required under laws that
didnrsquot exist when I was in school Hamza now anundergraduate student at the University of CaliforniaBerkeley was resented by peers who thought theaccommodations he received (such as having acomputer for spelling tests) were unfair And Ambernow a graduate student at the University of Illinois atUrbana-Champaign had friends at nearby schools who
were told they could come to school but only if theydidnrsquot bring their wheelchairs
Parents and students need to know their rights Inthe US there are Parent Information Centers that help
Also after years of implementation of our laws morestudents with disabilities are graduating from secondaryschool and entering work or higher education
We have come a long way since I had polio in1949 and we have far to go Our laws are not alwaysenforced as they should be As I work for equality andthe advancement of human rights I want to teach thislesson People with disabilities should have the samerights and opportunities as all people Granted these wecan and do improve our communities our country andthe world 983123
Last Word
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someone who is guilty of acrime will be allowed to go freeand will not be punishedhellip p 5
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(something) from below p 5
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983138 Anadarko p 12
New Brunswick p 5 983138
Reston p 5 983138
983138 Memphis p 5
Plymouth p 5 983138
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Chicago pp 19 26 983138
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Cookeville p 18983138
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Pittsburgh p 17 983138
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Northfield p 21 983138
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Potsdam p 21 983138
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983089 In the reactor core983084 fission983084 orsplitting983084 of atoms in fuel rods
produces heat and neutrons983086
983090Control rods limit the number ofneutrons in the core and maintain a
constant supply of electricity983086
983091Water983084 which works as both amoderator and a coolant983084 picks
up the heat generated by the fission983086From a pressurizer983084 where waterpressure is raised983084 water flows to asteam generator983086
983092The steam drives a turbine983084 whichin turn drives a power generator983086
983093A condenser turns steam comingout of the turbine into water983084 which
then is pumped back into the steamgenerator and the reactor core983086
983094 In a secondary system983084 condenserwater that absorbs heat from
steam runs through a cooling tower983086
Pressurizer
Control Rods
S t e a m G
e n e r a t o r
Fuel Rods
R e a c t o r V e s s e l
Turbines
Generator
Condenser
Cooling Tower
Electricity Grid
How a Conventional (Light Water) Reactor Works
73 Trivia Turkey kilogram average weight forThanksgiving turkeys Itrsquos also how muchturkey Americans eat per capita each year
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challenge Wilcox said Forget agreed saying it is particularly so in the US Although the US design certification process is regarded as the ldquogold standardrdquoaround the world for reactor safety when applied to reactors that use existingtechnology the US process doesnrsquot provide for a certification of reactors likeTerraPowerrsquos and Transatomicrsquos
Other countries with ambitious plans for nuclear power may be open tonew ideas Forget said TerraPower is actively seeking partners to help build aprototype Company executives have visited China France India Japan South
Korea and RussiaForget said a build date mostly depends on another country agreeing to locatea commerical plant on its soil
Forget and other experts believe that nuclear power has a future as naturalgas prices are projected by the US Energy Information Agency to more thandouble by 2040
Without nuclear expansion world energy prices will rise and global warming will get worse warned Faith Birol chief economist at the International Energy Agency
ldquoIn the longer term nuclear is part of the answerrdquo Forget said noting thathesitation in the US and part of Europe may be temporary and that othercountries continue to expand their nuclear power industries 983123
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Nuclear InnovationFor fuel TerraPower depends on depleteduranium from the existing uranium-oreenrichment process Transatomic relieson radioactive waste removed fromconventional reactors These ventures arepromising because they hellip
ɟ Reduce radioactive waste and the need
for waste storage
ɟ Capture more energy from uranium orethan a conventional reactor can
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From Trash to Gold
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Craig Martineau and Brandon SargentBlake did a lot of research on his own
dumpster diving blending differentcombinations of wasted food and testingresults Still he doesnrsquot miss EcoScrapsrsquoearly days when he collected food scrapsfrom the dumpsters
ldquoI ruined most of myclothes I think my shoesended up compostingthemselves and my carstill stinksrdquo
In 2001 20-year-old Princeton Universityfreshman Tom Szaky started marketingworm poop as fertilizer in recycled plastic
bottles Today his company operates in22 countries where more than 40 millionpeople including students collect trash forpoints which can be traded for merchandiseor as charitable contributions
ldquoInvolving people in thecollection of trash willeducate them about theeffects that waste has on theenvironmentrdquo Szaky said
983159983144983137983156 Produces organic chemical- and manure-freecompost and potting soil From its inceptionin 2010 EcoScraps reports the company hasrecycled 7 million kilograms of food waste andthus prevented more than 4 million kilogramsof methane mdash a powerful greenhouse gas mdashfrom being released into the atmosphere
In addition to recycling the companyupcycles that is converts non-recyclableor hard-to-recycle waste into newproducts Using less carbon and energyupcycling is friendlier to the environmentand more cost effective than recyclingaccording to the company
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Waste divided into 40 categories mdash fromcandy wrappers to plastic bottles to oldshoes to cigarette butts mdash is turned intovaluable materials such as customizedplastic pellets More than 1500 products aremade from these materials through differentmolding techniques
Recovering food scraps and recyclable materials from dumpsters might seem like unsavory business but some new companies are reaping profits by doing just that There is money to be
made from trash that normally isnrsquot recycled Some entrepreneurs started companies thatturn trash into useful products making the environment cleaner and reducing the greenhouseemissions produced by landfills Theyrsquove got plenty of material with which to work In the UnitedStates mdash the largest market in the world mdash trash abounds
Garbage BagsBelow are various items created withrecyclable materials by TerraCycle
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Native American CuisineKOURTNI GONZALEZ
There is a certain amount of nationalism associated withthe traditional food of every culture People overlook the journeytaken by their favorite food before it gets to their tables
Lois Ellen Frank and Walter Whitewater chefs at the Native American catering and food company called Red Mesa Cuisine inSanta Fe New Mexico consider it their mission to educate peopleabout the sometimes surprising origins of ingredients
ldquoFoods have traveled the world and changed all of us and I
think we can celebrate where they came from and share in thecommonality that we all have in our respective ethnicities andplacesrdquo Frank said
Frank of the Kiowa tribe from Anadarko Oklahoma and Whitewater of the Dineacute (Navajo) tribe in Pinon Arizona left their business for 10 days earlier in 2013 to travel to Ukraine The chefsmet with eager audiences to discuss ingredients especially thoseindigenous to America and popular in European cuisine
Only some Italians know that the tomato didnrsquot originate inItaly and only some Irish know the potato was grown in America before being planted in Ireland ldquoA lot of people are surprised about
the [American] origins of some of their most common foodsrdquo saidRichard Hetzler executive chef at Mitsitam Native Foods Cafeacute atthe National Museum of the American Indian in Washington He
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believes that what people eat today around the world would be very differenthad it not been for the Native American contribution of ingredients such ascorn beans squash chili pepper sunflower seeds and tomatoes to menus
Likewise the United States is a country built on diversity and traditional American dishes have been inspired and shaped by contributions fromelsewhere in the world
Sharing Ingredients
Hetzler regrets that Americans have moved further away from the days
of community-based local growing because a disconnect has developed between the food people eat and the place where it was grown Typically USconsumers go to their local supermarket and find even out-of-season producereadily available
Earlier Hetzler said ldquoNative Americans formed a culture around food asliferdquo He wants people around the world to know the origins of their food andrecognize the effect that these foods have had on their cultural identity
The test kitchen and catering business that Whitewater and Frank runin New Mexico offers a ldquoCulture and Cuisinerdquo program in which patronsprepare and share a meal together using traditional Southwest techniquesand ingredients many of which are sourced from local Native American tribalnations Frank gives a background lecture to the group to teach everyoneabout the ingredientsrsquo importance to Native American history and culture
Frank said that when she leads these workshops she tells students thatunderstanding food facilitates understanding who they are
Food is culturally ingrained in everything that a society does she believesIt is the ldquocommon element we all share regardless of language religion raceethnicityrdquo she said but it also is a way in which we can define a unique identity 983123
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Mesa Squash Frywith Sunflower SeedsLOIS ELLEN FRANK
This colorful squash fry issometimes called calabacitas Thereare several different variations butthis one is my favorite
Ingredients
1 green New Mexico or Anaheim chile2 tablespoons sunflower oil2 garlic cloves finely chopped12 teaspoon salt12 teaspoon black pepper4 carrots cut into 2-inch-long julienne4 small zucchini cut into 2-inch-long julienne4 yellow squash cut into 2-inch-long julienne1 red bell pepper diced14 cup shelled sunflower seeds (raw or toasted)
Directions1 Roast the chile on an open flame Then peel seed
and coarsely chop it
2 In a sauteacute pan heat the oil over medium-high heatWhen the oil is hot but not smoking add the garlicchile salt and black pepper Cook 1 to 2 minutesstirring constantly to allow the flavors to blend
3 Add the carrots zucchini squash and red pepperReduce the heat and allow vegetables to simmerabout 10 minutes until they are tender Add thesunflower seeds and simmer another 5 minutesServe hot as a vegetable side dish
These common foods
around the world originatedin the Americas
FoodFlight
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A School Like No OtherMARK TRAINER
In 1988 when Gallaudet Universityrsquos board of trustees announced it hadchosen a hearing person as its seventh president over two deaf finalistsGallaudet students with the support of alumni and staff shut down theuniversity for several days The incident made national headlines
The ldquoDeaf President Nowrdquo protest succeeded and I King Jordan wasnamed Gallaudets eighth mdash and first deaf mdash president In spite of theinternal strife Gallaudet embraces this chapter of its history because itspeaks to a core characteristic of the school The Gallaudet communitytakes pride in its record of advocating aggressively on behalf of deaf people
Gallaudet mdash a federally chartered private nonprofit educationalinstitution in Washington mdash is the only higher-education institution inthe world where all services are specifically designed for deaf studentsIt offers Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science degrees in more than40 majors Gallaudet confers masterrsquos degrees in fields such as publicadministration and international development and doctoral degrees inclinical psychology and linguistics A majority of Gallaudetrsquos graduateprograms are designed to train students in professional services for thedeaf and hard of hearing
Congress authorized permanent federal appropriations for the schoolin 1954 President Ronald Reagan signed the Education of the Deaf Actof 1986 which reaffirmed the US commitment to making educational
The Edward Miner GallaudetResidence has housed all 10 of the
universityrsquos presidents
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LoweringBarriers by LawWhen Frank Harkin was a boy he was told hisdeafness would limit his career Instead he foundthat his disability made him a more productiveemployee than hearing workers at an aircraftmanufacturing plant He could do delicate workwithout being distracted by the loud noisesaround him His employer was so impressed thathe hired more deaf people
Frankrsquos work was an inspiration for his youngebrother US Senator Tom Harkin of Iowa hisbrotherrsquos successful career in manufacturing ledthe senator to sponsor the 1990 Americans withDisabilities Act (ADA) The act is a civil rightslaw that bars discrimination in hiring peoplewith disabilities and requires employers to makeldquoreasonable accommodationsrsquorsquo to allow a personwith a disability to do a job The law also requireshotels restaurants stores and other public places
to remove architectural barriers that wouldhinder access to people with disabilities
Frank Harkin who died in 2000 had beenworking as a baker mdash one of just three jobs hehad been told he could do as a deaf person mdashwhen the owner of Delavan Corporation took aliking to him and offered him a job Before thenldquohis whole life was limited mdash or he was told itwas limited mdash because he couldnrsquot hearrsquorsquo SenatorHarkin said explaining why he made disabilityrights his calling ldquoWhat the ADA has done forall people with disabilities is open the worldfor travel for accommodations for work and
for education by breaking down both physicalbarriers and attitudinal barriersrsquorsquo
Some 50 million Americans have a disabilitythe Centers for Disease Control reports andmost Americans will experience disability at somepoint in their lives
Senator Harkin said he recently benefitedfrom the lawrsquos policies himself At the movieshe was handed a special pair of glasses thatdisplayed the dialogue in closed captions so hecould read as well as hear the voices of the actorsldquoItrsquos amazingrsquorsquo he said ldquoAnd itrsquos all because of theADArdquo ndashSM
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opportunities available to deaf people and renaming Gallaudet College asGallaudet University
In 2014 the school will celebrate the 150th anniversary of the law signed byPresident Lincoln authorizing it to confer degrees upon deaf students Along with all the reasons any college graduate has to brag Gallaudet grads canshow off diplomas signed by the sitting president of the United States
In 2012 10 percent of Gallaudet students came from outside the UnitedStates Krishneer Sen came from Suva Fiji to work toward a degree ininformation technology ldquoAll of the instructors here use sign language and
we have direct access and direct communication so thatrsquos one very veryimportant aspectrdquo Sen said ldquoOne of my teachers is the first deaf woman toget her PhD in computer sciencerdquo
In addition to the learning environment Sen appreciates getting to knowhis peers ldquoWe have such a diverse population here and I wasnrsquot used to that We have a gay and lesbian community which is very strong black Latino mdashall of these diverse groups I like thatrdquo 983123
From top Gallaudetrsquos Bison football team gets psyched before a gameGallaudetrsquos newest residence hall uses the design concept known as DeafSpaceto maximize deaf peoplersquos visual access
Senator Tom Harkin
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The journey to a US degree is filled
with choices Make smart ones
An Insiderrsquos Guideto Higher Ed
R E Q U I R E D R E A D I N G
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As a Northeastern University undergraduate Abhi Nangia learned marketing by help-ing women in Nicaragua sell jewelry made from recycled trash He studied finance by advising a tiny catering company in South Africa and leadership by organizingstruggling artists in Indonesia
Upon graduation from the Boston university in May Nangia took the skills he learned at itsSocial Enterprise Institute to launch Reweave a network that ldquocreates market access for peoplemaking beautiful thingsrdquo
This may not sound like the traditional undergraduate business-school experience but itrsquostypical of the innovative ways business students are educated in the United States today It com- bines features that a growing number of programs offer Instruction and learning are hands-onentrepreneurial and global
ldquoThe Social Enterprise Institute is probably the coolest thing everrdquo said Nangia whoseparents are from New Delhi but who grew up in Buffalo New York Northeastern is a leaderamong US universities in alternating classroomstudies with internships and real jobs The ex-perience convinced Nangia that international business is about a lot more than making mon-ey it can actually improve peoplersquos lives in othercountries Undergraduate business students whohistorically concentrated in accounting financeor marketing today can acquire knowledge and
skills as well about such fields as health care andsustainable development
For students looking to work for cutting-edgecompanies such as tech giant Google Inc or on-line retailer Amazoncom Inc some US busi-ness schools offer technology-focused degreesStudents at Carnegie Mellon Universityrsquos Tepper School of Business can study topics like bigdata mdash data sets so complex that theyrsquore hard to manage with traditional software
Ronny Ho a 21-year-old Chinese American who grew up in New York and whose parentsare from Shanghai and Taiwan is a senior at the Pittsburgh university She recently internedat the financial company Citigroup Inc in New York She felt she brought more to the job than just an ability to crunch numbers because of all the time she spent at Carnegie Mellon workingon team projects with scientists and engineers The collaborative projects included making
futuristic videos at the universityrsquos Human-Computer Interaction Institute where studentscreate make-believe worlds and games to better understand how computers can help peoplego about their daily livesldquoItrsquos such a new fieldrdquo she said ldquoItrsquos fun to take it and run with it andsee what you can dordquo
The recent global recession gave business schools more reasons to expand internships andcourses that give students hands-on experience like Ho and Nangia are getting said John JFernandes president of AACSB International (Association to Advance Collegiate Schools ofBusiness) With fewer workers companies are looking to interns to do more ldquoBusinesses expectstudents to hit the ground runningrdquo Fernandes said 983123
Business SchoolsBridge Classroomsand Real-Life WorkKATHERINE MANGAN
Express Laneto an MBA
At the Bainbridge GraduateInstitute nature lovers can pursuemasterrsquos degrees in businessadministration on an island campusoff the coast of Seattle In classroomsnestled amid 250 acres of forestthey learn how to make money inenvironmentally sustainable ways
If studying in one of the worldrsquosmost exciting business centers is more
your style New York Universityrsquos SternSchool of Business is blocks fromWall Street As members of the SternConsulting Corps students tackle realbusiness challenges by advising shopowners in a low-income neighborhoodor by creating business plans forupstart fashion designers
Most full-time MBA programsin the United States take two yearsto complete but several now offerintensified one-year options While topMBA programs usually require several
years of work experience someonefresh out of college or with just a few
years on the job might want to look intoa one-year specialized masterrsquos degree
At Thunderbird School of GlobalManagement a private school based inGlendale Arizona finishing in one yearshaves $20000 off the price (Tuitionruns $90000 for two years and$70000 for one)
ldquoFor students looking to improvetheir English studying in the US gives
you a true immersion in the languagethat will force you to become fluentby the time you leaverdquo said RebeccaHenriksen vice president of enrollmentand student services ldquoBut itrsquos still a trulyglobal experience We have studentsfrom close to 70 countries so itrsquos almoslike a minindashUnited Nations hererdquo
Cornell Universityrsquos JohnsonGraduate School of Management alsooffers a one-year MBA popular withstudents who want to double up andearn a professional degree in medicineengineering or law as well Dual degreesare increasingly popular in the US
because they give graduates an edge ina tough job marketIn recent years enrollments in
traditional two-year MBA programsinched up 1 percent in North Americawhile specialized masters enrollmentsshot up 30 percent according to theAACSB Popular specialties includefinance accounting marketing andnewer fields such as data analytics andinformation-technology management
Abhi Nangia shoots a video to help a groupof women in Nicaragua sell jewelry madefrom recycled trash
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TomorrowrsquosArtists TodayKAREN CALABRIA
Itrsquos no surprise that artists worldwide look to address mod-ern challenges and adopt the newest technology Art and theavant-garde have always gone hand in hand Here are shiningexamples of successful US programs for students of digital
arts conservation and arts and crafts
Digital Arts
When it comes to new technology art departments are earlyadopters Digital arts mdash such as animation video game develop-ment graphic design and visual effects mdash are attracting more stu-
dents each year many of them internationalThe School of Visual Arts in New York which admits students based on their portfolios as well as grades and test scores has madea name for itself as a premier digital arts program
John McIntosh chair of the Computer Art Computer Animationand Visual Effects Department said ldquoWe offer a program that onlyhires working professionals as faculty that has the highest academicrigor and that allows students to excel by concentrating on the prac-tice of being an artist for each of their four yearsrdquo
Anne Yang an animation student said she has gained practicalhands-on experience She and five classmates collaborated on mak-ing a film at the end of their junior year ldquoStudents donrsquot typically getthat experiencerdquo Yang said Their two-minute animated short Fright
Shift about a ghost hunter afraid of ghosts was a hit with audiences
Art Conservation
Most conservation programs in the US have catered to ad- vanced-degree students but a growing number now reach out to un-dergraduates as well New Mexico State University in Albuquerque began offering a bachelorrsquos degree in museum conservation in 2005Director Silvia Marinas-Feliner said interest in art conservation mayhave something to do with the popularity of forensic science on suchtelevision shows as CSI Crime Scene Investigation Museum conser- vationists are investigators too said Marinas-Feliner only insteadof autopsying bodies they try to uncover the history of the object
ldquoThings deteriorate and need to be preserved especially withnatural disastersrdquo she said
One of her former students Lyndy Bush works at the Smithson-ian Institutionrsquos National Museum of Natural History in Washing-ton ldquoIrsquom conserving botanical specimens that were damaged [byHurricane Sandy] while they were out on loanrdquo Bush said ldquoThe ideaof a career in art that incorporates science and skill was what mademe fall in love with the fieldrdquo
Students learn conservation techniques in small classes (nomore than 12 students) The cross-disciplinary curriculum requiresstudy in art history fine arts archaeology and hard science Theprogram even encourages students to study entomology so they become familiar with the bugs they might find in an artifact thatneeds restoring
Arts and Crafts
American arts and craf ts schools offer tradit ional disciplinessuch as glassblowing metalworking ceramics and woodworkingCurricula can reflect local art traditions according to ChristineHavice director of the School of Art at Kent State University pointing to basketweaving and rug-making in the Southwest and industrialized arts at her own school in Ohio
Some schools may shy away from adapting technology in deference to ldquothe old waysrdquo of preserving the past but that is not thecase at the Appalachian Center for Craft a satellite campus of Ten
nessee Tech University in Cookeville Tennessee Jeff Adams thecenterrsquos director said his students employ Computer-Aided Design3-D printers and computerized looms to preserve and advance thetreasures of that mountain region
The center teaches new ways to apply skills Engineering and ceramics students work hand in hand on one project in sub-Saharan Africa w ith the engineers designing water-filtration systems andthe ceramics students making clay water-filtration devices
ldquoItrsquos about what they want to do with the skills theyrsquore learninghere not just about how to produce things for salerdquo Adams said 983123
Museum conservation students at New Mexico State University puttheir restoration skills to the test
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Huge Geek MomentThe Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) trade show is the World Cup Olympics and Super Bowl
rolled into one for the 50000 video gamers designers programmers and marketers from 120countries who throng to Los Angeles each year But the excitement isnrsquot confined to the conventionhall Global gamers tune in breathlessly online to await word of the newest gaming advances
Eight students at Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) were no exception this June but they hada special reason for excitement A video game they developed not only was exhibited at the trade show butalso shared top honors at E3rsquos inaugural College Game Competition ldquoIt was a huge geek moment and anamazing opportunity for themrdquo said Tina OrsquoHailey dean of SCADrsquos School of Digital Media
Most game designers can expect to go their whole career without having the opportunity toshowcase a game of their own at E3 said Luis Cataldi head of SCADrsquos game development program
The studentsrsquo visually stunning side-scrolling PC game Lost in Thought follows a therapist as hetravels through his patientsrsquo minds to heal them
More than 380 US schools offer coursework in computer and video game design In 2013 SCADrsquosprogram was ranked by The Princeton Review as one of the nationrsquos top programs The college granted85 degrees in interactive design and game development in 2012
Band Camp RevisitedSome Columbia College Chicago students refer to it as ldquoBand Camprdquo Like Nashville Tennessee
New Orleans and Austin Texas the Windy City of Chicago is known for its vibrant music scene Thecity is a playground for the nearly 11000 students at Columbia College Chicago the countryrsquos largest
arts and media collegeCome summertime some Columbia musicians and aspiring record producers get to attend what
they fondly call ldquoBand Camprdquo Others know it as the schoolrsquos selective Summer Music ImmersionProgram Students from three Columbia departments mdash music arts management and acousticsmdash join forces for an intensive week of beats bass and branding The result a professional-qualityextended play (EP) record and a one-night-only showcase at a popular live music venue
Nate Green a recent graduate was a repeat camper ldquoItrsquos a lot of fun but extremely hard It rsquos themost real-world experience in my field one can get while still being at schoolrdquo he said
A local music-industry veteran helps the students compose songs mix them and market theresulting album
Although music-technology programs have cropped up at colleges around the country Columbiasets itself apart as the only undergraduate program to offer a bachelor of science degree in acoustics
Department chairman Pantelis Vassilakis said ldquoWersquore at the intersection of sound as music soundas business sound as physics and sound as perceptionrdquo 983123
A panel from Lost in Thought a game developed by SCAD students that shared top honorsat 2013rsquos E3 trade show
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983089Research983086 Eighteen months before
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the U983086S983086 Where will you fit in Will you
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records sent by your secondary
school983084 as well as your standardized
test scores983086 Submit recommendation
letters from people who know you
well983098 your principal983084 counselor983084 tutor983084teacher983084 coach or job supervisor983086 Your
recommenders must assess your
potential to do well in college983086 Include a
personal essay983099 itrsquos often one of the most
important parts of your application983086
983091Finance983086 While the cost of living
varies983084 studying in the U983086S983086 can be
affordable and yield high returns on
your investment983086 Start your financial
planning early983086 If you have good grades983084
think about applying for an international
student scholarship983086 Applications for
financial aid go together with applications
for admission983086
983092Student Visa983086 Become familiar
with the student visa requirements in
your country and allow time to prepare
your application983086 You need an admission
letter and a certificate of eligibility for
nonimmigrant student status from a U983086S983086
institution before you can apply for a visa
The U983086S983086 Department of State issues visas
in U983086S983086 embassies and consulates983086 Visit
www983086travel983086state983086gov for information
about visas for non983085U983086S983086 citizens who
study in the U983086S983086
983093Prepare to Depart983086 In planning
your move to the United States983084 get
help from an EducationUSA Advising
Center in your country and from the
international student adviser at your
chosen U983086S983086 school983086 Advisers and
students who have returned from the
U983086S983086 can prepare you for new experiences
and challenges983086 Discuss changes from
your home environment983084 academic
systems and expectations983084 housing and
coping in a new cultural setting983086
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Shu Zhu came to the United States from Qingdao China six years ago as many international students do planning toprepare for a career in business But at North Carolina StateUniversity she discovered one of the glories of the US sys-
tem of higher education the ability undergraduates have to exploreoptions and change majors
She got an early opportunity to work in a research laboratoryunder the tutelage of an engineering professor alongside graduatestudents and postdoctoral fellows all searching for breakthroughsin chemical and biomedical engineering
Zhu soon switched majors to chemical engineering and nowis pursuing a doctorate at the University of Pennsylvania an IvyLeague school in Philadelphia She said the beauty of her educa-tional path was that she could change her mind
She credits the engineering professor Michael Dickey with en-couraging her to excel Even when she had ldquosome crazy ideardquo shesaid ldquohe would never say lsquoYou cannot do thisrsquo He would alwayssay lsquoYou should tryrsquordquo
Dickey an associate professor in the Department of Chemi-cal and Biomolecular Engineering was honored in 2012 as one ofNorth Carolina Statersquos outstanding teachers He regularly putsundergraduates to work on lab projects which include developingnovel nanofabrication techniques and stretching liquid metals intoforms that can hold their shape at room temperatures
He also has a gift for explaining things Discussing why alumi-
num and copper make such good electrical conductors he said itrsquos because of their ldquogood thermal properties mdash when you sit on metal bleachers it feels really cold because they are removing heat from your body really fastrdquo
One of his favorite metals is gallium a liquid metal with athick paint-like consistency Dickey has found that by mixinggallium with indium the resulting alloy can be stretched intoelectrical wires His team has put gallium through myriad testsprinting it in 3-D fashion encasing it in rubbery materials twist-ing it into different configurations and stretching it
The team made ear phones that extend 10 times their originallength ldquoThe sound quality doesnrsquot change at allrdquo Dickey saidldquobecause itrsquos such a good conductor of electricit yrdquo
Dickey focuses on new materials Nylon was once a major breakthrough in material science as was silicon Dickey rsquos galli-um-based alloy could prove to be the next Potential applicationsinclude antennas clothing wallpaper even newspapers
Dickeyrsquos lab which has captured the attention of privateindustry is typical of American higher-education programs inscience technology engineering and math or STEM
In addition to new materials popular STEM fields for studentsinclude computer science environmental conservation and 3-Dprinting as well as fields related to providing the planet with foodand energy
International Attraction
The US is the Number 1 destination for foreign students inter-ested in studying science and engineering at the postsecondarylevel according to the National Science Board
At the undergraduate level 32 percent of international studentsare enrolled in a STEM-related field At the graduate level roughly60 percent of international students are pursuing STEM degreesTwo-thirds of them come from India and China Foreign studentseek out US programs educators say for the high-quality educa-tion and meaningful research in state-of-the-art labs
US college life affords students opportunities to branch out
and take courses in political science entrepreneurship and thehumanities ldquoItrsquos both the technical depth of what we do in theSTEM fieldsrdquo said Charles Thorpe provost at Clarkson Universityin New York and ldquoembedding that in a liberal ar ts educationrdquo Living in dorms leading student organizations and attending sportingevents he said are important parts of a US education
In secondary school Zhu 22 learned lots of physics and mathldquobut wasnrsquot really enjoying itrdquo Students spent long hours solvingproblems and other exercises in preparation for Chinarsquos tough college entrance exam ldquoIt wasnrsquot interesting scientific knowledgerdquoshe said Her attitude changed in Michael Dickeyrsquos lab and so didher life trajectory 983123
Branching OutThrough STEMLUCY HOOD
International Students in STEM fields
983094983088graduate
983091983090undergraduate
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STEM StandoutsThe US offers rich opportunities to study science technologyengineering and math These schools are the tip of the iceberg
St Olaf CollegeLocated in Northfield Minnesota St Olaf College has a renowned choir but
is also a prodigious incubator of engineers and scientists It ranks in the top 10
among four-year colleges in producing future PhDs Forty percent of its 3000students major in math chemistry biology computer science or psychology
In tandem with its STEM programs St Olaf emphasizes environmentalconservation Everything from the food students eat to the construction ofbuildings to the curriculum itself is guided by an appreciation for science and aneffort to reduce manrsquos footprint on the planet Scientists there work to reducetoxic waste associated with lab work
The crown jewel of the environmental efforts is Regents Hall a state-of-the-art science building that meets the strictest criteria established by the US GreenBuilding Council
The college requires all students to take at least two science classes A newlydeveloped course promises nonscience majors an understanding of the sciencebehind issues at the forefront of public debate today
ldquoWe have the best of both worldsrdquo said Matthew Richey associate dean fornatural sciences and mathematics with an elite program that prepares thosefuture PhDs but also provides other students a deeper understanding of mathand science than the typical liberal-arts student gets in college
University of California San Diego In Professor Darren Lipomirsquos nanoengineering lab at the University of
California San Diego students from Belarus Thailand and Mexico are part of theresearch team working on solar energy mdash specifically the pursuit of less expensiveand less brittle solar panels
That diversity is the norm in cutting-edge research settings said the youngchemical engineer ldquoPeople from different cultures have different approaches tosimilar problems and if yoursquore in the room together somebody will come up with asolutionrdquo he said
A normal solar cell is made of silicon which is easily damaged in inclementweather Lipomi is taking the silicon out and replacing it with a plastic material
thatrsquos not only more robust but more economical
Clarkson UniversityLocated near the Canadian border in Potsdam New York Clarkson
University is known for its engineering programs and for graduatingstudents who make higher starting salaries than their counterparts fromHarvard University
Last year 10 percent of the schoolrsquos 3 604 students were foreignnationals many enrolled in STEM programs and learning entrepreneurshipalong with scientific research
ldquoOur model is taking the innovator by the hand through thecommercialization processrdquo said Matthew Draper deputy director of theShipley Center for Innovation The center helps students with intellectualproperty rights marketing research branding beta testing fundraising andrevenue generation These are daunting steps that scientists find difficult tomaneuver Draper said
Since 2010 the center has helped 57 startups with 158 more in thepipeline It helped Dami Adepoju a recent Clarkson graduate from AbujaNigeria break into the shoe business Adepoju designed a four-way zipperthat transforms one shoe into three giving people with limited resourcesdiverse styles
Experts at the Shipley Center helped Adepoju come up with a 3-D modelfor his invention and build a market They connected him with cobblersbuilt the zipper to his specifications and helped with pre-incorporation andpartnership agreements From Nigeria Adepoju now runs Fini Shoes andplans to sell worldwide 983123
Above Shu Zhu in alab at the University of
Pennsylvania found thather educational plans tookan unexpected turn leftMichael Dickey displaysan antenna made from a
gallium-based alloy
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E ven as a child in Zimbabwe GamuchiraiClinton Tavaziva wanted to be a doc-tor ldquoGamurdquo played with living thingspretending birds were patients and ex-
amined the skeletons of dead lizards outside hishome in Harare the countryrsquos largest city
But after secondary school his goal of gettinga medical education in the United States and re-turning to Zimbabwe with that expertise lookedout of reach The price tag was too high for hisfamily even with financial aid
Those who had known Tavaziva now 20 asa teen had always admired the shy science whiz with a passion for helping others His grades andleadership skills earned him the title of ldquohead boyrdquo or student president
An adv iser from the US Achievers Programmdash part of a US Department of State EducationUSA initiative in Zimbabwe mdash urged Tavaziva toapply for a new $500 million MasterCard Foun-dation Scholars Program The program planned
to educate 15000 talented young people in 10 years It would help those with financialhardship and a ldquogive backrdquo ethos and prepare them to be leaders
The programrsquos focus is Africa which is growing economically and politically but hasthe worldrsquos lowest education enrollment rates and a young population (Sixty percentof Africans are under age 25)
Tavaziva didnrsquot need to be told twice He filled out an application at the US Embassyand weeks later got an email notifying him hersquod been selected as a MasterCard Founda-tion scholar at Arizona State University (ASU) ldquoI didnrsquot know whether to cry or jumpIt was 11 pm and I woke everyone up We all celebratedrdquo he said
Arriving in Arizona later that year Tavaziva saw more than 60000 students movingabout the Tempe campus of the nationrsquos largest public university and found it ldquokindof scary but at the same time exciting I told myself Irsquod meet so many people make somany connectionsrdquo
He adjusted to dormitory life challenging courses his first ldquoCrdquo grade worries aboutspeaking English with an accent and new foods mdash Mexican was a hit but not hamburg-ers A biochemistry major Tavaziva jumped at the chance to do research in order tomimic the process of a spiderrsquos production of silk
He found college football equally exciting ldquoIrsquod always been an admirer of American
footballrdquo he said ldquoIrsquod watched a lot back home but seeing it in person was one of the best experiences of my liferdquo
Jenny Brian who taught Tavaziva in a freshman seminar said he is ldquosmart funnypolite and dedicatedrdquo
ldquoGamu thinks deeply about topics and has a strong sense of social justice and equityrdquosaid Meggan Madden director of the MasterCard program at ASU She said Tavaziva was chosen not only for his academic skills but because he ldquodreams bigrdquo and is moti- vated to make his dreams a reality
Tavaziva plans to return to Zimbabwe with his degree ldquoI just love my country somuchrdquo he said ldquoand Irsquom obliged to help in rebuilding it againrdquo 983123
From Africa to ArizonaGRETCHEN KELL
Attention ClassLAUREN MONSEN
One hundred students from acrossEgypt Tunisia Algeria Afghanistan andPakistan spent four weeks recently atIndiana Universityrsquos Kelley School ofBusiness where they developed businessplans and marketing strategies
For some US teaching methods mdashdesigned to encourage critical thinkingthrough lively classroom discussions mdashcame as a revelation
It was ldquonot considered disrespectful toask questions of your professorsrdquo said anamazed Sara Bisharat of Jordan
ldquoThe [Indiana] professors grab yourattentionrdquo said Haseeb Rahman ofAfghanistan ldquoYou feel like yoursquore engagedand involvedrdquo
Sara Jamil of Pakistan found peerdiscussion helpful ldquoI got an opportunityto listen to the perspectives of people ofvaried nationalities on one topicrdquo she saidldquoIt was a wonderful learning experiencerdquo
During the program sponsored bythe Coca-Cola Company and the USDepartment of State Professor Chris Cook
pointed out problems with some of thebusiness plans ldquoI usually asked studentsto provide more hard data and challengedall their assumptionsrdquo he said ldquoIrsquod sendthem to the CIA [World Factbook ] websitebecause it has phenomenal data and to theWorld Bank [data] website among othersources Indiana University library data wasalso availablerdquo
By the end Cook said ldquothey were allleaps and bounds ahead of where they werewhen they first walked in the doorrdquo
Still ldquoI learned as much as they didrdquo hesaid 983123
Gamu Tavaziva saw the failure ofhospitals in Zimbabwe as ldquoa call forme to pursue medicinerdquo
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4 MythsOnly prestigiousuniversities offer aquality education
There are 4495 degree-grantinginstitutions in the US according to theNational Center for Education Statistics
yet the eyes of overseas students are often
fixed on the Ivy League schools But eliteschools set the entrance bar skyhigh andreject most applicants while qualityeducation is available at many moreschools according to Stefano Papaleodirector of admissions at Lynn Universityin Florida
Only rich parents cansend children to the US
Public universities charge less tuitionthan most private schools Graduatestudents often qualify for discounts asteaching assistants More than 500 US
scholarships and grants are available to helpinternational students defray costs (Learnmore about them on the Funding for USStudy website) Financial support also maybe available in studentsrsquo home countries
Studying in the USis similar to attendingcollege back home
Students are surprised by differencesbetween classrooms in the United Statesand in their own home countries accordingto Jessica Young who advises internationalstudents at the University of Illinois It rsquos not
just sitting and listening to professors shesaid Asking and answering questions orgiving oral presentations affect final gradesso ldquohone your communication skills andbe prepared for a change in the way youstudyrdquo
US campuses are unsafeMovies and television depict the United
States as plagued by violence but the realityis that crime rates have fallen for yearsMost campuses have precautions in placemdash emergency call boxes alert systems towarn students of any imminent threat andshuttle buses or services to escort studentsat night In a 2012 poll by i-Graduate 82percent of international students said theyfelt ldquosafe and securerdquo in the US
Schools with the Largest Shares of International Students
Schools with the Largest Number of International Students
983090983095New School
New York
983090983094Florida Instituteof Technology
Florida
983090983089Illinois Instituteof Technology
Illinois
983089983096Lynn University
Florida
9269University of Southern California
Los Angeles
8997 University of IllinoisUrbana-Champaign
8660New York University
New York
8563 Purdue University
West Lafayette Indiana
Why These Schools
ReputationMatt VanderZalm spokesman at the University of Illinois said prestige and low cost of living matter
A reputation ldquoas one of the top destinations for international students perpetuates itselfrdquo he saidStudents who hear friends speaking highly of Illinois follow
LocationSchools on both coasts and in the Midwest draw international students because thatrsquos where majorcities are concentrated
ProgramsNearly two-thirds of international students want to study business engineering or science so schoolsthat boast strong programs in those areas are popular Among them the University of Illinois atUrbana-Champaign Carnegie Mellon University Purdue University New York University and theUniversity of California at Los Angeles
Of All International Students at US Colleges the Largest Shares Come from
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The Welcome Mat Is OutUS colleges and universities attract far more students from abroad than any other countryrsquos
higher-education institutions mdash 764000 of the 4 million international students worldwide Their rankshave swelled by nearly a third in the past decade but higher education leaders say they have room forplenty more and they are eager to find them
Many US colleges mdash small and large public and private mdash have stepped up their recruitment ofstudents from abroad according to a survey by higher-education associations More than half comefrom China India and South Korea but students come from a host of other lands as well includingSaudi Arabia Canada Vietnam and Mexico
Still only one in 25 college students in the United States is international compared with one infive in Australia and the United Kingdom President Obama is a strong backer of efforts to attractmore international students and send more American students abroad His ldquo100000 Strong inChinardquo initiative aims to quadruple the number of Americans studying in China while a similar effortis mounted to bring in 100000 students from Latin America while sending an equal number ofAmericans to study there
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Peace amp Security
Ben Rattray dreamed of being the ultimate establishment manan investment banker who would wear a double-breasted suit ashe walked down Wall Street But a series of experiences during
college led Rattray down an entirelydifferent path
Today he helps tens of millions ofpeople around the world take on theestablishment by exercising a basic American tenet petitioning for change
On the website Rattray founded
Changeorg citizens in the UnitedStates and countries like India South Africa and Brazil have fought to giveequal access to girls on sports teams
to battle local corruption and to make one young girl eligible for alung transplant normally reserved for adults The site is a platformthat allows individuals to petition an array of institutions bycollecting the names of supporters online
With the power of signatures Changeorg says it is makinga difference helping people win thousands of victories since thesite launched in 2007 Big institutions be they governments orcorporations can seem too powerful for individuals to take onRattray said and ldquopeople become apathetic if they think theycanrsquot make a difference The power of individuals is to come
together and not work alone You just have everyday people doingextraordinary thingsrdquo
The 25-year-old Rattray who attended Stanford University andthe London School of Economics started rethinking his career
Real ChangeOne Signature
at a Time
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signaturesDown Syndrome student
gets to play sports
94684
signaturesFirefighters granted
government health care
126631
signaturesPhone company helps
domestic violence victims
194825 signaturesEcuador shuts down
ex-gay torture clinics
113759
signaturesAmazon stops selling
whale and dolphin meat
202962
signaturesSupporting South Africanwomenrsquos fight against ldquocorrective raperdquo171789
signaturesPalm oil plantation barred
for burning forests
10243
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path when his brother announced he is gay but also said that hehad been hiding his sexuality out of fear Rattray said he thoughtof people including himself who had stood by and done nothingto fight for justice and equal treatment He went to London reada book a day and thought about the concept of social change Theend result was the birth of Changeorg
The sitersquos popular petitions often gain media coverage Fifteen- year-old Julia Bluhm was distressed at the way photographs ofgirls and women in the popular teen magazine Seventeen were
being airbrushed to make them look thinner and prettier Bluhmdecided to petition the magazine and collected signatures fromas far away as Australia and the Netherlands ldquoWe all know how itcan affect a girlrsquos body image and self-esteemrdquo said Bluhm wholives in Waterville Maine Getting more than 84000 far-flungsignatures ldquokind of opens up the bigger picture and shows how itaffects people all over the worldrdquo
Bluhmrsquos petition led Seventeen to stop altering modelsrsquo shapes with Photoshop and to publish a ldquoBody Peace Treatyrdquo calling ongirls to be confident regardless of their size or shape
Cynthia Butterworth of Rochester New York petitioned tohelp her sister who had been the victim of domestic violence andfound it would cost $500 to close the mobile phone account she
had shared with her abuser The phone company responded toButterworthrsquos petition by agreeing to close the account without afee and to implement a new policy to help other abuse victims ldquoIt was a huge victoryrdquo Butterworth said ldquoIt gives a little person whofeels like she has been treated unfairly a huge voicerdquo
People in more than 190 countries have used the petitionsRattray says
In India he said there has been an explosion of campaignsagainst corruption through his website A man in Hardoiattempting to report alleged corruption to the Regional TransportOffice was asked for a bribe and beaten when he refused mdash anepisode caught on cell phone video A Changeorg petitionstarted by the man and pursued by Indians countrywide led to
prosecutions and a stronger anti-corruption policy Rattray said Changeorg will continue to empower people Asregular people mobilize by petitioning online he said he meetspeople everywhere who have a growing conviction that they reallycan make a difference 983123 ndashSM
The White House has a similar petition page online called We thePeople (httpspetitionswhitehousegov) which allows people tocreate online petitions on matters involving government action Ifa petition attracts 150 signatures in 30 days it will be searchable onthe White House site If it collects 100000 signatures during that
time the petition will be reviewed by the Obama administrationand a response will be posted Topics range from gun violence toimmigration to beer (and yes the White House gave in and revealedthe official White House beer recipe)
We the People
Above Julia Bluhm (center) and other teens at Hearst Corp inNew York where Bluhm delivered a petition asking Seventeen magazine to stop altering photos Below Seventeenrsquos editor-in-chief responded by publishing this letter
$423Trivia Turkey
average amount spent by shoppers over theThanksgiving holiday weekend
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Redefining PortraitureChicago-based artist Lincoln Schatz who regards traditionalportraits as idealized depictions of ldquoa single frozen momentrdquo iscreating portraits by filming subjects
Schatz mounts cameras at varied heights within a small room
to create 360-degree views of his subjects who perform or speakabout their lives while the cameras roll A computer randomly editsresulting footage and displays it on a screen in a loop constantlyrecombining footage such that no two viewings will be the same
Schatz seeks dynamism by generating unpredictablecombinations of camera angles The artistrsquos Cube series (2008) andNetwork series (2012) thus offer shifting perspectives on personality
ldquoI wanted to get beyond the mythology people create forthemselvesrdquo Schatz said ldquoI ask them lsquoIf life is a series of dots ona line how does your story start Whatrsquos the first dot for yoursquordquoBut he doesnrsquot allow his subjectsrsquo answers to define their portraitsinstead working to ldquoget them beyond their self-images or public brands to understand themselves in a new and different wayrdquo
The Cube portraits (commissioned by the Hearst Corporationto celebrate the 75th anniversar y of Esquire magazine) focuson 40 of the 75 most influential people of the 21st century asdetermined by the magazinersquos editors Who made the cut ActorGeorge Clooney basketball star LeBron James Craigslist founderCraig Newmark regenerative-medicine specialist Anthony Atalafashion designer Marc Jacobs foreign-policy expert (and now USambassador to the UN) Samantha Power heart surgeon MehmetOz and architect Santiago Calatrava among others
Portrait subjects entered a transparent 10-foot-by-10-foot cubein which they spent 45 minutes doing anything they chose as longas it reflected their own sense of their personalities The portraits were filmed at Hearst headquarters in New York Esquire editor-in-chief David Granger attended every sitting
One subject created quite a stir Granger said ldquoWe didnrsquotpublicize it but when Clooney came word leaked out throughthe building At first there were a few people mdash mostly women mdashmilling around Pretty soon 300 people had gatheredrdquo
Newmark worked on a laptop computer resolving customer-service issues for Craigslist users James played a basketball-themed video game and became so absorbed that he overstayed histime limit Atala mdash whose work involves growing new human cellstissues and organs mdash treated the cube itself as an organ tr ying tocoax it to life by plastering images of cells all over its walls Jacobs brought his yoga teacher and had a yoga session
Clooney danced with women (he specified that no models oractresses be recruited) twirling in succession Schatzrsquos mother
several Hearst Corporation employees and TV journalist GayleKing He wanted ldquosomething to do hellip instead of just standingaroundrdquo Schatz explained
The resulting portraits are ldquodreamlikerdquo Schatz said in part because they are silent
They are more abstract and painterly than his subsequentNetwork series which includes audio of subjectsrsquo voices In theseSchatz focuses on Americans whom he sees as leaders or innovatorsComprising 89 portraits the series includes former Supreme CourtJustice Sandra Day OrsquoConnor Google Inc vice president (and so-called ldquofather of the Internetrdquo) Vint Cerf public radio journalistCokie Roberts and America Online founder Steve Case They talk
about their childhoods about forces that they believe shaped themThe Cube and Network series were acquired by the Smithsonian
Institutionrsquos National Portrait Gallery But Schatz has created video portraits for private collectors as well The genre requiresartist and subject to ldquolet go and let something happenrdquo he saidand the process is liberating
ldquoWe are all polyfaceted there are multiple ways we can beseen and interpreted At the root of all this is getting people toself-explorerdquo 983123 ndashLM
Arts
When LeBron James arrived for his Cube portrait session ldquohe wasin his early 20s mdash a kid reallyrdquo said David Granger ldquoOf coursekids like to play video gamesrdquo
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4000 +Trivia Turkey
paintings by Norman Rockwell includingFreedom from Want illustrating aThanksgiving dinner
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WatchTo view the video portraitof LeBron James scan theQR code with your phone
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In 2012 members of the US military andforeign service submitted photographs fromtheir duty abroad to a jury of experts Theirsubmissions began a project sponsored bythe US departments of State and Defenseto mark Veterans Day observed each year onthe 11th of November
The jury of photographers curators andprominent Americans including formersecretaries of state Madeleine Albright andColin Powell selected the best entries Artist
Lincoln Schatz then created composite stillimages from the top photos
The images convey ldquothe complex realities ofserving abroadrdquo Schatz said as well as theldquoimmense complexity of hope life hardshipand loss hellip Looking at the world throughtheir eyes we see the photographersrsquo humanexperience and wonder how we wouldnavigate were we thererdquo
Seen here is a composite merging three ofthe photographs
The dominant photo (taken by Manuel JMartinez) depicts an Iraqi father pausingfrom his conversation with US soldiersto share a moment with his daughter athis home in the Jefrmila neighborhood ofGhazaliyah Iraq A background photo (takenby Jeremy Lock) shows US soldiers withno date or place indicated and anotherbackground photo (taken by Alvin WilliamsJr) shows US Marines setting up a bivouacto assist victims of a landslide on the island
of Leyte in the Philippines
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Through Their Eyes
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Education for AllJUDITH HEUMANN
Judith Heumann is the StateDepartmentrsquos special adviser forinternational disability rightsGrowing up in the New York City borough of BrooklynI wasnrsquot allowed to go to school until fourth gradebecause I used a wheelchair and was unable to walk
But my parents were adamant that I get an educationequal to my brothersrsquo so I could support myself if Inever married (women were not typically breadwinnersback then) They teamed up with other parents toforce some of the local secondary schools to become
accessible to students with disabilities Later I battledsuccessfully to be the first person in a wheelchair toteach in New York and taught there for three years
Education including the higher education describedon pages 14ndash23 is a great equalizer It opens opportunitiesfor girls and boys for disadvantaged people and especiallyfor people like me who have disabilities
Hamza Jaka and Amber Buckley-Shaklee twostudents with disabilities worked as interns at the StateDepartment this year Overall their stories indicatethat inclusive education is moving forward
Both Hamza and Amber have always attendedintegrated schools as required under laws that
didnrsquot exist when I was in school Hamza now anundergraduate student at the University of CaliforniaBerkeley was resented by peers who thought theaccommodations he received (such as having acomputer for spelling tests) were unfair And Ambernow a graduate student at the University of Illinois atUrbana-Champaign had friends at nearby schools who
were told they could come to school but only if theydidnrsquot bring their wheelchairs
Parents and students need to know their rights Inthe US there are Parent Information Centers that help
Also after years of implementation of our laws morestudents with disabilities are graduating from secondaryschool and entering work or higher education
We have come a long way since I had polio in1949 and we have far to go Our laws are not alwaysenforced as they should be As I work for equality andthe advancement of human rights I want to teach thislesson People with disabilities should have the samerights and opportunities as all people Granted these wecan and do improve our communities our country andthe world 983123
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challenge Wilcox said Forget agreed saying it is particularly so in the US Although the US design certification process is regarded as the ldquogold standardrdquoaround the world for reactor safety when applied to reactors that use existingtechnology the US process doesnrsquot provide for a certification of reactors likeTerraPowerrsquos and Transatomicrsquos
Other countries with ambitious plans for nuclear power may be open tonew ideas Forget said TerraPower is actively seeking partners to help build aprototype Company executives have visited China France India Japan South
Korea and RussiaForget said a build date mostly depends on another country agreeing to locatea commerical plant on its soil
Forget and other experts believe that nuclear power has a future as naturalgas prices are projected by the US Energy Information Agency to more thandouble by 2040
Without nuclear expansion world energy prices will rise and global warming will get worse warned Faith Birol chief economist at the International Energy Agency
ldquoIn the longer term nuclear is part of the answerrdquo Forget said noting thathesitation in the US and part of Europe may be temporary and that othercountries continue to expand their nuclear power industries 983123
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Nuclear InnovationFor fuel TerraPower depends on depleteduranium from the existing uranium-oreenrichment process Transatomic relieson radioactive waste removed fromconventional reactors These ventures arepromising because they hellip
ɟ Reduce radioactive waste and the need
for waste storage
ɟ Capture more energy from uranium orethan a conventional reactor can
ɟ Operate at atmospheric pressure thatcauses less mechanical stress simplifyingdesigns and improving safety
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From Trash to Gold
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Craig Martineau and Brandon SargentBlake did a lot of research on his own
dumpster diving blending differentcombinations of wasted food and testingresults Still he doesnrsquot miss EcoScrapsrsquoearly days when he collected food scrapsfrom the dumpsters
ldquoI ruined most of myclothes I think my shoesended up compostingthemselves and my carstill stinksrdquo
In 2001 20-year-old Princeton Universityfreshman Tom Szaky started marketingworm poop as fertilizer in recycled plastic
bottles Today his company operates in22 countries where more than 40 millionpeople including students collect trash forpoints which can be traded for merchandiseor as charitable contributions
ldquoInvolving people in thecollection of trash willeducate them about theeffects that waste has on theenvironmentrdquo Szaky said
983159983144983137983156 Produces organic chemical- and manure-freecompost and potting soil From its inceptionin 2010 EcoScraps reports the company hasrecycled 7 million kilograms of food waste andthus prevented more than 4 million kilogramsof methane mdash a powerful greenhouse gas mdashfrom being released into the atmosphere
In addition to recycling the companyupcycles that is converts non-recyclableor hard-to-recycle waste into newproducts Using less carbon and energyupcycling is friendlier to the environmentand more cost effective than recyclingaccording to the company
983144983151983159 Supermarkets restaurants and farmscollect food waste mostly spoiled fruitsand vegetables The spoiled food isdelivered to a plant where it is groundand mixed with wood shavings After itis oxygenated the mixture is ldquocookedrdquo toproduce compost
Waste divided into 40 categories mdash fromcandy wrappers to plastic bottles to oldshoes to cigarette butts mdash is turned intovaluable materials such as customizedplastic pellets More than 1500 products aremade from these materials through differentmolding techniques
Recovering food scraps and recyclable materials from dumpsters might seem like unsavory business but some new companies are reaping profits by doing just that There is money to be
made from trash that normally isnrsquot recycled Some entrepreneurs started companies thatturn trash into useful products making the environment cleaner and reducing the greenhouseemissions produced by landfills Theyrsquove got plenty of material with which to work In the UnitedStates mdash the largest market in the world mdash trash abounds
Garbage BagsBelow are various items created withrecyclable materials by TerraCycle
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Native American CuisineKOURTNI GONZALEZ
There is a certain amount of nationalism associated withthe traditional food of every culture People overlook the journeytaken by their favorite food before it gets to their tables
Lois Ellen Frank and Walter Whitewater chefs at the Native American catering and food company called Red Mesa Cuisine inSanta Fe New Mexico consider it their mission to educate peopleabout the sometimes surprising origins of ingredients
ldquoFoods have traveled the world and changed all of us and I
think we can celebrate where they came from and share in thecommonality that we all have in our respective ethnicities andplacesrdquo Frank said
Frank of the Kiowa tribe from Anadarko Oklahoma and Whitewater of the Dineacute (Navajo) tribe in Pinon Arizona left their business for 10 days earlier in 2013 to travel to Ukraine The chefsmet with eager audiences to discuss ingredients especially thoseindigenous to America and popular in European cuisine
Only some Italians know that the tomato didnrsquot originate inItaly and only some Irish know the potato was grown in America before being planted in Ireland ldquoA lot of people are surprised about
the [American] origins of some of their most common foodsrdquo saidRichard Hetzler executive chef at Mitsitam Native Foods Cafeacute atthe National Museum of the American Indian in Washington He
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believes that what people eat today around the world would be very differenthad it not been for the Native American contribution of ingredients such ascorn beans squash chili pepper sunflower seeds and tomatoes to menus
Likewise the United States is a country built on diversity and traditional American dishes have been inspired and shaped by contributions fromelsewhere in the world
Sharing Ingredients
Hetzler regrets that Americans have moved further away from the days
of community-based local growing because a disconnect has developed between the food people eat and the place where it was grown Typically USconsumers go to their local supermarket and find even out-of-season producereadily available
Earlier Hetzler said ldquoNative Americans formed a culture around food asliferdquo He wants people around the world to know the origins of their food andrecognize the effect that these foods have had on their cultural identity
The test kitchen and catering business that Whitewater and Frank runin New Mexico offers a ldquoCulture and Cuisinerdquo program in which patronsprepare and share a meal together using traditional Southwest techniquesand ingredients many of which are sourced from local Native American tribalnations Frank gives a background lecture to the group to teach everyoneabout the ingredientsrsquo importance to Native American history and culture
Frank said that when she leads these workshops she tells students thatunderstanding food facilitates understanding who they are
Food is culturally ingrained in everything that a society does she believesIt is the ldquocommon element we all share regardless of language religion raceethnicityrdquo she said but it also is a way in which we can define a unique identity 983123
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Mesa Squash Frywith Sunflower SeedsLOIS ELLEN FRANK
This colorful squash fry issometimes called calabacitas Thereare several different variations butthis one is my favorite
Ingredients
1 green New Mexico or Anaheim chile2 tablespoons sunflower oil2 garlic cloves finely chopped12 teaspoon salt12 teaspoon black pepper4 carrots cut into 2-inch-long julienne4 small zucchini cut into 2-inch-long julienne4 yellow squash cut into 2-inch-long julienne1 red bell pepper diced14 cup shelled sunflower seeds (raw or toasted)
Directions1 Roast the chile on an open flame Then peel seed
and coarsely chop it
2 In a sauteacute pan heat the oil over medium-high heatWhen the oil is hot but not smoking add the garlicchile salt and black pepper Cook 1 to 2 minutesstirring constantly to allow the flavors to blend
3 Add the carrots zucchini squash and red pepperReduce the heat and allow vegetables to simmerabout 10 minutes until they are tender Add thesunflower seeds and simmer another 5 minutesServe hot as a vegetable side dish
These common foods
around the world originatedin the Americas
FoodFlight
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A School Like No OtherMARK TRAINER
In 1988 when Gallaudet Universityrsquos board of trustees announced it hadchosen a hearing person as its seventh president over two deaf finalistsGallaudet students with the support of alumni and staff shut down theuniversity for several days The incident made national headlines
The ldquoDeaf President Nowrdquo protest succeeded and I King Jordan wasnamed Gallaudets eighth mdash and first deaf mdash president In spite of theinternal strife Gallaudet embraces this chapter of its history because itspeaks to a core characteristic of the school The Gallaudet communitytakes pride in its record of advocating aggressively on behalf of deaf people
Gallaudet mdash a federally chartered private nonprofit educationalinstitution in Washington mdash is the only higher-education institution inthe world where all services are specifically designed for deaf studentsIt offers Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science degrees in more than40 majors Gallaudet confers masterrsquos degrees in fields such as publicadministration and international development and doctoral degrees inclinical psychology and linguistics A majority of Gallaudetrsquos graduateprograms are designed to train students in professional services for thedeaf and hard of hearing
Congress authorized permanent federal appropriations for the schoolin 1954 President Ronald Reagan signed the Education of the Deaf Actof 1986 which reaffirmed the US commitment to making educational
The Edward Miner GallaudetResidence has housed all 10 of the
universityrsquos presidents
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LoweringBarriers by LawWhen Frank Harkin was a boy he was told hisdeafness would limit his career Instead he foundthat his disability made him a more productiveemployee than hearing workers at an aircraftmanufacturing plant He could do delicate workwithout being distracted by the loud noisesaround him His employer was so impressed thathe hired more deaf people
Frankrsquos work was an inspiration for his youngebrother US Senator Tom Harkin of Iowa hisbrotherrsquos successful career in manufacturing ledthe senator to sponsor the 1990 Americans withDisabilities Act (ADA) The act is a civil rightslaw that bars discrimination in hiring peoplewith disabilities and requires employers to makeldquoreasonable accommodationsrsquorsquo to allow a personwith a disability to do a job The law also requireshotels restaurants stores and other public places
to remove architectural barriers that wouldhinder access to people with disabilities
Frank Harkin who died in 2000 had beenworking as a baker mdash one of just three jobs hehad been told he could do as a deaf person mdashwhen the owner of Delavan Corporation took aliking to him and offered him a job Before thenldquohis whole life was limited mdash or he was told itwas limited mdash because he couldnrsquot hearrsquorsquo SenatorHarkin said explaining why he made disabilityrights his calling ldquoWhat the ADA has done forall people with disabilities is open the worldfor travel for accommodations for work and
for education by breaking down both physicalbarriers and attitudinal barriersrsquorsquo
Some 50 million Americans have a disabilitythe Centers for Disease Control reports andmost Americans will experience disability at somepoint in their lives
Senator Harkin said he recently benefitedfrom the lawrsquos policies himself At the movieshe was handed a special pair of glasses thatdisplayed the dialogue in closed captions so hecould read as well as hear the voices of the actorsldquoItrsquos amazingrsquorsquo he said ldquoAnd itrsquos all because of theADArdquo ndashSM
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opportunities available to deaf people and renaming Gallaudet College asGallaudet University
In 2014 the school will celebrate the 150th anniversary of the law signed byPresident Lincoln authorizing it to confer degrees upon deaf students Along with all the reasons any college graduate has to brag Gallaudet grads canshow off diplomas signed by the sitting president of the United States
In 2012 10 percent of Gallaudet students came from outside the UnitedStates Krishneer Sen came from Suva Fiji to work toward a degree ininformation technology ldquoAll of the instructors here use sign language and
we have direct access and direct communication so thatrsquos one very veryimportant aspectrdquo Sen said ldquoOne of my teachers is the first deaf woman toget her PhD in computer sciencerdquo
In addition to the learning environment Sen appreciates getting to knowhis peers ldquoWe have such a diverse population here and I wasnrsquot used to that We have a gay and lesbian community which is very strong black Latino mdashall of these diverse groups I like thatrdquo 983123
From top Gallaudetrsquos Bison football team gets psyched before a gameGallaudetrsquos newest residence hall uses the design concept known as DeafSpaceto maximize deaf peoplersquos visual access
Senator Tom Harkin
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The journey to a US degree is filled
with choices Make smart ones
An Insiderrsquos Guideto Higher Ed
R E Q U I R E D R E A D I N G
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As a Northeastern University undergraduate Abhi Nangia learned marketing by help-ing women in Nicaragua sell jewelry made from recycled trash He studied finance by advising a tiny catering company in South Africa and leadership by organizingstruggling artists in Indonesia
Upon graduation from the Boston university in May Nangia took the skills he learned at itsSocial Enterprise Institute to launch Reweave a network that ldquocreates market access for peoplemaking beautiful thingsrdquo
This may not sound like the traditional undergraduate business-school experience but itrsquostypical of the innovative ways business students are educated in the United States today It com- bines features that a growing number of programs offer Instruction and learning are hands-onentrepreneurial and global
ldquoThe Social Enterprise Institute is probably the coolest thing everrdquo said Nangia whoseparents are from New Delhi but who grew up in Buffalo New York Northeastern is a leaderamong US universities in alternating classroomstudies with internships and real jobs The ex-perience convinced Nangia that international business is about a lot more than making mon-ey it can actually improve peoplersquos lives in othercountries Undergraduate business students whohistorically concentrated in accounting financeor marketing today can acquire knowledge and
skills as well about such fields as health care andsustainable development
For students looking to work for cutting-edgecompanies such as tech giant Google Inc or on-line retailer Amazoncom Inc some US busi-ness schools offer technology-focused degreesStudents at Carnegie Mellon Universityrsquos Tepper School of Business can study topics like bigdata mdash data sets so complex that theyrsquore hard to manage with traditional software
Ronny Ho a 21-year-old Chinese American who grew up in New York and whose parentsare from Shanghai and Taiwan is a senior at the Pittsburgh university She recently internedat the financial company Citigroup Inc in New York She felt she brought more to the job than just an ability to crunch numbers because of all the time she spent at Carnegie Mellon workingon team projects with scientists and engineers The collaborative projects included making
futuristic videos at the universityrsquos Human-Computer Interaction Institute where studentscreate make-believe worlds and games to better understand how computers can help peoplego about their daily livesldquoItrsquos such a new fieldrdquo she said ldquoItrsquos fun to take it and run with it andsee what you can dordquo
The recent global recession gave business schools more reasons to expand internships andcourses that give students hands-on experience like Ho and Nangia are getting said John JFernandes president of AACSB International (Association to Advance Collegiate Schools ofBusiness) With fewer workers companies are looking to interns to do more ldquoBusinesses expectstudents to hit the ground runningrdquo Fernandes said 983123
Business SchoolsBridge Classroomsand Real-Life WorkKATHERINE MANGAN
Express Laneto an MBA
At the Bainbridge GraduateInstitute nature lovers can pursuemasterrsquos degrees in businessadministration on an island campusoff the coast of Seattle In classroomsnestled amid 250 acres of forestthey learn how to make money inenvironmentally sustainable ways
If studying in one of the worldrsquosmost exciting business centers is more
your style New York Universityrsquos SternSchool of Business is blocks fromWall Street As members of the SternConsulting Corps students tackle realbusiness challenges by advising shopowners in a low-income neighborhoodor by creating business plans forupstart fashion designers
Most full-time MBA programsin the United States take two yearsto complete but several now offerintensified one-year options While topMBA programs usually require several
years of work experience someonefresh out of college or with just a few
years on the job might want to look intoa one-year specialized masterrsquos degree
At Thunderbird School of GlobalManagement a private school based inGlendale Arizona finishing in one yearshaves $20000 off the price (Tuitionruns $90000 for two years and$70000 for one)
ldquoFor students looking to improvetheir English studying in the US gives
you a true immersion in the languagethat will force you to become fluentby the time you leaverdquo said RebeccaHenriksen vice president of enrollmentand student services ldquoBut itrsquos still a trulyglobal experience We have studentsfrom close to 70 countries so itrsquos almoslike a minindashUnited Nations hererdquo
Cornell Universityrsquos JohnsonGraduate School of Management alsooffers a one-year MBA popular withstudents who want to double up andearn a professional degree in medicineengineering or law as well Dual degreesare increasingly popular in the US
because they give graduates an edge ina tough job marketIn recent years enrollments in
traditional two-year MBA programsinched up 1 percent in North Americawhile specialized masters enrollmentsshot up 30 percent according to theAACSB Popular specialties includefinance accounting marketing andnewer fields such as data analytics andinformation-technology management
Abhi Nangia shoots a video to help a groupof women in Nicaragua sell jewelry madefrom recycled trash
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TomorrowrsquosArtists TodayKAREN CALABRIA
Itrsquos no surprise that artists worldwide look to address mod-ern challenges and adopt the newest technology Art and theavant-garde have always gone hand in hand Here are shiningexamples of successful US programs for students of digital
arts conservation and arts and crafts
Digital Arts
When it comes to new technology art departments are earlyadopters Digital arts mdash such as animation video game develop-ment graphic design and visual effects mdash are attracting more stu-
dents each year many of them internationalThe School of Visual Arts in New York which admits students based on their portfolios as well as grades and test scores has madea name for itself as a premier digital arts program
John McIntosh chair of the Computer Art Computer Animationand Visual Effects Department said ldquoWe offer a program that onlyhires working professionals as faculty that has the highest academicrigor and that allows students to excel by concentrating on the prac-tice of being an artist for each of their four yearsrdquo
Anne Yang an animation student said she has gained practicalhands-on experience She and five classmates collaborated on mak-ing a film at the end of their junior year ldquoStudents donrsquot typically getthat experiencerdquo Yang said Their two-minute animated short Fright
Shift about a ghost hunter afraid of ghosts was a hit with audiences
Art Conservation
Most conservation programs in the US have catered to ad- vanced-degree students but a growing number now reach out to un-dergraduates as well New Mexico State University in Albuquerque began offering a bachelorrsquos degree in museum conservation in 2005Director Silvia Marinas-Feliner said interest in art conservation mayhave something to do with the popularity of forensic science on suchtelevision shows as CSI Crime Scene Investigation Museum conser- vationists are investigators too said Marinas-Feliner only insteadof autopsying bodies they try to uncover the history of the object
ldquoThings deteriorate and need to be preserved especially withnatural disastersrdquo she said
One of her former students Lyndy Bush works at the Smithson-ian Institutionrsquos National Museum of Natural History in Washing-ton ldquoIrsquom conserving botanical specimens that were damaged [byHurricane Sandy] while they were out on loanrdquo Bush said ldquoThe ideaof a career in art that incorporates science and skill was what mademe fall in love with the fieldrdquo
Students learn conservation techniques in small classes (nomore than 12 students) The cross-disciplinary curriculum requiresstudy in art history fine arts archaeology and hard science Theprogram even encourages students to study entomology so they become familiar with the bugs they might find in an artifact thatneeds restoring
Arts and Crafts
American arts and craf ts schools offer tradit ional disciplinessuch as glassblowing metalworking ceramics and woodworkingCurricula can reflect local art traditions according to ChristineHavice director of the School of Art at Kent State University pointing to basketweaving and rug-making in the Southwest and industrialized arts at her own school in Ohio
Some schools may shy away from adapting technology in deference to ldquothe old waysrdquo of preserving the past but that is not thecase at the Appalachian Center for Craft a satellite campus of Ten
nessee Tech University in Cookeville Tennessee Jeff Adams thecenterrsquos director said his students employ Computer-Aided Design3-D printers and computerized looms to preserve and advance thetreasures of that mountain region
The center teaches new ways to apply skills Engineering and ceramics students work hand in hand on one project in sub-Saharan Africa w ith the engineers designing water-filtration systems andthe ceramics students making clay water-filtration devices
ldquoItrsquos about what they want to do with the skills theyrsquore learninghere not just about how to produce things for salerdquo Adams said 983123
Museum conservation students at New Mexico State University puttheir restoration skills to the test
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Huge Geek MomentThe Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) trade show is the World Cup Olympics and Super Bowl
rolled into one for the 50000 video gamers designers programmers and marketers from 120countries who throng to Los Angeles each year But the excitement isnrsquot confined to the conventionhall Global gamers tune in breathlessly online to await word of the newest gaming advances
Eight students at Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) were no exception this June but they hada special reason for excitement A video game they developed not only was exhibited at the trade show butalso shared top honors at E3rsquos inaugural College Game Competition ldquoIt was a huge geek moment and anamazing opportunity for themrdquo said Tina OrsquoHailey dean of SCADrsquos School of Digital Media
Most game designers can expect to go their whole career without having the opportunity toshowcase a game of their own at E3 said Luis Cataldi head of SCADrsquos game development program
The studentsrsquo visually stunning side-scrolling PC game Lost in Thought follows a therapist as hetravels through his patientsrsquo minds to heal them
More than 380 US schools offer coursework in computer and video game design In 2013 SCADrsquosprogram was ranked by The Princeton Review as one of the nationrsquos top programs The college granted85 degrees in interactive design and game development in 2012
Band Camp RevisitedSome Columbia College Chicago students refer to it as ldquoBand Camprdquo Like Nashville Tennessee
New Orleans and Austin Texas the Windy City of Chicago is known for its vibrant music scene Thecity is a playground for the nearly 11000 students at Columbia College Chicago the countryrsquos largest
arts and media collegeCome summertime some Columbia musicians and aspiring record producers get to attend what
they fondly call ldquoBand Camprdquo Others know it as the schoolrsquos selective Summer Music ImmersionProgram Students from three Columbia departments mdash music arts management and acousticsmdash join forces for an intensive week of beats bass and branding The result a professional-qualityextended play (EP) record and a one-night-only showcase at a popular live music venue
Nate Green a recent graduate was a repeat camper ldquoItrsquos a lot of fun but extremely hard It rsquos themost real-world experience in my field one can get while still being at schoolrdquo he said
A local music-industry veteran helps the students compose songs mix them and market theresulting album
Although music-technology programs have cropped up at colleges around the country Columbiasets itself apart as the only undergraduate program to offer a bachelor of science degree in acoustics
Department chairman Pantelis Vassilakis said ldquoWersquore at the intersection of sound as music soundas business sound as physics and sound as perceptionrdquo 983123
A panel from Lost in Thought a game developed by SCAD students that shared top honorsat 2013rsquos E3 trade show
Your 5 Stepsto US Study
983089Research983086 Eighteen months before
your projected enrollment983084 begin your
research983086 Why do you want to study in
the U983086S983086 Where will you fit in Will you
need financial assistance What are the
application deadlines Identify sources offinancial aid and prepare for standardized
tests such as the Scholastic Aptitude Test
You might be asked to take an English
language proficiency test To begin go
to your nearest EducationUSA Center
( wwwEducationUSAstategov )
983090Apply983086 Include an original transcript
or certified copy of your academic
records sent by your secondary
school983084 as well as your standardized
test scores983086 Submit recommendation
letters from people who know you
well983098 your principal983084 counselor983084 tutor983084teacher983084 coach or job supervisor983086 Your
recommenders must assess your
potential to do well in college983086 Include a
personal essay983099 itrsquos often one of the most
important parts of your application983086
983091Finance983086 While the cost of living
varies983084 studying in the U983086S983086 can be
affordable and yield high returns on
your investment983086 Start your financial
planning early983086 If you have good grades983084
think about applying for an international
student scholarship983086 Applications for
financial aid go together with applications
for admission983086
983092Student Visa983086 Become familiar
with the student visa requirements in
your country and allow time to prepare
your application983086 You need an admission
letter and a certificate of eligibility for
nonimmigrant student status from a U983086S983086
institution before you can apply for a visa
The U983086S983086 Department of State issues visas
in U983086S983086 embassies and consulates983086 Visit
www983086travel983086state983086gov for information
about visas for non983085U983086S983086 citizens who
study in the U983086S983086
983093Prepare to Depart983086 In planning
your move to the United States983084 get
help from an EducationUSA Advising
Center in your country and from the
international student adviser at your
chosen U983086S983086 school983086 Advisers and
students who have returned from the
U983086S983086 can prepare you for new experiences
and challenges983086 Discuss changes from
your home environment983084 academic
systems and expectations983084 housing and
coping in a new cultural setting983086
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Shu Zhu came to the United States from Qingdao China six years ago as many international students do planning toprepare for a career in business But at North Carolina StateUniversity she discovered one of the glories of the US sys-
tem of higher education the ability undergraduates have to exploreoptions and change majors
She got an early opportunity to work in a research laboratoryunder the tutelage of an engineering professor alongside graduatestudents and postdoctoral fellows all searching for breakthroughsin chemical and biomedical engineering
Zhu soon switched majors to chemical engineering and nowis pursuing a doctorate at the University of Pennsylvania an IvyLeague school in Philadelphia She said the beauty of her educa-tional path was that she could change her mind
She credits the engineering professor Michael Dickey with en-couraging her to excel Even when she had ldquosome crazy ideardquo shesaid ldquohe would never say lsquoYou cannot do thisrsquo He would alwayssay lsquoYou should tryrsquordquo
Dickey an associate professor in the Department of Chemi-cal and Biomolecular Engineering was honored in 2012 as one ofNorth Carolina Statersquos outstanding teachers He regularly putsundergraduates to work on lab projects which include developingnovel nanofabrication techniques and stretching liquid metals intoforms that can hold their shape at room temperatures
He also has a gift for explaining things Discussing why alumi-
num and copper make such good electrical conductors he said itrsquos because of their ldquogood thermal properties mdash when you sit on metal bleachers it feels really cold because they are removing heat from your body really fastrdquo
One of his favorite metals is gallium a liquid metal with athick paint-like consistency Dickey has found that by mixinggallium with indium the resulting alloy can be stretched intoelectrical wires His team has put gallium through myriad testsprinting it in 3-D fashion encasing it in rubbery materials twist-ing it into different configurations and stretching it
The team made ear phones that extend 10 times their originallength ldquoThe sound quality doesnrsquot change at allrdquo Dickey saidldquobecause itrsquos such a good conductor of electricit yrdquo
Dickey focuses on new materials Nylon was once a major breakthrough in material science as was silicon Dickey rsquos galli-um-based alloy could prove to be the next Potential applicationsinclude antennas clothing wallpaper even newspapers
Dickeyrsquos lab which has captured the attention of privateindustry is typical of American higher-education programs inscience technology engineering and math or STEM
In addition to new materials popular STEM fields for studentsinclude computer science environmental conservation and 3-Dprinting as well as fields related to providing the planet with foodand energy
International Attraction
The US is the Number 1 destination for foreign students inter-ested in studying science and engineering at the postsecondarylevel according to the National Science Board
At the undergraduate level 32 percent of international studentsare enrolled in a STEM-related field At the graduate level roughly60 percent of international students are pursuing STEM degreesTwo-thirds of them come from India and China Foreign studentseek out US programs educators say for the high-quality educa-tion and meaningful research in state-of-the-art labs
US college life affords students opportunities to branch out
and take courses in political science entrepreneurship and thehumanities ldquoItrsquos both the technical depth of what we do in theSTEM fieldsrdquo said Charles Thorpe provost at Clarkson Universityin New York and ldquoembedding that in a liberal ar ts educationrdquo Living in dorms leading student organizations and attending sportingevents he said are important parts of a US education
In secondary school Zhu 22 learned lots of physics and mathldquobut wasnrsquot really enjoying itrdquo Students spent long hours solvingproblems and other exercises in preparation for Chinarsquos tough college entrance exam ldquoIt wasnrsquot interesting scientific knowledgerdquoshe said Her attitude changed in Michael Dickeyrsquos lab and so didher life trajectory 983123
Branching OutThrough STEMLUCY HOOD
International Students in STEM fields
983094983088graduate
983091983090undergraduate
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STEM StandoutsThe US offers rich opportunities to study science technologyengineering and math These schools are the tip of the iceberg
St Olaf CollegeLocated in Northfield Minnesota St Olaf College has a renowned choir but
is also a prodigious incubator of engineers and scientists It ranks in the top 10
among four-year colleges in producing future PhDs Forty percent of its 3000students major in math chemistry biology computer science or psychology
In tandem with its STEM programs St Olaf emphasizes environmentalconservation Everything from the food students eat to the construction ofbuildings to the curriculum itself is guided by an appreciation for science and aneffort to reduce manrsquos footprint on the planet Scientists there work to reducetoxic waste associated with lab work
The crown jewel of the environmental efforts is Regents Hall a state-of-the-art science building that meets the strictest criteria established by the US GreenBuilding Council
The college requires all students to take at least two science classes A newlydeveloped course promises nonscience majors an understanding of the sciencebehind issues at the forefront of public debate today
ldquoWe have the best of both worldsrdquo said Matthew Richey associate dean fornatural sciences and mathematics with an elite program that prepares thosefuture PhDs but also provides other students a deeper understanding of mathand science than the typical liberal-arts student gets in college
University of California San Diego In Professor Darren Lipomirsquos nanoengineering lab at the University of
California San Diego students from Belarus Thailand and Mexico are part of theresearch team working on solar energy mdash specifically the pursuit of less expensiveand less brittle solar panels
That diversity is the norm in cutting-edge research settings said the youngchemical engineer ldquoPeople from different cultures have different approaches tosimilar problems and if yoursquore in the room together somebody will come up with asolutionrdquo he said
A normal solar cell is made of silicon which is easily damaged in inclementweather Lipomi is taking the silicon out and replacing it with a plastic material
thatrsquos not only more robust but more economical
Clarkson UniversityLocated near the Canadian border in Potsdam New York Clarkson
University is known for its engineering programs and for graduatingstudents who make higher starting salaries than their counterparts fromHarvard University
Last year 10 percent of the schoolrsquos 3 604 students were foreignnationals many enrolled in STEM programs and learning entrepreneurshipalong with scientific research
ldquoOur model is taking the innovator by the hand through thecommercialization processrdquo said Matthew Draper deputy director of theShipley Center for Innovation The center helps students with intellectualproperty rights marketing research branding beta testing fundraising andrevenue generation These are daunting steps that scientists find difficult tomaneuver Draper said
Since 2010 the center has helped 57 startups with 158 more in thepipeline It helped Dami Adepoju a recent Clarkson graduate from AbujaNigeria break into the shoe business Adepoju designed a four-way zipperthat transforms one shoe into three giving people with limited resourcesdiverse styles
Experts at the Shipley Center helped Adepoju come up with a 3-D modelfor his invention and build a market They connected him with cobblersbuilt the zipper to his specifications and helped with pre-incorporation andpartnership agreements From Nigeria Adepoju now runs Fini Shoes andplans to sell worldwide 983123
Above Shu Zhu in alab at the University of
Pennsylvania found thather educational plans tookan unexpected turn leftMichael Dickey displaysan antenna made from a
gallium-based alloy
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E ven as a child in Zimbabwe GamuchiraiClinton Tavaziva wanted to be a doc-tor ldquoGamurdquo played with living thingspretending birds were patients and ex-
amined the skeletons of dead lizards outside hishome in Harare the countryrsquos largest city
But after secondary school his goal of gettinga medical education in the United States and re-turning to Zimbabwe with that expertise lookedout of reach The price tag was too high for hisfamily even with financial aid
Those who had known Tavaziva now 20 asa teen had always admired the shy science whiz with a passion for helping others His grades andleadership skills earned him the title of ldquohead boyrdquo or student president
An adv iser from the US Achievers Programmdash part of a US Department of State EducationUSA initiative in Zimbabwe mdash urged Tavaziva toapply for a new $500 million MasterCard Foun-dation Scholars Program The program planned
to educate 15000 talented young people in 10 years It would help those with financialhardship and a ldquogive backrdquo ethos and prepare them to be leaders
The programrsquos focus is Africa which is growing economically and politically but hasthe worldrsquos lowest education enrollment rates and a young population (Sixty percentof Africans are under age 25)
Tavaziva didnrsquot need to be told twice He filled out an application at the US Embassyand weeks later got an email notifying him hersquod been selected as a MasterCard Founda-tion scholar at Arizona State University (ASU) ldquoI didnrsquot know whether to cry or jumpIt was 11 pm and I woke everyone up We all celebratedrdquo he said
Arriving in Arizona later that year Tavaziva saw more than 60000 students movingabout the Tempe campus of the nationrsquos largest public university and found it ldquokindof scary but at the same time exciting I told myself Irsquod meet so many people make somany connectionsrdquo
He adjusted to dormitory life challenging courses his first ldquoCrdquo grade worries aboutspeaking English with an accent and new foods mdash Mexican was a hit but not hamburg-ers A biochemistry major Tavaziva jumped at the chance to do research in order tomimic the process of a spiderrsquos production of silk
He found college football equally exciting ldquoIrsquod always been an admirer of American
footballrdquo he said ldquoIrsquod watched a lot back home but seeing it in person was one of the best experiences of my liferdquo
Jenny Brian who taught Tavaziva in a freshman seminar said he is ldquosmart funnypolite and dedicatedrdquo
ldquoGamu thinks deeply about topics and has a strong sense of social justice and equityrdquosaid Meggan Madden director of the MasterCard program at ASU She said Tavaziva was chosen not only for his academic skills but because he ldquodreams bigrdquo and is moti- vated to make his dreams a reality
Tavaziva plans to return to Zimbabwe with his degree ldquoI just love my country somuchrdquo he said ldquoand Irsquom obliged to help in rebuilding it againrdquo 983123
From Africa to ArizonaGRETCHEN KELL
Attention ClassLAUREN MONSEN
One hundred students from acrossEgypt Tunisia Algeria Afghanistan andPakistan spent four weeks recently atIndiana Universityrsquos Kelley School ofBusiness where they developed businessplans and marketing strategies
For some US teaching methods mdashdesigned to encourage critical thinkingthrough lively classroom discussions mdashcame as a revelation
It was ldquonot considered disrespectful toask questions of your professorsrdquo said anamazed Sara Bisharat of Jordan
ldquoThe [Indiana] professors grab yourattentionrdquo said Haseeb Rahman ofAfghanistan ldquoYou feel like yoursquore engagedand involvedrdquo
Sara Jamil of Pakistan found peerdiscussion helpful ldquoI got an opportunityto listen to the perspectives of people ofvaried nationalities on one topicrdquo she saidldquoIt was a wonderful learning experiencerdquo
During the program sponsored bythe Coca-Cola Company and the USDepartment of State Professor Chris Cook
pointed out problems with some of thebusiness plans ldquoI usually asked studentsto provide more hard data and challengedall their assumptionsrdquo he said ldquoIrsquod sendthem to the CIA [World Factbook ] websitebecause it has phenomenal data and to theWorld Bank [data] website among othersources Indiana University library data wasalso availablerdquo
By the end Cook said ldquothey were allleaps and bounds ahead of where they werewhen they first walked in the doorrdquo
Still ldquoI learned as much as they didrdquo hesaid 983123
Gamu Tavaziva saw the failure ofhospitals in Zimbabwe as ldquoa call forme to pursue medicinerdquo
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4 MythsOnly prestigiousuniversities offer aquality education
There are 4495 degree-grantinginstitutions in the US according to theNational Center for Education Statistics
yet the eyes of overseas students are often
fixed on the Ivy League schools But eliteschools set the entrance bar skyhigh andreject most applicants while qualityeducation is available at many moreschools according to Stefano Papaleodirector of admissions at Lynn Universityin Florida
Only rich parents cansend children to the US
Public universities charge less tuitionthan most private schools Graduatestudents often qualify for discounts asteaching assistants More than 500 US
scholarships and grants are available to helpinternational students defray costs (Learnmore about them on the Funding for USStudy website) Financial support also maybe available in studentsrsquo home countries
Studying in the USis similar to attendingcollege back home
Students are surprised by differencesbetween classrooms in the United Statesand in their own home countries accordingto Jessica Young who advises internationalstudents at the University of Illinois It rsquos not
just sitting and listening to professors shesaid Asking and answering questions orgiving oral presentations affect final gradesso ldquohone your communication skills andbe prepared for a change in the way youstudyrdquo
US campuses are unsafeMovies and television depict the United
States as plagued by violence but the realityis that crime rates have fallen for yearsMost campuses have precautions in placemdash emergency call boxes alert systems towarn students of any imminent threat andshuttle buses or services to escort studentsat night In a 2012 poll by i-Graduate 82percent of international students said theyfelt ldquosafe and securerdquo in the US
Schools with the Largest Shares of International Students
Schools with the Largest Number of International Students
983090983095New School
New York
983090983094Florida Instituteof Technology
Florida
983090983089Illinois Instituteof Technology
Illinois
983089983096Lynn University
Florida
9269University of Southern California
Los Angeles
8997 University of IllinoisUrbana-Champaign
8660New York University
New York
8563 Purdue University
West Lafayette Indiana
Why These Schools
ReputationMatt VanderZalm spokesman at the University of Illinois said prestige and low cost of living matter
A reputation ldquoas one of the top destinations for international students perpetuates itselfrdquo he saidStudents who hear friends speaking highly of Illinois follow
LocationSchools on both coasts and in the Midwest draw international students because thatrsquos where majorcities are concentrated
ProgramsNearly two-thirds of international students want to study business engineering or science so schoolsthat boast strong programs in those areas are popular Among them the University of Illinois atUrbana-Champaign Carnegie Mellon University Purdue University New York University and theUniversity of California at Los Angeles
Of All International Students at US Colleges the Largest Shares Come from
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The Welcome Mat Is OutUS colleges and universities attract far more students from abroad than any other countryrsquos
higher-education institutions mdash 764000 of the 4 million international students worldwide Their rankshave swelled by nearly a third in the past decade but higher education leaders say they have room forplenty more and they are eager to find them
Many US colleges mdash small and large public and private mdash have stepped up their recruitment ofstudents from abroad according to a survey by higher-education associations More than half comefrom China India and South Korea but students come from a host of other lands as well includingSaudi Arabia Canada Vietnam and Mexico
Still only one in 25 college students in the United States is international compared with one infive in Australia and the United Kingdom President Obama is a strong backer of efforts to attractmore international students and send more American students abroad His ldquo100000 Strong inChinardquo initiative aims to quadruple the number of Americans studying in China while a similar effortis mounted to bring in 100000 students from Latin America while sending an equal number ofAmericans to study there
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Peace amp Security
Ben Rattray dreamed of being the ultimate establishment manan investment banker who would wear a double-breasted suit ashe walked down Wall Street But a series of experiences during
college led Rattray down an entirelydifferent path
Today he helps tens of millions ofpeople around the world take on theestablishment by exercising a basic American tenet petitioning for change
On the website Rattray founded
Changeorg citizens in the UnitedStates and countries like India South Africa and Brazil have fought to giveequal access to girls on sports teams
to battle local corruption and to make one young girl eligible for alung transplant normally reserved for adults The site is a platformthat allows individuals to petition an array of institutions bycollecting the names of supporters online
With the power of signatures Changeorg says it is makinga difference helping people win thousands of victories since thesite launched in 2007 Big institutions be they governments orcorporations can seem too powerful for individuals to take onRattray said and ldquopeople become apathetic if they think theycanrsquot make a difference The power of individuals is to come
together and not work alone You just have everyday people doingextraordinary thingsrdquo
The 25-year-old Rattray who attended Stanford University andthe London School of Economics started rethinking his career
Real ChangeOne Signature
at a Time
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gets to play sports
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government health care
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domestic violence victims
194825 signaturesEcuador shuts down
ex-gay torture clinics
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whale and dolphin meat
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for burning forests
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path when his brother announced he is gay but also said that hehad been hiding his sexuality out of fear Rattray said he thoughtof people including himself who had stood by and done nothingto fight for justice and equal treatment He went to London reada book a day and thought about the concept of social change Theend result was the birth of Changeorg
The sitersquos popular petitions often gain media coverage Fifteen- year-old Julia Bluhm was distressed at the way photographs ofgirls and women in the popular teen magazine Seventeen were
being airbrushed to make them look thinner and prettier Bluhmdecided to petition the magazine and collected signatures fromas far away as Australia and the Netherlands ldquoWe all know how itcan affect a girlrsquos body image and self-esteemrdquo said Bluhm wholives in Waterville Maine Getting more than 84000 far-flungsignatures ldquokind of opens up the bigger picture and shows how itaffects people all over the worldrdquo
Bluhmrsquos petition led Seventeen to stop altering modelsrsquo shapes with Photoshop and to publish a ldquoBody Peace Treatyrdquo calling ongirls to be confident regardless of their size or shape
Cynthia Butterworth of Rochester New York petitioned tohelp her sister who had been the victim of domestic violence andfound it would cost $500 to close the mobile phone account she
had shared with her abuser The phone company responded toButterworthrsquos petition by agreeing to close the account without afee and to implement a new policy to help other abuse victims ldquoIt was a huge victoryrdquo Butterworth said ldquoIt gives a little person whofeels like she has been treated unfairly a huge voicerdquo
People in more than 190 countries have used the petitionsRattray says
In India he said there has been an explosion of campaignsagainst corruption through his website A man in Hardoiattempting to report alleged corruption to the Regional TransportOffice was asked for a bribe and beaten when he refused mdash anepisode caught on cell phone video A Changeorg petitionstarted by the man and pursued by Indians countrywide led to
prosecutions and a stronger anti-corruption policy Rattray said Changeorg will continue to empower people Asregular people mobilize by petitioning online he said he meetspeople everywhere who have a growing conviction that they reallycan make a difference 983123 ndashSM
The White House has a similar petition page online called We thePeople (httpspetitionswhitehousegov) which allows people tocreate online petitions on matters involving government action Ifa petition attracts 150 signatures in 30 days it will be searchable onthe White House site If it collects 100000 signatures during that
time the petition will be reviewed by the Obama administrationand a response will be posted Topics range from gun violence toimmigration to beer (and yes the White House gave in and revealedthe official White House beer recipe)
We the People
Above Julia Bluhm (center) and other teens at Hearst Corp inNew York where Bluhm delivered a petition asking Seventeen magazine to stop altering photos Below Seventeenrsquos editor-in-chief responded by publishing this letter
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Redefining PortraitureChicago-based artist Lincoln Schatz who regards traditionalportraits as idealized depictions of ldquoa single frozen momentrdquo iscreating portraits by filming subjects
Schatz mounts cameras at varied heights within a small room
to create 360-degree views of his subjects who perform or speakabout their lives while the cameras roll A computer randomly editsresulting footage and displays it on a screen in a loop constantlyrecombining footage such that no two viewings will be the same
Schatz seeks dynamism by generating unpredictablecombinations of camera angles The artistrsquos Cube series (2008) andNetwork series (2012) thus offer shifting perspectives on personality
ldquoI wanted to get beyond the mythology people create forthemselvesrdquo Schatz said ldquoI ask them lsquoIf life is a series of dots ona line how does your story start Whatrsquos the first dot for yoursquordquoBut he doesnrsquot allow his subjectsrsquo answers to define their portraitsinstead working to ldquoget them beyond their self-images or public brands to understand themselves in a new and different wayrdquo
The Cube portraits (commissioned by the Hearst Corporationto celebrate the 75th anniversar y of Esquire magazine) focuson 40 of the 75 most influential people of the 21st century asdetermined by the magazinersquos editors Who made the cut ActorGeorge Clooney basketball star LeBron James Craigslist founderCraig Newmark regenerative-medicine specialist Anthony Atalafashion designer Marc Jacobs foreign-policy expert (and now USambassador to the UN) Samantha Power heart surgeon MehmetOz and architect Santiago Calatrava among others
Portrait subjects entered a transparent 10-foot-by-10-foot cubein which they spent 45 minutes doing anything they chose as longas it reflected their own sense of their personalities The portraits were filmed at Hearst headquarters in New York Esquire editor-in-chief David Granger attended every sitting
One subject created quite a stir Granger said ldquoWe didnrsquotpublicize it but when Clooney came word leaked out throughthe building At first there were a few people mdash mostly women mdashmilling around Pretty soon 300 people had gatheredrdquo
Newmark worked on a laptop computer resolving customer-service issues for Craigslist users James played a basketball-themed video game and became so absorbed that he overstayed histime limit Atala mdash whose work involves growing new human cellstissues and organs mdash treated the cube itself as an organ tr ying tocoax it to life by plastering images of cells all over its walls Jacobs brought his yoga teacher and had a yoga session
Clooney danced with women (he specified that no models oractresses be recruited) twirling in succession Schatzrsquos mother
several Hearst Corporation employees and TV journalist GayleKing He wanted ldquosomething to do hellip instead of just standingaroundrdquo Schatz explained
The resulting portraits are ldquodreamlikerdquo Schatz said in part because they are silent
They are more abstract and painterly than his subsequentNetwork series which includes audio of subjectsrsquo voices In theseSchatz focuses on Americans whom he sees as leaders or innovatorsComprising 89 portraits the series includes former Supreme CourtJustice Sandra Day OrsquoConnor Google Inc vice president (and so-called ldquofather of the Internetrdquo) Vint Cerf public radio journalistCokie Roberts and America Online founder Steve Case They talk
about their childhoods about forces that they believe shaped themThe Cube and Network series were acquired by the Smithsonian
Institutionrsquos National Portrait Gallery But Schatz has created video portraits for private collectors as well The genre requiresartist and subject to ldquolet go and let something happenrdquo he saidand the process is liberating
ldquoWe are all polyfaceted there are multiple ways we can beseen and interpreted At the root of all this is getting people toself-explorerdquo 983123 ndashLM
Arts
When LeBron James arrived for his Cube portrait session ldquohe wasin his early 20s mdash a kid reallyrdquo said David Granger ldquoOf coursekids like to play video gamesrdquo
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paintings by Norman Rockwell includingFreedom from Want illustrating aThanksgiving dinner
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WatchTo view the video portraitof LeBron James scan theQR code with your phone
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In 2012 members of the US military andforeign service submitted photographs fromtheir duty abroad to a jury of experts Theirsubmissions began a project sponsored bythe US departments of State and Defenseto mark Veterans Day observed each year onthe 11th of November
The jury of photographers curators andprominent Americans including formersecretaries of state Madeleine Albright andColin Powell selected the best entries Artist
Lincoln Schatz then created composite stillimages from the top photos
The images convey ldquothe complex realities ofserving abroadrdquo Schatz said as well as theldquoimmense complexity of hope life hardshipand loss hellip Looking at the world throughtheir eyes we see the photographersrsquo humanexperience and wonder how we wouldnavigate were we thererdquo
Seen here is a composite merging three ofthe photographs
The dominant photo (taken by Manuel JMartinez) depicts an Iraqi father pausingfrom his conversation with US soldiersto share a moment with his daughter athis home in the Jefrmila neighborhood ofGhazaliyah Iraq A background photo (takenby Jeremy Lock) shows US soldiers withno date or place indicated and anotherbackground photo (taken by Alvin WilliamsJr) shows US Marines setting up a bivouacto assist victims of a landslide on the island
of Leyte in the Philippines
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Through Their Eyes
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Education for AllJUDITH HEUMANN
Judith Heumann is the StateDepartmentrsquos special adviser forinternational disability rightsGrowing up in the New York City borough of BrooklynI wasnrsquot allowed to go to school until fourth gradebecause I used a wheelchair and was unable to walk
But my parents were adamant that I get an educationequal to my brothersrsquo so I could support myself if Inever married (women were not typically breadwinnersback then) They teamed up with other parents toforce some of the local secondary schools to become
accessible to students with disabilities Later I battledsuccessfully to be the first person in a wheelchair toteach in New York and taught there for three years
Education including the higher education describedon pages 14ndash23 is a great equalizer It opens opportunitiesfor girls and boys for disadvantaged people and especiallyfor people like me who have disabilities
Hamza Jaka and Amber Buckley-Shaklee twostudents with disabilities worked as interns at the StateDepartment this year Overall their stories indicatethat inclusive education is moving forward
Both Hamza and Amber have always attendedintegrated schools as required under laws that
didnrsquot exist when I was in school Hamza now anundergraduate student at the University of CaliforniaBerkeley was resented by peers who thought theaccommodations he received (such as having acomputer for spelling tests) were unfair And Ambernow a graduate student at the University of Illinois atUrbana-Champaign had friends at nearby schools who
were told they could come to school but only if theydidnrsquot bring their wheelchairs
Parents and students need to know their rights Inthe US there are Parent Information Centers that help
Also after years of implementation of our laws morestudents with disabilities are graduating from secondaryschool and entering work or higher education
We have come a long way since I had polio in1949 and we have far to go Our laws are not alwaysenforced as they should be As I work for equality andthe advancement of human rights I want to teach thislesson People with disabilities should have the samerights and opportunities as all people Granted these wecan and do improve our communities our country andthe world 983123
Last Word
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From Trash to Gold
983141983139983151983155983139983154983137983152983155 983156983141983154983154983137983139983161983139983148983141983159983144983151 Dan Blake co-founded the company with
Craig Martineau and Brandon SargentBlake did a lot of research on his own
dumpster diving blending differentcombinations of wasted food and testingresults Still he doesnrsquot miss EcoScrapsrsquoearly days when he collected food scrapsfrom the dumpsters
ldquoI ruined most of myclothes I think my shoesended up compostingthemselves and my carstill stinksrdquo
In 2001 20-year-old Princeton Universityfreshman Tom Szaky started marketingworm poop as fertilizer in recycled plastic
bottles Today his company operates in22 countries where more than 40 millionpeople including students collect trash forpoints which can be traded for merchandiseor as charitable contributions
ldquoInvolving people in thecollection of trash willeducate them about theeffects that waste has on theenvironmentrdquo Szaky said
983159983144983137983156 Produces organic chemical- and manure-freecompost and potting soil From its inceptionin 2010 EcoScraps reports the company hasrecycled 7 million kilograms of food waste andthus prevented more than 4 million kilogramsof methane mdash a powerful greenhouse gas mdashfrom being released into the atmosphere
In addition to recycling the companyupcycles that is converts non-recyclableor hard-to-recycle waste into newproducts Using less carbon and energyupcycling is friendlier to the environmentand more cost effective than recyclingaccording to the company
983144983151983159 Supermarkets restaurants and farmscollect food waste mostly spoiled fruitsand vegetables The spoiled food isdelivered to a plant where it is groundand mixed with wood shavings After itis oxygenated the mixture is ldquocookedrdquo toproduce compost
Waste divided into 40 categories mdash fromcandy wrappers to plastic bottles to oldshoes to cigarette butts mdash is turned intovaluable materials such as customizedplastic pellets More than 1500 products aremade from these materials through differentmolding techniques
Recovering food scraps and recyclable materials from dumpsters might seem like unsavory business but some new companies are reaping profits by doing just that There is money to be
made from trash that normally isnrsquot recycled Some entrepreneurs started companies thatturn trash into useful products making the environment cleaner and reducing the greenhouseemissions produced by landfills Theyrsquove got plenty of material with which to work In the UnitedStates mdash the largest market in the world mdash trash abounds
Garbage BagsBelow are various items created withrecyclable materials by TerraCycle
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Native American CuisineKOURTNI GONZALEZ
There is a certain amount of nationalism associated withthe traditional food of every culture People overlook the journeytaken by their favorite food before it gets to their tables
Lois Ellen Frank and Walter Whitewater chefs at the Native American catering and food company called Red Mesa Cuisine inSanta Fe New Mexico consider it their mission to educate peopleabout the sometimes surprising origins of ingredients
ldquoFoods have traveled the world and changed all of us and I
think we can celebrate where they came from and share in thecommonality that we all have in our respective ethnicities andplacesrdquo Frank said
Frank of the Kiowa tribe from Anadarko Oklahoma and Whitewater of the Dineacute (Navajo) tribe in Pinon Arizona left their business for 10 days earlier in 2013 to travel to Ukraine The chefsmet with eager audiences to discuss ingredients especially thoseindigenous to America and popular in European cuisine
Only some Italians know that the tomato didnrsquot originate inItaly and only some Irish know the potato was grown in America before being planted in Ireland ldquoA lot of people are surprised about
the [American] origins of some of their most common foodsrdquo saidRichard Hetzler executive chef at Mitsitam Native Foods Cafeacute atthe National Museum of the American Indian in Washington He
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believes that what people eat today around the world would be very differenthad it not been for the Native American contribution of ingredients such ascorn beans squash chili pepper sunflower seeds and tomatoes to menus
Likewise the United States is a country built on diversity and traditional American dishes have been inspired and shaped by contributions fromelsewhere in the world
Sharing Ingredients
Hetzler regrets that Americans have moved further away from the days
of community-based local growing because a disconnect has developed between the food people eat and the place where it was grown Typically USconsumers go to their local supermarket and find even out-of-season producereadily available
Earlier Hetzler said ldquoNative Americans formed a culture around food asliferdquo He wants people around the world to know the origins of their food andrecognize the effect that these foods have had on their cultural identity
The test kitchen and catering business that Whitewater and Frank runin New Mexico offers a ldquoCulture and Cuisinerdquo program in which patronsprepare and share a meal together using traditional Southwest techniquesand ingredients many of which are sourced from local Native American tribalnations Frank gives a background lecture to the group to teach everyoneabout the ingredientsrsquo importance to Native American history and culture
Frank said that when she leads these workshops she tells students thatunderstanding food facilitates understanding who they are
Food is culturally ingrained in everything that a society does she believesIt is the ldquocommon element we all share regardless of language religion raceethnicityrdquo she said but it also is a way in which we can define a unique identity 983123
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Mesa Squash Frywith Sunflower SeedsLOIS ELLEN FRANK
This colorful squash fry issometimes called calabacitas Thereare several different variations butthis one is my favorite
Ingredients
1 green New Mexico or Anaheim chile2 tablespoons sunflower oil2 garlic cloves finely chopped12 teaspoon salt12 teaspoon black pepper4 carrots cut into 2-inch-long julienne4 small zucchini cut into 2-inch-long julienne4 yellow squash cut into 2-inch-long julienne1 red bell pepper diced14 cup shelled sunflower seeds (raw or toasted)
Directions1 Roast the chile on an open flame Then peel seed
and coarsely chop it
2 In a sauteacute pan heat the oil over medium-high heatWhen the oil is hot but not smoking add the garlicchile salt and black pepper Cook 1 to 2 minutesstirring constantly to allow the flavors to blend
3 Add the carrots zucchini squash and red pepperReduce the heat and allow vegetables to simmerabout 10 minutes until they are tender Add thesunflower seeds and simmer another 5 minutesServe hot as a vegetable side dish
These common foods
around the world originatedin the Americas
FoodFlight
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Education
A School Like No OtherMARK TRAINER
In 1988 when Gallaudet Universityrsquos board of trustees announced it hadchosen a hearing person as its seventh president over two deaf finalistsGallaudet students with the support of alumni and staff shut down theuniversity for several days The incident made national headlines
The ldquoDeaf President Nowrdquo protest succeeded and I King Jordan wasnamed Gallaudets eighth mdash and first deaf mdash president In spite of theinternal strife Gallaudet embraces this chapter of its history because itspeaks to a core characteristic of the school The Gallaudet communitytakes pride in its record of advocating aggressively on behalf of deaf people
Gallaudet mdash a federally chartered private nonprofit educationalinstitution in Washington mdash is the only higher-education institution inthe world where all services are specifically designed for deaf studentsIt offers Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science degrees in more than40 majors Gallaudet confers masterrsquos degrees in fields such as publicadministration and international development and doctoral degrees inclinical psychology and linguistics A majority of Gallaudetrsquos graduateprograms are designed to train students in professional services for thedeaf and hard of hearing
Congress authorized permanent federal appropriations for the schoolin 1954 President Ronald Reagan signed the Education of the Deaf Actof 1986 which reaffirmed the US commitment to making educational
The Edward Miner GallaudetResidence has housed all 10 of the
universityrsquos presidents
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LoweringBarriers by LawWhen Frank Harkin was a boy he was told hisdeafness would limit his career Instead he foundthat his disability made him a more productiveemployee than hearing workers at an aircraftmanufacturing plant He could do delicate workwithout being distracted by the loud noisesaround him His employer was so impressed thathe hired more deaf people
Frankrsquos work was an inspiration for his youngebrother US Senator Tom Harkin of Iowa hisbrotherrsquos successful career in manufacturing ledthe senator to sponsor the 1990 Americans withDisabilities Act (ADA) The act is a civil rightslaw that bars discrimination in hiring peoplewith disabilities and requires employers to makeldquoreasonable accommodationsrsquorsquo to allow a personwith a disability to do a job The law also requireshotels restaurants stores and other public places
to remove architectural barriers that wouldhinder access to people with disabilities
Frank Harkin who died in 2000 had beenworking as a baker mdash one of just three jobs hehad been told he could do as a deaf person mdashwhen the owner of Delavan Corporation took aliking to him and offered him a job Before thenldquohis whole life was limited mdash or he was told itwas limited mdash because he couldnrsquot hearrsquorsquo SenatorHarkin said explaining why he made disabilityrights his calling ldquoWhat the ADA has done forall people with disabilities is open the worldfor travel for accommodations for work and
for education by breaking down both physicalbarriers and attitudinal barriersrsquorsquo
Some 50 million Americans have a disabilitythe Centers for Disease Control reports andmost Americans will experience disability at somepoint in their lives
Senator Harkin said he recently benefitedfrom the lawrsquos policies himself At the movieshe was handed a special pair of glasses thatdisplayed the dialogue in closed captions so hecould read as well as hear the voices of the actorsldquoItrsquos amazingrsquorsquo he said ldquoAnd itrsquos all because of theADArdquo ndashSM
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opportunities available to deaf people and renaming Gallaudet College asGallaudet University
In 2014 the school will celebrate the 150th anniversary of the law signed byPresident Lincoln authorizing it to confer degrees upon deaf students Along with all the reasons any college graduate has to brag Gallaudet grads canshow off diplomas signed by the sitting president of the United States
In 2012 10 percent of Gallaudet students came from outside the UnitedStates Krishneer Sen came from Suva Fiji to work toward a degree ininformation technology ldquoAll of the instructors here use sign language and
we have direct access and direct communication so thatrsquos one very veryimportant aspectrdquo Sen said ldquoOne of my teachers is the first deaf woman toget her PhD in computer sciencerdquo
In addition to the learning environment Sen appreciates getting to knowhis peers ldquoWe have such a diverse population here and I wasnrsquot used to that We have a gay and lesbian community which is very strong black Latino mdashall of these diverse groups I like thatrdquo 983123
From top Gallaudetrsquos Bison football team gets psyched before a gameGallaudetrsquos newest residence hall uses the design concept known as DeafSpaceto maximize deaf peoplersquos visual access
Senator Tom Harkin
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The journey to a US degree is filled
with choices Make smart ones
An Insiderrsquos Guideto Higher Ed
R E Q U I R E D R E A D I N G
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As a Northeastern University undergraduate Abhi Nangia learned marketing by help-ing women in Nicaragua sell jewelry made from recycled trash He studied finance by advising a tiny catering company in South Africa and leadership by organizingstruggling artists in Indonesia
Upon graduation from the Boston university in May Nangia took the skills he learned at itsSocial Enterprise Institute to launch Reweave a network that ldquocreates market access for peoplemaking beautiful thingsrdquo
This may not sound like the traditional undergraduate business-school experience but itrsquostypical of the innovative ways business students are educated in the United States today It com- bines features that a growing number of programs offer Instruction and learning are hands-onentrepreneurial and global
ldquoThe Social Enterprise Institute is probably the coolest thing everrdquo said Nangia whoseparents are from New Delhi but who grew up in Buffalo New York Northeastern is a leaderamong US universities in alternating classroomstudies with internships and real jobs The ex-perience convinced Nangia that international business is about a lot more than making mon-ey it can actually improve peoplersquos lives in othercountries Undergraduate business students whohistorically concentrated in accounting financeor marketing today can acquire knowledge and
skills as well about such fields as health care andsustainable development
For students looking to work for cutting-edgecompanies such as tech giant Google Inc or on-line retailer Amazoncom Inc some US busi-ness schools offer technology-focused degreesStudents at Carnegie Mellon Universityrsquos Tepper School of Business can study topics like bigdata mdash data sets so complex that theyrsquore hard to manage with traditional software
Ronny Ho a 21-year-old Chinese American who grew up in New York and whose parentsare from Shanghai and Taiwan is a senior at the Pittsburgh university She recently internedat the financial company Citigroup Inc in New York She felt she brought more to the job than just an ability to crunch numbers because of all the time she spent at Carnegie Mellon workingon team projects with scientists and engineers The collaborative projects included making
futuristic videos at the universityrsquos Human-Computer Interaction Institute where studentscreate make-believe worlds and games to better understand how computers can help peoplego about their daily livesldquoItrsquos such a new fieldrdquo she said ldquoItrsquos fun to take it and run with it andsee what you can dordquo
The recent global recession gave business schools more reasons to expand internships andcourses that give students hands-on experience like Ho and Nangia are getting said John JFernandes president of AACSB International (Association to Advance Collegiate Schools ofBusiness) With fewer workers companies are looking to interns to do more ldquoBusinesses expectstudents to hit the ground runningrdquo Fernandes said 983123
Business SchoolsBridge Classroomsand Real-Life WorkKATHERINE MANGAN
Express Laneto an MBA
At the Bainbridge GraduateInstitute nature lovers can pursuemasterrsquos degrees in businessadministration on an island campusoff the coast of Seattle In classroomsnestled amid 250 acres of forestthey learn how to make money inenvironmentally sustainable ways
If studying in one of the worldrsquosmost exciting business centers is more
your style New York Universityrsquos SternSchool of Business is blocks fromWall Street As members of the SternConsulting Corps students tackle realbusiness challenges by advising shopowners in a low-income neighborhoodor by creating business plans forupstart fashion designers
Most full-time MBA programsin the United States take two yearsto complete but several now offerintensified one-year options While topMBA programs usually require several
years of work experience someonefresh out of college or with just a few
years on the job might want to look intoa one-year specialized masterrsquos degree
At Thunderbird School of GlobalManagement a private school based inGlendale Arizona finishing in one yearshaves $20000 off the price (Tuitionruns $90000 for two years and$70000 for one)
ldquoFor students looking to improvetheir English studying in the US gives
you a true immersion in the languagethat will force you to become fluentby the time you leaverdquo said RebeccaHenriksen vice president of enrollmentand student services ldquoBut itrsquos still a trulyglobal experience We have studentsfrom close to 70 countries so itrsquos almoslike a minindashUnited Nations hererdquo
Cornell Universityrsquos JohnsonGraduate School of Management alsooffers a one-year MBA popular withstudents who want to double up andearn a professional degree in medicineengineering or law as well Dual degreesare increasingly popular in the US
because they give graduates an edge ina tough job marketIn recent years enrollments in
traditional two-year MBA programsinched up 1 percent in North Americawhile specialized masters enrollmentsshot up 30 percent according to theAACSB Popular specialties includefinance accounting marketing andnewer fields such as data analytics andinformation-technology management
Abhi Nangia shoots a video to help a groupof women in Nicaragua sell jewelry madefrom recycled trash
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TomorrowrsquosArtists TodayKAREN CALABRIA
Itrsquos no surprise that artists worldwide look to address mod-ern challenges and adopt the newest technology Art and theavant-garde have always gone hand in hand Here are shiningexamples of successful US programs for students of digital
arts conservation and arts and crafts
Digital Arts
When it comes to new technology art departments are earlyadopters Digital arts mdash such as animation video game develop-ment graphic design and visual effects mdash are attracting more stu-
dents each year many of them internationalThe School of Visual Arts in New York which admits students based on their portfolios as well as grades and test scores has madea name for itself as a premier digital arts program
John McIntosh chair of the Computer Art Computer Animationand Visual Effects Department said ldquoWe offer a program that onlyhires working professionals as faculty that has the highest academicrigor and that allows students to excel by concentrating on the prac-tice of being an artist for each of their four yearsrdquo
Anne Yang an animation student said she has gained practicalhands-on experience She and five classmates collaborated on mak-ing a film at the end of their junior year ldquoStudents donrsquot typically getthat experiencerdquo Yang said Their two-minute animated short Fright
Shift about a ghost hunter afraid of ghosts was a hit with audiences
Art Conservation
Most conservation programs in the US have catered to ad- vanced-degree students but a growing number now reach out to un-dergraduates as well New Mexico State University in Albuquerque began offering a bachelorrsquos degree in museum conservation in 2005Director Silvia Marinas-Feliner said interest in art conservation mayhave something to do with the popularity of forensic science on suchtelevision shows as CSI Crime Scene Investigation Museum conser- vationists are investigators too said Marinas-Feliner only insteadof autopsying bodies they try to uncover the history of the object
ldquoThings deteriorate and need to be preserved especially withnatural disastersrdquo she said
One of her former students Lyndy Bush works at the Smithson-ian Institutionrsquos National Museum of Natural History in Washing-ton ldquoIrsquom conserving botanical specimens that were damaged [byHurricane Sandy] while they were out on loanrdquo Bush said ldquoThe ideaof a career in art that incorporates science and skill was what mademe fall in love with the fieldrdquo
Students learn conservation techniques in small classes (nomore than 12 students) The cross-disciplinary curriculum requiresstudy in art history fine arts archaeology and hard science Theprogram even encourages students to study entomology so they become familiar with the bugs they might find in an artifact thatneeds restoring
Arts and Crafts
American arts and craf ts schools offer tradit ional disciplinessuch as glassblowing metalworking ceramics and woodworkingCurricula can reflect local art traditions according to ChristineHavice director of the School of Art at Kent State University pointing to basketweaving and rug-making in the Southwest and industrialized arts at her own school in Ohio
Some schools may shy away from adapting technology in deference to ldquothe old waysrdquo of preserving the past but that is not thecase at the Appalachian Center for Craft a satellite campus of Ten
nessee Tech University in Cookeville Tennessee Jeff Adams thecenterrsquos director said his students employ Computer-Aided Design3-D printers and computerized looms to preserve and advance thetreasures of that mountain region
The center teaches new ways to apply skills Engineering and ceramics students work hand in hand on one project in sub-Saharan Africa w ith the engineers designing water-filtration systems andthe ceramics students making clay water-filtration devices
ldquoItrsquos about what they want to do with the skills theyrsquore learninghere not just about how to produce things for salerdquo Adams said 983123
Museum conservation students at New Mexico State University puttheir restoration skills to the test
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Huge Geek MomentThe Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) trade show is the World Cup Olympics and Super Bowl
rolled into one for the 50000 video gamers designers programmers and marketers from 120countries who throng to Los Angeles each year But the excitement isnrsquot confined to the conventionhall Global gamers tune in breathlessly online to await word of the newest gaming advances
Eight students at Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) were no exception this June but they hada special reason for excitement A video game they developed not only was exhibited at the trade show butalso shared top honors at E3rsquos inaugural College Game Competition ldquoIt was a huge geek moment and anamazing opportunity for themrdquo said Tina OrsquoHailey dean of SCADrsquos School of Digital Media
Most game designers can expect to go their whole career without having the opportunity toshowcase a game of their own at E3 said Luis Cataldi head of SCADrsquos game development program
The studentsrsquo visually stunning side-scrolling PC game Lost in Thought follows a therapist as hetravels through his patientsrsquo minds to heal them
More than 380 US schools offer coursework in computer and video game design In 2013 SCADrsquosprogram was ranked by The Princeton Review as one of the nationrsquos top programs The college granted85 degrees in interactive design and game development in 2012
Band Camp RevisitedSome Columbia College Chicago students refer to it as ldquoBand Camprdquo Like Nashville Tennessee
New Orleans and Austin Texas the Windy City of Chicago is known for its vibrant music scene Thecity is a playground for the nearly 11000 students at Columbia College Chicago the countryrsquos largest
arts and media collegeCome summertime some Columbia musicians and aspiring record producers get to attend what
they fondly call ldquoBand Camprdquo Others know it as the schoolrsquos selective Summer Music ImmersionProgram Students from three Columbia departments mdash music arts management and acousticsmdash join forces for an intensive week of beats bass and branding The result a professional-qualityextended play (EP) record and a one-night-only showcase at a popular live music venue
Nate Green a recent graduate was a repeat camper ldquoItrsquos a lot of fun but extremely hard It rsquos themost real-world experience in my field one can get while still being at schoolrdquo he said
A local music-industry veteran helps the students compose songs mix them and market theresulting album
Although music-technology programs have cropped up at colleges around the country Columbiasets itself apart as the only undergraduate program to offer a bachelor of science degree in acoustics
Department chairman Pantelis Vassilakis said ldquoWersquore at the intersection of sound as music soundas business sound as physics and sound as perceptionrdquo 983123
A panel from Lost in Thought a game developed by SCAD students that shared top honorsat 2013rsquos E3 trade show
Your 5 Stepsto US Study
983089Research983086 Eighteen months before
your projected enrollment983084 begin your
research983086 Why do you want to study in
the U983086S983086 Where will you fit in Will you
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tests such as the Scholastic Aptitude Test
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important parts of your application983086
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varies983084 studying in the U983086S983086 can be
affordable and yield high returns on
your investment983086 Start your financial
planning early983086 If you have good grades983084
think about applying for an international
student scholarship983086 Applications for
financial aid go together with applications
for admission983086
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with the student visa requirements in
your country and allow time to prepare
your application983086 You need an admission
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about visas for non983085U983086S983086 citizens who
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Shu Zhu came to the United States from Qingdao China six years ago as many international students do planning toprepare for a career in business But at North Carolina StateUniversity she discovered one of the glories of the US sys-
tem of higher education the ability undergraduates have to exploreoptions and change majors
She got an early opportunity to work in a research laboratoryunder the tutelage of an engineering professor alongside graduatestudents and postdoctoral fellows all searching for breakthroughsin chemical and biomedical engineering
Zhu soon switched majors to chemical engineering and nowis pursuing a doctorate at the University of Pennsylvania an IvyLeague school in Philadelphia She said the beauty of her educa-tional path was that she could change her mind
She credits the engineering professor Michael Dickey with en-couraging her to excel Even when she had ldquosome crazy ideardquo shesaid ldquohe would never say lsquoYou cannot do thisrsquo He would alwayssay lsquoYou should tryrsquordquo
Dickey an associate professor in the Department of Chemi-cal and Biomolecular Engineering was honored in 2012 as one ofNorth Carolina Statersquos outstanding teachers He regularly putsundergraduates to work on lab projects which include developingnovel nanofabrication techniques and stretching liquid metals intoforms that can hold their shape at room temperatures
He also has a gift for explaining things Discussing why alumi-
num and copper make such good electrical conductors he said itrsquos because of their ldquogood thermal properties mdash when you sit on metal bleachers it feels really cold because they are removing heat from your body really fastrdquo
One of his favorite metals is gallium a liquid metal with athick paint-like consistency Dickey has found that by mixinggallium with indium the resulting alloy can be stretched intoelectrical wires His team has put gallium through myriad testsprinting it in 3-D fashion encasing it in rubbery materials twist-ing it into different configurations and stretching it
The team made ear phones that extend 10 times their originallength ldquoThe sound quality doesnrsquot change at allrdquo Dickey saidldquobecause itrsquos such a good conductor of electricit yrdquo
Dickey focuses on new materials Nylon was once a major breakthrough in material science as was silicon Dickey rsquos galli-um-based alloy could prove to be the next Potential applicationsinclude antennas clothing wallpaper even newspapers
Dickeyrsquos lab which has captured the attention of privateindustry is typical of American higher-education programs inscience technology engineering and math or STEM
In addition to new materials popular STEM fields for studentsinclude computer science environmental conservation and 3-Dprinting as well as fields related to providing the planet with foodand energy
International Attraction
The US is the Number 1 destination for foreign students inter-ested in studying science and engineering at the postsecondarylevel according to the National Science Board
At the undergraduate level 32 percent of international studentsare enrolled in a STEM-related field At the graduate level roughly60 percent of international students are pursuing STEM degreesTwo-thirds of them come from India and China Foreign studentseek out US programs educators say for the high-quality educa-tion and meaningful research in state-of-the-art labs
US college life affords students opportunities to branch out
and take courses in political science entrepreneurship and thehumanities ldquoItrsquos both the technical depth of what we do in theSTEM fieldsrdquo said Charles Thorpe provost at Clarkson Universityin New York and ldquoembedding that in a liberal ar ts educationrdquo Living in dorms leading student organizations and attending sportingevents he said are important parts of a US education
In secondary school Zhu 22 learned lots of physics and mathldquobut wasnrsquot really enjoying itrdquo Students spent long hours solvingproblems and other exercises in preparation for Chinarsquos tough college entrance exam ldquoIt wasnrsquot interesting scientific knowledgerdquoshe said Her attitude changed in Michael Dickeyrsquos lab and so didher life trajectory 983123
Branching OutThrough STEMLUCY HOOD
International Students in STEM fields
983094983088graduate
983091983090undergraduate
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STEM StandoutsThe US offers rich opportunities to study science technologyengineering and math These schools are the tip of the iceberg
St Olaf CollegeLocated in Northfield Minnesota St Olaf College has a renowned choir but
is also a prodigious incubator of engineers and scientists It ranks in the top 10
among four-year colleges in producing future PhDs Forty percent of its 3000students major in math chemistry biology computer science or psychology
In tandem with its STEM programs St Olaf emphasizes environmentalconservation Everything from the food students eat to the construction ofbuildings to the curriculum itself is guided by an appreciation for science and aneffort to reduce manrsquos footprint on the planet Scientists there work to reducetoxic waste associated with lab work
The crown jewel of the environmental efforts is Regents Hall a state-of-the-art science building that meets the strictest criteria established by the US GreenBuilding Council
The college requires all students to take at least two science classes A newlydeveloped course promises nonscience majors an understanding of the sciencebehind issues at the forefront of public debate today
ldquoWe have the best of both worldsrdquo said Matthew Richey associate dean fornatural sciences and mathematics with an elite program that prepares thosefuture PhDs but also provides other students a deeper understanding of mathand science than the typical liberal-arts student gets in college
University of California San Diego In Professor Darren Lipomirsquos nanoengineering lab at the University of
California San Diego students from Belarus Thailand and Mexico are part of theresearch team working on solar energy mdash specifically the pursuit of less expensiveand less brittle solar panels
That diversity is the norm in cutting-edge research settings said the youngchemical engineer ldquoPeople from different cultures have different approaches tosimilar problems and if yoursquore in the room together somebody will come up with asolutionrdquo he said
A normal solar cell is made of silicon which is easily damaged in inclementweather Lipomi is taking the silicon out and replacing it with a plastic material
thatrsquos not only more robust but more economical
Clarkson UniversityLocated near the Canadian border in Potsdam New York Clarkson
University is known for its engineering programs and for graduatingstudents who make higher starting salaries than their counterparts fromHarvard University
Last year 10 percent of the schoolrsquos 3 604 students were foreignnationals many enrolled in STEM programs and learning entrepreneurshipalong with scientific research
ldquoOur model is taking the innovator by the hand through thecommercialization processrdquo said Matthew Draper deputy director of theShipley Center for Innovation The center helps students with intellectualproperty rights marketing research branding beta testing fundraising andrevenue generation These are daunting steps that scientists find difficult tomaneuver Draper said
Since 2010 the center has helped 57 startups with 158 more in thepipeline It helped Dami Adepoju a recent Clarkson graduate from AbujaNigeria break into the shoe business Adepoju designed a four-way zipperthat transforms one shoe into three giving people with limited resourcesdiverse styles
Experts at the Shipley Center helped Adepoju come up with a 3-D modelfor his invention and build a market They connected him with cobblersbuilt the zipper to his specifications and helped with pre-incorporation andpartnership agreements From Nigeria Adepoju now runs Fini Shoes andplans to sell worldwide 983123
Above Shu Zhu in alab at the University of
Pennsylvania found thather educational plans tookan unexpected turn leftMichael Dickey displaysan antenna made from a
gallium-based alloy
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E ven as a child in Zimbabwe GamuchiraiClinton Tavaziva wanted to be a doc-tor ldquoGamurdquo played with living thingspretending birds were patients and ex-
amined the skeletons of dead lizards outside hishome in Harare the countryrsquos largest city
But after secondary school his goal of gettinga medical education in the United States and re-turning to Zimbabwe with that expertise lookedout of reach The price tag was too high for hisfamily even with financial aid
Those who had known Tavaziva now 20 asa teen had always admired the shy science whiz with a passion for helping others His grades andleadership skills earned him the title of ldquohead boyrdquo or student president
An adv iser from the US Achievers Programmdash part of a US Department of State EducationUSA initiative in Zimbabwe mdash urged Tavaziva toapply for a new $500 million MasterCard Foun-dation Scholars Program The program planned
to educate 15000 talented young people in 10 years It would help those with financialhardship and a ldquogive backrdquo ethos and prepare them to be leaders
The programrsquos focus is Africa which is growing economically and politically but hasthe worldrsquos lowest education enrollment rates and a young population (Sixty percentof Africans are under age 25)
Tavaziva didnrsquot need to be told twice He filled out an application at the US Embassyand weeks later got an email notifying him hersquod been selected as a MasterCard Founda-tion scholar at Arizona State University (ASU) ldquoI didnrsquot know whether to cry or jumpIt was 11 pm and I woke everyone up We all celebratedrdquo he said
Arriving in Arizona later that year Tavaziva saw more than 60000 students movingabout the Tempe campus of the nationrsquos largest public university and found it ldquokindof scary but at the same time exciting I told myself Irsquod meet so many people make somany connectionsrdquo
He adjusted to dormitory life challenging courses his first ldquoCrdquo grade worries aboutspeaking English with an accent and new foods mdash Mexican was a hit but not hamburg-ers A biochemistry major Tavaziva jumped at the chance to do research in order tomimic the process of a spiderrsquos production of silk
He found college football equally exciting ldquoIrsquod always been an admirer of American
footballrdquo he said ldquoIrsquod watched a lot back home but seeing it in person was one of the best experiences of my liferdquo
Jenny Brian who taught Tavaziva in a freshman seminar said he is ldquosmart funnypolite and dedicatedrdquo
ldquoGamu thinks deeply about topics and has a strong sense of social justice and equityrdquosaid Meggan Madden director of the MasterCard program at ASU She said Tavaziva was chosen not only for his academic skills but because he ldquodreams bigrdquo and is moti- vated to make his dreams a reality
Tavaziva plans to return to Zimbabwe with his degree ldquoI just love my country somuchrdquo he said ldquoand Irsquom obliged to help in rebuilding it againrdquo 983123
From Africa to ArizonaGRETCHEN KELL
Attention ClassLAUREN MONSEN
One hundred students from acrossEgypt Tunisia Algeria Afghanistan andPakistan spent four weeks recently atIndiana Universityrsquos Kelley School ofBusiness where they developed businessplans and marketing strategies
For some US teaching methods mdashdesigned to encourage critical thinkingthrough lively classroom discussions mdashcame as a revelation
It was ldquonot considered disrespectful toask questions of your professorsrdquo said anamazed Sara Bisharat of Jordan
ldquoThe [Indiana] professors grab yourattentionrdquo said Haseeb Rahman ofAfghanistan ldquoYou feel like yoursquore engagedand involvedrdquo
Sara Jamil of Pakistan found peerdiscussion helpful ldquoI got an opportunityto listen to the perspectives of people ofvaried nationalities on one topicrdquo she saidldquoIt was a wonderful learning experiencerdquo
During the program sponsored bythe Coca-Cola Company and the USDepartment of State Professor Chris Cook
pointed out problems with some of thebusiness plans ldquoI usually asked studentsto provide more hard data and challengedall their assumptionsrdquo he said ldquoIrsquod sendthem to the CIA [World Factbook ] websitebecause it has phenomenal data and to theWorld Bank [data] website among othersources Indiana University library data wasalso availablerdquo
By the end Cook said ldquothey were allleaps and bounds ahead of where they werewhen they first walked in the doorrdquo
Still ldquoI learned as much as they didrdquo hesaid 983123
Gamu Tavaziva saw the failure ofhospitals in Zimbabwe as ldquoa call forme to pursue medicinerdquo
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4 MythsOnly prestigiousuniversities offer aquality education
There are 4495 degree-grantinginstitutions in the US according to theNational Center for Education Statistics
yet the eyes of overseas students are often
fixed on the Ivy League schools But eliteschools set the entrance bar skyhigh andreject most applicants while qualityeducation is available at many moreschools according to Stefano Papaleodirector of admissions at Lynn Universityin Florida
Only rich parents cansend children to the US
Public universities charge less tuitionthan most private schools Graduatestudents often qualify for discounts asteaching assistants More than 500 US
scholarships and grants are available to helpinternational students defray costs (Learnmore about them on the Funding for USStudy website) Financial support also maybe available in studentsrsquo home countries
Studying in the USis similar to attendingcollege back home
Students are surprised by differencesbetween classrooms in the United Statesand in their own home countries accordingto Jessica Young who advises internationalstudents at the University of Illinois It rsquos not
just sitting and listening to professors shesaid Asking and answering questions orgiving oral presentations affect final gradesso ldquohone your communication skills andbe prepared for a change in the way youstudyrdquo
US campuses are unsafeMovies and television depict the United
States as plagued by violence but the realityis that crime rates have fallen for yearsMost campuses have precautions in placemdash emergency call boxes alert systems towarn students of any imminent threat andshuttle buses or services to escort studentsat night In a 2012 poll by i-Graduate 82percent of international students said theyfelt ldquosafe and securerdquo in the US
Schools with the Largest Shares of International Students
Schools with the Largest Number of International Students
983090983095New School
New York
983090983094Florida Instituteof Technology
Florida
983090983089Illinois Instituteof Technology
Illinois
983089983096Lynn University
Florida
9269University of Southern California
Los Angeles
8997 University of IllinoisUrbana-Champaign
8660New York University
New York
8563 Purdue University
West Lafayette Indiana
Why These Schools
ReputationMatt VanderZalm spokesman at the University of Illinois said prestige and low cost of living matter
A reputation ldquoas one of the top destinations for international students perpetuates itselfrdquo he saidStudents who hear friends speaking highly of Illinois follow
LocationSchools on both coasts and in the Midwest draw international students because thatrsquos where majorcities are concentrated
ProgramsNearly two-thirds of international students want to study business engineering or science so schoolsthat boast strong programs in those areas are popular Among them the University of Illinois atUrbana-Champaign Carnegie Mellon University Purdue University New York University and theUniversity of California at Los Angeles
Of All International Students at US Colleges the Largest Shares Come from
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The Welcome Mat Is OutUS colleges and universities attract far more students from abroad than any other countryrsquos
higher-education institutions mdash 764000 of the 4 million international students worldwide Their rankshave swelled by nearly a third in the past decade but higher education leaders say they have room forplenty more and they are eager to find them
Many US colleges mdash small and large public and private mdash have stepped up their recruitment ofstudents from abroad according to a survey by higher-education associations More than half comefrom China India and South Korea but students come from a host of other lands as well includingSaudi Arabia Canada Vietnam and Mexico
Still only one in 25 college students in the United States is international compared with one infive in Australia and the United Kingdom President Obama is a strong backer of efforts to attractmore international students and send more American students abroad His ldquo100000 Strong inChinardquo initiative aims to quadruple the number of Americans studying in China while a similar effortis mounted to bring in 100000 students from Latin America while sending an equal number ofAmericans to study there
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Peace amp Security
Ben Rattray dreamed of being the ultimate establishment manan investment banker who would wear a double-breasted suit ashe walked down Wall Street But a series of experiences during
college led Rattray down an entirelydifferent path
Today he helps tens of millions ofpeople around the world take on theestablishment by exercising a basic American tenet petitioning for change
On the website Rattray founded
Changeorg citizens in the UnitedStates and countries like India South Africa and Brazil have fought to giveequal access to girls on sports teams
to battle local corruption and to make one young girl eligible for alung transplant normally reserved for adults The site is a platformthat allows individuals to petition an array of institutions bycollecting the names of supporters online
With the power of signatures Changeorg says it is makinga difference helping people win thousands of victories since thesite launched in 2007 Big institutions be they governments orcorporations can seem too powerful for individuals to take onRattray said and ldquopeople become apathetic if they think theycanrsquot make a difference The power of individuals is to come
together and not work alone You just have everyday people doingextraordinary thingsrdquo
The 25-year-old Rattray who attended Stanford University andthe London School of Economics started rethinking his career
Real ChangeOne Signature
at a Time
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gets to play sports
94684
signaturesFirefighters granted
government health care
126631
signaturesPhone company helps
domestic violence victims
194825 signaturesEcuador shuts down
ex-gay torture clinics
113759
signaturesAmazon stops selling
whale and dolphin meat
202962
signaturesSupporting South Africanwomenrsquos fight against ldquocorrective raperdquo171789
signaturesPalm oil plantation barred
for burning forests
10243
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path when his brother announced he is gay but also said that hehad been hiding his sexuality out of fear Rattray said he thoughtof people including himself who had stood by and done nothingto fight for justice and equal treatment He went to London reada book a day and thought about the concept of social change Theend result was the birth of Changeorg
The sitersquos popular petitions often gain media coverage Fifteen- year-old Julia Bluhm was distressed at the way photographs ofgirls and women in the popular teen magazine Seventeen were
being airbrushed to make them look thinner and prettier Bluhmdecided to petition the magazine and collected signatures fromas far away as Australia and the Netherlands ldquoWe all know how itcan affect a girlrsquos body image and self-esteemrdquo said Bluhm wholives in Waterville Maine Getting more than 84000 far-flungsignatures ldquokind of opens up the bigger picture and shows how itaffects people all over the worldrdquo
Bluhmrsquos petition led Seventeen to stop altering modelsrsquo shapes with Photoshop and to publish a ldquoBody Peace Treatyrdquo calling ongirls to be confident regardless of their size or shape
Cynthia Butterworth of Rochester New York petitioned tohelp her sister who had been the victim of domestic violence andfound it would cost $500 to close the mobile phone account she
had shared with her abuser The phone company responded toButterworthrsquos petition by agreeing to close the account without afee and to implement a new policy to help other abuse victims ldquoIt was a huge victoryrdquo Butterworth said ldquoIt gives a little person whofeels like she has been treated unfairly a huge voicerdquo
People in more than 190 countries have used the petitionsRattray says
In India he said there has been an explosion of campaignsagainst corruption through his website A man in Hardoiattempting to report alleged corruption to the Regional TransportOffice was asked for a bribe and beaten when he refused mdash anepisode caught on cell phone video A Changeorg petitionstarted by the man and pursued by Indians countrywide led to
prosecutions and a stronger anti-corruption policy Rattray said Changeorg will continue to empower people Asregular people mobilize by petitioning online he said he meetspeople everywhere who have a growing conviction that they reallycan make a difference 983123 ndashSM
The White House has a similar petition page online called We thePeople (httpspetitionswhitehousegov) which allows people tocreate online petitions on matters involving government action Ifa petition attracts 150 signatures in 30 days it will be searchable onthe White House site If it collects 100000 signatures during that
time the petition will be reviewed by the Obama administrationand a response will be posted Topics range from gun violence toimmigration to beer (and yes the White House gave in and revealedthe official White House beer recipe)
We the People
Above Julia Bluhm (center) and other teens at Hearst Corp inNew York where Bluhm delivered a petition asking Seventeen magazine to stop altering photos Below Seventeenrsquos editor-in-chief responded by publishing this letter
$423Trivia Turkey
average amount spent by shoppers over theThanksgiving holiday weekend
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Redefining PortraitureChicago-based artist Lincoln Schatz who regards traditionalportraits as idealized depictions of ldquoa single frozen momentrdquo iscreating portraits by filming subjects
Schatz mounts cameras at varied heights within a small room
to create 360-degree views of his subjects who perform or speakabout their lives while the cameras roll A computer randomly editsresulting footage and displays it on a screen in a loop constantlyrecombining footage such that no two viewings will be the same
Schatz seeks dynamism by generating unpredictablecombinations of camera angles The artistrsquos Cube series (2008) andNetwork series (2012) thus offer shifting perspectives on personality
ldquoI wanted to get beyond the mythology people create forthemselvesrdquo Schatz said ldquoI ask them lsquoIf life is a series of dots ona line how does your story start Whatrsquos the first dot for yoursquordquoBut he doesnrsquot allow his subjectsrsquo answers to define their portraitsinstead working to ldquoget them beyond their self-images or public brands to understand themselves in a new and different wayrdquo
The Cube portraits (commissioned by the Hearst Corporationto celebrate the 75th anniversar y of Esquire magazine) focuson 40 of the 75 most influential people of the 21st century asdetermined by the magazinersquos editors Who made the cut ActorGeorge Clooney basketball star LeBron James Craigslist founderCraig Newmark regenerative-medicine specialist Anthony Atalafashion designer Marc Jacobs foreign-policy expert (and now USambassador to the UN) Samantha Power heart surgeon MehmetOz and architect Santiago Calatrava among others
Portrait subjects entered a transparent 10-foot-by-10-foot cubein which they spent 45 minutes doing anything they chose as longas it reflected their own sense of their personalities The portraits were filmed at Hearst headquarters in New York Esquire editor-in-chief David Granger attended every sitting
One subject created quite a stir Granger said ldquoWe didnrsquotpublicize it but when Clooney came word leaked out throughthe building At first there were a few people mdash mostly women mdashmilling around Pretty soon 300 people had gatheredrdquo
Newmark worked on a laptop computer resolving customer-service issues for Craigslist users James played a basketball-themed video game and became so absorbed that he overstayed histime limit Atala mdash whose work involves growing new human cellstissues and organs mdash treated the cube itself as an organ tr ying tocoax it to life by plastering images of cells all over its walls Jacobs brought his yoga teacher and had a yoga session
Clooney danced with women (he specified that no models oractresses be recruited) twirling in succession Schatzrsquos mother
several Hearst Corporation employees and TV journalist GayleKing He wanted ldquosomething to do hellip instead of just standingaroundrdquo Schatz explained
The resulting portraits are ldquodreamlikerdquo Schatz said in part because they are silent
They are more abstract and painterly than his subsequentNetwork series which includes audio of subjectsrsquo voices In theseSchatz focuses on Americans whom he sees as leaders or innovatorsComprising 89 portraits the series includes former Supreme CourtJustice Sandra Day OrsquoConnor Google Inc vice president (and so-called ldquofather of the Internetrdquo) Vint Cerf public radio journalistCokie Roberts and America Online founder Steve Case They talk
about their childhoods about forces that they believe shaped themThe Cube and Network series were acquired by the Smithsonian
Institutionrsquos National Portrait Gallery But Schatz has created video portraits for private collectors as well The genre requiresartist and subject to ldquolet go and let something happenrdquo he saidand the process is liberating
ldquoWe are all polyfaceted there are multiple ways we can beseen and interpreted At the root of all this is getting people toself-explorerdquo 983123 ndashLM
Arts
When LeBron James arrived for his Cube portrait session ldquohe wasin his early 20s mdash a kid reallyrdquo said David Granger ldquoOf coursekids like to play video gamesrdquo
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paintings by Norman Rockwell includingFreedom from Want illustrating aThanksgiving dinner
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WatchTo view the video portraitof LeBron James scan theQR code with your phone
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In 2012 members of the US military andforeign service submitted photographs fromtheir duty abroad to a jury of experts Theirsubmissions began a project sponsored bythe US departments of State and Defenseto mark Veterans Day observed each year onthe 11th of November
The jury of photographers curators andprominent Americans including formersecretaries of state Madeleine Albright andColin Powell selected the best entries Artist
Lincoln Schatz then created composite stillimages from the top photos
The images convey ldquothe complex realities ofserving abroadrdquo Schatz said as well as theldquoimmense complexity of hope life hardshipand loss hellip Looking at the world throughtheir eyes we see the photographersrsquo humanexperience and wonder how we wouldnavigate were we thererdquo
Seen here is a composite merging three ofthe photographs
The dominant photo (taken by Manuel JMartinez) depicts an Iraqi father pausingfrom his conversation with US soldiersto share a moment with his daughter athis home in the Jefrmila neighborhood ofGhazaliyah Iraq A background photo (takenby Jeremy Lock) shows US soldiers withno date or place indicated and anotherbackground photo (taken by Alvin WilliamsJr) shows US Marines setting up a bivouacto assist victims of a landslide on the island
of Leyte in the Philippines
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Through Their Eyes
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million 5- and 6- year-olds who might draw aturkey by tracing their fingers on paper andcoloring it in
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Education for AllJUDITH HEUMANN
Judith Heumann is the StateDepartmentrsquos special adviser forinternational disability rightsGrowing up in the New York City borough of BrooklynI wasnrsquot allowed to go to school until fourth gradebecause I used a wheelchair and was unable to walk
But my parents were adamant that I get an educationequal to my brothersrsquo so I could support myself if Inever married (women were not typically breadwinnersback then) They teamed up with other parents toforce some of the local secondary schools to become
accessible to students with disabilities Later I battledsuccessfully to be the first person in a wheelchair toteach in New York and taught there for three years
Education including the higher education describedon pages 14ndash23 is a great equalizer It opens opportunitiesfor girls and boys for disadvantaged people and especiallyfor people like me who have disabilities
Hamza Jaka and Amber Buckley-Shaklee twostudents with disabilities worked as interns at the StateDepartment this year Overall their stories indicatethat inclusive education is moving forward
Both Hamza and Amber have always attendedintegrated schools as required under laws that
didnrsquot exist when I was in school Hamza now anundergraduate student at the University of CaliforniaBerkeley was resented by peers who thought theaccommodations he received (such as having acomputer for spelling tests) were unfair And Ambernow a graduate student at the University of Illinois atUrbana-Champaign had friends at nearby schools who
were told they could come to school but only if theydidnrsquot bring their wheelchairs
Parents and students need to know their rights Inthe US there are Parent Information Centers that help
Also after years of implementation of our laws morestudents with disabilities are graduating from secondaryschool and entering work or higher education
We have come a long way since I had polio in1949 and we have far to go Our laws are not alwaysenforced as they should be As I work for equality andthe advancement of human rights I want to teach thislesson People with disabilities should have the samerights and opportunities as all people Granted these wecan and do improve our communities our country andthe world 983123
Last Word
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Communities
Native American CuisineKOURTNI GONZALEZ
There is a certain amount of nationalism associated withthe traditional food of every culture People overlook the journeytaken by their favorite food before it gets to their tables
Lois Ellen Frank and Walter Whitewater chefs at the Native American catering and food company called Red Mesa Cuisine inSanta Fe New Mexico consider it their mission to educate peopleabout the sometimes surprising origins of ingredients
ldquoFoods have traveled the world and changed all of us and I
think we can celebrate where they came from and share in thecommonality that we all have in our respective ethnicities andplacesrdquo Frank said
Frank of the Kiowa tribe from Anadarko Oklahoma and Whitewater of the Dineacute (Navajo) tribe in Pinon Arizona left their business for 10 days earlier in 2013 to travel to Ukraine The chefsmet with eager audiences to discuss ingredients especially thoseindigenous to America and popular in European cuisine
Only some Italians know that the tomato didnrsquot originate inItaly and only some Irish know the potato was grown in America before being planted in Ireland ldquoA lot of people are surprised about
the [American] origins of some of their most common foodsrdquo saidRichard Hetzler executive chef at Mitsitam Native Foods Cafeacute atthe National Museum of the American Indian in Washington He
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believes that what people eat today around the world would be very differenthad it not been for the Native American contribution of ingredients such ascorn beans squash chili pepper sunflower seeds and tomatoes to menus
Likewise the United States is a country built on diversity and traditional American dishes have been inspired and shaped by contributions fromelsewhere in the world
Sharing Ingredients
Hetzler regrets that Americans have moved further away from the days
of community-based local growing because a disconnect has developed between the food people eat and the place where it was grown Typically USconsumers go to their local supermarket and find even out-of-season producereadily available
Earlier Hetzler said ldquoNative Americans formed a culture around food asliferdquo He wants people around the world to know the origins of their food andrecognize the effect that these foods have had on their cultural identity
The test kitchen and catering business that Whitewater and Frank runin New Mexico offers a ldquoCulture and Cuisinerdquo program in which patronsprepare and share a meal together using traditional Southwest techniquesand ingredients many of which are sourced from local Native American tribalnations Frank gives a background lecture to the group to teach everyoneabout the ingredientsrsquo importance to Native American history and culture
Frank said that when she leads these workshops she tells students thatunderstanding food facilitates understanding who they are
Food is culturally ingrained in everything that a society does she believesIt is the ldquocommon element we all share regardless of language religion raceethnicityrdquo she said but it also is a way in which we can define a unique identity 983123
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Mesa Squash Frywith Sunflower SeedsLOIS ELLEN FRANK
This colorful squash fry issometimes called calabacitas Thereare several different variations butthis one is my favorite
Ingredients
1 green New Mexico or Anaheim chile2 tablespoons sunflower oil2 garlic cloves finely chopped12 teaspoon salt12 teaspoon black pepper4 carrots cut into 2-inch-long julienne4 small zucchini cut into 2-inch-long julienne4 yellow squash cut into 2-inch-long julienne1 red bell pepper diced14 cup shelled sunflower seeds (raw or toasted)
Directions1 Roast the chile on an open flame Then peel seed
and coarsely chop it
2 In a sauteacute pan heat the oil over medium-high heatWhen the oil is hot but not smoking add the garlicchile salt and black pepper Cook 1 to 2 minutesstirring constantly to allow the flavors to blend
3 Add the carrots zucchini squash and red pepperReduce the heat and allow vegetables to simmerabout 10 minutes until they are tender Add thesunflower seeds and simmer another 5 minutesServe hot as a vegetable side dish
These common foods
around the world originatedin the Americas
FoodFlight
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A School Like No OtherMARK TRAINER
In 1988 when Gallaudet Universityrsquos board of trustees announced it hadchosen a hearing person as its seventh president over two deaf finalistsGallaudet students with the support of alumni and staff shut down theuniversity for several days The incident made national headlines
The ldquoDeaf President Nowrdquo protest succeeded and I King Jordan wasnamed Gallaudets eighth mdash and first deaf mdash president In spite of theinternal strife Gallaudet embraces this chapter of its history because itspeaks to a core characteristic of the school The Gallaudet communitytakes pride in its record of advocating aggressively on behalf of deaf people
Gallaudet mdash a federally chartered private nonprofit educationalinstitution in Washington mdash is the only higher-education institution inthe world where all services are specifically designed for deaf studentsIt offers Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science degrees in more than40 majors Gallaudet confers masterrsquos degrees in fields such as publicadministration and international development and doctoral degrees inclinical psychology and linguistics A majority of Gallaudetrsquos graduateprograms are designed to train students in professional services for thedeaf and hard of hearing
Congress authorized permanent federal appropriations for the schoolin 1954 President Ronald Reagan signed the Education of the Deaf Actof 1986 which reaffirmed the US commitment to making educational
The Edward Miner GallaudetResidence has housed all 10 of the
universityrsquos presidents
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LoweringBarriers by LawWhen Frank Harkin was a boy he was told hisdeafness would limit his career Instead he foundthat his disability made him a more productiveemployee than hearing workers at an aircraftmanufacturing plant He could do delicate workwithout being distracted by the loud noisesaround him His employer was so impressed thathe hired more deaf people
Frankrsquos work was an inspiration for his youngebrother US Senator Tom Harkin of Iowa hisbrotherrsquos successful career in manufacturing ledthe senator to sponsor the 1990 Americans withDisabilities Act (ADA) The act is a civil rightslaw that bars discrimination in hiring peoplewith disabilities and requires employers to makeldquoreasonable accommodationsrsquorsquo to allow a personwith a disability to do a job The law also requireshotels restaurants stores and other public places
to remove architectural barriers that wouldhinder access to people with disabilities
Frank Harkin who died in 2000 had beenworking as a baker mdash one of just three jobs hehad been told he could do as a deaf person mdashwhen the owner of Delavan Corporation took aliking to him and offered him a job Before thenldquohis whole life was limited mdash or he was told itwas limited mdash because he couldnrsquot hearrsquorsquo SenatorHarkin said explaining why he made disabilityrights his calling ldquoWhat the ADA has done forall people with disabilities is open the worldfor travel for accommodations for work and
for education by breaking down both physicalbarriers and attitudinal barriersrsquorsquo
Some 50 million Americans have a disabilitythe Centers for Disease Control reports andmost Americans will experience disability at somepoint in their lives
Senator Harkin said he recently benefitedfrom the lawrsquos policies himself At the movieshe was handed a special pair of glasses thatdisplayed the dialogue in closed captions so hecould read as well as hear the voices of the actorsldquoItrsquos amazingrsquorsquo he said ldquoAnd itrsquos all because of theADArdquo ndashSM
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opportunities available to deaf people and renaming Gallaudet College asGallaudet University
In 2014 the school will celebrate the 150th anniversary of the law signed byPresident Lincoln authorizing it to confer degrees upon deaf students Along with all the reasons any college graduate has to brag Gallaudet grads canshow off diplomas signed by the sitting president of the United States
In 2012 10 percent of Gallaudet students came from outside the UnitedStates Krishneer Sen came from Suva Fiji to work toward a degree ininformation technology ldquoAll of the instructors here use sign language and
we have direct access and direct communication so thatrsquos one very veryimportant aspectrdquo Sen said ldquoOne of my teachers is the first deaf woman toget her PhD in computer sciencerdquo
In addition to the learning environment Sen appreciates getting to knowhis peers ldquoWe have such a diverse population here and I wasnrsquot used to that We have a gay and lesbian community which is very strong black Latino mdashall of these diverse groups I like thatrdquo 983123
From top Gallaudetrsquos Bison football team gets psyched before a gameGallaudetrsquos newest residence hall uses the design concept known as DeafSpaceto maximize deaf peoplersquos visual access
Senator Tom Harkin
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The journey to a US degree is filled
with choices Make smart ones
An Insiderrsquos Guideto Higher Ed
R E Q U I R E D R E A D I N G
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As a Northeastern University undergraduate Abhi Nangia learned marketing by help-ing women in Nicaragua sell jewelry made from recycled trash He studied finance by advising a tiny catering company in South Africa and leadership by organizingstruggling artists in Indonesia
Upon graduation from the Boston university in May Nangia took the skills he learned at itsSocial Enterprise Institute to launch Reweave a network that ldquocreates market access for peoplemaking beautiful thingsrdquo
This may not sound like the traditional undergraduate business-school experience but itrsquostypical of the innovative ways business students are educated in the United States today It com- bines features that a growing number of programs offer Instruction and learning are hands-onentrepreneurial and global
ldquoThe Social Enterprise Institute is probably the coolest thing everrdquo said Nangia whoseparents are from New Delhi but who grew up in Buffalo New York Northeastern is a leaderamong US universities in alternating classroomstudies with internships and real jobs The ex-perience convinced Nangia that international business is about a lot more than making mon-ey it can actually improve peoplersquos lives in othercountries Undergraduate business students whohistorically concentrated in accounting financeor marketing today can acquire knowledge and
skills as well about such fields as health care andsustainable development
For students looking to work for cutting-edgecompanies such as tech giant Google Inc or on-line retailer Amazoncom Inc some US busi-ness schools offer technology-focused degreesStudents at Carnegie Mellon Universityrsquos Tepper School of Business can study topics like bigdata mdash data sets so complex that theyrsquore hard to manage with traditional software
Ronny Ho a 21-year-old Chinese American who grew up in New York and whose parentsare from Shanghai and Taiwan is a senior at the Pittsburgh university She recently internedat the financial company Citigroup Inc in New York She felt she brought more to the job than just an ability to crunch numbers because of all the time she spent at Carnegie Mellon workingon team projects with scientists and engineers The collaborative projects included making
futuristic videos at the universityrsquos Human-Computer Interaction Institute where studentscreate make-believe worlds and games to better understand how computers can help peoplego about their daily livesldquoItrsquos such a new fieldrdquo she said ldquoItrsquos fun to take it and run with it andsee what you can dordquo
The recent global recession gave business schools more reasons to expand internships andcourses that give students hands-on experience like Ho and Nangia are getting said John JFernandes president of AACSB International (Association to Advance Collegiate Schools ofBusiness) With fewer workers companies are looking to interns to do more ldquoBusinesses expectstudents to hit the ground runningrdquo Fernandes said 983123
Business SchoolsBridge Classroomsand Real-Life WorkKATHERINE MANGAN
Express Laneto an MBA
At the Bainbridge GraduateInstitute nature lovers can pursuemasterrsquos degrees in businessadministration on an island campusoff the coast of Seattle In classroomsnestled amid 250 acres of forestthey learn how to make money inenvironmentally sustainable ways
If studying in one of the worldrsquosmost exciting business centers is more
your style New York Universityrsquos SternSchool of Business is blocks fromWall Street As members of the SternConsulting Corps students tackle realbusiness challenges by advising shopowners in a low-income neighborhoodor by creating business plans forupstart fashion designers
Most full-time MBA programsin the United States take two yearsto complete but several now offerintensified one-year options While topMBA programs usually require several
years of work experience someonefresh out of college or with just a few
years on the job might want to look intoa one-year specialized masterrsquos degree
At Thunderbird School of GlobalManagement a private school based inGlendale Arizona finishing in one yearshaves $20000 off the price (Tuitionruns $90000 for two years and$70000 for one)
ldquoFor students looking to improvetheir English studying in the US gives
you a true immersion in the languagethat will force you to become fluentby the time you leaverdquo said RebeccaHenriksen vice president of enrollmentand student services ldquoBut itrsquos still a trulyglobal experience We have studentsfrom close to 70 countries so itrsquos almoslike a minindashUnited Nations hererdquo
Cornell Universityrsquos JohnsonGraduate School of Management alsooffers a one-year MBA popular withstudents who want to double up andearn a professional degree in medicineengineering or law as well Dual degreesare increasingly popular in the US
because they give graduates an edge ina tough job marketIn recent years enrollments in
traditional two-year MBA programsinched up 1 percent in North Americawhile specialized masters enrollmentsshot up 30 percent according to theAACSB Popular specialties includefinance accounting marketing andnewer fields such as data analytics andinformation-technology management
Abhi Nangia shoots a video to help a groupof women in Nicaragua sell jewelry madefrom recycled trash
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TomorrowrsquosArtists TodayKAREN CALABRIA
Itrsquos no surprise that artists worldwide look to address mod-ern challenges and adopt the newest technology Art and theavant-garde have always gone hand in hand Here are shiningexamples of successful US programs for students of digital
arts conservation and arts and crafts
Digital Arts
When it comes to new technology art departments are earlyadopters Digital arts mdash such as animation video game develop-ment graphic design and visual effects mdash are attracting more stu-
dents each year many of them internationalThe School of Visual Arts in New York which admits students based on their portfolios as well as grades and test scores has madea name for itself as a premier digital arts program
John McIntosh chair of the Computer Art Computer Animationand Visual Effects Department said ldquoWe offer a program that onlyhires working professionals as faculty that has the highest academicrigor and that allows students to excel by concentrating on the prac-tice of being an artist for each of their four yearsrdquo
Anne Yang an animation student said she has gained practicalhands-on experience She and five classmates collaborated on mak-ing a film at the end of their junior year ldquoStudents donrsquot typically getthat experiencerdquo Yang said Their two-minute animated short Fright
Shift about a ghost hunter afraid of ghosts was a hit with audiences
Art Conservation
Most conservation programs in the US have catered to ad- vanced-degree students but a growing number now reach out to un-dergraduates as well New Mexico State University in Albuquerque began offering a bachelorrsquos degree in museum conservation in 2005Director Silvia Marinas-Feliner said interest in art conservation mayhave something to do with the popularity of forensic science on suchtelevision shows as CSI Crime Scene Investigation Museum conser- vationists are investigators too said Marinas-Feliner only insteadof autopsying bodies they try to uncover the history of the object
ldquoThings deteriorate and need to be preserved especially withnatural disastersrdquo she said
One of her former students Lyndy Bush works at the Smithson-ian Institutionrsquos National Museum of Natural History in Washing-ton ldquoIrsquom conserving botanical specimens that were damaged [byHurricane Sandy] while they were out on loanrdquo Bush said ldquoThe ideaof a career in art that incorporates science and skill was what mademe fall in love with the fieldrdquo
Students learn conservation techniques in small classes (nomore than 12 students) The cross-disciplinary curriculum requiresstudy in art history fine arts archaeology and hard science Theprogram even encourages students to study entomology so they become familiar with the bugs they might find in an artifact thatneeds restoring
Arts and Crafts
American arts and craf ts schools offer tradit ional disciplinessuch as glassblowing metalworking ceramics and woodworkingCurricula can reflect local art traditions according to ChristineHavice director of the School of Art at Kent State University pointing to basketweaving and rug-making in the Southwest and industrialized arts at her own school in Ohio
Some schools may shy away from adapting technology in deference to ldquothe old waysrdquo of preserving the past but that is not thecase at the Appalachian Center for Craft a satellite campus of Ten
nessee Tech University in Cookeville Tennessee Jeff Adams thecenterrsquos director said his students employ Computer-Aided Design3-D printers and computerized looms to preserve and advance thetreasures of that mountain region
The center teaches new ways to apply skills Engineering and ceramics students work hand in hand on one project in sub-Saharan Africa w ith the engineers designing water-filtration systems andthe ceramics students making clay water-filtration devices
ldquoItrsquos about what they want to do with the skills theyrsquore learninghere not just about how to produce things for salerdquo Adams said 983123
Museum conservation students at New Mexico State University puttheir restoration skills to the test
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Huge Geek MomentThe Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) trade show is the World Cup Olympics and Super Bowl
rolled into one for the 50000 video gamers designers programmers and marketers from 120countries who throng to Los Angeles each year But the excitement isnrsquot confined to the conventionhall Global gamers tune in breathlessly online to await word of the newest gaming advances
Eight students at Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) were no exception this June but they hada special reason for excitement A video game they developed not only was exhibited at the trade show butalso shared top honors at E3rsquos inaugural College Game Competition ldquoIt was a huge geek moment and anamazing opportunity for themrdquo said Tina OrsquoHailey dean of SCADrsquos School of Digital Media
Most game designers can expect to go their whole career without having the opportunity toshowcase a game of their own at E3 said Luis Cataldi head of SCADrsquos game development program
The studentsrsquo visually stunning side-scrolling PC game Lost in Thought follows a therapist as hetravels through his patientsrsquo minds to heal them
More than 380 US schools offer coursework in computer and video game design In 2013 SCADrsquosprogram was ranked by The Princeton Review as one of the nationrsquos top programs The college granted85 degrees in interactive design and game development in 2012
Band Camp RevisitedSome Columbia College Chicago students refer to it as ldquoBand Camprdquo Like Nashville Tennessee
New Orleans and Austin Texas the Windy City of Chicago is known for its vibrant music scene Thecity is a playground for the nearly 11000 students at Columbia College Chicago the countryrsquos largest
arts and media collegeCome summertime some Columbia musicians and aspiring record producers get to attend what
they fondly call ldquoBand Camprdquo Others know it as the schoolrsquos selective Summer Music ImmersionProgram Students from three Columbia departments mdash music arts management and acousticsmdash join forces for an intensive week of beats bass and branding The result a professional-qualityextended play (EP) record and a one-night-only showcase at a popular live music venue
Nate Green a recent graduate was a repeat camper ldquoItrsquos a lot of fun but extremely hard It rsquos themost real-world experience in my field one can get while still being at schoolrdquo he said
A local music-industry veteran helps the students compose songs mix them and market theresulting album
Although music-technology programs have cropped up at colleges around the country Columbiasets itself apart as the only undergraduate program to offer a bachelor of science degree in acoustics
Department chairman Pantelis Vassilakis said ldquoWersquore at the intersection of sound as music soundas business sound as physics and sound as perceptionrdquo 983123
A panel from Lost in Thought a game developed by SCAD students that shared top honorsat 2013rsquos E3 trade show
Your 5 Stepsto US Study
983089Research983086 Eighteen months before
your projected enrollment983084 begin your
research983086 Why do you want to study in
the U983086S983086 Where will you fit in Will you
need financial assistance What are the
application deadlines Identify sources offinancial aid and prepare for standardized
tests such as the Scholastic Aptitude Test
You might be asked to take an English
language proficiency test To begin go
to your nearest EducationUSA Center
( wwwEducationUSAstategov )
983090Apply983086 Include an original transcript
or certified copy of your academic
records sent by your secondary
school983084 as well as your standardized
test scores983086 Submit recommendation
letters from people who know you
well983098 your principal983084 counselor983084 tutor983084teacher983084 coach or job supervisor983086 Your
recommenders must assess your
potential to do well in college983086 Include a
personal essay983099 itrsquos often one of the most
important parts of your application983086
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varies983084 studying in the U983086S983086 can be
affordable and yield high returns on
your investment983086 Start your financial
planning early983086 If you have good grades983084
think about applying for an international
student scholarship983086 Applications for
financial aid go together with applications
for admission983086
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with the student visa requirements in
your country and allow time to prepare
your application983086 You need an admission
letter and a certificate of eligibility for
nonimmigrant student status from a U983086S983086
institution before you can apply for a visa
The U983086S983086 Department of State issues visas
in U983086S983086 embassies and consulates983086 Visit
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about visas for non983085U983086S983086 citizens who
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Shu Zhu came to the United States from Qingdao China six years ago as many international students do planning toprepare for a career in business But at North Carolina StateUniversity she discovered one of the glories of the US sys-
tem of higher education the ability undergraduates have to exploreoptions and change majors
She got an early opportunity to work in a research laboratoryunder the tutelage of an engineering professor alongside graduatestudents and postdoctoral fellows all searching for breakthroughsin chemical and biomedical engineering
Zhu soon switched majors to chemical engineering and nowis pursuing a doctorate at the University of Pennsylvania an IvyLeague school in Philadelphia She said the beauty of her educa-tional path was that she could change her mind
She credits the engineering professor Michael Dickey with en-couraging her to excel Even when she had ldquosome crazy ideardquo shesaid ldquohe would never say lsquoYou cannot do thisrsquo He would alwayssay lsquoYou should tryrsquordquo
Dickey an associate professor in the Department of Chemi-cal and Biomolecular Engineering was honored in 2012 as one ofNorth Carolina Statersquos outstanding teachers He regularly putsundergraduates to work on lab projects which include developingnovel nanofabrication techniques and stretching liquid metals intoforms that can hold their shape at room temperatures
He also has a gift for explaining things Discussing why alumi-
num and copper make such good electrical conductors he said itrsquos because of their ldquogood thermal properties mdash when you sit on metal bleachers it feels really cold because they are removing heat from your body really fastrdquo
One of his favorite metals is gallium a liquid metal with athick paint-like consistency Dickey has found that by mixinggallium with indium the resulting alloy can be stretched intoelectrical wires His team has put gallium through myriad testsprinting it in 3-D fashion encasing it in rubbery materials twist-ing it into different configurations and stretching it
The team made ear phones that extend 10 times their originallength ldquoThe sound quality doesnrsquot change at allrdquo Dickey saidldquobecause itrsquos such a good conductor of electricit yrdquo
Dickey focuses on new materials Nylon was once a major breakthrough in material science as was silicon Dickey rsquos galli-um-based alloy could prove to be the next Potential applicationsinclude antennas clothing wallpaper even newspapers
Dickeyrsquos lab which has captured the attention of privateindustry is typical of American higher-education programs inscience technology engineering and math or STEM
In addition to new materials popular STEM fields for studentsinclude computer science environmental conservation and 3-Dprinting as well as fields related to providing the planet with foodand energy
International Attraction
The US is the Number 1 destination for foreign students inter-ested in studying science and engineering at the postsecondarylevel according to the National Science Board
At the undergraduate level 32 percent of international studentsare enrolled in a STEM-related field At the graduate level roughly60 percent of international students are pursuing STEM degreesTwo-thirds of them come from India and China Foreign studentseek out US programs educators say for the high-quality educa-tion and meaningful research in state-of-the-art labs
US college life affords students opportunities to branch out
and take courses in political science entrepreneurship and thehumanities ldquoItrsquos both the technical depth of what we do in theSTEM fieldsrdquo said Charles Thorpe provost at Clarkson Universityin New York and ldquoembedding that in a liberal ar ts educationrdquo Living in dorms leading student organizations and attending sportingevents he said are important parts of a US education
In secondary school Zhu 22 learned lots of physics and mathldquobut wasnrsquot really enjoying itrdquo Students spent long hours solvingproblems and other exercises in preparation for Chinarsquos tough college entrance exam ldquoIt wasnrsquot interesting scientific knowledgerdquoshe said Her attitude changed in Michael Dickeyrsquos lab and so didher life trajectory 983123
Branching OutThrough STEMLUCY HOOD
International Students in STEM fields
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STEM StandoutsThe US offers rich opportunities to study science technologyengineering and math These schools are the tip of the iceberg
St Olaf CollegeLocated in Northfield Minnesota St Olaf College has a renowned choir but
is also a prodigious incubator of engineers and scientists It ranks in the top 10
among four-year colleges in producing future PhDs Forty percent of its 3000students major in math chemistry biology computer science or psychology
In tandem with its STEM programs St Olaf emphasizes environmentalconservation Everything from the food students eat to the construction ofbuildings to the curriculum itself is guided by an appreciation for science and aneffort to reduce manrsquos footprint on the planet Scientists there work to reducetoxic waste associated with lab work
The crown jewel of the environmental efforts is Regents Hall a state-of-the-art science building that meets the strictest criteria established by the US GreenBuilding Council
The college requires all students to take at least two science classes A newlydeveloped course promises nonscience majors an understanding of the sciencebehind issues at the forefront of public debate today
ldquoWe have the best of both worldsrdquo said Matthew Richey associate dean fornatural sciences and mathematics with an elite program that prepares thosefuture PhDs but also provides other students a deeper understanding of mathand science than the typical liberal-arts student gets in college
University of California San Diego In Professor Darren Lipomirsquos nanoengineering lab at the University of
California San Diego students from Belarus Thailand and Mexico are part of theresearch team working on solar energy mdash specifically the pursuit of less expensiveand less brittle solar panels
That diversity is the norm in cutting-edge research settings said the youngchemical engineer ldquoPeople from different cultures have different approaches tosimilar problems and if yoursquore in the room together somebody will come up with asolutionrdquo he said
A normal solar cell is made of silicon which is easily damaged in inclementweather Lipomi is taking the silicon out and replacing it with a plastic material
thatrsquos not only more robust but more economical
Clarkson UniversityLocated near the Canadian border in Potsdam New York Clarkson
University is known for its engineering programs and for graduatingstudents who make higher starting salaries than their counterparts fromHarvard University
Last year 10 percent of the schoolrsquos 3 604 students were foreignnationals many enrolled in STEM programs and learning entrepreneurshipalong with scientific research
ldquoOur model is taking the innovator by the hand through thecommercialization processrdquo said Matthew Draper deputy director of theShipley Center for Innovation The center helps students with intellectualproperty rights marketing research branding beta testing fundraising andrevenue generation These are daunting steps that scientists find difficult tomaneuver Draper said
Since 2010 the center has helped 57 startups with 158 more in thepipeline It helped Dami Adepoju a recent Clarkson graduate from AbujaNigeria break into the shoe business Adepoju designed a four-way zipperthat transforms one shoe into three giving people with limited resourcesdiverse styles
Experts at the Shipley Center helped Adepoju come up with a 3-D modelfor his invention and build a market They connected him with cobblersbuilt the zipper to his specifications and helped with pre-incorporation andpartnership agreements From Nigeria Adepoju now runs Fini Shoes andplans to sell worldwide 983123
Above Shu Zhu in alab at the University of
Pennsylvania found thather educational plans tookan unexpected turn leftMichael Dickey displaysan antenna made from a
gallium-based alloy
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E ven as a child in Zimbabwe GamuchiraiClinton Tavaziva wanted to be a doc-tor ldquoGamurdquo played with living thingspretending birds were patients and ex-
amined the skeletons of dead lizards outside hishome in Harare the countryrsquos largest city
But after secondary school his goal of gettinga medical education in the United States and re-turning to Zimbabwe with that expertise lookedout of reach The price tag was too high for hisfamily even with financial aid
Those who had known Tavaziva now 20 asa teen had always admired the shy science whiz with a passion for helping others His grades andleadership skills earned him the title of ldquohead boyrdquo or student president
An adv iser from the US Achievers Programmdash part of a US Department of State EducationUSA initiative in Zimbabwe mdash urged Tavaziva toapply for a new $500 million MasterCard Foun-dation Scholars Program The program planned
to educate 15000 talented young people in 10 years It would help those with financialhardship and a ldquogive backrdquo ethos and prepare them to be leaders
The programrsquos focus is Africa which is growing economically and politically but hasthe worldrsquos lowest education enrollment rates and a young population (Sixty percentof Africans are under age 25)
Tavaziva didnrsquot need to be told twice He filled out an application at the US Embassyand weeks later got an email notifying him hersquod been selected as a MasterCard Founda-tion scholar at Arizona State University (ASU) ldquoI didnrsquot know whether to cry or jumpIt was 11 pm and I woke everyone up We all celebratedrdquo he said
Arriving in Arizona later that year Tavaziva saw more than 60000 students movingabout the Tempe campus of the nationrsquos largest public university and found it ldquokindof scary but at the same time exciting I told myself Irsquod meet so many people make somany connectionsrdquo
He adjusted to dormitory life challenging courses his first ldquoCrdquo grade worries aboutspeaking English with an accent and new foods mdash Mexican was a hit but not hamburg-ers A biochemistry major Tavaziva jumped at the chance to do research in order tomimic the process of a spiderrsquos production of silk
He found college football equally exciting ldquoIrsquod always been an admirer of American
footballrdquo he said ldquoIrsquod watched a lot back home but seeing it in person was one of the best experiences of my liferdquo
Jenny Brian who taught Tavaziva in a freshman seminar said he is ldquosmart funnypolite and dedicatedrdquo
ldquoGamu thinks deeply about topics and has a strong sense of social justice and equityrdquosaid Meggan Madden director of the MasterCard program at ASU She said Tavaziva was chosen not only for his academic skills but because he ldquodreams bigrdquo and is moti- vated to make his dreams a reality
Tavaziva plans to return to Zimbabwe with his degree ldquoI just love my country somuchrdquo he said ldquoand Irsquom obliged to help in rebuilding it againrdquo 983123
From Africa to ArizonaGRETCHEN KELL
Attention ClassLAUREN MONSEN
One hundred students from acrossEgypt Tunisia Algeria Afghanistan andPakistan spent four weeks recently atIndiana Universityrsquos Kelley School ofBusiness where they developed businessplans and marketing strategies
For some US teaching methods mdashdesigned to encourage critical thinkingthrough lively classroom discussions mdashcame as a revelation
It was ldquonot considered disrespectful toask questions of your professorsrdquo said anamazed Sara Bisharat of Jordan
ldquoThe [Indiana] professors grab yourattentionrdquo said Haseeb Rahman ofAfghanistan ldquoYou feel like yoursquore engagedand involvedrdquo
Sara Jamil of Pakistan found peerdiscussion helpful ldquoI got an opportunityto listen to the perspectives of people ofvaried nationalities on one topicrdquo she saidldquoIt was a wonderful learning experiencerdquo
During the program sponsored bythe Coca-Cola Company and the USDepartment of State Professor Chris Cook
pointed out problems with some of thebusiness plans ldquoI usually asked studentsto provide more hard data and challengedall their assumptionsrdquo he said ldquoIrsquod sendthem to the CIA [World Factbook ] websitebecause it has phenomenal data and to theWorld Bank [data] website among othersources Indiana University library data wasalso availablerdquo
By the end Cook said ldquothey were allleaps and bounds ahead of where they werewhen they first walked in the doorrdquo
Still ldquoI learned as much as they didrdquo hesaid 983123
Gamu Tavaziva saw the failure ofhospitals in Zimbabwe as ldquoa call forme to pursue medicinerdquo
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4 MythsOnly prestigiousuniversities offer aquality education
There are 4495 degree-grantinginstitutions in the US according to theNational Center for Education Statistics
yet the eyes of overseas students are often
fixed on the Ivy League schools But eliteschools set the entrance bar skyhigh andreject most applicants while qualityeducation is available at many moreschools according to Stefano Papaleodirector of admissions at Lynn Universityin Florida
Only rich parents cansend children to the US
Public universities charge less tuitionthan most private schools Graduatestudents often qualify for discounts asteaching assistants More than 500 US
scholarships and grants are available to helpinternational students defray costs (Learnmore about them on the Funding for USStudy website) Financial support also maybe available in studentsrsquo home countries
Studying in the USis similar to attendingcollege back home
Students are surprised by differencesbetween classrooms in the United Statesand in their own home countries accordingto Jessica Young who advises internationalstudents at the University of Illinois It rsquos not
just sitting and listening to professors shesaid Asking and answering questions orgiving oral presentations affect final gradesso ldquohone your communication skills andbe prepared for a change in the way youstudyrdquo
US campuses are unsafeMovies and television depict the United
States as plagued by violence but the realityis that crime rates have fallen for yearsMost campuses have precautions in placemdash emergency call boxes alert systems towarn students of any imminent threat andshuttle buses or services to escort studentsat night In a 2012 poll by i-Graduate 82percent of international students said theyfelt ldquosafe and securerdquo in the US
Schools with the Largest Shares of International Students
Schools with the Largest Number of International Students
983090983095New School
New York
983090983094Florida Instituteof Technology
Florida
983090983089Illinois Instituteof Technology
Illinois
983089983096Lynn University
Florida
9269University of Southern California
Los Angeles
8997 University of IllinoisUrbana-Champaign
8660New York University
New York
8563 Purdue University
West Lafayette Indiana
Why These Schools
ReputationMatt VanderZalm spokesman at the University of Illinois said prestige and low cost of living matter
A reputation ldquoas one of the top destinations for international students perpetuates itselfrdquo he saidStudents who hear friends speaking highly of Illinois follow
LocationSchools on both coasts and in the Midwest draw international students because thatrsquos where majorcities are concentrated
ProgramsNearly two-thirds of international students want to study business engineering or science so schoolsthat boast strong programs in those areas are popular Among them the University of Illinois atUrbana-Champaign Carnegie Mellon University Purdue University New York University and theUniversity of California at Los Angeles
Of All International Students at US Colleges the Largest Shares Come from
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The Welcome Mat Is OutUS colleges and universities attract far more students from abroad than any other countryrsquos
higher-education institutions mdash 764000 of the 4 million international students worldwide Their rankshave swelled by nearly a third in the past decade but higher education leaders say they have room forplenty more and they are eager to find them
Many US colleges mdash small and large public and private mdash have stepped up their recruitment ofstudents from abroad according to a survey by higher-education associations More than half comefrom China India and South Korea but students come from a host of other lands as well includingSaudi Arabia Canada Vietnam and Mexico
Still only one in 25 college students in the United States is international compared with one infive in Australia and the United Kingdom President Obama is a strong backer of efforts to attractmore international students and send more American students abroad His ldquo100000 Strong inChinardquo initiative aims to quadruple the number of Americans studying in China while a similar effortis mounted to bring in 100000 students from Latin America while sending an equal number ofAmericans to study there
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Peace amp Security
Ben Rattray dreamed of being the ultimate establishment manan investment banker who would wear a double-breasted suit ashe walked down Wall Street But a series of experiences during
college led Rattray down an entirelydifferent path
Today he helps tens of millions ofpeople around the world take on theestablishment by exercising a basic American tenet petitioning for change
On the website Rattray founded
Changeorg citizens in the UnitedStates and countries like India South Africa and Brazil have fought to giveequal access to girls on sports teams
to battle local corruption and to make one young girl eligible for alung transplant normally reserved for adults The site is a platformthat allows individuals to petition an array of institutions bycollecting the names of supporters online
With the power of signatures Changeorg says it is makinga difference helping people win thousands of victories since thesite launched in 2007 Big institutions be they governments orcorporations can seem too powerful for individuals to take onRattray said and ldquopeople become apathetic if they think theycanrsquot make a difference The power of individuals is to come
together and not work alone You just have everyday people doingextraordinary thingsrdquo
The 25-year-old Rattray who attended Stanford University andthe London School of Economics started rethinking his career
Real ChangeOne Signature
at a Time
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signaturesDown Syndrome student
gets to play sports
94684
signaturesFirefighters granted
government health care
126631
signaturesPhone company helps
domestic violence victims
194825 signaturesEcuador shuts down
ex-gay torture clinics
113759
signaturesAmazon stops selling
whale and dolphin meat
202962
signaturesSupporting South Africanwomenrsquos fight against ldquocorrective raperdquo171789
signaturesPalm oil plantation barred
for burning forests
10243
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path when his brother announced he is gay but also said that hehad been hiding his sexuality out of fear Rattray said he thoughtof people including himself who had stood by and done nothingto fight for justice and equal treatment He went to London reada book a day and thought about the concept of social change Theend result was the birth of Changeorg
The sitersquos popular petitions often gain media coverage Fifteen- year-old Julia Bluhm was distressed at the way photographs ofgirls and women in the popular teen magazine Seventeen were
being airbrushed to make them look thinner and prettier Bluhmdecided to petition the magazine and collected signatures fromas far away as Australia and the Netherlands ldquoWe all know how itcan affect a girlrsquos body image and self-esteemrdquo said Bluhm wholives in Waterville Maine Getting more than 84000 far-flungsignatures ldquokind of opens up the bigger picture and shows how itaffects people all over the worldrdquo
Bluhmrsquos petition led Seventeen to stop altering modelsrsquo shapes with Photoshop and to publish a ldquoBody Peace Treatyrdquo calling ongirls to be confident regardless of their size or shape
Cynthia Butterworth of Rochester New York petitioned tohelp her sister who had been the victim of domestic violence andfound it would cost $500 to close the mobile phone account she
had shared with her abuser The phone company responded toButterworthrsquos petition by agreeing to close the account without afee and to implement a new policy to help other abuse victims ldquoIt was a huge victoryrdquo Butterworth said ldquoIt gives a little person whofeels like she has been treated unfairly a huge voicerdquo
People in more than 190 countries have used the petitionsRattray says
In India he said there has been an explosion of campaignsagainst corruption through his website A man in Hardoiattempting to report alleged corruption to the Regional TransportOffice was asked for a bribe and beaten when he refused mdash anepisode caught on cell phone video A Changeorg petitionstarted by the man and pursued by Indians countrywide led to
prosecutions and a stronger anti-corruption policy Rattray said Changeorg will continue to empower people Asregular people mobilize by petitioning online he said he meetspeople everywhere who have a growing conviction that they reallycan make a difference 983123 ndashSM
The White House has a similar petition page online called We thePeople (httpspetitionswhitehousegov) which allows people tocreate online petitions on matters involving government action Ifa petition attracts 150 signatures in 30 days it will be searchable onthe White House site If it collects 100000 signatures during that
time the petition will be reviewed by the Obama administrationand a response will be posted Topics range from gun violence toimmigration to beer (and yes the White House gave in and revealedthe official White House beer recipe)
We the People
Above Julia Bluhm (center) and other teens at Hearst Corp inNew York where Bluhm delivered a petition asking Seventeen magazine to stop altering photos Below Seventeenrsquos editor-in-chief responded by publishing this letter
$423Trivia Turkey
average amount spent by shoppers over theThanksgiving holiday weekend
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Redefining PortraitureChicago-based artist Lincoln Schatz who regards traditionalportraits as idealized depictions of ldquoa single frozen momentrdquo iscreating portraits by filming subjects
Schatz mounts cameras at varied heights within a small room
to create 360-degree views of his subjects who perform or speakabout their lives while the cameras roll A computer randomly editsresulting footage and displays it on a screen in a loop constantlyrecombining footage such that no two viewings will be the same
Schatz seeks dynamism by generating unpredictablecombinations of camera angles The artistrsquos Cube series (2008) andNetwork series (2012) thus offer shifting perspectives on personality
ldquoI wanted to get beyond the mythology people create forthemselvesrdquo Schatz said ldquoI ask them lsquoIf life is a series of dots ona line how does your story start Whatrsquos the first dot for yoursquordquoBut he doesnrsquot allow his subjectsrsquo answers to define their portraitsinstead working to ldquoget them beyond their self-images or public brands to understand themselves in a new and different wayrdquo
The Cube portraits (commissioned by the Hearst Corporationto celebrate the 75th anniversar y of Esquire magazine) focuson 40 of the 75 most influential people of the 21st century asdetermined by the magazinersquos editors Who made the cut ActorGeorge Clooney basketball star LeBron James Craigslist founderCraig Newmark regenerative-medicine specialist Anthony Atalafashion designer Marc Jacobs foreign-policy expert (and now USambassador to the UN) Samantha Power heart surgeon MehmetOz and architect Santiago Calatrava among others
Portrait subjects entered a transparent 10-foot-by-10-foot cubein which they spent 45 minutes doing anything they chose as longas it reflected their own sense of their personalities The portraits were filmed at Hearst headquarters in New York Esquire editor-in-chief David Granger attended every sitting
One subject created quite a stir Granger said ldquoWe didnrsquotpublicize it but when Clooney came word leaked out throughthe building At first there were a few people mdash mostly women mdashmilling around Pretty soon 300 people had gatheredrdquo
Newmark worked on a laptop computer resolving customer-service issues for Craigslist users James played a basketball-themed video game and became so absorbed that he overstayed histime limit Atala mdash whose work involves growing new human cellstissues and organs mdash treated the cube itself as an organ tr ying tocoax it to life by plastering images of cells all over its walls Jacobs brought his yoga teacher and had a yoga session
Clooney danced with women (he specified that no models oractresses be recruited) twirling in succession Schatzrsquos mother
several Hearst Corporation employees and TV journalist GayleKing He wanted ldquosomething to do hellip instead of just standingaroundrdquo Schatz explained
The resulting portraits are ldquodreamlikerdquo Schatz said in part because they are silent
They are more abstract and painterly than his subsequentNetwork series which includes audio of subjectsrsquo voices In theseSchatz focuses on Americans whom he sees as leaders or innovatorsComprising 89 portraits the series includes former Supreme CourtJustice Sandra Day OrsquoConnor Google Inc vice president (and so-called ldquofather of the Internetrdquo) Vint Cerf public radio journalistCokie Roberts and America Online founder Steve Case They talk
about their childhoods about forces that they believe shaped themThe Cube and Network series were acquired by the Smithsonian
Institutionrsquos National Portrait Gallery But Schatz has created video portraits for private collectors as well The genre requiresartist and subject to ldquolet go and let something happenrdquo he saidand the process is liberating
ldquoWe are all polyfaceted there are multiple ways we can beseen and interpreted At the root of all this is getting people toself-explorerdquo 983123 ndashLM
Arts
When LeBron James arrived for his Cube portrait session ldquohe wasin his early 20s mdash a kid reallyrdquo said David Granger ldquoOf coursekids like to play video gamesrdquo
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4000 +Trivia Turkey
paintings by Norman Rockwell includingFreedom from Want illustrating aThanksgiving dinner
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WatchTo view the video portraitof LeBron James scan theQR code with your phone
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In 2012 members of the US military andforeign service submitted photographs fromtheir duty abroad to a jury of experts Theirsubmissions began a project sponsored bythe US departments of State and Defenseto mark Veterans Day observed each year onthe 11th of November
The jury of photographers curators andprominent Americans including formersecretaries of state Madeleine Albright andColin Powell selected the best entries Artist
Lincoln Schatz then created composite stillimages from the top photos
The images convey ldquothe complex realities ofserving abroadrdquo Schatz said as well as theldquoimmense complexity of hope life hardshipand loss hellip Looking at the world throughtheir eyes we see the photographersrsquo humanexperience and wonder how we wouldnavigate were we thererdquo
Seen here is a composite merging three ofthe photographs
The dominant photo (taken by Manuel JMartinez) depicts an Iraqi father pausingfrom his conversation with US soldiersto share a moment with his daughter athis home in the Jefrmila neighborhood ofGhazaliyah Iraq A background photo (takenby Jeremy Lock) shows US soldiers withno date or place indicated and anotherbackground photo (taken by Alvin WilliamsJr) shows US Marines setting up a bivouacto assist victims of a landslide on the island
of Leyte in the Philippines
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Through Their Eyes
8Trivia Turkey
million 5- and 6- year-olds who might draw aturkey by tracing their fingers on paper andcoloring it in
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Education for AllJUDITH HEUMANN
Judith Heumann is the StateDepartmentrsquos special adviser forinternational disability rightsGrowing up in the New York City borough of BrooklynI wasnrsquot allowed to go to school until fourth gradebecause I used a wheelchair and was unable to walk
But my parents were adamant that I get an educationequal to my brothersrsquo so I could support myself if Inever married (women were not typically breadwinnersback then) They teamed up with other parents toforce some of the local secondary schools to become
accessible to students with disabilities Later I battledsuccessfully to be the first person in a wheelchair toteach in New York and taught there for three years
Education including the higher education describedon pages 14ndash23 is a great equalizer It opens opportunitiesfor girls and boys for disadvantaged people and especiallyfor people like me who have disabilities
Hamza Jaka and Amber Buckley-Shaklee twostudents with disabilities worked as interns at the StateDepartment this year Overall their stories indicatethat inclusive education is moving forward
Both Hamza and Amber have always attendedintegrated schools as required under laws that
didnrsquot exist when I was in school Hamza now anundergraduate student at the University of CaliforniaBerkeley was resented by peers who thought theaccommodations he received (such as having acomputer for spelling tests) were unfair And Ambernow a graduate student at the University of Illinois atUrbana-Champaign had friends at nearby schools who
were told they could come to school but only if theydidnrsquot bring their wheelchairs
Parents and students need to know their rights Inthe US there are Parent Information Centers that help
Also after years of implementation of our laws morestudents with disabilities are graduating from secondaryschool and entering work or higher education
We have come a long way since I had polio in1949 and we have far to go Our laws are not alwaysenforced as they should be As I work for equality andthe advancement of human rights I want to teach thislesson People with disabilities should have the samerights and opportunities as all people Granted these wecan and do improve our communities our country andthe world 983123
Last Word
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believes that what people eat today around the world would be very differenthad it not been for the Native American contribution of ingredients such ascorn beans squash chili pepper sunflower seeds and tomatoes to menus
Likewise the United States is a country built on diversity and traditional American dishes have been inspired and shaped by contributions fromelsewhere in the world
Sharing Ingredients
Hetzler regrets that Americans have moved further away from the days
of community-based local growing because a disconnect has developed between the food people eat and the place where it was grown Typically USconsumers go to their local supermarket and find even out-of-season producereadily available
Earlier Hetzler said ldquoNative Americans formed a culture around food asliferdquo He wants people around the world to know the origins of their food andrecognize the effect that these foods have had on their cultural identity
The test kitchen and catering business that Whitewater and Frank runin New Mexico offers a ldquoCulture and Cuisinerdquo program in which patronsprepare and share a meal together using traditional Southwest techniquesand ingredients many of which are sourced from local Native American tribalnations Frank gives a background lecture to the group to teach everyoneabout the ingredientsrsquo importance to Native American history and culture
Frank said that when she leads these workshops she tells students thatunderstanding food facilitates understanding who they are
Food is culturally ingrained in everything that a society does she believesIt is the ldquocommon element we all share regardless of language religion raceethnicityrdquo she said but it also is a way in which we can define a unique identity 983123
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Mesa Squash Frywith Sunflower SeedsLOIS ELLEN FRANK
This colorful squash fry issometimes called calabacitas Thereare several different variations butthis one is my favorite
Ingredients
1 green New Mexico or Anaheim chile2 tablespoons sunflower oil2 garlic cloves finely chopped12 teaspoon salt12 teaspoon black pepper4 carrots cut into 2-inch-long julienne4 small zucchini cut into 2-inch-long julienne4 yellow squash cut into 2-inch-long julienne1 red bell pepper diced14 cup shelled sunflower seeds (raw or toasted)
Directions1 Roast the chile on an open flame Then peel seed
and coarsely chop it
2 In a sauteacute pan heat the oil over medium-high heatWhen the oil is hot but not smoking add the garlicchile salt and black pepper Cook 1 to 2 minutesstirring constantly to allow the flavors to blend
3 Add the carrots zucchini squash and red pepperReduce the heat and allow vegetables to simmerabout 10 minutes until they are tender Add thesunflower seeds and simmer another 5 minutesServe hot as a vegetable side dish
These common foods
around the world originatedin the Americas
FoodFlight
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A School Like No OtherMARK TRAINER
In 1988 when Gallaudet Universityrsquos board of trustees announced it hadchosen a hearing person as its seventh president over two deaf finalistsGallaudet students with the support of alumni and staff shut down theuniversity for several days The incident made national headlines
The ldquoDeaf President Nowrdquo protest succeeded and I King Jordan wasnamed Gallaudets eighth mdash and first deaf mdash president In spite of theinternal strife Gallaudet embraces this chapter of its history because itspeaks to a core characteristic of the school The Gallaudet communitytakes pride in its record of advocating aggressively on behalf of deaf people
Gallaudet mdash a federally chartered private nonprofit educationalinstitution in Washington mdash is the only higher-education institution inthe world where all services are specifically designed for deaf studentsIt offers Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science degrees in more than40 majors Gallaudet confers masterrsquos degrees in fields such as publicadministration and international development and doctoral degrees inclinical psychology and linguistics A majority of Gallaudetrsquos graduateprograms are designed to train students in professional services for thedeaf and hard of hearing
Congress authorized permanent federal appropriations for the schoolin 1954 President Ronald Reagan signed the Education of the Deaf Actof 1986 which reaffirmed the US commitment to making educational
The Edward Miner GallaudetResidence has housed all 10 of the
universityrsquos presidents
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LoweringBarriers by LawWhen Frank Harkin was a boy he was told hisdeafness would limit his career Instead he foundthat his disability made him a more productiveemployee than hearing workers at an aircraftmanufacturing plant He could do delicate workwithout being distracted by the loud noisesaround him His employer was so impressed thathe hired more deaf people
Frankrsquos work was an inspiration for his youngebrother US Senator Tom Harkin of Iowa hisbrotherrsquos successful career in manufacturing ledthe senator to sponsor the 1990 Americans withDisabilities Act (ADA) The act is a civil rightslaw that bars discrimination in hiring peoplewith disabilities and requires employers to makeldquoreasonable accommodationsrsquorsquo to allow a personwith a disability to do a job The law also requireshotels restaurants stores and other public places
to remove architectural barriers that wouldhinder access to people with disabilities
Frank Harkin who died in 2000 had beenworking as a baker mdash one of just three jobs hehad been told he could do as a deaf person mdashwhen the owner of Delavan Corporation took aliking to him and offered him a job Before thenldquohis whole life was limited mdash or he was told itwas limited mdash because he couldnrsquot hearrsquorsquo SenatorHarkin said explaining why he made disabilityrights his calling ldquoWhat the ADA has done forall people with disabilities is open the worldfor travel for accommodations for work and
for education by breaking down both physicalbarriers and attitudinal barriersrsquorsquo
Some 50 million Americans have a disabilitythe Centers for Disease Control reports andmost Americans will experience disability at somepoint in their lives
Senator Harkin said he recently benefitedfrom the lawrsquos policies himself At the movieshe was handed a special pair of glasses thatdisplayed the dialogue in closed captions so hecould read as well as hear the voices of the actorsldquoItrsquos amazingrsquorsquo he said ldquoAnd itrsquos all because of theADArdquo ndashSM
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opportunities available to deaf people and renaming Gallaudet College asGallaudet University
In 2014 the school will celebrate the 150th anniversary of the law signed byPresident Lincoln authorizing it to confer degrees upon deaf students Along with all the reasons any college graduate has to brag Gallaudet grads canshow off diplomas signed by the sitting president of the United States
In 2012 10 percent of Gallaudet students came from outside the UnitedStates Krishneer Sen came from Suva Fiji to work toward a degree ininformation technology ldquoAll of the instructors here use sign language and
we have direct access and direct communication so thatrsquos one very veryimportant aspectrdquo Sen said ldquoOne of my teachers is the first deaf woman toget her PhD in computer sciencerdquo
In addition to the learning environment Sen appreciates getting to knowhis peers ldquoWe have such a diverse population here and I wasnrsquot used to that We have a gay and lesbian community which is very strong black Latino mdashall of these diverse groups I like thatrdquo 983123
From top Gallaudetrsquos Bison football team gets psyched before a gameGallaudetrsquos newest residence hall uses the design concept known as DeafSpaceto maximize deaf peoplersquos visual access
Senator Tom Harkin
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The journey to a US degree is filled
with choices Make smart ones
An Insiderrsquos Guideto Higher Ed
R E Q U I R E D R E A D I N G
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As a Northeastern University undergraduate Abhi Nangia learned marketing by help-ing women in Nicaragua sell jewelry made from recycled trash He studied finance by advising a tiny catering company in South Africa and leadership by organizingstruggling artists in Indonesia
Upon graduation from the Boston university in May Nangia took the skills he learned at itsSocial Enterprise Institute to launch Reweave a network that ldquocreates market access for peoplemaking beautiful thingsrdquo
This may not sound like the traditional undergraduate business-school experience but itrsquostypical of the innovative ways business students are educated in the United States today It com- bines features that a growing number of programs offer Instruction and learning are hands-onentrepreneurial and global
ldquoThe Social Enterprise Institute is probably the coolest thing everrdquo said Nangia whoseparents are from New Delhi but who grew up in Buffalo New York Northeastern is a leaderamong US universities in alternating classroomstudies with internships and real jobs The ex-perience convinced Nangia that international business is about a lot more than making mon-ey it can actually improve peoplersquos lives in othercountries Undergraduate business students whohistorically concentrated in accounting financeor marketing today can acquire knowledge and
skills as well about such fields as health care andsustainable development
For students looking to work for cutting-edgecompanies such as tech giant Google Inc or on-line retailer Amazoncom Inc some US busi-ness schools offer technology-focused degreesStudents at Carnegie Mellon Universityrsquos Tepper School of Business can study topics like bigdata mdash data sets so complex that theyrsquore hard to manage with traditional software
Ronny Ho a 21-year-old Chinese American who grew up in New York and whose parentsare from Shanghai and Taiwan is a senior at the Pittsburgh university She recently internedat the financial company Citigroup Inc in New York She felt she brought more to the job than just an ability to crunch numbers because of all the time she spent at Carnegie Mellon workingon team projects with scientists and engineers The collaborative projects included making
futuristic videos at the universityrsquos Human-Computer Interaction Institute where studentscreate make-believe worlds and games to better understand how computers can help peoplego about their daily livesldquoItrsquos such a new fieldrdquo she said ldquoItrsquos fun to take it and run with it andsee what you can dordquo
The recent global recession gave business schools more reasons to expand internships andcourses that give students hands-on experience like Ho and Nangia are getting said John JFernandes president of AACSB International (Association to Advance Collegiate Schools ofBusiness) With fewer workers companies are looking to interns to do more ldquoBusinesses expectstudents to hit the ground runningrdquo Fernandes said 983123
Business SchoolsBridge Classroomsand Real-Life WorkKATHERINE MANGAN
Express Laneto an MBA
At the Bainbridge GraduateInstitute nature lovers can pursuemasterrsquos degrees in businessadministration on an island campusoff the coast of Seattle In classroomsnestled amid 250 acres of forestthey learn how to make money inenvironmentally sustainable ways
If studying in one of the worldrsquosmost exciting business centers is more
your style New York Universityrsquos SternSchool of Business is blocks fromWall Street As members of the SternConsulting Corps students tackle realbusiness challenges by advising shopowners in a low-income neighborhoodor by creating business plans forupstart fashion designers
Most full-time MBA programsin the United States take two yearsto complete but several now offerintensified one-year options While topMBA programs usually require several
years of work experience someonefresh out of college or with just a few
years on the job might want to look intoa one-year specialized masterrsquos degree
At Thunderbird School of GlobalManagement a private school based inGlendale Arizona finishing in one yearshaves $20000 off the price (Tuitionruns $90000 for two years and$70000 for one)
ldquoFor students looking to improvetheir English studying in the US gives
you a true immersion in the languagethat will force you to become fluentby the time you leaverdquo said RebeccaHenriksen vice president of enrollmentand student services ldquoBut itrsquos still a trulyglobal experience We have studentsfrom close to 70 countries so itrsquos almoslike a minindashUnited Nations hererdquo
Cornell Universityrsquos JohnsonGraduate School of Management alsooffers a one-year MBA popular withstudents who want to double up andearn a professional degree in medicineengineering or law as well Dual degreesare increasingly popular in the US
because they give graduates an edge ina tough job marketIn recent years enrollments in
traditional two-year MBA programsinched up 1 percent in North Americawhile specialized masters enrollmentsshot up 30 percent according to theAACSB Popular specialties includefinance accounting marketing andnewer fields such as data analytics andinformation-technology management
Abhi Nangia shoots a video to help a groupof women in Nicaragua sell jewelry madefrom recycled trash
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TomorrowrsquosArtists TodayKAREN CALABRIA
Itrsquos no surprise that artists worldwide look to address mod-ern challenges and adopt the newest technology Art and theavant-garde have always gone hand in hand Here are shiningexamples of successful US programs for students of digital
arts conservation and arts and crafts
Digital Arts
When it comes to new technology art departments are earlyadopters Digital arts mdash such as animation video game develop-ment graphic design and visual effects mdash are attracting more stu-
dents each year many of them internationalThe School of Visual Arts in New York which admits students based on their portfolios as well as grades and test scores has madea name for itself as a premier digital arts program
John McIntosh chair of the Computer Art Computer Animationand Visual Effects Department said ldquoWe offer a program that onlyhires working professionals as faculty that has the highest academicrigor and that allows students to excel by concentrating on the prac-tice of being an artist for each of their four yearsrdquo
Anne Yang an animation student said she has gained practicalhands-on experience She and five classmates collaborated on mak-ing a film at the end of their junior year ldquoStudents donrsquot typically getthat experiencerdquo Yang said Their two-minute animated short Fright
Shift about a ghost hunter afraid of ghosts was a hit with audiences
Art Conservation
Most conservation programs in the US have catered to ad- vanced-degree students but a growing number now reach out to un-dergraduates as well New Mexico State University in Albuquerque began offering a bachelorrsquos degree in museum conservation in 2005Director Silvia Marinas-Feliner said interest in art conservation mayhave something to do with the popularity of forensic science on suchtelevision shows as CSI Crime Scene Investigation Museum conser- vationists are investigators too said Marinas-Feliner only insteadof autopsying bodies they try to uncover the history of the object
ldquoThings deteriorate and need to be preserved especially withnatural disastersrdquo she said
One of her former students Lyndy Bush works at the Smithson-ian Institutionrsquos National Museum of Natural History in Washing-ton ldquoIrsquom conserving botanical specimens that were damaged [byHurricane Sandy] while they were out on loanrdquo Bush said ldquoThe ideaof a career in art that incorporates science and skill was what mademe fall in love with the fieldrdquo
Students learn conservation techniques in small classes (nomore than 12 students) The cross-disciplinary curriculum requiresstudy in art history fine arts archaeology and hard science Theprogram even encourages students to study entomology so they become familiar with the bugs they might find in an artifact thatneeds restoring
Arts and Crafts
American arts and craf ts schools offer tradit ional disciplinessuch as glassblowing metalworking ceramics and woodworkingCurricula can reflect local art traditions according to ChristineHavice director of the School of Art at Kent State University pointing to basketweaving and rug-making in the Southwest and industrialized arts at her own school in Ohio
Some schools may shy away from adapting technology in deference to ldquothe old waysrdquo of preserving the past but that is not thecase at the Appalachian Center for Craft a satellite campus of Ten
nessee Tech University in Cookeville Tennessee Jeff Adams thecenterrsquos director said his students employ Computer-Aided Design3-D printers and computerized looms to preserve and advance thetreasures of that mountain region
The center teaches new ways to apply skills Engineering and ceramics students work hand in hand on one project in sub-Saharan Africa w ith the engineers designing water-filtration systems andthe ceramics students making clay water-filtration devices
ldquoItrsquos about what they want to do with the skills theyrsquore learninghere not just about how to produce things for salerdquo Adams said 983123
Museum conservation students at New Mexico State University puttheir restoration skills to the test
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Huge Geek MomentThe Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) trade show is the World Cup Olympics and Super Bowl
rolled into one for the 50000 video gamers designers programmers and marketers from 120countries who throng to Los Angeles each year But the excitement isnrsquot confined to the conventionhall Global gamers tune in breathlessly online to await word of the newest gaming advances
Eight students at Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) were no exception this June but they hada special reason for excitement A video game they developed not only was exhibited at the trade show butalso shared top honors at E3rsquos inaugural College Game Competition ldquoIt was a huge geek moment and anamazing opportunity for themrdquo said Tina OrsquoHailey dean of SCADrsquos School of Digital Media
Most game designers can expect to go their whole career without having the opportunity toshowcase a game of their own at E3 said Luis Cataldi head of SCADrsquos game development program
The studentsrsquo visually stunning side-scrolling PC game Lost in Thought follows a therapist as hetravels through his patientsrsquo minds to heal them
More than 380 US schools offer coursework in computer and video game design In 2013 SCADrsquosprogram was ranked by The Princeton Review as one of the nationrsquos top programs The college granted85 degrees in interactive design and game development in 2012
Band Camp RevisitedSome Columbia College Chicago students refer to it as ldquoBand Camprdquo Like Nashville Tennessee
New Orleans and Austin Texas the Windy City of Chicago is known for its vibrant music scene Thecity is a playground for the nearly 11000 students at Columbia College Chicago the countryrsquos largest
arts and media collegeCome summertime some Columbia musicians and aspiring record producers get to attend what
they fondly call ldquoBand Camprdquo Others know it as the schoolrsquos selective Summer Music ImmersionProgram Students from three Columbia departments mdash music arts management and acousticsmdash join forces for an intensive week of beats bass and branding The result a professional-qualityextended play (EP) record and a one-night-only showcase at a popular live music venue
Nate Green a recent graduate was a repeat camper ldquoItrsquos a lot of fun but extremely hard It rsquos themost real-world experience in my field one can get while still being at schoolrdquo he said
A local music-industry veteran helps the students compose songs mix them and market theresulting album
Although music-technology programs have cropped up at colleges around the country Columbiasets itself apart as the only undergraduate program to offer a bachelor of science degree in acoustics
Department chairman Pantelis Vassilakis said ldquoWersquore at the intersection of sound as music soundas business sound as physics and sound as perceptionrdquo 983123
A panel from Lost in Thought a game developed by SCAD students that shared top honorsat 2013rsquos E3 trade show
Your 5 Stepsto US Study
983089Research983086 Eighteen months before
your projected enrollment983084 begin your
research983086 Why do you want to study in
the U983086S983086 Where will you fit in Will you
need financial assistance What are the
application deadlines Identify sources offinancial aid and prepare for standardized
tests such as the Scholastic Aptitude Test
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language proficiency test To begin go
to your nearest EducationUSA Center
( wwwEducationUSAstategov )
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potential to do well in college983086 Include a
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important parts of your application983086
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varies983084 studying in the U983086S983086 can be
affordable and yield high returns on
your investment983086 Start your financial
planning early983086 If you have good grades983084
think about applying for an international
student scholarship983086 Applications for
financial aid go together with applications
for admission983086
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with the student visa requirements in
your country and allow time to prepare
your application983086 You need an admission
letter and a certificate of eligibility for
nonimmigrant student status from a U983086S983086
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Shu Zhu came to the United States from Qingdao China six years ago as many international students do planning toprepare for a career in business But at North Carolina StateUniversity she discovered one of the glories of the US sys-
tem of higher education the ability undergraduates have to exploreoptions and change majors
She got an early opportunity to work in a research laboratoryunder the tutelage of an engineering professor alongside graduatestudents and postdoctoral fellows all searching for breakthroughsin chemical and biomedical engineering
Zhu soon switched majors to chemical engineering and nowis pursuing a doctorate at the University of Pennsylvania an IvyLeague school in Philadelphia She said the beauty of her educa-tional path was that she could change her mind
She credits the engineering professor Michael Dickey with en-couraging her to excel Even when she had ldquosome crazy ideardquo shesaid ldquohe would never say lsquoYou cannot do thisrsquo He would alwayssay lsquoYou should tryrsquordquo
Dickey an associate professor in the Department of Chemi-cal and Biomolecular Engineering was honored in 2012 as one ofNorth Carolina Statersquos outstanding teachers He regularly putsundergraduates to work on lab projects which include developingnovel nanofabrication techniques and stretching liquid metals intoforms that can hold their shape at room temperatures
He also has a gift for explaining things Discussing why alumi-
num and copper make such good electrical conductors he said itrsquos because of their ldquogood thermal properties mdash when you sit on metal bleachers it feels really cold because they are removing heat from your body really fastrdquo
One of his favorite metals is gallium a liquid metal with athick paint-like consistency Dickey has found that by mixinggallium with indium the resulting alloy can be stretched intoelectrical wires His team has put gallium through myriad testsprinting it in 3-D fashion encasing it in rubbery materials twist-ing it into different configurations and stretching it
The team made ear phones that extend 10 times their originallength ldquoThe sound quality doesnrsquot change at allrdquo Dickey saidldquobecause itrsquos such a good conductor of electricit yrdquo
Dickey focuses on new materials Nylon was once a major breakthrough in material science as was silicon Dickey rsquos galli-um-based alloy could prove to be the next Potential applicationsinclude antennas clothing wallpaper even newspapers
Dickeyrsquos lab which has captured the attention of privateindustry is typical of American higher-education programs inscience technology engineering and math or STEM
In addition to new materials popular STEM fields for studentsinclude computer science environmental conservation and 3-Dprinting as well as fields related to providing the planet with foodand energy
International Attraction
The US is the Number 1 destination for foreign students inter-ested in studying science and engineering at the postsecondarylevel according to the National Science Board
At the undergraduate level 32 percent of international studentsare enrolled in a STEM-related field At the graduate level roughly60 percent of international students are pursuing STEM degreesTwo-thirds of them come from India and China Foreign studentseek out US programs educators say for the high-quality educa-tion and meaningful research in state-of-the-art labs
US college life affords students opportunities to branch out
and take courses in political science entrepreneurship and thehumanities ldquoItrsquos both the technical depth of what we do in theSTEM fieldsrdquo said Charles Thorpe provost at Clarkson Universityin New York and ldquoembedding that in a liberal ar ts educationrdquo Living in dorms leading student organizations and attending sportingevents he said are important parts of a US education
In secondary school Zhu 22 learned lots of physics and mathldquobut wasnrsquot really enjoying itrdquo Students spent long hours solvingproblems and other exercises in preparation for Chinarsquos tough college entrance exam ldquoIt wasnrsquot interesting scientific knowledgerdquoshe said Her attitude changed in Michael Dickeyrsquos lab and so didher life trajectory 983123
Branching OutThrough STEMLUCY HOOD
International Students in STEM fields
983094983088graduate
983091983090undergraduate
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STEM StandoutsThe US offers rich opportunities to study science technologyengineering and math These schools are the tip of the iceberg
St Olaf CollegeLocated in Northfield Minnesota St Olaf College has a renowned choir but
is also a prodigious incubator of engineers and scientists It ranks in the top 10
among four-year colleges in producing future PhDs Forty percent of its 3000students major in math chemistry biology computer science or psychology
In tandem with its STEM programs St Olaf emphasizes environmentalconservation Everything from the food students eat to the construction ofbuildings to the curriculum itself is guided by an appreciation for science and aneffort to reduce manrsquos footprint on the planet Scientists there work to reducetoxic waste associated with lab work
The crown jewel of the environmental efforts is Regents Hall a state-of-the-art science building that meets the strictest criteria established by the US GreenBuilding Council
The college requires all students to take at least two science classes A newlydeveloped course promises nonscience majors an understanding of the sciencebehind issues at the forefront of public debate today
ldquoWe have the best of both worldsrdquo said Matthew Richey associate dean fornatural sciences and mathematics with an elite program that prepares thosefuture PhDs but also provides other students a deeper understanding of mathand science than the typical liberal-arts student gets in college
University of California San Diego In Professor Darren Lipomirsquos nanoengineering lab at the University of
California San Diego students from Belarus Thailand and Mexico are part of theresearch team working on solar energy mdash specifically the pursuit of less expensiveand less brittle solar panels
That diversity is the norm in cutting-edge research settings said the youngchemical engineer ldquoPeople from different cultures have different approaches tosimilar problems and if yoursquore in the room together somebody will come up with asolutionrdquo he said
A normal solar cell is made of silicon which is easily damaged in inclementweather Lipomi is taking the silicon out and replacing it with a plastic material
thatrsquos not only more robust but more economical
Clarkson UniversityLocated near the Canadian border in Potsdam New York Clarkson
University is known for its engineering programs and for graduatingstudents who make higher starting salaries than their counterparts fromHarvard University
Last year 10 percent of the schoolrsquos 3 604 students were foreignnationals many enrolled in STEM programs and learning entrepreneurshipalong with scientific research
ldquoOur model is taking the innovator by the hand through thecommercialization processrdquo said Matthew Draper deputy director of theShipley Center for Innovation The center helps students with intellectualproperty rights marketing research branding beta testing fundraising andrevenue generation These are daunting steps that scientists find difficult tomaneuver Draper said
Since 2010 the center has helped 57 startups with 158 more in thepipeline It helped Dami Adepoju a recent Clarkson graduate from AbujaNigeria break into the shoe business Adepoju designed a four-way zipperthat transforms one shoe into three giving people with limited resourcesdiverse styles
Experts at the Shipley Center helped Adepoju come up with a 3-D modelfor his invention and build a market They connected him with cobblersbuilt the zipper to his specifications and helped with pre-incorporation andpartnership agreements From Nigeria Adepoju now runs Fini Shoes andplans to sell worldwide 983123
Above Shu Zhu in alab at the University of
Pennsylvania found thather educational plans tookan unexpected turn leftMichael Dickey displaysan antenna made from a
gallium-based alloy
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E ven as a child in Zimbabwe GamuchiraiClinton Tavaziva wanted to be a doc-tor ldquoGamurdquo played with living thingspretending birds were patients and ex-
amined the skeletons of dead lizards outside hishome in Harare the countryrsquos largest city
But after secondary school his goal of gettinga medical education in the United States and re-turning to Zimbabwe with that expertise lookedout of reach The price tag was too high for hisfamily even with financial aid
Those who had known Tavaziva now 20 asa teen had always admired the shy science whiz with a passion for helping others His grades andleadership skills earned him the title of ldquohead boyrdquo or student president
An adv iser from the US Achievers Programmdash part of a US Department of State EducationUSA initiative in Zimbabwe mdash urged Tavaziva toapply for a new $500 million MasterCard Foun-dation Scholars Program The program planned
to educate 15000 talented young people in 10 years It would help those with financialhardship and a ldquogive backrdquo ethos and prepare them to be leaders
The programrsquos focus is Africa which is growing economically and politically but hasthe worldrsquos lowest education enrollment rates and a young population (Sixty percentof Africans are under age 25)
Tavaziva didnrsquot need to be told twice He filled out an application at the US Embassyand weeks later got an email notifying him hersquod been selected as a MasterCard Founda-tion scholar at Arizona State University (ASU) ldquoI didnrsquot know whether to cry or jumpIt was 11 pm and I woke everyone up We all celebratedrdquo he said
Arriving in Arizona later that year Tavaziva saw more than 60000 students movingabout the Tempe campus of the nationrsquos largest public university and found it ldquokindof scary but at the same time exciting I told myself Irsquod meet so many people make somany connectionsrdquo
He adjusted to dormitory life challenging courses his first ldquoCrdquo grade worries aboutspeaking English with an accent and new foods mdash Mexican was a hit but not hamburg-ers A biochemistry major Tavaziva jumped at the chance to do research in order tomimic the process of a spiderrsquos production of silk
He found college football equally exciting ldquoIrsquod always been an admirer of American
footballrdquo he said ldquoIrsquod watched a lot back home but seeing it in person was one of the best experiences of my liferdquo
Jenny Brian who taught Tavaziva in a freshman seminar said he is ldquosmart funnypolite and dedicatedrdquo
ldquoGamu thinks deeply about topics and has a strong sense of social justice and equityrdquosaid Meggan Madden director of the MasterCard program at ASU She said Tavaziva was chosen not only for his academic skills but because he ldquodreams bigrdquo and is moti- vated to make his dreams a reality
Tavaziva plans to return to Zimbabwe with his degree ldquoI just love my country somuchrdquo he said ldquoand Irsquom obliged to help in rebuilding it againrdquo 983123
From Africa to ArizonaGRETCHEN KELL
Attention ClassLAUREN MONSEN
One hundred students from acrossEgypt Tunisia Algeria Afghanistan andPakistan spent four weeks recently atIndiana Universityrsquos Kelley School ofBusiness where they developed businessplans and marketing strategies
For some US teaching methods mdashdesigned to encourage critical thinkingthrough lively classroom discussions mdashcame as a revelation
It was ldquonot considered disrespectful toask questions of your professorsrdquo said anamazed Sara Bisharat of Jordan
ldquoThe [Indiana] professors grab yourattentionrdquo said Haseeb Rahman ofAfghanistan ldquoYou feel like yoursquore engagedand involvedrdquo
Sara Jamil of Pakistan found peerdiscussion helpful ldquoI got an opportunityto listen to the perspectives of people ofvaried nationalities on one topicrdquo she saidldquoIt was a wonderful learning experiencerdquo
During the program sponsored bythe Coca-Cola Company and the USDepartment of State Professor Chris Cook
pointed out problems with some of thebusiness plans ldquoI usually asked studentsto provide more hard data and challengedall their assumptionsrdquo he said ldquoIrsquod sendthem to the CIA [World Factbook ] websitebecause it has phenomenal data and to theWorld Bank [data] website among othersources Indiana University library data wasalso availablerdquo
By the end Cook said ldquothey were allleaps and bounds ahead of where they werewhen they first walked in the doorrdquo
Still ldquoI learned as much as they didrdquo hesaid 983123
Gamu Tavaziva saw the failure ofhospitals in Zimbabwe as ldquoa call forme to pursue medicinerdquo
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4 MythsOnly prestigiousuniversities offer aquality education
There are 4495 degree-grantinginstitutions in the US according to theNational Center for Education Statistics
yet the eyes of overseas students are often
fixed on the Ivy League schools But eliteschools set the entrance bar skyhigh andreject most applicants while qualityeducation is available at many moreschools according to Stefano Papaleodirector of admissions at Lynn Universityin Florida
Only rich parents cansend children to the US
Public universities charge less tuitionthan most private schools Graduatestudents often qualify for discounts asteaching assistants More than 500 US
scholarships and grants are available to helpinternational students defray costs (Learnmore about them on the Funding for USStudy website) Financial support also maybe available in studentsrsquo home countries
Studying in the USis similar to attendingcollege back home
Students are surprised by differencesbetween classrooms in the United Statesand in their own home countries accordingto Jessica Young who advises internationalstudents at the University of Illinois It rsquos not
just sitting and listening to professors shesaid Asking and answering questions orgiving oral presentations affect final gradesso ldquohone your communication skills andbe prepared for a change in the way youstudyrdquo
US campuses are unsafeMovies and television depict the United
States as plagued by violence but the realityis that crime rates have fallen for yearsMost campuses have precautions in placemdash emergency call boxes alert systems towarn students of any imminent threat andshuttle buses or services to escort studentsat night In a 2012 poll by i-Graduate 82percent of international students said theyfelt ldquosafe and securerdquo in the US
Schools with the Largest Shares of International Students
Schools with the Largest Number of International Students
983090983095New School
New York
983090983094Florida Instituteof Technology
Florida
983090983089Illinois Instituteof Technology
Illinois
983089983096Lynn University
Florida
9269University of Southern California
Los Angeles
8997 University of IllinoisUrbana-Champaign
8660New York University
New York
8563 Purdue University
West Lafayette Indiana
Why These Schools
ReputationMatt VanderZalm spokesman at the University of Illinois said prestige and low cost of living matter
A reputation ldquoas one of the top destinations for international students perpetuates itselfrdquo he saidStudents who hear friends speaking highly of Illinois follow
LocationSchools on both coasts and in the Midwest draw international students because thatrsquos where majorcities are concentrated
ProgramsNearly two-thirds of international students want to study business engineering or science so schoolsthat boast strong programs in those areas are popular Among them the University of Illinois atUrbana-Champaign Carnegie Mellon University Purdue University New York University and theUniversity of California at Los Angeles
Of All International Students at US Colleges the Largest Shares Come from
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The Welcome Mat Is OutUS colleges and universities attract far more students from abroad than any other countryrsquos
higher-education institutions mdash 764000 of the 4 million international students worldwide Their rankshave swelled by nearly a third in the past decade but higher education leaders say they have room forplenty more and they are eager to find them
Many US colleges mdash small and large public and private mdash have stepped up their recruitment ofstudents from abroad according to a survey by higher-education associations More than half comefrom China India and South Korea but students come from a host of other lands as well includingSaudi Arabia Canada Vietnam and Mexico
Still only one in 25 college students in the United States is international compared with one infive in Australia and the United Kingdom President Obama is a strong backer of efforts to attractmore international students and send more American students abroad His ldquo100000 Strong inChinardquo initiative aims to quadruple the number of Americans studying in China while a similar effortis mounted to bring in 100000 students from Latin America while sending an equal number ofAmericans to study there
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Peace amp Security
Ben Rattray dreamed of being the ultimate establishment manan investment banker who would wear a double-breasted suit ashe walked down Wall Street But a series of experiences during
college led Rattray down an entirelydifferent path
Today he helps tens of millions ofpeople around the world take on theestablishment by exercising a basic American tenet petitioning for change
On the website Rattray founded
Changeorg citizens in the UnitedStates and countries like India South Africa and Brazil have fought to giveequal access to girls on sports teams
to battle local corruption and to make one young girl eligible for alung transplant normally reserved for adults The site is a platformthat allows individuals to petition an array of institutions bycollecting the names of supporters online
With the power of signatures Changeorg says it is makinga difference helping people win thousands of victories since thesite launched in 2007 Big institutions be they governments orcorporations can seem too powerful for individuals to take onRattray said and ldquopeople become apathetic if they think theycanrsquot make a difference The power of individuals is to come
together and not work alone You just have everyday people doingextraordinary thingsrdquo
The 25-year-old Rattray who attended Stanford University andthe London School of Economics started rethinking his career
Real ChangeOne Signature
at a Time
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signaturesDown Syndrome student
gets to play sports
94684
signaturesFirefighters granted
government health care
126631
signaturesPhone company helps
domestic violence victims
194825 signaturesEcuador shuts down
ex-gay torture clinics
113759
signaturesAmazon stops selling
whale and dolphin meat
202962
signaturesSupporting South Africanwomenrsquos fight against ldquocorrective raperdquo171789
signaturesPalm oil plantation barred
for burning forests
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path when his brother announced he is gay but also said that hehad been hiding his sexuality out of fear Rattray said he thoughtof people including himself who had stood by and done nothingto fight for justice and equal treatment He went to London reada book a day and thought about the concept of social change Theend result was the birth of Changeorg
The sitersquos popular petitions often gain media coverage Fifteen- year-old Julia Bluhm was distressed at the way photographs ofgirls and women in the popular teen magazine Seventeen were
being airbrushed to make them look thinner and prettier Bluhmdecided to petition the magazine and collected signatures fromas far away as Australia and the Netherlands ldquoWe all know how itcan affect a girlrsquos body image and self-esteemrdquo said Bluhm wholives in Waterville Maine Getting more than 84000 far-flungsignatures ldquokind of opens up the bigger picture and shows how itaffects people all over the worldrdquo
Bluhmrsquos petition led Seventeen to stop altering modelsrsquo shapes with Photoshop and to publish a ldquoBody Peace Treatyrdquo calling ongirls to be confident regardless of their size or shape
Cynthia Butterworth of Rochester New York petitioned tohelp her sister who had been the victim of domestic violence andfound it would cost $500 to close the mobile phone account she
had shared with her abuser The phone company responded toButterworthrsquos petition by agreeing to close the account without afee and to implement a new policy to help other abuse victims ldquoIt was a huge victoryrdquo Butterworth said ldquoIt gives a little person whofeels like she has been treated unfairly a huge voicerdquo
People in more than 190 countries have used the petitionsRattray says
In India he said there has been an explosion of campaignsagainst corruption through his website A man in Hardoiattempting to report alleged corruption to the Regional TransportOffice was asked for a bribe and beaten when he refused mdash anepisode caught on cell phone video A Changeorg petitionstarted by the man and pursued by Indians countrywide led to
prosecutions and a stronger anti-corruption policy Rattray said Changeorg will continue to empower people Asregular people mobilize by petitioning online he said he meetspeople everywhere who have a growing conviction that they reallycan make a difference 983123 ndashSM
The White House has a similar petition page online called We thePeople (httpspetitionswhitehousegov) which allows people tocreate online petitions on matters involving government action Ifa petition attracts 150 signatures in 30 days it will be searchable onthe White House site If it collects 100000 signatures during that
time the petition will be reviewed by the Obama administrationand a response will be posted Topics range from gun violence toimmigration to beer (and yes the White House gave in and revealedthe official White House beer recipe)
We the People
Above Julia Bluhm (center) and other teens at Hearst Corp inNew York where Bluhm delivered a petition asking Seventeen magazine to stop altering photos Below Seventeenrsquos editor-in-chief responded by publishing this letter
$423Trivia Turkey
average amount spent by shoppers over theThanksgiving holiday weekend
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Redefining PortraitureChicago-based artist Lincoln Schatz who regards traditionalportraits as idealized depictions of ldquoa single frozen momentrdquo iscreating portraits by filming subjects
Schatz mounts cameras at varied heights within a small room
to create 360-degree views of his subjects who perform or speakabout their lives while the cameras roll A computer randomly editsresulting footage and displays it on a screen in a loop constantlyrecombining footage such that no two viewings will be the same
Schatz seeks dynamism by generating unpredictablecombinations of camera angles The artistrsquos Cube series (2008) andNetwork series (2012) thus offer shifting perspectives on personality
ldquoI wanted to get beyond the mythology people create forthemselvesrdquo Schatz said ldquoI ask them lsquoIf life is a series of dots ona line how does your story start Whatrsquos the first dot for yoursquordquoBut he doesnrsquot allow his subjectsrsquo answers to define their portraitsinstead working to ldquoget them beyond their self-images or public brands to understand themselves in a new and different wayrdquo
The Cube portraits (commissioned by the Hearst Corporationto celebrate the 75th anniversar y of Esquire magazine) focuson 40 of the 75 most influential people of the 21st century asdetermined by the magazinersquos editors Who made the cut ActorGeorge Clooney basketball star LeBron James Craigslist founderCraig Newmark regenerative-medicine specialist Anthony Atalafashion designer Marc Jacobs foreign-policy expert (and now USambassador to the UN) Samantha Power heart surgeon MehmetOz and architect Santiago Calatrava among others
Portrait subjects entered a transparent 10-foot-by-10-foot cubein which they spent 45 minutes doing anything they chose as longas it reflected their own sense of their personalities The portraits were filmed at Hearst headquarters in New York Esquire editor-in-chief David Granger attended every sitting
One subject created quite a stir Granger said ldquoWe didnrsquotpublicize it but when Clooney came word leaked out throughthe building At first there were a few people mdash mostly women mdashmilling around Pretty soon 300 people had gatheredrdquo
Newmark worked on a laptop computer resolving customer-service issues for Craigslist users James played a basketball-themed video game and became so absorbed that he overstayed histime limit Atala mdash whose work involves growing new human cellstissues and organs mdash treated the cube itself as an organ tr ying tocoax it to life by plastering images of cells all over its walls Jacobs brought his yoga teacher and had a yoga session
Clooney danced with women (he specified that no models oractresses be recruited) twirling in succession Schatzrsquos mother
several Hearst Corporation employees and TV journalist GayleKing He wanted ldquosomething to do hellip instead of just standingaroundrdquo Schatz explained
The resulting portraits are ldquodreamlikerdquo Schatz said in part because they are silent
They are more abstract and painterly than his subsequentNetwork series which includes audio of subjectsrsquo voices In theseSchatz focuses on Americans whom he sees as leaders or innovatorsComprising 89 portraits the series includes former Supreme CourtJustice Sandra Day OrsquoConnor Google Inc vice president (and so-called ldquofather of the Internetrdquo) Vint Cerf public radio journalistCokie Roberts and America Online founder Steve Case They talk
about their childhoods about forces that they believe shaped themThe Cube and Network series were acquired by the Smithsonian
Institutionrsquos National Portrait Gallery But Schatz has created video portraits for private collectors as well The genre requiresartist and subject to ldquolet go and let something happenrdquo he saidand the process is liberating
ldquoWe are all polyfaceted there are multiple ways we can beseen and interpreted At the root of all this is getting people toself-explorerdquo 983123 ndashLM
Arts
When LeBron James arrived for his Cube portrait session ldquohe wasin his early 20s mdash a kid reallyrdquo said David Granger ldquoOf coursekids like to play video gamesrdquo
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4000 +Trivia Turkey
paintings by Norman Rockwell includingFreedom from Want illustrating aThanksgiving dinner
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WatchTo view the video portraitof LeBron James scan theQR code with your phone
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In 2012 members of the US military andforeign service submitted photographs fromtheir duty abroad to a jury of experts Theirsubmissions began a project sponsored bythe US departments of State and Defenseto mark Veterans Day observed each year onthe 11th of November
The jury of photographers curators andprominent Americans including formersecretaries of state Madeleine Albright andColin Powell selected the best entries Artist
Lincoln Schatz then created composite stillimages from the top photos
The images convey ldquothe complex realities ofserving abroadrdquo Schatz said as well as theldquoimmense complexity of hope life hardshipand loss hellip Looking at the world throughtheir eyes we see the photographersrsquo humanexperience and wonder how we wouldnavigate were we thererdquo
Seen here is a composite merging three ofthe photographs
The dominant photo (taken by Manuel JMartinez) depicts an Iraqi father pausingfrom his conversation with US soldiersto share a moment with his daughter athis home in the Jefrmila neighborhood ofGhazaliyah Iraq A background photo (takenby Jeremy Lock) shows US soldiers withno date or place indicated and anotherbackground photo (taken by Alvin WilliamsJr) shows US Marines setting up a bivouacto assist victims of a landslide on the island
of Leyte in the Philippines
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Through Their Eyes
8Trivia Turkey
million 5- and 6- year-olds who might draw aturkey by tracing their fingers on paper andcoloring it in
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Education for AllJUDITH HEUMANN
Judith Heumann is the StateDepartmentrsquos special adviser forinternational disability rightsGrowing up in the New York City borough of BrooklynI wasnrsquot allowed to go to school until fourth gradebecause I used a wheelchair and was unable to walk
But my parents were adamant that I get an educationequal to my brothersrsquo so I could support myself if Inever married (women were not typically breadwinnersback then) They teamed up with other parents toforce some of the local secondary schools to become
accessible to students with disabilities Later I battledsuccessfully to be the first person in a wheelchair toteach in New York and taught there for three years
Education including the higher education describedon pages 14ndash23 is a great equalizer It opens opportunitiesfor girls and boys for disadvantaged people and especiallyfor people like me who have disabilities
Hamza Jaka and Amber Buckley-Shaklee twostudents with disabilities worked as interns at the StateDepartment this year Overall their stories indicatethat inclusive education is moving forward
Both Hamza and Amber have always attendedintegrated schools as required under laws that
didnrsquot exist when I was in school Hamza now anundergraduate student at the University of CaliforniaBerkeley was resented by peers who thought theaccommodations he received (such as having acomputer for spelling tests) were unfair And Ambernow a graduate student at the University of Illinois atUrbana-Champaign had friends at nearby schools who
were told they could come to school but only if theydidnrsquot bring their wheelchairs
Parents and students need to know their rights Inthe US there are Parent Information Centers that help
Also after years of implementation of our laws morestudents with disabilities are graduating from secondaryschool and entering work or higher education
We have come a long way since I had polio in1949 and we have far to go Our laws are not alwaysenforced as they should be As I work for equality andthe advancement of human rights I want to teach thislesson People with disabilities should have the samerights and opportunities as all people Granted these wecan and do improve our communities our country andthe world 983123
Last Word
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A School Like No OtherMARK TRAINER
In 1988 when Gallaudet Universityrsquos board of trustees announced it hadchosen a hearing person as its seventh president over two deaf finalistsGallaudet students with the support of alumni and staff shut down theuniversity for several days The incident made national headlines
The ldquoDeaf President Nowrdquo protest succeeded and I King Jordan wasnamed Gallaudets eighth mdash and first deaf mdash president In spite of theinternal strife Gallaudet embraces this chapter of its history because itspeaks to a core characteristic of the school The Gallaudet communitytakes pride in its record of advocating aggressively on behalf of deaf people
Gallaudet mdash a federally chartered private nonprofit educationalinstitution in Washington mdash is the only higher-education institution inthe world where all services are specifically designed for deaf studentsIt offers Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science degrees in more than40 majors Gallaudet confers masterrsquos degrees in fields such as publicadministration and international development and doctoral degrees inclinical psychology and linguistics A majority of Gallaudetrsquos graduateprograms are designed to train students in professional services for thedeaf and hard of hearing
Congress authorized permanent federal appropriations for the schoolin 1954 President Ronald Reagan signed the Education of the Deaf Actof 1986 which reaffirmed the US commitment to making educational
The Edward Miner GallaudetResidence has housed all 10 of the
universityrsquos presidents
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LoweringBarriers by LawWhen Frank Harkin was a boy he was told hisdeafness would limit his career Instead he foundthat his disability made him a more productiveemployee than hearing workers at an aircraftmanufacturing plant He could do delicate workwithout being distracted by the loud noisesaround him His employer was so impressed thathe hired more deaf people
Frankrsquos work was an inspiration for his youngebrother US Senator Tom Harkin of Iowa hisbrotherrsquos successful career in manufacturing ledthe senator to sponsor the 1990 Americans withDisabilities Act (ADA) The act is a civil rightslaw that bars discrimination in hiring peoplewith disabilities and requires employers to makeldquoreasonable accommodationsrsquorsquo to allow a personwith a disability to do a job The law also requireshotels restaurants stores and other public places
to remove architectural barriers that wouldhinder access to people with disabilities
Frank Harkin who died in 2000 had beenworking as a baker mdash one of just three jobs hehad been told he could do as a deaf person mdashwhen the owner of Delavan Corporation took aliking to him and offered him a job Before thenldquohis whole life was limited mdash or he was told itwas limited mdash because he couldnrsquot hearrsquorsquo SenatorHarkin said explaining why he made disabilityrights his calling ldquoWhat the ADA has done forall people with disabilities is open the worldfor travel for accommodations for work and
for education by breaking down both physicalbarriers and attitudinal barriersrsquorsquo
Some 50 million Americans have a disabilitythe Centers for Disease Control reports andmost Americans will experience disability at somepoint in their lives
Senator Harkin said he recently benefitedfrom the lawrsquos policies himself At the movieshe was handed a special pair of glasses thatdisplayed the dialogue in closed captions so hecould read as well as hear the voices of the actorsldquoItrsquos amazingrsquorsquo he said ldquoAnd itrsquos all because of theADArdquo ndashSM
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opportunities available to deaf people and renaming Gallaudet College asGallaudet University
In 2014 the school will celebrate the 150th anniversary of the law signed byPresident Lincoln authorizing it to confer degrees upon deaf students Along with all the reasons any college graduate has to brag Gallaudet grads canshow off diplomas signed by the sitting president of the United States
In 2012 10 percent of Gallaudet students came from outside the UnitedStates Krishneer Sen came from Suva Fiji to work toward a degree ininformation technology ldquoAll of the instructors here use sign language and
we have direct access and direct communication so thatrsquos one very veryimportant aspectrdquo Sen said ldquoOne of my teachers is the first deaf woman toget her PhD in computer sciencerdquo
In addition to the learning environment Sen appreciates getting to knowhis peers ldquoWe have such a diverse population here and I wasnrsquot used to that We have a gay and lesbian community which is very strong black Latino mdashall of these diverse groups I like thatrdquo 983123
From top Gallaudetrsquos Bison football team gets psyched before a gameGallaudetrsquos newest residence hall uses the design concept known as DeafSpaceto maximize deaf peoplersquos visual access
Senator Tom Harkin
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The journey to a US degree is filled
with choices Make smart ones
An Insiderrsquos Guideto Higher Ed
R E Q U I R E D R E A D I N G
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As a Northeastern University undergraduate Abhi Nangia learned marketing by help-ing women in Nicaragua sell jewelry made from recycled trash He studied finance by advising a tiny catering company in South Africa and leadership by organizingstruggling artists in Indonesia
Upon graduation from the Boston university in May Nangia took the skills he learned at itsSocial Enterprise Institute to launch Reweave a network that ldquocreates market access for peoplemaking beautiful thingsrdquo
This may not sound like the traditional undergraduate business-school experience but itrsquostypical of the innovative ways business students are educated in the United States today It com- bines features that a growing number of programs offer Instruction and learning are hands-onentrepreneurial and global
ldquoThe Social Enterprise Institute is probably the coolest thing everrdquo said Nangia whoseparents are from New Delhi but who grew up in Buffalo New York Northeastern is a leaderamong US universities in alternating classroomstudies with internships and real jobs The ex-perience convinced Nangia that international business is about a lot more than making mon-ey it can actually improve peoplersquos lives in othercountries Undergraduate business students whohistorically concentrated in accounting financeor marketing today can acquire knowledge and
skills as well about such fields as health care andsustainable development
For students looking to work for cutting-edgecompanies such as tech giant Google Inc or on-line retailer Amazoncom Inc some US busi-ness schools offer technology-focused degreesStudents at Carnegie Mellon Universityrsquos Tepper School of Business can study topics like bigdata mdash data sets so complex that theyrsquore hard to manage with traditional software
Ronny Ho a 21-year-old Chinese American who grew up in New York and whose parentsare from Shanghai and Taiwan is a senior at the Pittsburgh university She recently internedat the financial company Citigroup Inc in New York She felt she brought more to the job than just an ability to crunch numbers because of all the time she spent at Carnegie Mellon workingon team projects with scientists and engineers The collaborative projects included making
futuristic videos at the universityrsquos Human-Computer Interaction Institute where studentscreate make-believe worlds and games to better understand how computers can help peoplego about their daily livesldquoItrsquos such a new fieldrdquo she said ldquoItrsquos fun to take it and run with it andsee what you can dordquo
The recent global recession gave business schools more reasons to expand internships andcourses that give students hands-on experience like Ho and Nangia are getting said John JFernandes president of AACSB International (Association to Advance Collegiate Schools ofBusiness) With fewer workers companies are looking to interns to do more ldquoBusinesses expectstudents to hit the ground runningrdquo Fernandes said 983123
Business SchoolsBridge Classroomsand Real-Life WorkKATHERINE MANGAN
Express Laneto an MBA
At the Bainbridge GraduateInstitute nature lovers can pursuemasterrsquos degrees in businessadministration on an island campusoff the coast of Seattle In classroomsnestled amid 250 acres of forestthey learn how to make money inenvironmentally sustainable ways
If studying in one of the worldrsquosmost exciting business centers is more
your style New York Universityrsquos SternSchool of Business is blocks fromWall Street As members of the SternConsulting Corps students tackle realbusiness challenges by advising shopowners in a low-income neighborhoodor by creating business plans forupstart fashion designers
Most full-time MBA programsin the United States take two yearsto complete but several now offerintensified one-year options While topMBA programs usually require several
years of work experience someonefresh out of college or with just a few
years on the job might want to look intoa one-year specialized masterrsquos degree
At Thunderbird School of GlobalManagement a private school based inGlendale Arizona finishing in one yearshaves $20000 off the price (Tuitionruns $90000 for two years and$70000 for one)
ldquoFor students looking to improvetheir English studying in the US gives
you a true immersion in the languagethat will force you to become fluentby the time you leaverdquo said RebeccaHenriksen vice president of enrollmentand student services ldquoBut itrsquos still a trulyglobal experience We have studentsfrom close to 70 countries so itrsquos almoslike a minindashUnited Nations hererdquo
Cornell Universityrsquos JohnsonGraduate School of Management alsooffers a one-year MBA popular withstudents who want to double up andearn a professional degree in medicineengineering or law as well Dual degreesare increasingly popular in the US
because they give graduates an edge ina tough job marketIn recent years enrollments in
traditional two-year MBA programsinched up 1 percent in North Americawhile specialized masters enrollmentsshot up 30 percent according to theAACSB Popular specialties includefinance accounting marketing andnewer fields such as data analytics andinformation-technology management
Abhi Nangia shoots a video to help a groupof women in Nicaragua sell jewelry madefrom recycled trash
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TomorrowrsquosArtists TodayKAREN CALABRIA
Itrsquos no surprise that artists worldwide look to address mod-ern challenges and adopt the newest technology Art and theavant-garde have always gone hand in hand Here are shiningexamples of successful US programs for students of digital
arts conservation and arts and crafts
Digital Arts
When it comes to new technology art departments are earlyadopters Digital arts mdash such as animation video game develop-ment graphic design and visual effects mdash are attracting more stu-
dents each year many of them internationalThe School of Visual Arts in New York which admits students based on their portfolios as well as grades and test scores has madea name for itself as a premier digital arts program
John McIntosh chair of the Computer Art Computer Animationand Visual Effects Department said ldquoWe offer a program that onlyhires working professionals as faculty that has the highest academicrigor and that allows students to excel by concentrating on the prac-tice of being an artist for each of their four yearsrdquo
Anne Yang an animation student said she has gained practicalhands-on experience She and five classmates collaborated on mak-ing a film at the end of their junior year ldquoStudents donrsquot typically getthat experiencerdquo Yang said Their two-minute animated short Fright
Shift about a ghost hunter afraid of ghosts was a hit with audiences
Art Conservation
Most conservation programs in the US have catered to ad- vanced-degree students but a growing number now reach out to un-dergraduates as well New Mexico State University in Albuquerque began offering a bachelorrsquos degree in museum conservation in 2005Director Silvia Marinas-Feliner said interest in art conservation mayhave something to do with the popularity of forensic science on suchtelevision shows as CSI Crime Scene Investigation Museum conser- vationists are investigators too said Marinas-Feliner only insteadof autopsying bodies they try to uncover the history of the object
ldquoThings deteriorate and need to be preserved especially withnatural disastersrdquo she said
One of her former students Lyndy Bush works at the Smithson-ian Institutionrsquos National Museum of Natural History in Washing-ton ldquoIrsquom conserving botanical specimens that were damaged [byHurricane Sandy] while they were out on loanrdquo Bush said ldquoThe ideaof a career in art that incorporates science and skill was what mademe fall in love with the fieldrdquo
Students learn conservation techniques in small classes (nomore than 12 students) The cross-disciplinary curriculum requiresstudy in art history fine arts archaeology and hard science Theprogram even encourages students to study entomology so they become familiar with the bugs they might find in an artifact thatneeds restoring
Arts and Crafts
American arts and craf ts schools offer tradit ional disciplinessuch as glassblowing metalworking ceramics and woodworkingCurricula can reflect local art traditions according to ChristineHavice director of the School of Art at Kent State University pointing to basketweaving and rug-making in the Southwest and industrialized arts at her own school in Ohio
Some schools may shy away from adapting technology in deference to ldquothe old waysrdquo of preserving the past but that is not thecase at the Appalachian Center for Craft a satellite campus of Ten
nessee Tech University in Cookeville Tennessee Jeff Adams thecenterrsquos director said his students employ Computer-Aided Design3-D printers and computerized looms to preserve and advance thetreasures of that mountain region
The center teaches new ways to apply skills Engineering and ceramics students work hand in hand on one project in sub-Saharan Africa w ith the engineers designing water-filtration systems andthe ceramics students making clay water-filtration devices
ldquoItrsquos about what they want to do with the skills theyrsquore learninghere not just about how to produce things for salerdquo Adams said 983123
Museum conservation students at New Mexico State University puttheir restoration skills to the test
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Huge Geek MomentThe Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) trade show is the World Cup Olympics and Super Bowl
rolled into one for the 50000 video gamers designers programmers and marketers from 120countries who throng to Los Angeles each year But the excitement isnrsquot confined to the conventionhall Global gamers tune in breathlessly online to await word of the newest gaming advances
Eight students at Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) were no exception this June but they hada special reason for excitement A video game they developed not only was exhibited at the trade show butalso shared top honors at E3rsquos inaugural College Game Competition ldquoIt was a huge geek moment and anamazing opportunity for themrdquo said Tina OrsquoHailey dean of SCADrsquos School of Digital Media
Most game designers can expect to go their whole career without having the opportunity toshowcase a game of their own at E3 said Luis Cataldi head of SCADrsquos game development program
The studentsrsquo visually stunning side-scrolling PC game Lost in Thought follows a therapist as hetravels through his patientsrsquo minds to heal them
More than 380 US schools offer coursework in computer and video game design In 2013 SCADrsquosprogram was ranked by The Princeton Review as one of the nationrsquos top programs The college granted85 degrees in interactive design and game development in 2012
Band Camp RevisitedSome Columbia College Chicago students refer to it as ldquoBand Camprdquo Like Nashville Tennessee
New Orleans and Austin Texas the Windy City of Chicago is known for its vibrant music scene Thecity is a playground for the nearly 11000 students at Columbia College Chicago the countryrsquos largest
arts and media collegeCome summertime some Columbia musicians and aspiring record producers get to attend what
they fondly call ldquoBand Camprdquo Others know it as the schoolrsquos selective Summer Music ImmersionProgram Students from three Columbia departments mdash music arts management and acousticsmdash join forces for an intensive week of beats bass and branding The result a professional-qualityextended play (EP) record and a one-night-only showcase at a popular live music venue
Nate Green a recent graduate was a repeat camper ldquoItrsquos a lot of fun but extremely hard It rsquos themost real-world experience in my field one can get while still being at schoolrdquo he said
A local music-industry veteran helps the students compose songs mix them and market theresulting album
Although music-technology programs have cropped up at colleges around the country Columbiasets itself apart as the only undergraduate program to offer a bachelor of science degree in acoustics
Department chairman Pantelis Vassilakis said ldquoWersquore at the intersection of sound as music soundas business sound as physics and sound as perceptionrdquo 983123
A panel from Lost in Thought a game developed by SCAD students that shared top honorsat 2013rsquos E3 trade show
Your 5 Stepsto US Study
983089Research983086 Eighteen months before
your projected enrollment983084 begin your
research983086 Why do you want to study in
the U983086S983086 Where will you fit in Will you
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application deadlines Identify sources offinancial aid and prepare for standardized
tests such as the Scholastic Aptitude Test
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affordable and yield high returns on
your investment983086 Start your financial
planning early983086 If you have good grades983084
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financial aid go together with applications
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Shu Zhu came to the United States from Qingdao China six years ago as many international students do planning toprepare for a career in business But at North Carolina StateUniversity she discovered one of the glories of the US sys-
tem of higher education the ability undergraduates have to exploreoptions and change majors
She got an early opportunity to work in a research laboratoryunder the tutelage of an engineering professor alongside graduatestudents and postdoctoral fellows all searching for breakthroughsin chemical and biomedical engineering
Zhu soon switched majors to chemical engineering and nowis pursuing a doctorate at the University of Pennsylvania an IvyLeague school in Philadelphia She said the beauty of her educa-tional path was that she could change her mind
She credits the engineering professor Michael Dickey with en-couraging her to excel Even when she had ldquosome crazy ideardquo shesaid ldquohe would never say lsquoYou cannot do thisrsquo He would alwayssay lsquoYou should tryrsquordquo
Dickey an associate professor in the Department of Chemi-cal and Biomolecular Engineering was honored in 2012 as one ofNorth Carolina Statersquos outstanding teachers He regularly putsundergraduates to work on lab projects which include developingnovel nanofabrication techniques and stretching liquid metals intoforms that can hold their shape at room temperatures
He also has a gift for explaining things Discussing why alumi-
num and copper make such good electrical conductors he said itrsquos because of their ldquogood thermal properties mdash when you sit on metal bleachers it feels really cold because they are removing heat from your body really fastrdquo
One of his favorite metals is gallium a liquid metal with athick paint-like consistency Dickey has found that by mixinggallium with indium the resulting alloy can be stretched intoelectrical wires His team has put gallium through myriad testsprinting it in 3-D fashion encasing it in rubbery materials twist-ing it into different configurations and stretching it
The team made ear phones that extend 10 times their originallength ldquoThe sound quality doesnrsquot change at allrdquo Dickey saidldquobecause itrsquos such a good conductor of electricit yrdquo
Dickey focuses on new materials Nylon was once a major breakthrough in material science as was silicon Dickey rsquos galli-um-based alloy could prove to be the next Potential applicationsinclude antennas clothing wallpaper even newspapers
Dickeyrsquos lab which has captured the attention of privateindustry is typical of American higher-education programs inscience technology engineering and math or STEM
In addition to new materials popular STEM fields for studentsinclude computer science environmental conservation and 3-Dprinting as well as fields related to providing the planet with foodand energy
International Attraction
The US is the Number 1 destination for foreign students inter-ested in studying science and engineering at the postsecondarylevel according to the National Science Board
At the undergraduate level 32 percent of international studentsare enrolled in a STEM-related field At the graduate level roughly60 percent of international students are pursuing STEM degreesTwo-thirds of them come from India and China Foreign studentseek out US programs educators say for the high-quality educa-tion and meaningful research in state-of-the-art labs
US college life affords students opportunities to branch out
and take courses in political science entrepreneurship and thehumanities ldquoItrsquos both the technical depth of what we do in theSTEM fieldsrdquo said Charles Thorpe provost at Clarkson Universityin New York and ldquoembedding that in a liberal ar ts educationrdquo Living in dorms leading student organizations and attending sportingevents he said are important parts of a US education
In secondary school Zhu 22 learned lots of physics and mathldquobut wasnrsquot really enjoying itrdquo Students spent long hours solvingproblems and other exercises in preparation for Chinarsquos tough college entrance exam ldquoIt wasnrsquot interesting scientific knowledgerdquoshe said Her attitude changed in Michael Dickeyrsquos lab and so didher life trajectory 983123
Branching OutThrough STEMLUCY HOOD
International Students in STEM fields
983094983088graduate
983091983090undergraduate
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STEM StandoutsThe US offers rich opportunities to study science technologyengineering and math These schools are the tip of the iceberg
St Olaf CollegeLocated in Northfield Minnesota St Olaf College has a renowned choir but
is also a prodigious incubator of engineers and scientists It ranks in the top 10
among four-year colleges in producing future PhDs Forty percent of its 3000students major in math chemistry biology computer science or psychology
In tandem with its STEM programs St Olaf emphasizes environmentalconservation Everything from the food students eat to the construction ofbuildings to the curriculum itself is guided by an appreciation for science and aneffort to reduce manrsquos footprint on the planet Scientists there work to reducetoxic waste associated with lab work
The crown jewel of the environmental efforts is Regents Hall a state-of-the-art science building that meets the strictest criteria established by the US GreenBuilding Council
The college requires all students to take at least two science classes A newlydeveloped course promises nonscience majors an understanding of the sciencebehind issues at the forefront of public debate today
ldquoWe have the best of both worldsrdquo said Matthew Richey associate dean fornatural sciences and mathematics with an elite program that prepares thosefuture PhDs but also provides other students a deeper understanding of mathand science than the typical liberal-arts student gets in college
University of California San Diego In Professor Darren Lipomirsquos nanoengineering lab at the University of
California San Diego students from Belarus Thailand and Mexico are part of theresearch team working on solar energy mdash specifically the pursuit of less expensiveand less brittle solar panels
That diversity is the norm in cutting-edge research settings said the youngchemical engineer ldquoPeople from different cultures have different approaches tosimilar problems and if yoursquore in the room together somebody will come up with asolutionrdquo he said
A normal solar cell is made of silicon which is easily damaged in inclementweather Lipomi is taking the silicon out and replacing it with a plastic material
thatrsquos not only more robust but more economical
Clarkson UniversityLocated near the Canadian border in Potsdam New York Clarkson
University is known for its engineering programs and for graduatingstudents who make higher starting salaries than their counterparts fromHarvard University
Last year 10 percent of the schoolrsquos 3 604 students were foreignnationals many enrolled in STEM programs and learning entrepreneurshipalong with scientific research
ldquoOur model is taking the innovator by the hand through thecommercialization processrdquo said Matthew Draper deputy director of theShipley Center for Innovation The center helps students with intellectualproperty rights marketing research branding beta testing fundraising andrevenue generation These are daunting steps that scientists find difficult tomaneuver Draper said
Since 2010 the center has helped 57 startups with 158 more in thepipeline It helped Dami Adepoju a recent Clarkson graduate from AbujaNigeria break into the shoe business Adepoju designed a four-way zipperthat transforms one shoe into three giving people with limited resourcesdiverse styles
Experts at the Shipley Center helped Adepoju come up with a 3-D modelfor his invention and build a market They connected him with cobblersbuilt the zipper to his specifications and helped with pre-incorporation andpartnership agreements From Nigeria Adepoju now runs Fini Shoes andplans to sell worldwide 983123
Above Shu Zhu in alab at the University of
Pennsylvania found thather educational plans tookan unexpected turn leftMichael Dickey displaysan antenna made from a
gallium-based alloy
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E ven as a child in Zimbabwe GamuchiraiClinton Tavaziva wanted to be a doc-tor ldquoGamurdquo played with living thingspretending birds were patients and ex-
amined the skeletons of dead lizards outside hishome in Harare the countryrsquos largest city
But after secondary school his goal of gettinga medical education in the United States and re-turning to Zimbabwe with that expertise lookedout of reach The price tag was too high for hisfamily even with financial aid
Those who had known Tavaziva now 20 asa teen had always admired the shy science whiz with a passion for helping others His grades andleadership skills earned him the title of ldquohead boyrdquo or student president
An adv iser from the US Achievers Programmdash part of a US Department of State EducationUSA initiative in Zimbabwe mdash urged Tavaziva toapply for a new $500 million MasterCard Foun-dation Scholars Program The program planned
to educate 15000 talented young people in 10 years It would help those with financialhardship and a ldquogive backrdquo ethos and prepare them to be leaders
The programrsquos focus is Africa which is growing economically and politically but hasthe worldrsquos lowest education enrollment rates and a young population (Sixty percentof Africans are under age 25)
Tavaziva didnrsquot need to be told twice He filled out an application at the US Embassyand weeks later got an email notifying him hersquod been selected as a MasterCard Founda-tion scholar at Arizona State University (ASU) ldquoI didnrsquot know whether to cry or jumpIt was 11 pm and I woke everyone up We all celebratedrdquo he said
Arriving in Arizona later that year Tavaziva saw more than 60000 students movingabout the Tempe campus of the nationrsquos largest public university and found it ldquokindof scary but at the same time exciting I told myself Irsquod meet so many people make somany connectionsrdquo
He adjusted to dormitory life challenging courses his first ldquoCrdquo grade worries aboutspeaking English with an accent and new foods mdash Mexican was a hit but not hamburg-ers A biochemistry major Tavaziva jumped at the chance to do research in order tomimic the process of a spiderrsquos production of silk
He found college football equally exciting ldquoIrsquod always been an admirer of American
footballrdquo he said ldquoIrsquod watched a lot back home but seeing it in person was one of the best experiences of my liferdquo
Jenny Brian who taught Tavaziva in a freshman seminar said he is ldquosmart funnypolite and dedicatedrdquo
ldquoGamu thinks deeply about topics and has a strong sense of social justice and equityrdquosaid Meggan Madden director of the MasterCard program at ASU She said Tavaziva was chosen not only for his academic skills but because he ldquodreams bigrdquo and is moti- vated to make his dreams a reality
Tavaziva plans to return to Zimbabwe with his degree ldquoI just love my country somuchrdquo he said ldquoand Irsquom obliged to help in rebuilding it againrdquo 983123
From Africa to ArizonaGRETCHEN KELL
Attention ClassLAUREN MONSEN
One hundred students from acrossEgypt Tunisia Algeria Afghanistan andPakistan spent four weeks recently atIndiana Universityrsquos Kelley School ofBusiness where they developed businessplans and marketing strategies
For some US teaching methods mdashdesigned to encourage critical thinkingthrough lively classroom discussions mdashcame as a revelation
It was ldquonot considered disrespectful toask questions of your professorsrdquo said anamazed Sara Bisharat of Jordan
ldquoThe [Indiana] professors grab yourattentionrdquo said Haseeb Rahman ofAfghanistan ldquoYou feel like yoursquore engagedand involvedrdquo
Sara Jamil of Pakistan found peerdiscussion helpful ldquoI got an opportunityto listen to the perspectives of people ofvaried nationalities on one topicrdquo she saidldquoIt was a wonderful learning experiencerdquo
During the program sponsored bythe Coca-Cola Company and the USDepartment of State Professor Chris Cook
pointed out problems with some of thebusiness plans ldquoI usually asked studentsto provide more hard data and challengedall their assumptionsrdquo he said ldquoIrsquod sendthem to the CIA [World Factbook ] websitebecause it has phenomenal data and to theWorld Bank [data] website among othersources Indiana University library data wasalso availablerdquo
By the end Cook said ldquothey were allleaps and bounds ahead of where they werewhen they first walked in the doorrdquo
Still ldquoI learned as much as they didrdquo hesaid 983123
Gamu Tavaziva saw the failure ofhospitals in Zimbabwe as ldquoa call forme to pursue medicinerdquo
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4 MythsOnly prestigiousuniversities offer aquality education
There are 4495 degree-grantinginstitutions in the US according to theNational Center for Education Statistics
yet the eyes of overseas students are often
fixed on the Ivy League schools But eliteschools set the entrance bar skyhigh andreject most applicants while qualityeducation is available at many moreschools according to Stefano Papaleodirector of admissions at Lynn Universityin Florida
Only rich parents cansend children to the US
Public universities charge less tuitionthan most private schools Graduatestudents often qualify for discounts asteaching assistants More than 500 US
scholarships and grants are available to helpinternational students defray costs (Learnmore about them on the Funding for USStudy website) Financial support also maybe available in studentsrsquo home countries
Studying in the USis similar to attendingcollege back home
Students are surprised by differencesbetween classrooms in the United Statesand in their own home countries accordingto Jessica Young who advises internationalstudents at the University of Illinois It rsquos not
just sitting and listening to professors shesaid Asking and answering questions orgiving oral presentations affect final gradesso ldquohone your communication skills andbe prepared for a change in the way youstudyrdquo
US campuses are unsafeMovies and television depict the United
States as plagued by violence but the realityis that crime rates have fallen for yearsMost campuses have precautions in placemdash emergency call boxes alert systems towarn students of any imminent threat andshuttle buses or services to escort studentsat night In a 2012 poll by i-Graduate 82percent of international students said theyfelt ldquosafe and securerdquo in the US
Schools with the Largest Shares of International Students
Schools with the Largest Number of International Students
983090983095New School
New York
983090983094Florida Instituteof Technology
Florida
983090983089Illinois Instituteof Technology
Illinois
983089983096Lynn University
Florida
9269University of Southern California
Los Angeles
8997 University of IllinoisUrbana-Champaign
8660New York University
New York
8563 Purdue University
West Lafayette Indiana
Why These Schools
ReputationMatt VanderZalm spokesman at the University of Illinois said prestige and low cost of living matter
A reputation ldquoas one of the top destinations for international students perpetuates itselfrdquo he saidStudents who hear friends speaking highly of Illinois follow
LocationSchools on both coasts and in the Midwest draw international students because thatrsquos where majorcities are concentrated
ProgramsNearly two-thirds of international students want to study business engineering or science so schoolsthat boast strong programs in those areas are popular Among them the University of Illinois atUrbana-Champaign Carnegie Mellon University Purdue University New York University and theUniversity of California at Los Angeles
Of All International Students at US Colleges the Largest Shares Come from
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The Welcome Mat Is OutUS colleges and universities attract far more students from abroad than any other countryrsquos
higher-education institutions mdash 764000 of the 4 million international students worldwide Their rankshave swelled by nearly a third in the past decade but higher education leaders say they have room forplenty more and they are eager to find them
Many US colleges mdash small and large public and private mdash have stepped up their recruitment ofstudents from abroad according to a survey by higher-education associations More than half comefrom China India and South Korea but students come from a host of other lands as well includingSaudi Arabia Canada Vietnam and Mexico
Still only one in 25 college students in the United States is international compared with one infive in Australia and the United Kingdom President Obama is a strong backer of efforts to attractmore international students and send more American students abroad His ldquo100000 Strong inChinardquo initiative aims to quadruple the number of Americans studying in China while a similar effortis mounted to bring in 100000 students from Latin America while sending an equal number ofAmericans to study there
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Peace amp Security
Ben Rattray dreamed of being the ultimate establishment manan investment banker who would wear a double-breasted suit ashe walked down Wall Street But a series of experiences during
college led Rattray down an entirelydifferent path
Today he helps tens of millions ofpeople around the world take on theestablishment by exercising a basic American tenet petitioning for change
On the website Rattray founded
Changeorg citizens in the UnitedStates and countries like India South Africa and Brazil have fought to giveequal access to girls on sports teams
to battle local corruption and to make one young girl eligible for alung transplant normally reserved for adults The site is a platformthat allows individuals to petition an array of institutions bycollecting the names of supporters online
With the power of signatures Changeorg says it is makinga difference helping people win thousands of victories since thesite launched in 2007 Big institutions be they governments orcorporations can seem too powerful for individuals to take onRattray said and ldquopeople become apathetic if they think theycanrsquot make a difference The power of individuals is to come
together and not work alone You just have everyday people doingextraordinary thingsrdquo
The 25-year-old Rattray who attended Stanford University andthe London School of Economics started rethinking his career
Real ChangeOne Signature
at a Time
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gets to play sports
94684
signaturesFirefighters granted
government health care
126631
signaturesPhone company helps
domestic violence victims
194825 signaturesEcuador shuts down
ex-gay torture clinics
113759
signaturesAmazon stops selling
whale and dolphin meat
202962
signaturesSupporting South Africanwomenrsquos fight against ldquocorrective raperdquo171789
signaturesPalm oil plantation barred
for burning forests
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path when his brother announced he is gay but also said that hehad been hiding his sexuality out of fear Rattray said he thoughtof people including himself who had stood by and done nothingto fight for justice and equal treatment He went to London reada book a day and thought about the concept of social change Theend result was the birth of Changeorg
The sitersquos popular petitions often gain media coverage Fifteen- year-old Julia Bluhm was distressed at the way photographs ofgirls and women in the popular teen magazine Seventeen were
being airbrushed to make them look thinner and prettier Bluhmdecided to petition the magazine and collected signatures fromas far away as Australia and the Netherlands ldquoWe all know how itcan affect a girlrsquos body image and self-esteemrdquo said Bluhm wholives in Waterville Maine Getting more than 84000 far-flungsignatures ldquokind of opens up the bigger picture and shows how itaffects people all over the worldrdquo
Bluhmrsquos petition led Seventeen to stop altering modelsrsquo shapes with Photoshop and to publish a ldquoBody Peace Treatyrdquo calling ongirls to be confident regardless of their size or shape
Cynthia Butterworth of Rochester New York petitioned tohelp her sister who had been the victim of domestic violence andfound it would cost $500 to close the mobile phone account she
had shared with her abuser The phone company responded toButterworthrsquos petition by agreeing to close the account without afee and to implement a new policy to help other abuse victims ldquoIt was a huge victoryrdquo Butterworth said ldquoIt gives a little person whofeels like she has been treated unfairly a huge voicerdquo
People in more than 190 countries have used the petitionsRattray says
In India he said there has been an explosion of campaignsagainst corruption through his website A man in Hardoiattempting to report alleged corruption to the Regional TransportOffice was asked for a bribe and beaten when he refused mdash anepisode caught on cell phone video A Changeorg petitionstarted by the man and pursued by Indians countrywide led to
prosecutions and a stronger anti-corruption policy Rattray said Changeorg will continue to empower people Asregular people mobilize by petitioning online he said he meetspeople everywhere who have a growing conviction that they reallycan make a difference 983123 ndashSM
The White House has a similar petition page online called We thePeople (httpspetitionswhitehousegov) which allows people tocreate online petitions on matters involving government action Ifa petition attracts 150 signatures in 30 days it will be searchable onthe White House site If it collects 100000 signatures during that
time the petition will be reviewed by the Obama administrationand a response will be posted Topics range from gun violence toimmigration to beer (and yes the White House gave in and revealedthe official White House beer recipe)
We the People
Above Julia Bluhm (center) and other teens at Hearst Corp inNew York where Bluhm delivered a petition asking Seventeen magazine to stop altering photos Below Seventeenrsquos editor-in-chief responded by publishing this letter
$423Trivia Turkey
average amount spent by shoppers over theThanksgiving holiday weekend
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Redefining PortraitureChicago-based artist Lincoln Schatz who regards traditionalportraits as idealized depictions of ldquoa single frozen momentrdquo iscreating portraits by filming subjects
Schatz mounts cameras at varied heights within a small room
to create 360-degree views of his subjects who perform or speakabout their lives while the cameras roll A computer randomly editsresulting footage and displays it on a screen in a loop constantlyrecombining footage such that no two viewings will be the same
Schatz seeks dynamism by generating unpredictablecombinations of camera angles The artistrsquos Cube series (2008) andNetwork series (2012) thus offer shifting perspectives on personality
ldquoI wanted to get beyond the mythology people create forthemselvesrdquo Schatz said ldquoI ask them lsquoIf life is a series of dots ona line how does your story start Whatrsquos the first dot for yoursquordquoBut he doesnrsquot allow his subjectsrsquo answers to define their portraitsinstead working to ldquoget them beyond their self-images or public brands to understand themselves in a new and different wayrdquo
The Cube portraits (commissioned by the Hearst Corporationto celebrate the 75th anniversar y of Esquire magazine) focuson 40 of the 75 most influential people of the 21st century asdetermined by the magazinersquos editors Who made the cut ActorGeorge Clooney basketball star LeBron James Craigslist founderCraig Newmark regenerative-medicine specialist Anthony Atalafashion designer Marc Jacobs foreign-policy expert (and now USambassador to the UN) Samantha Power heart surgeon MehmetOz and architect Santiago Calatrava among others
Portrait subjects entered a transparent 10-foot-by-10-foot cubein which they spent 45 minutes doing anything they chose as longas it reflected their own sense of their personalities The portraits were filmed at Hearst headquarters in New York Esquire editor-in-chief David Granger attended every sitting
One subject created quite a stir Granger said ldquoWe didnrsquotpublicize it but when Clooney came word leaked out throughthe building At first there were a few people mdash mostly women mdashmilling around Pretty soon 300 people had gatheredrdquo
Newmark worked on a laptop computer resolving customer-service issues for Craigslist users James played a basketball-themed video game and became so absorbed that he overstayed histime limit Atala mdash whose work involves growing new human cellstissues and organs mdash treated the cube itself as an organ tr ying tocoax it to life by plastering images of cells all over its walls Jacobs brought his yoga teacher and had a yoga session
Clooney danced with women (he specified that no models oractresses be recruited) twirling in succession Schatzrsquos mother
several Hearst Corporation employees and TV journalist GayleKing He wanted ldquosomething to do hellip instead of just standingaroundrdquo Schatz explained
The resulting portraits are ldquodreamlikerdquo Schatz said in part because they are silent
They are more abstract and painterly than his subsequentNetwork series which includes audio of subjectsrsquo voices In theseSchatz focuses on Americans whom he sees as leaders or innovatorsComprising 89 portraits the series includes former Supreme CourtJustice Sandra Day OrsquoConnor Google Inc vice president (and so-called ldquofather of the Internetrdquo) Vint Cerf public radio journalistCokie Roberts and America Online founder Steve Case They talk
about their childhoods about forces that they believe shaped themThe Cube and Network series were acquired by the Smithsonian
Institutionrsquos National Portrait Gallery But Schatz has created video portraits for private collectors as well The genre requiresartist and subject to ldquolet go and let something happenrdquo he saidand the process is liberating
ldquoWe are all polyfaceted there are multiple ways we can beseen and interpreted At the root of all this is getting people toself-explorerdquo 983123 ndashLM
Arts
When LeBron James arrived for his Cube portrait session ldquohe wasin his early 20s mdash a kid reallyrdquo said David Granger ldquoOf coursekids like to play video gamesrdquo
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4000 +Trivia Turkey
paintings by Norman Rockwell includingFreedom from Want illustrating aThanksgiving dinner
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WatchTo view the video portraitof LeBron James scan theQR code with your phone
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In 2012 members of the US military andforeign service submitted photographs fromtheir duty abroad to a jury of experts Theirsubmissions began a project sponsored bythe US departments of State and Defenseto mark Veterans Day observed each year onthe 11th of November
The jury of photographers curators andprominent Americans including formersecretaries of state Madeleine Albright andColin Powell selected the best entries Artist
Lincoln Schatz then created composite stillimages from the top photos
The images convey ldquothe complex realities ofserving abroadrdquo Schatz said as well as theldquoimmense complexity of hope life hardshipand loss hellip Looking at the world throughtheir eyes we see the photographersrsquo humanexperience and wonder how we wouldnavigate were we thererdquo
Seen here is a composite merging three ofthe photographs
The dominant photo (taken by Manuel JMartinez) depicts an Iraqi father pausingfrom his conversation with US soldiersto share a moment with his daughter athis home in the Jefrmila neighborhood ofGhazaliyah Iraq A background photo (takenby Jeremy Lock) shows US soldiers withno date or place indicated and anotherbackground photo (taken by Alvin WilliamsJr) shows US Marines setting up a bivouacto assist victims of a landslide on the island
of Leyte in the Philippines
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Through Their Eyes
8Trivia Turkey
million 5- and 6- year-olds who might draw aturkey by tracing their fingers on paper andcoloring it in
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Education for AllJUDITH HEUMANN
Judith Heumann is the StateDepartmentrsquos special adviser forinternational disability rightsGrowing up in the New York City borough of BrooklynI wasnrsquot allowed to go to school until fourth gradebecause I used a wheelchair and was unable to walk
But my parents were adamant that I get an educationequal to my brothersrsquo so I could support myself if Inever married (women were not typically breadwinnersback then) They teamed up with other parents toforce some of the local secondary schools to become
accessible to students with disabilities Later I battledsuccessfully to be the first person in a wheelchair toteach in New York and taught there for three years
Education including the higher education describedon pages 14ndash23 is a great equalizer It opens opportunitiesfor girls and boys for disadvantaged people and especiallyfor people like me who have disabilities
Hamza Jaka and Amber Buckley-Shaklee twostudents with disabilities worked as interns at the StateDepartment this year Overall their stories indicatethat inclusive education is moving forward
Both Hamza and Amber have always attendedintegrated schools as required under laws that
didnrsquot exist when I was in school Hamza now anundergraduate student at the University of CaliforniaBerkeley was resented by peers who thought theaccommodations he received (such as having acomputer for spelling tests) were unfair And Ambernow a graduate student at the University of Illinois atUrbana-Champaign had friends at nearby schools who
were told they could come to school but only if theydidnrsquot bring their wheelchairs
Parents and students need to know their rights Inthe US there are Parent Information Centers that help
Also after years of implementation of our laws morestudents with disabilities are graduating from secondaryschool and entering work or higher education
We have come a long way since I had polio in1949 and we have far to go Our laws are not alwaysenforced as they should be As I work for equality andthe advancement of human rights I want to teach thislesson People with disabilities should have the samerights and opportunities as all people Granted these wecan and do improve our communities our country andthe world 983123
Last Word
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LoweringBarriers by LawWhen Frank Harkin was a boy he was told hisdeafness would limit his career Instead he foundthat his disability made him a more productiveemployee than hearing workers at an aircraftmanufacturing plant He could do delicate workwithout being distracted by the loud noisesaround him His employer was so impressed thathe hired more deaf people
Frankrsquos work was an inspiration for his youngebrother US Senator Tom Harkin of Iowa hisbrotherrsquos successful career in manufacturing ledthe senator to sponsor the 1990 Americans withDisabilities Act (ADA) The act is a civil rightslaw that bars discrimination in hiring peoplewith disabilities and requires employers to makeldquoreasonable accommodationsrsquorsquo to allow a personwith a disability to do a job The law also requireshotels restaurants stores and other public places
to remove architectural barriers that wouldhinder access to people with disabilities
Frank Harkin who died in 2000 had beenworking as a baker mdash one of just three jobs hehad been told he could do as a deaf person mdashwhen the owner of Delavan Corporation took aliking to him and offered him a job Before thenldquohis whole life was limited mdash or he was told itwas limited mdash because he couldnrsquot hearrsquorsquo SenatorHarkin said explaining why he made disabilityrights his calling ldquoWhat the ADA has done forall people with disabilities is open the worldfor travel for accommodations for work and
for education by breaking down both physicalbarriers and attitudinal barriersrsquorsquo
Some 50 million Americans have a disabilitythe Centers for Disease Control reports andmost Americans will experience disability at somepoint in their lives
Senator Harkin said he recently benefitedfrom the lawrsquos policies himself At the movieshe was handed a special pair of glasses thatdisplayed the dialogue in closed captions so hecould read as well as hear the voices of the actorsldquoItrsquos amazingrsquorsquo he said ldquoAnd itrsquos all because of theADArdquo ndashSM
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opportunities available to deaf people and renaming Gallaudet College asGallaudet University
In 2014 the school will celebrate the 150th anniversary of the law signed byPresident Lincoln authorizing it to confer degrees upon deaf students Along with all the reasons any college graduate has to brag Gallaudet grads canshow off diplomas signed by the sitting president of the United States
In 2012 10 percent of Gallaudet students came from outside the UnitedStates Krishneer Sen came from Suva Fiji to work toward a degree ininformation technology ldquoAll of the instructors here use sign language and
we have direct access and direct communication so thatrsquos one very veryimportant aspectrdquo Sen said ldquoOne of my teachers is the first deaf woman toget her PhD in computer sciencerdquo
In addition to the learning environment Sen appreciates getting to knowhis peers ldquoWe have such a diverse population here and I wasnrsquot used to that We have a gay and lesbian community which is very strong black Latino mdashall of these diverse groups I like thatrdquo 983123
From top Gallaudetrsquos Bison football team gets psyched before a gameGallaudetrsquos newest residence hall uses the design concept known as DeafSpaceto maximize deaf peoplersquos visual access
Senator Tom Harkin
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The journey to a US degree is filled
with choices Make smart ones
An Insiderrsquos Guideto Higher Ed
R E Q U I R E D R E A D I N G
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As a Northeastern University undergraduate Abhi Nangia learned marketing by help-ing women in Nicaragua sell jewelry made from recycled trash He studied finance by advising a tiny catering company in South Africa and leadership by organizingstruggling artists in Indonesia
Upon graduation from the Boston university in May Nangia took the skills he learned at itsSocial Enterprise Institute to launch Reweave a network that ldquocreates market access for peoplemaking beautiful thingsrdquo
This may not sound like the traditional undergraduate business-school experience but itrsquostypical of the innovative ways business students are educated in the United States today It com- bines features that a growing number of programs offer Instruction and learning are hands-onentrepreneurial and global
ldquoThe Social Enterprise Institute is probably the coolest thing everrdquo said Nangia whoseparents are from New Delhi but who grew up in Buffalo New York Northeastern is a leaderamong US universities in alternating classroomstudies with internships and real jobs The ex-perience convinced Nangia that international business is about a lot more than making mon-ey it can actually improve peoplersquos lives in othercountries Undergraduate business students whohistorically concentrated in accounting financeor marketing today can acquire knowledge and
skills as well about such fields as health care andsustainable development
For students looking to work for cutting-edgecompanies such as tech giant Google Inc or on-line retailer Amazoncom Inc some US busi-ness schools offer technology-focused degreesStudents at Carnegie Mellon Universityrsquos Tepper School of Business can study topics like bigdata mdash data sets so complex that theyrsquore hard to manage with traditional software
Ronny Ho a 21-year-old Chinese American who grew up in New York and whose parentsare from Shanghai and Taiwan is a senior at the Pittsburgh university She recently internedat the financial company Citigroup Inc in New York She felt she brought more to the job than just an ability to crunch numbers because of all the time she spent at Carnegie Mellon workingon team projects with scientists and engineers The collaborative projects included making
futuristic videos at the universityrsquos Human-Computer Interaction Institute where studentscreate make-believe worlds and games to better understand how computers can help peoplego about their daily livesldquoItrsquos such a new fieldrdquo she said ldquoItrsquos fun to take it and run with it andsee what you can dordquo
The recent global recession gave business schools more reasons to expand internships andcourses that give students hands-on experience like Ho and Nangia are getting said John JFernandes president of AACSB International (Association to Advance Collegiate Schools ofBusiness) With fewer workers companies are looking to interns to do more ldquoBusinesses expectstudents to hit the ground runningrdquo Fernandes said 983123
Business SchoolsBridge Classroomsand Real-Life WorkKATHERINE MANGAN
Express Laneto an MBA
At the Bainbridge GraduateInstitute nature lovers can pursuemasterrsquos degrees in businessadministration on an island campusoff the coast of Seattle In classroomsnestled amid 250 acres of forestthey learn how to make money inenvironmentally sustainable ways
If studying in one of the worldrsquosmost exciting business centers is more
your style New York Universityrsquos SternSchool of Business is blocks fromWall Street As members of the SternConsulting Corps students tackle realbusiness challenges by advising shopowners in a low-income neighborhoodor by creating business plans forupstart fashion designers
Most full-time MBA programsin the United States take two yearsto complete but several now offerintensified one-year options While topMBA programs usually require several
years of work experience someonefresh out of college or with just a few
years on the job might want to look intoa one-year specialized masterrsquos degree
At Thunderbird School of GlobalManagement a private school based inGlendale Arizona finishing in one yearshaves $20000 off the price (Tuitionruns $90000 for two years and$70000 for one)
ldquoFor students looking to improvetheir English studying in the US gives
you a true immersion in the languagethat will force you to become fluentby the time you leaverdquo said RebeccaHenriksen vice president of enrollmentand student services ldquoBut itrsquos still a trulyglobal experience We have studentsfrom close to 70 countries so itrsquos almoslike a minindashUnited Nations hererdquo
Cornell Universityrsquos JohnsonGraduate School of Management alsooffers a one-year MBA popular withstudents who want to double up andearn a professional degree in medicineengineering or law as well Dual degreesare increasingly popular in the US
because they give graduates an edge ina tough job marketIn recent years enrollments in
traditional two-year MBA programsinched up 1 percent in North Americawhile specialized masters enrollmentsshot up 30 percent according to theAACSB Popular specialties includefinance accounting marketing andnewer fields such as data analytics andinformation-technology management
Abhi Nangia shoots a video to help a groupof women in Nicaragua sell jewelry madefrom recycled trash
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TomorrowrsquosArtists TodayKAREN CALABRIA
Itrsquos no surprise that artists worldwide look to address mod-ern challenges and adopt the newest technology Art and theavant-garde have always gone hand in hand Here are shiningexamples of successful US programs for students of digital
arts conservation and arts and crafts
Digital Arts
When it comes to new technology art departments are earlyadopters Digital arts mdash such as animation video game develop-ment graphic design and visual effects mdash are attracting more stu-
dents each year many of them internationalThe School of Visual Arts in New York which admits students based on their portfolios as well as grades and test scores has madea name for itself as a premier digital arts program
John McIntosh chair of the Computer Art Computer Animationand Visual Effects Department said ldquoWe offer a program that onlyhires working professionals as faculty that has the highest academicrigor and that allows students to excel by concentrating on the prac-tice of being an artist for each of their four yearsrdquo
Anne Yang an animation student said she has gained practicalhands-on experience She and five classmates collaborated on mak-ing a film at the end of their junior year ldquoStudents donrsquot typically getthat experiencerdquo Yang said Their two-minute animated short Fright
Shift about a ghost hunter afraid of ghosts was a hit with audiences
Art Conservation
Most conservation programs in the US have catered to ad- vanced-degree students but a growing number now reach out to un-dergraduates as well New Mexico State University in Albuquerque began offering a bachelorrsquos degree in museum conservation in 2005Director Silvia Marinas-Feliner said interest in art conservation mayhave something to do with the popularity of forensic science on suchtelevision shows as CSI Crime Scene Investigation Museum conser- vationists are investigators too said Marinas-Feliner only insteadof autopsying bodies they try to uncover the history of the object
ldquoThings deteriorate and need to be preserved especially withnatural disastersrdquo she said
One of her former students Lyndy Bush works at the Smithson-ian Institutionrsquos National Museum of Natural History in Washing-ton ldquoIrsquom conserving botanical specimens that were damaged [byHurricane Sandy] while they were out on loanrdquo Bush said ldquoThe ideaof a career in art that incorporates science and skill was what mademe fall in love with the fieldrdquo
Students learn conservation techniques in small classes (nomore than 12 students) The cross-disciplinary curriculum requiresstudy in art history fine arts archaeology and hard science Theprogram even encourages students to study entomology so they become familiar with the bugs they might find in an artifact thatneeds restoring
Arts and Crafts
American arts and craf ts schools offer tradit ional disciplinessuch as glassblowing metalworking ceramics and woodworkingCurricula can reflect local art traditions according to ChristineHavice director of the School of Art at Kent State University pointing to basketweaving and rug-making in the Southwest and industrialized arts at her own school in Ohio
Some schools may shy away from adapting technology in deference to ldquothe old waysrdquo of preserving the past but that is not thecase at the Appalachian Center for Craft a satellite campus of Ten
nessee Tech University in Cookeville Tennessee Jeff Adams thecenterrsquos director said his students employ Computer-Aided Design3-D printers and computerized looms to preserve and advance thetreasures of that mountain region
The center teaches new ways to apply skills Engineering and ceramics students work hand in hand on one project in sub-Saharan Africa w ith the engineers designing water-filtration systems andthe ceramics students making clay water-filtration devices
ldquoItrsquos about what they want to do with the skills theyrsquore learninghere not just about how to produce things for salerdquo Adams said 983123
Museum conservation students at New Mexico State University puttheir restoration skills to the test
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Huge Geek MomentThe Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) trade show is the World Cup Olympics and Super Bowl
rolled into one for the 50000 video gamers designers programmers and marketers from 120countries who throng to Los Angeles each year But the excitement isnrsquot confined to the conventionhall Global gamers tune in breathlessly online to await word of the newest gaming advances
Eight students at Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) were no exception this June but they hada special reason for excitement A video game they developed not only was exhibited at the trade show butalso shared top honors at E3rsquos inaugural College Game Competition ldquoIt was a huge geek moment and anamazing opportunity for themrdquo said Tina OrsquoHailey dean of SCADrsquos School of Digital Media
Most game designers can expect to go their whole career without having the opportunity toshowcase a game of their own at E3 said Luis Cataldi head of SCADrsquos game development program
The studentsrsquo visually stunning side-scrolling PC game Lost in Thought follows a therapist as hetravels through his patientsrsquo minds to heal them
More than 380 US schools offer coursework in computer and video game design In 2013 SCADrsquosprogram was ranked by The Princeton Review as one of the nationrsquos top programs The college granted85 degrees in interactive design and game development in 2012
Band Camp RevisitedSome Columbia College Chicago students refer to it as ldquoBand Camprdquo Like Nashville Tennessee
New Orleans and Austin Texas the Windy City of Chicago is known for its vibrant music scene Thecity is a playground for the nearly 11000 students at Columbia College Chicago the countryrsquos largest
arts and media collegeCome summertime some Columbia musicians and aspiring record producers get to attend what
they fondly call ldquoBand Camprdquo Others know it as the schoolrsquos selective Summer Music ImmersionProgram Students from three Columbia departments mdash music arts management and acousticsmdash join forces for an intensive week of beats bass and branding The result a professional-qualityextended play (EP) record and a one-night-only showcase at a popular live music venue
Nate Green a recent graduate was a repeat camper ldquoItrsquos a lot of fun but extremely hard It rsquos themost real-world experience in my field one can get while still being at schoolrdquo he said
A local music-industry veteran helps the students compose songs mix them and market theresulting album
Although music-technology programs have cropped up at colleges around the country Columbiasets itself apart as the only undergraduate program to offer a bachelor of science degree in acoustics
Department chairman Pantelis Vassilakis said ldquoWersquore at the intersection of sound as music soundas business sound as physics and sound as perceptionrdquo 983123
A panel from Lost in Thought a game developed by SCAD students that shared top honorsat 2013rsquos E3 trade show
Your 5 Stepsto US Study
983089Research983086 Eighteen months before
your projected enrollment983084 begin your
research983086 Why do you want to study in
the U983086S983086 Where will you fit in Will you
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tests such as the Scholastic Aptitude Test
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varies983084 studying in the U983086S983086 can be
affordable and yield high returns on
your investment983086 Start your financial
planning early983086 If you have good grades983084
think about applying for an international
student scholarship983086 Applications for
financial aid go together with applications
for admission983086
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with the student visa requirements in
your country and allow time to prepare
your application983086 You need an admission
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Shu Zhu came to the United States from Qingdao China six years ago as many international students do planning toprepare for a career in business But at North Carolina StateUniversity she discovered one of the glories of the US sys-
tem of higher education the ability undergraduates have to exploreoptions and change majors
She got an early opportunity to work in a research laboratoryunder the tutelage of an engineering professor alongside graduatestudents and postdoctoral fellows all searching for breakthroughsin chemical and biomedical engineering
Zhu soon switched majors to chemical engineering and nowis pursuing a doctorate at the University of Pennsylvania an IvyLeague school in Philadelphia She said the beauty of her educa-tional path was that she could change her mind
She credits the engineering professor Michael Dickey with en-couraging her to excel Even when she had ldquosome crazy ideardquo shesaid ldquohe would never say lsquoYou cannot do thisrsquo He would alwayssay lsquoYou should tryrsquordquo
Dickey an associate professor in the Department of Chemi-cal and Biomolecular Engineering was honored in 2012 as one ofNorth Carolina Statersquos outstanding teachers He regularly putsundergraduates to work on lab projects which include developingnovel nanofabrication techniques and stretching liquid metals intoforms that can hold their shape at room temperatures
He also has a gift for explaining things Discussing why alumi-
num and copper make such good electrical conductors he said itrsquos because of their ldquogood thermal properties mdash when you sit on metal bleachers it feels really cold because they are removing heat from your body really fastrdquo
One of his favorite metals is gallium a liquid metal with athick paint-like consistency Dickey has found that by mixinggallium with indium the resulting alloy can be stretched intoelectrical wires His team has put gallium through myriad testsprinting it in 3-D fashion encasing it in rubbery materials twist-ing it into different configurations and stretching it
The team made ear phones that extend 10 times their originallength ldquoThe sound quality doesnrsquot change at allrdquo Dickey saidldquobecause itrsquos such a good conductor of electricit yrdquo
Dickey focuses on new materials Nylon was once a major breakthrough in material science as was silicon Dickey rsquos galli-um-based alloy could prove to be the next Potential applicationsinclude antennas clothing wallpaper even newspapers
Dickeyrsquos lab which has captured the attention of privateindustry is typical of American higher-education programs inscience technology engineering and math or STEM
In addition to new materials popular STEM fields for studentsinclude computer science environmental conservation and 3-Dprinting as well as fields related to providing the planet with foodand energy
International Attraction
The US is the Number 1 destination for foreign students inter-ested in studying science and engineering at the postsecondarylevel according to the National Science Board
At the undergraduate level 32 percent of international studentsare enrolled in a STEM-related field At the graduate level roughly60 percent of international students are pursuing STEM degreesTwo-thirds of them come from India and China Foreign studentseek out US programs educators say for the high-quality educa-tion and meaningful research in state-of-the-art labs
US college life affords students opportunities to branch out
and take courses in political science entrepreneurship and thehumanities ldquoItrsquos both the technical depth of what we do in theSTEM fieldsrdquo said Charles Thorpe provost at Clarkson Universityin New York and ldquoembedding that in a liberal ar ts educationrdquo Living in dorms leading student organizations and attending sportingevents he said are important parts of a US education
In secondary school Zhu 22 learned lots of physics and mathldquobut wasnrsquot really enjoying itrdquo Students spent long hours solvingproblems and other exercises in preparation for Chinarsquos tough college entrance exam ldquoIt wasnrsquot interesting scientific knowledgerdquoshe said Her attitude changed in Michael Dickeyrsquos lab and so didher life trajectory 983123
Branching OutThrough STEMLUCY HOOD
International Students in STEM fields
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STEM StandoutsThe US offers rich opportunities to study science technologyengineering and math These schools are the tip of the iceberg
St Olaf CollegeLocated in Northfield Minnesota St Olaf College has a renowned choir but
is also a prodigious incubator of engineers and scientists It ranks in the top 10
among four-year colleges in producing future PhDs Forty percent of its 3000students major in math chemistry biology computer science or psychology
In tandem with its STEM programs St Olaf emphasizes environmentalconservation Everything from the food students eat to the construction ofbuildings to the curriculum itself is guided by an appreciation for science and aneffort to reduce manrsquos footprint on the planet Scientists there work to reducetoxic waste associated with lab work
The crown jewel of the environmental efforts is Regents Hall a state-of-the-art science building that meets the strictest criteria established by the US GreenBuilding Council
The college requires all students to take at least two science classes A newlydeveloped course promises nonscience majors an understanding of the sciencebehind issues at the forefront of public debate today
ldquoWe have the best of both worldsrdquo said Matthew Richey associate dean fornatural sciences and mathematics with an elite program that prepares thosefuture PhDs but also provides other students a deeper understanding of mathand science than the typical liberal-arts student gets in college
University of California San Diego In Professor Darren Lipomirsquos nanoengineering lab at the University of
California San Diego students from Belarus Thailand and Mexico are part of theresearch team working on solar energy mdash specifically the pursuit of less expensiveand less brittle solar panels
That diversity is the norm in cutting-edge research settings said the youngchemical engineer ldquoPeople from different cultures have different approaches tosimilar problems and if yoursquore in the room together somebody will come up with asolutionrdquo he said
A normal solar cell is made of silicon which is easily damaged in inclementweather Lipomi is taking the silicon out and replacing it with a plastic material
thatrsquos not only more robust but more economical
Clarkson UniversityLocated near the Canadian border in Potsdam New York Clarkson
University is known for its engineering programs and for graduatingstudents who make higher starting salaries than their counterparts fromHarvard University
Last year 10 percent of the schoolrsquos 3 604 students were foreignnationals many enrolled in STEM programs and learning entrepreneurshipalong with scientific research
ldquoOur model is taking the innovator by the hand through thecommercialization processrdquo said Matthew Draper deputy director of theShipley Center for Innovation The center helps students with intellectualproperty rights marketing research branding beta testing fundraising andrevenue generation These are daunting steps that scientists find difficult tomaneuver Draper said
Since 2010 the center has helped 57 startups with 158 more in thepipeline It helped Dami Adepoju a recent Clarkson graduate from AbujaNigeria break into the shoe business Adepoju designed a four-way zipperthat transforms one shoe into three giving people with limited resourcesdiverse styles
Experts at the Shipley Center helped Adepoju come up with a 3-D modelfor his invention and build a market They connected him with cobblersbuilt the zipper to his specifications and helped with pre-incorporation andpartnership agreements From Nigeria Adepoju now runs Fini Shoes andplans to sell worldwide 983123
Above Shu Zhu in alab at the University of
Pennsylvania found thather educational plans tookan unexpected turn leftMichael Dickey displaysan antenna made from a
gallium-based alloy
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E ven as a child in Zimbabwe GamuchiraiClinton Tavaziva wanted to be a doc-tor ldquoGamurdquo played with living thingspretending birds were patients and ex-
amined the skeletons of dead lizards outside hishome in Harare the countryrsquos largest city
But after secondary school his goal of gettinga medical education in the United States and re-turning to Zimbabwe with that expertise lookedout of reach The price tag was too high for hisfamily even with financial aid
Those who had known Tavaziva now 20 asa teen had always admired the shy science whiz with a passion for helping others His grades andleadership skills earned him the title of ldquohead boyrdquo or student president
An adv iser from the US Achievers Programmdash part of a US Department of State EducationUSA initiative in Zimbabwe mdash urged Tavaziva toapply for a new $500 million MasterCard Foun-dation Scholars Program The program planned
to educate 15000 talented young people in 10 years It would help those with financialhardship and a ldquogive backrdquo ethos and prepare them to be leaders
The programrsquos focus is Africa which is growing economically and politically but hasthe worldrsquos lowest education enrollment rates and a young population (Sixty percentof Africans are under age 25)
Tavaziva didnrsquot need to be told twice He filled out an application at the US Embassyand weeks later got an email notifying him hersquod been selected as a MasterCard Founda-tion scholar at Arizona State University (ASU) ldquoI didnrsquot know whether to cry or jumpIt was 11 pm and I woke everyone up We all celebratedrdquo he said
Arriving in Arizona later that year Tavaziva saw more than 60000 students movingabout the Tempe campus of the nationrsquos largest public university and found it ldquokindof scary but at the same time exciting I told myself Irsquod meet so many people make somany connectionsrdquo
He adjusted to dormitory life challenging courses his first ldquoCrdquo grade worries aboutspeaking English with an accent and new foods mdash Mexican was a hit but not hamburg-ers A biochemistry major Tavaziva jumped at the chance to do research in order tomimic the process of a spiderrsquos production of silk
He found college football equally exciting ldquoIrsquod always been an admirer of American
footballrdquo he said ldquoIrsquod watched a lot back home but seeing it in person was one of the best experiences of my liferdquo
Jenny Brian who taught Tavaziva in a freshman seminar said he is ldquosmart funnypolite and dedicatedrdquo
ldquoGamu thinks deeply about topics and has a strong sense of social justice and equityrdquosaid Meggan Madden director of the MasterCard program at ASU She said Tavaziva was chosen not only for his academic skills but because he ldquodreams bigrdquo and is moti- vated to make his dreams a reality
Tavaziva plans to return to Zimbabwe with his degree ldquoI just love my country somuchrdquo he said ldquoand Irsquom obliged to help in rebuilding it againrdquo 983123
From Africa to ArizonaGRETCHEN KELL
Attention ClassLAUREN MONSEN
One hundred students from acrossEgypt Tunisia Algeria Afghanistan andPakistan spent four weeks recently atIndiana Universityrsquos Kelley School ofBusiness where they developed businessplans and marketing strategies
For some US teaching methods mdashdesigned to encourage critical thinkingthrough lively classroom discussions mdashcame as a revelation
It was ldquonot considered disrespectful toask questions of your professorsrdquo said anamazed Sara Bisharat of Jordan
ldquoThe [Indiana] professors grab yourattentionrdquo said Haseeb Rahman ofAfghanistan ldquoYou feel like yoursquore engagedand involvedrdquo
Sara Jamil of Pakistan found peerdiscussion helpful ldquoI got an opportunityto listen to the perspectives of people ofvaried nationalities on one topicrdquo she saidldquoIt was a wonderful learning experiencerdquo
During the program sponsored bythe Coca-Cola Company and the USDepartment of State Professor Chris Cook
pointed out problems with some of thebusiness plans ldquoI usually asked studentsto provide more hard data and challengedall their assumptionsrdquo he said ldquoIrsquod sendthem to the CIA [World Factbook ] websitebecause it has phenomenal data and to theWorld Bank [data] website among othersources Indiana University library data wasalso availablerdquo
By the end Cook said ldquothey were allleaps and bounds ahead of where they werewhen they first walked in the doorrdquo
Still ldquoI learned as much as they didrdquo hesaid 983123
Gamu Tavaziva saw the failure ofhospitals in Zimbabwe as ldquoa call forme to pursue medicinerdquo
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4 MythsOnly prestigiousuniversities offer aquality education
There are 4495 degree-grantinginstitutions in the US according to theNational Center for Education Statistics
yet the eyes of overseas students are often
fixed on the Ivy League schools But eliteschools set the entrance bar skyhigh andreject most applicants while qualityeducation is available at many moreschools according to Stefano Papaleodirector of admissions at Lynn Universityin Florida
Only rich parents cansend children to the US
Public universities charge less tuitionthan most private schools Graduatestudents often qualify for discounts asteaching assistants More than 500 US
scholarships and grants are available to helpinternational students defray costs (Learnmore about them on the Funding for USStudy website) Financial support also maybe available in studentsrsquo home countries
Studying in the USis similar to attendingcollege back home
Students are surprised by differencesbetween classrooms in the United Statesand in their own home countries accordingto Jessica Young who advises internationalstudents at the University of Illinois It rsquos not
just sitting and listening to professors shesaid Asking and answering questions orgiving oral presentations affect final gradesso ldquohone your communication skills andbe prepared for a change in the way youstudyrdquo
US campuses are unsafeMovies and television depict the United
States as plagued by violence but the realityis that crime rates have fallen for yearsMost campuses have precautions in placemdash emergency call boxes alert systems towarn students of any imminent threat andshuttle buses or services to escort studentsat night In a 2012 poll by i-Graduate 82percent of international students said theyfelt ldquosafe and securerdquo in the US
Schools with the Largest Shares of International Students
Schools with the Largest Number of International Students
983090983095New School
New York
983090983094Florida Instituteof Technology
Florida
983090983089Illinois Instituteof Technology
Illinois
983089983096Lynn University
Florida
9269University of Southern California
Los Angeles
8997 University of IllinoisUrbana-Champaign
8660New York University
New York
8563 Purdue University
West Lafayette Indiana
Why These Schools
ReputationMatt VanderZalm spokesman at the University of Illinois said prestige and low cost of living matter
A reputation ldquoas one of the top destinations for international students perpetuates itselfrdquo he saidStudents who hear friends speaking highly of Illinois follow
LocationSchools on both coasts and in the Midwest draw international students because thatrsquos where majorcities are concentrated
ProgramsNearly two-thirds of international students want to study business engineering or science so schoolsthat boast strong programs in those areas are popular Among them the University of Illinois atUrbana-Champaign Carnegie Mellon University Purdue University New York University and theUniversity of California at Los Angeles
Of All International Students at US Colleges the Largest Shares Come from
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The Welcome Mat Is OutUS colleges and universities attract far more students from abroad than any other countryrsquos
higher-education institutions mdash 764000 of the 4 million international students worldwide Their rankshave swelled by nearly a third in the past decade but higher education leaders say they have room forplenty more and they are eager to find them
Many US colleges mdash small and large public and private mdash have stepped up their recruitment ofstudents from abroad according to a survey by higher-education associations More than half comefrom China India and South Korea but students come from a host of other lands as well includingSaudi Arabia Canada Vietnam and Mexico
Still only one in 25 college students in the United States is international compared with one infive in Australia and the United Kingdom President Obama is a strong backer of efforts to attractmore international students and send more American students abroad His ldquo100000 Strong inChinardquo initiative aims to quadruple the number of Americans studying in China while a similar effortis mounted to bring in 100000 students from Latin America while sending an equal number ofAmericans to study there
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Peace amp Security
Ben Rattray dreamed of being the ultimate establishment manan investment banker who would wear a double-breasted suit ashe walked down Wall Street But a series of experiences during
college led Rattray down an entirelydifferent path
Today he helps tens of millions ofpeople around the world take on theestablishment by exercising a basic American tenet petitioning for change
On the website Rattray founded
Changeorg citizens in the UnitedStates and countries like India South Africa and Brazil have fought to giveequal access to girls on sports teams
to battle local corruption and to make one young girl eligible for alung transplant normally reserved for adults The site is a platformthat allows individuals to petition an array of institutions bycollecting the names of supporters online
With the power of signatures Changeorg says it is makinga difference helping people win thousands of victories since thesite launched in 2007 Big institutions be they governments orcorporations can seem too powerful for individuals to take onRattray said and ldquopeople become apathetic if they think theycanrsquot make a difference The power of individuals is to come
together and not work alone You just have everyday people doingextraordinary thingsrdquo
The 25-year-old Rattray who attended Stanford University andthe London School of Economics started rethinking his career
Real ChangeOne Signature
at a Time
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signaturesDown Syndrome student
gets to play sports
94684
signaturesFirefighters granted
government health care
126631
signaturesPhone company helps
domestic violence victims
194825 signaturesEcuador shuts down
ex-gay torture clinics
113759
signaturesAmazon stops selling
whale and dolphin meat
202962
signaturesSupporting South Africanwomenrsquos fight against ldquocorrective raperdquo171789
signaturesPalm oil plantation barred
for burning forests
10243
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path when his brother announced he is gay but also said that hehad been hiding his sexuality out of fear Rattray said he thoughtof people including himself who had stood by and done nothingto fight for justice and equal treatment He went to London reada book a day and thought about the concept of social change Theend result was the birth of Changeorg
The sitersquos popular petitions often gain media coverage Fifteen- year-old Julia Bluhm was distressed at the way photographs ofgirls and women in the popular teen magazine Seventeen were
being airbrushed to make them look thinner and prettier Bluhmdecided to petition the magazine and collected signatures fromas far away as Australia and the Netherlands ldquoWe all know how itcan affect a girlrsquos body image and self-esteemrdquo said Bluhm wholives in Waterville Maine Getting more than 84000 far-flungsignatures ldquokind of opens up the bigger picture and shows how itaffects people all over the worldrdquo
Bluhmrsquos petition led Seventeen to stop altering modelsrsquo shapes with Photoshop and to publish a ldquoBody Peace Treatyrdquo calling ongirls to be confident regardless of their size or shape
Cynthia Butterworth of Rochester New York petitioned tohelp her sister who had been the victim of domestic violence andfound it would cost $500 to close the mobile phone account she
had shared with her abuser The phone company responded toButterworthrsquos petition by agreeing to close the account without afee and to implement a new policy to help other abuse victims ldquoIt was a huge victoryrdquo Butterworth said ldquoIt gives a little person whofeels like she has been treated unfairly a huge voicerdquo
People in more than 190 countries have used the petitionsRattray says
In India he said there has been an explosion of campaignsagainst corruption through his website A man in Hardoiattempting to report alleged corruption to the Regional TransportOffice was asked for a bribe and beaten when he refused mdash anepisode caught on cell phone video A Changeorg petitionstarted by the man and pursued by Indians countrywide led to
prosecutions and a stronger anti-corruption policy Rattray said Changeorg will continue to empower people Asregular people mobilize by petitioning online he said he meetspeople everywhere who have a growing conviction that they reallycan make a difference 983123 ndashSM
The White House has a similar petition page online called We thePeople (httpspetitionswhitehousegov) which allows people tocreate online petitions on matters involving government action Ifa petition attracts 150 signatures in 30 days it will be searchable onthe White House site If it collects 100000 signatures during that
time the petition will be reviewed by the Obama administrationand a response will be posted Topics range from gun violence toimmigration to beer (and yes the White House gave in and revealedthe official White House beer recipe)
We the People
Above Julia Bluhm (center) and other teens at Hearst Corp inNew York where Bluhm delivered a petition asking Seventeen magazine to stop altering photos Below Seventeenrsquos editor-in-chief responded by publishing this letter
$423Trivia Turkey
average amount spent by shoppers over theThanksgiving holiday weekend
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Redefining PortraitureChicago-based artist Lincoln Schatz who regards traditionalportraits as idealized depictions of ldquoa single frozen momentrdquo iscreating portraits by filming subjects
Schatz mounts cameras at varied heights within a small room
to create 360-degree views of his subjects who perform or speakabout their lives while the cameras roll A computer randomly editsresulting footage and displays it on a screen in a loop constantlyrecombining footage such that no two viewings will be the same
Schatz seeks dynamism by generating unpredictablecombinations of camera angles The artistrsquos Cube series (2008) andNetwork series (2012) thus offer shifting perspectives on personality
ldquoI wanted to get beyond the mythology people create forthemselvesrdquo Schatz said ldquoI ask them lsquoIf life is a series of dots ona line how does your story start Whatrsquos the first dot for yoursquordquoBut he doesnrsquot allow his subjectsrsquo answers to define their portraitsinstead working to ldquoget them beyond their self-images or public brands to understand themselves in a new and different wayrdquo
The Cube portraits (commissioned by the Hearst Corporationto celebrate the 75th anniversar y of Esquire magazine) focuson 40 of the 75 most influential people of the 21st century asdetermined by the magazinersquos editors Who made the cut ActorGeorge Clooney basketball star LeBron James Craigslist founderCraig Newmark regenerative-medicine specialist Anthony Atalafashion designer Marc Jacobs foreign-policy expert (and now USambassador to the UN) Samantha Power heart surgeon MehmetOz and architect Santiago Calatrava among others
Portrait subjects entered a transparent 10-foot-by-10-foot cubein which they spent 45 minutes doing anything they chose as longas it reflected their own sense of their personalities The portraits were filmed at Hearst headquarters in New York Esquire editor-in-chief David Granger attended every sitting
One subject created quite a stir Granger said ldquoWe didnrsquotpublicize it but when Clooney came word leaked out throughthe building At first there were a few people mdash mostly women mdashmilling around Pretty soon 300 people had gatheredrdquo
Newmark worked on a laptop computer resolving customer-service issues for Craigslist users James played a basketball-themed video game and became so absorbed that he overstayed histime limit Atala mdash whose work involves growing new human cellstissues and organs mdash treated the cube itself as an organ tr ying tocoax it to life by plastering images of cells all over its walls Jacobs brought his yoga teacher and had a yoga session
Clooney danced with women (he specified that no models oractresses be recruited) twirling in succession Schatzrsquos mother
several Hearst Corporation employees and TV journalist GayleKing He wanted ldquosomething to do hellip instead of just standingaroundrdquo Schatz explained
The resulting portraits are ldquodreamlikerdquo Schatz said in part because they are silent
They are more abstract and painterly than his subsequentNetwork series which includes audio of subjectsrsquo voices In theseSchatz focuses on Americans whom he sees as leaders or innovatorsComprising 89 portraits the series includes former Supreme CourtJustice Sandra Day OrsquoConnor Google Inc vice president (and so-called ldquofather of the Internetrdquo) Vint Cerf public radio journalistCokie Roberts and America Online founder Steve Case They talk
about their childhoods about forces that they believe shaped themThe Cube and Network series were acquired by the Smithsonian
Institutionrsquos National Portrait Gallery But Schatz has created video portraits for private collectors as well The genre requiresartist and subject to ldquolet go and let something happenrdquo he saidand the process is liberating
ldquoWe are all polyfaceted there are multiple ways we can beseen and interpreted At the root of all this is getting people toself-explorerdquo 983123 ndashLM
Arts
When LeBron James arrived for his Cube portrait session ldquohe wasin his early 20s mdash a kid reallyrdquo said David Granger ldquoOf coursekids like to play video gamesrdquo
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4000 +Trivia Turkey
paintings by Norman Rockwell includingFreedom from Want illustrating aThanksgiving dinner
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WatchTo view the video portraitof LeBron James scan theQR code with your phone
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In 2012 members of the US military andforeign service submitted photographs fromtheir duty abroad to a jury of experts Theirsubmissions began a project sponsored bythe US departments of State and Defenseto mark Veterans Day observed each year onthe 11th of November
The jury of photographers curators andprominent Americans including formersecretaries of state Madeleine Albright andColin Powell selected the best entries Artist
Lincoln Schatz then created composite stillimages from the top photos
The images convey ldquothe complex realities ofserving abroadrdquo Schatz said as well as theldquoimmense complexity of hope life hardshipand loss hellip Looking at the world throughtheir eyes we see the photographersrsquo humanexperience and wonder how we wouldnavigate were we thererdquo
Seen here is a composite merging three ofthe photographs
The dominant photo (taken by Manuel JMartinez) depicts an Iraqi father pausingfrom his conversation with US soldiersto share a moment with his daughter athis home in the Jefrmila neighborhood ofGhazaliyah Iraq A background photo (takenby Jeremy Lock) shows US soldiers withno date or place indicated and anotherbackground photo (taken by Alvin WilliamsJr) shows US Marines setting up a bivouacto assist victims of a landslide on the island
of Leyte in the Philippines
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Through Their Eyes
8Trivia Turkey
million 5- and 6- year-olds who might draw aturkey by tracing their fingers on paper andcoloring it in
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Education for AllJUDITH HEUMANN
Judith Heumann is the StateDepartmentrsquos special adviser forinternational disability rightsGrowing up in the New York City borough of BrooklynI wasnrsquot allowed to go to school until fourth gradebecause I used a wheelchair and was unable to walk
But my parents were adamant that I get an educationequal to my brothersrsquo so I could support myself if Inever married (women were not typically breadwinnersback then) They teamed up with other parents toforce some of the local secondary schools to become
accessible to students with disabilities Later I battledsuccessfully to be the first person in a wheelchair toteach in New York and taught there for three years
Education including the higher education describedon pages 14ndash23 is a great equalizer It opens opportunitiesfor girls and boys for disadvantaged people and especiallyfor people like me who have disabilities
Hamza Jaka and Amber Buckley-Shaklee twostudents with disabilities worked as interns at the StateDepartment this year Overall their stories indicatethat inclusive education is moving forward
Both Hamza and Amber have always attendedintegrated schools as required under laws that
didnrsquot exist when I was in school Hamza now anundergraduate student at the University of CaliforniaBerkeley was resented by peers who thought theaccommodations he received (such as having acomputer for spelling tests) were unfair And Ambernow a graduate student at the University of Illinois atUrbana-Champaign had friends at nearby schools who
were told they could come to school but only if theydidnrsquot bring their wheelchairs
Parents and students need to know their rights Inthe US there are Parent Information Centers that help
Also after years of implementation of our laws morestudents with disabilities are graduating from secondaryschool and entering work or higher education
We have come a long way since I had polio in1949 and we have far to go Our laws are not alwaysenforced as they should be As I work for equality andthe advancement of human rights I want to teach thislesson People with disabilities should have the samerights and opportunities as all people Granted these wecan and do improve our communities our country andthe world 983123
Last Word
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The journey to a US degree is filled
with choices Make smart ones
An Insiderrsquos Guideto Higher Ed
R E Q U I R E D R E A D I N G
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As a Northeastern University undergraduate Abhi Nangia learned marketing by help-ing women in Nicaragua sell jewelry made from recycled trash He studied finance by advising a tiny catering company in South Africa and leadership by organizingstruggling artists in Indonesia
Upon graduation from the Boston university in May Nangia took the skills he learned at itsSocial Enterprise Institute to launch Reweave a network that ldquocreates market access for peoplemaking beautiful thingsrdquo
This may not sound like the traditional undergraduate business-school experience but itrsquostypical of the innovative ways business students are educated in the United States today It com- bines features that a growing number of programs offer Instruction and learning are hands-onentrepreneurial and global
ldquoThe Social Enterprise Institute is probably the coolest thing everrdquo said Nangia whoseparents are from New Delhi but who grew up in Buffalo New York Northeastern is a leaderamong US universities in alternating classroomstudies with internships and real jobs The ex-perience convinced Nangia that international business is about a lot more than making mon-ey it can actually improve peoplersquos lives in othercountries Undergraduate business students whohistorically concentrated in accounting financeor marketing today can acquire knowledge and
skills as well about such fields as health care andsustainable development
For students looking to work for cutting-edgecompanies such as tech giant Google Inc or on-line retailer Amazoncom Inc some US busi-ness schools offer technology-focused degreesStudents at Carnegie Mellon Universityrsquos Tepper School of Business can study topics like bigdata mdash data sets so complex that theyrsquore hard to manage with traditional software
Ronny Ho a 21-year-old Chinese American who grew up in New York and whose parentsare from Shanghai and Taiwan is a senior at the Pittsburgh university She recently internedat the financial company Citigroup Inc in New York She felt she brought more to the job than just an ability to crunch numbers because of all the time she spent at Carnegie Mellon workingon team projects with scientists and engineers The collaborative projects included making
futuristic videos at the universityrsquos Human-Computer Interaction Institute where studentscreate make-believe worlds and games to better understand how computers can help peoplego about their daily livesldquoItrsquos such a new fieldrdquo she said ldquoItrsquos fun to take it and run with it andsee what you can dordquo
The recent global recession gave business schools more reasons to expand internships andcourses that give students hands-on experience like Ho and Nangia are getting said John JFernandes president of AACSB International (Association to Advance Collegiate Schools ofBusiness) With fewer workers companies are looking to interns to do more ldquoBusinesses expectstudents to hit the ground runningrdquo Fernandes said 983123
Business SchoolsBridge Classroomsand Real-Life WorkKATHERINE MANGAN
Express Laneto an MBA
At the Bainbridge GraduateInstitute nature lovers can pursuemasterrsquos degrees in businessadministration on an island campusoff the coast of Seattle In classroomsnestled amid 250 acres of forestthey learn how to make money inenvironmentally sustainable ways
If studying in one of the worldrsquosmost exciting business centers is more
your style New York Universityrsquos SternSchool of Business is blocks fromWall Street As members of the SternConsulting Corps students tackle realbusiness challenges by advising shopowners in a low-income neighborhoodor by creating business plans forupstart fashion designers
Most full-time MBA programsin the United States take two yearsto complete but several now offerintensified one-year options While topMBA programs usually require several
years of work experience someonefresh out of college or with just a few
years on the job might want to look intoa one-year specialized masterrsquos degree
At Thunderbird School of GlobalManagement a private school based inGlendale Arizona finishing in one yearshaves $20000 off the price (Tuitionruns $90000 for two years and$70000 for one)
ldquoFor students looking to improvetheir English studying in the US gives
you a true immersion in the languagethat will force you to become fluentby the time you leaverdquo said RebeccaHenriksen vice president of enrollmentand student services ldquoBut itrsquos still a trulyglobal experience We have studentsfrom close to 70 countries so itrsquos almoslike a minindashUnited Nations hererdquo
Cornell Universityrsquos JohnsonGraduate School of Management alsooffers a one-year MBA popular withstudents who want to double up andearn a professional degree in medicineengineering or law as well Dual degreesare increasingly popular in the US
because they give graduates an edge ina tough job marketIn recent years enrollments in
traditional two-year MBA programsinched up 1 percent in North Americawhile specialized masters enrollmentsshot up 30 percent according to theAACSB Popular specialties includefinance accounting marketing andnewer fields such as data analytics andinformation-technology management
Abhi Nangia shoots a video to help a groupof women in Nicaragua sell jewelry madefrom recycled trash
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TomorrowrsquosArtists TodayKAREN CALABRIA
Itrsquos no surprise that artists worldwide look to address mod-ern challenges and adopt the newest technology Art and theavant-garde have always gone hand in hand Here are shiningexamples of successful US programs for students of digital
arts conservation and arts and crafts
Digital Arts
When it comes to new technology art departments are earlyadopters Digital arts mdash such as animation video game develop-ment graphic design and visual effects mdash are attracting more stu-
dents each year many of them internationalThe School of Visual Arts in New York which admits students based on their portfolios as well as grades and test scores has madea name for itself as a premier digital arts program
John McIntosh chair of the Computer Art Computer Animationand Visual Effects Department said ldquoWe offer a program that onlyhires working professionals as faculty that has the highest academicrigor and that allows students to excel by concentrating on the prac-tice of being an artist for each of their four yearsrdquo
Anne Yang an animation student said she has gained practicalhands-on experience She and five classmates collaborated on mak-ing a film at the end of their junior year ldquoStudents donrsquot typically getthat experiencerdquo Yang said Their two-minute animated short Fright
Shift about a ghost hunter afraid of ghosts was a hit with audiences
Art Conservation
Most conservation programs in the US have catered to ad- vanced-degree students but a growing number now reach out to un-dergraduates as well New Mexico State University in Albuquerque began offering a bachelorrsquos degree in museum conservation in 2005Director Silvia Marinas-Feliner said interest in art conservation mayhave something to do with the popularity of forensic science on suchtelevision shows as CSI Crime Scene Investigation Museum conser- vationists are investigators too said Marinas-Feliner only insteadof autopsying bodies they try to uncover the history of the object
ldquoThings deteriorate and need to be preserved especially withnatural disastersrdquo she said
One of her former students Lyndy Bush works at the Smithson-ian Institutionrsquos National Museum of Natural History in Washing-ton ldquoIrsquom conserving botanical specimens that were damaged [byHurricane Sandy] while they were out on loanrdquo Bush said ldquoThe ideaof a career in art that incorporates science and skill was what mademe fall in love with the fieldrdquo
Students learn conservation techniques in small classes (nomore than 12 students) The cross-disciplinary curriculum requiresstudy in art history fine arts archaeology and hard science Theprogram even encourages students to study entomology so they become familiar with the bugs they might find in an artifact thatneeds restoring
Arts and Crafts
American arts and craf ts schools offer tradit ional disciplinessuch as glassblowing metalworking ceramics and woodworkingCurricula can reflect local art traditions according to ChristineHavice director of the School of Art at Kent State University pointing to basketweaving and rug-making in the Southwest and industrialized arts at her own school in Ohio
Some schools may shy away from adapting technology in deference to ldquothe old waysrdquo of preserving the past but that is not thecase at the Appalachian Center for Craft a satellite campus of Ten
nessee Tech University in Cookeville Tennessee Jeff Adams thecenterrsquos director said his students employ Computer-Aided Design3-D printers and computerized looms to preserve and advance thetreasures of that mountain region
The center teaches new ways to apply skills Engineering and ceramics students work hand in hand on one project in sub-Saharan Africa w ith the engineers designing water-filtration systems andthe ceramics students making clay water-filtration devices
ldquoItrsquos about what they want to do with the skills theyrsquore learninghere not just about how to produce things for salerdquo Adams said 983123
Museum conservation students at New Mexico State University puttheir restoration skills to the test
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Huge Geek MomentThe Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) trade show is the World Cup Olympics and Super Bowl
rolled into one for the 50000 video gamers designers programmers and marketers from 120countries who throng to Los Angeles each year But the excitement isnrsquot confined to the conventionhall Global gamers tune in breathlessly online to await word of the newest gaming advances
Eight students at Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) were no exception this June but they hada special reason for excitement A video game they developed not only was exhibited at the trade show butalso shared top honors at E3rsquos inaugural College Game Competition ldquoIt was a huge geek moment and anamazing opportunity for themrdquo said Tina OrsquoHailey dean of SCADrsquos School of Digital Media
Most game designers can expect to go their whole career without having the opportunity toshowcase a game of their own at E3 said Luis Cataldi head of SCADrsquos game development program
The studentsrsquo visually stunning side-scrolling PC game Lost in Thought follows a therapist as hetravels through his patientsrsquo minds to heal them
More than 380 US schools offer coursework in computer and video game design In 2013 SCADrsquosprogram was ranked by The Princeton Review as one of the nationrsquos top programs The college granted85 degrees in interactive design and game development in 2012
Band Camp RevisitedSome Columbia College Chicago students refer to it as ldquoBand Camprdquo Like Nashville Tennessee
New Orleans and Austin Texas the Windy City of Chicago is known for its vibrant music scene Thecity is a playground for the nearly 11000 students at Columbia College Chicago the countryrsquos largest
arts and media collegeCome summertime some Columbia musicians and aspiring record producers get to attend what
they fondly call ldquoBand Camprdquo Others know it as the schoolrsquos selective Summer Music ImmersionProgram Students from three Columbia departments mdash music arts management and acousticsmdash join forces for an intensive week of beats bass and branding The result a professional-qualityextended play (EP) record and a one-night-only showcase at a popular live music venue
Nate Green a recent graduate was a repeat camper ldquoItrsquos a lot of fun but extremely hard It rsquos themost real-world experience in my field one can get while still being at schoolrdquo he said
A local music-industry veteran helps the students compose songs mix them and market theresulting album
Although music-technology programs have cropped up at colleges around the country Columbiasets itself apart as the only undergraduate program to offer a bachelor of science degree in acoustics
Department chairman Pantelis Vassilakis said ldquoWersquore at the intersection of sound as music soundas business sound as physics and sound as perceptionrdquo 983123
A panel from Lost in Thought a game developed by SCAD students that shared top honorsat 2013rsquos E3 trade show
Your 5 Stepsto US Study
983089Research983086 Eighteen months before
your projected enrollment983084 begin your
research983086 Why do you want to study in
the U983086S983086 Where will you fit in Will you
need financial assistance What are the
application deadlines Identify sources offinancial aid and prepare for standardized
tests such as the Scholastic Aptitude Test
You might be asked to take an English
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( wwwEducationUSAstategov )
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important parts of your application983086
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varies983084 studying in the U983086S983086 can be
affordable and yield high returns on
your investment983086 Start your financial
planning early983086 If you have good grades983084
think about applying for an international
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Shu Zhu came to the United States from Qingdao China six years ago as many international students do planning toprepare for a career in business But at North Carolina StateUniversity she discovered one of the glories of the US sys-
tem of higher education the ability undergraduates have to exploreoptions and change majors
She got an early opportunity to work in a research laboratoryunder the tutelage of an engineering professor alongside graduatestudents and postdoctoral fellows all searching for breakthroughsin chemical and biomedical engineering
Zhu soon switched majors to chemical engineering and nowis pursuing a doctorate at the University of Pennsylvania an IvyLeague school in Philadelphia She said the beauty of her educa-tional path was that she could change her mind
She credits the engineering professor Michael Dickey with en-couraging her to excel Even when she had ldquosome crazy ideardquo shesaid ldquohe would never say lsquoYou cannot do thisrsquo He would alwayssay lsquoYou should tryrsquordquo
Dickey an associate professor in the Department of Chemi-cal and Biomolecular Engineering was honored in 2012 as one ofNorth Carolina Statersquos outstanding teachers He regularly putsundergraduates to work on lab projects which include developingnovel nanofabrication techniques and stretching liquid metals intoforms that can hold their shape at room temperatures
He also has a gift for explaining things Discussing why alumi-
num and copper make such good electrical conductors he said itrsquos because of their ldquogood thermal properties mdash when you sit on metal bleachers it feels really cold because they are removing heat from your body really fastrdquo
One of his favorite metals is gallium a liquid metal with athick paint-like consistency Dickey has found that by mixinggallium with indium the resulting alloy can be stretched intoelectrical wires His team has put gallium through myriad testsprinting it in 3-D fashion encasing it in rubbery materials twist-ing it into different configurations and stretching it
The team made ear phones that extend 10 times their originallength ldquoThe sound quality doesnrsquot change at allrdquo Dickey saidldquobecause itrsquos such a good conductor of electricit yrdquo
Dickey focuses on new materials Nylon was once a major breakthrough in material science as was silicon Dickey rsquos galli-um-based alloy could prove to be the next Potential applicationsinclude antennas clothing wallpaper even newspapers
Dickeyrsquos lab which has captured the attention of privateindustry is typical of American higher-education programs inscience technology engineering and math or STEM
In addition to new materials popular STEM fields for studentsinclude computer science environmental conservation and 3-Dprinting as well as fields related to providing the planet with foodand energy
International Attraction
The US is the Number 1 destination for foreign students inter-ested in studying science and engineering at the postsecondarylevel according to the National Science Board
At the undergraduate level 32 percent of international studentsare enrolled in a STEM-related field At the graduate level roughly60 percent of international students are pursuing STEM degreesTwo-thirds of them come from India and China Foreign studentseek out US programs educators say for the high-quality educa-tion and meaningful research in state-of-the-art labs
US college life affords students opportunities to branch out
and take courses in political science entrepreneurship and thehumanities ldquoItrsquos both the technical depth of what we do in theSTEM fieldsrdquo said Charles Thorpe provost at Clarkson Universityin New York and ldquoembedding that in a liberal ar ts educationrdquo Living in dorms leading student organizations and attending sportingevents he said are important parts of a US education
In secondary school Zhu 22 learned lots of physics and mathldquobut wasnrsquot really enjoying itrdquo Students spent long hours solvingproblems and other exercises in preparation for Chinarsquos tough college entrance exam ldquoIt wasnrsquot interesting scientific knowledgerdquoshe said Her attitude changed in Michael Dickeyrsquos lab and so didher life trajectory 983123
Branching OutThrough STEMLUCY HOOD
International Students in STEM fields
983094983088graduate
983091983090undergraduate
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STEM StandoutsThe US offers rich opportunities to study science technologyengineering and math These schools are the tip of the iceberg
St Olaf CollegeLocated in Northfield Minnesota St Olaf College has a renowned choir but
is also a prodigious incubator of engineers and scientists It ranks in the top 10
among four-year colleges in producing future PhDs Forty percent of its 3000students major in math chemistry biology computer science or psychology
In tandem with its STEM programs St Olaf emphasizes environmentalconservation Everything from the food students eat to the construction ofbuildings to the curriculum itself is guided by an appreciation for science and aneffort to reduce manrsquos footprint on the planet Scientists there work to reducetoxic waste associated with lab work
The crown jewel of the environmental efforts is Regents Hall a state-of-the-art science building that meets the strictest criteria established by the US GreenBuilding Council
The college requires all students to take at least two science classes A newlydeveloped course promises nonscience majors an understanding of the sciencebehind issues at the forefront of public debate today
ldquoWe have the best of both worldsrdquo said Matthew Richey associate dean fornatural sciences and mathematics with an elite program that prepares thosefuture PhDs but also provides other students a deeper understanding of mathand science than the typical liberal-arts student gets in college
University of California San Diego In Professor Darren Lipomirsquos nanoengineering lab at the University of
California San Diego students from Belarus Thailand and Mexico are part of theresearch team working on solar energy mdash specifically the pursuit of less expensiveand less brittle solar panels
That diversity is the norm in cutting-edge research settings said the youngchemical engineer ldquoPeople from different cultures have different approaches tosimilar problems and if yoursquore in the room together somebody will come up with asolutionrdquo he said
A normal solar cell is made of silicon which is easily damaged in inclementweather Lipomi is taking the silicon out and replacing it with a plastic material
thatrsquos not only more robust but more economical
Clarkson UniversityLocated near the Canadian border in Potsdam New York Clarkson
University is known for its engineering programs and for graduatingstudents who make higher starting salaries than their counterparts fromHarvard University
Last year 10 percent of the schoolrsquos 3 604 students were foreignnationals many enrolled in STEM programs and learning entrepreneurshipalong with scientific research
ldquoOur model is taking the innovator by the hand through thecommercialization processrdquo said Matthew Draper deputy director of theShipley Center for Innovation The center helps students with intellectualproperty rights marketing research branding beta testing fundraising andrevenue generation These are daunting steps that scientists find difficult tomaneuver Draper said
Since 2010 the center has helped 57 startups with 158 more in thepipeline It helped Dami Adepoju a recent Clarkson graduate from AbujaNigeria break into the shoe business Adepoju designed a four-way zipperthat transforms one shoe into three giving people with limited resourcesdiverse styles
Experts at the Shipley Center helped Adepoju come up with a 3-D modelfor his invention and build a market They connected him with cobblersbuilt the zipper to his specifications and helped with pre-incorporation andpartnership agreements From Nigeria Adepoju now runs Fini Shoes andplans to sell worldwide 983123
Above Shu Zhu in alab at the University of
Pennsylvania found thather educational plans tookan unexpected turn leftMichael Dickey displaysan antenna made from a
gallium-based alloy
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E ven as a child in Zimbabwe GamuchiraiClinton Tavaziva wanted to be a doc-tor ldquoGamurdquo played with living thingspretending birds were patients and ex-
amined the skeletons of dead lizards outside hishome in Harare the countryrsquos largest city
But after secondary school his goal of gettinga medical education in the United States and re-turning to Zimbabwe with that expertise lookedout of reach The price tag was too high for hisfamily even with financial aid
Those who had known Tavaziva now 20 asa teen had always admired the shy science whiz with a passion for helping others His grades andleadership skills earned him the title of ldquohead boyrdquo or student president
An adv iser from the US Achievers Programmdash part of a US Department of State EducationUSA initiative in Zimbabwe mdash urged Tavaziva toapply for a new $500 million MasterCard Foun-dation Scholars Program The program planned
to educate 15000 talented young people in 10 years It would help those with financialhardship and a ldquogive backrdquo ethos and prepare them to be leaders
The programrsquos focus is Africa which is growing economically and politically but hasthe worldrsquos lowest education enrollment rates and a young population (Sixty percentof Africans are under age 25)
Tavaziva didnrsquot need to be told twice He filled out an application at the US Embassyand weeks later got an email notifying him hersquod been selected as a MasterCard Founda-tion scholar at Arizona State University (ASU) ldquoI didnrsquot know whether to cry or jumpIt was 11 pm and I woke everyone up We all celebratedrdquo he said
Arriving in Arizona later that year Tavaziva saw more than 60000 students movingabout the Tempe campus of the nationrsquos largest public university and found it ldquokindof scary but at the same time exciting I told myself Irsquod meet so many people make somany connectionsrdquo
He adjusted to dormitory life challenging courses his first ldquoCrdquo grade worries aboutspeaking English with an accent and new foods mdash Mexican was a hit but not hamburg-ers A biochemistry major Tavaziva jumped at the chance to do research in order tomimic the process of a spiderrsquos production of silk
He found college football equally exciting ldquoIrsquod always been an admirer of American
footballrdquo he said ldquoIrsquod watched a lot back home but seeing it in person was one of the best experiences of my liferdquo
Jenny Brian who taught Tavaziva in a freshman seminar said he is ldquosmart funnypolite and dedicatedrdquo
ldquoGamu thinks deeply about topics and has a strong sense of social justice and equityrdquosaid Meggan Madden director of the MasterCard program at ASU She said Tavaziva was chosen not only for his academic skills but because he ldquodreams bigrdquo and is moti- vated to make his dreams a reality
Tavaziva plans to return to Zimbabwe with his degree ldquoI just love my country somuchrdquo he said ldquoand Irsquom obliged to help in rebuilding it againrdquo 983123
From Africa to ArizonaGRETCHEN KELL
Attention ClassLAUREN MONSEN
One hundred students from acrossEgypt Tunisia Algeria Afghanistan andPakistan spent four weeks recently atIndiana Universityrsquos Kelley School ofBusiness where they developed businessplans and marketing strategies
For some US teaching methods mdashdesigned to encourage critical thinkingthrough lively classroom discussions mdashcame as a revelation
It was ldquonot considered disrespectful toask questions of your professorsrdquo said anamazed Sara Bisharat of Jordan
ldquoThe [Indiana] professors grab yourattentionrdquo said Haseeb Rahman ofAfghanistan ldquoYou feel like yoursquore engagedand involvedrdquo
Sara Jamil of Pakistan found peerdiscussion helpful ldquoI got an opportunityto listen to the perspectives of people ofvaried nationalities on one topicrdquo she saidldquoIt was a wonderful learning experiencerdquo
During the program sponsored bythe Coca-Cola Company and the USDepartment of State Professor Chris Cook
pointed out problems with some of thebusiness plans ldquoI usually asked studentsto provide more hard data and challengedall their assumptionsrdquo he said ldquoIrsquod sendthem to the CIA [World Factbook ] websitebecause it has phenomenal data and to theWorld Bank [data] website among othersources Indiana University library data wasalso availablerdquo
By the end Cook said ldquothey were allleaps and bounds ahead of where they werewhen they first walked in the doorrdquo
Still ldquoI learned as much as they didrdquo hesaid 983123
Gamu Tavaziva saw the failure ofhospitals in Zimbabwe as ldquoa call forme to pursue medicinerdquo
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4 MythsOnly prestigiousuniversities offer aquality education
There are 4495 degree-grantinginstitutions in the US according to theNational Center for Education Statistics
yet the eyes of overseas students are often
fixed on the Ivy League schools But eliteschools set the entrance bar skyhigh andreject most applicants while qualityeducation is available at many moreschools according to Stefano Papaleodirector of admissions at Lynn Universityin Florida
Only rich parents cansend children to the US
Public universities charge less tuitionthan most private schools Graduatestudents often qualify for discounts asteaching assistants More than 500 US
scholarships and grants are available to helpinternational students defray costs (Learnmore about them on the Funding for USStudy website) Financial support also maybe available in studentsrsquo home countries
Studying in the USis similar to attendingcollege back home
Students are surprised by differencesbetween classrooms in the United Statesand in their own home countries accordingto Jessica Young who advises internationalstudents at the University of Illinois It rsquos not
just sitting and listening to professors shesaid Asking and answering questions orgiving oral presentations affect final gradesso ldquohone your communication skills andbe prepared for a change in the way youstudyrdquo
US campuses are unsafeMovies and television depict the United
States as plagued by violence but the realityis that crime rates have fallen for yearsMost campuses have precautions in placemdash emergency call boxes alert systems towarn students of any imminent threat andshuttle buses or services to escort studentsat night In a 2012 poll by i-Graduate 82percent of international students said theyfelt ldquosafe and securerdquo in the US
Schools with the Largest Shares of International Students
Schools with the Largest Number of International Students
983090983095New School
New York
983090983094Florida Instituteof Technology
Florida
983090983089Illinois Instituteof Technology
Illinois
983089983096Lynn University
Florida
9269University of Southern California
Los Angeles
8997 University of IllinoisUrbana-Champaign
8660New York University
New York
8563 Purdue University
West Lafayette Indiana
Why These Schools
ReputationMatt VanderZalm spokesman at the University of Illinois said prestige and low cost of living matter
A reputation ldquoas one of the top destinations for international students perpetuates itselfrdquo he saidStudents who hear friends speaking highly of Illinois follow
LocationSchools on both coasts and in the Midwest draw international students because thatrsquos where majorcities are concentrated
ProgramsNearly two-thirds of international students want to study business engineering or science so schoolsthat boast strong programs in those areas are popular Among them the University of Illinois atUrbana-Champaign Carnegie Mellon University Purdue University New York University and theUniversity of California at Los Angeles
Of All International Students at US Colleges the Largest Shares Come from
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The Welcome Mat Is OutUS colleges and universities attract far more students from abroad than any other countryrsquos
higher-education institutions mdash 764000 of the 4 million international students worldwide Their rankshave swelled by nearly a third in the past decade but higher education leaders say they have room forplenty more and they are eager to find them
Many US colleges mdash small and large public and private mdash have stepped up their recruitment ofstudents from abroad according to a survey by higher-education associations More than half comefrom China India and South Korea but students come from a host of other lands as well includingSaudi Arabia Canada Vietnam and Mexico
Still only one in 25 college students in the United States is international compared with one infive in Australia and the United Kingdom President Obama is a strong backer of efforts to attractmore international students and send more American students abroad His ldquo100000 Strong inChinardquo initiative aims to quadruple the number of Americans studying in China while a similar effortis mounted to bring in 100000 students from Latin America while sending an equal number ofAmericans to study there
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Peace amp Security
Ben Rattray dreamed of being the ultimate establishment manan investment banker who would wear a double-breasted suit ashe walked down Wall Street But a series of experiences during
college led Rattray down an entirelydifferent path
Today he helps tens of millions ofpeople around the world take on theestablishment by exercising a basic American tenet petitioning for change
On the website Rattray founded
Changeorg citizens in the UnitedStates and countries like India South Africa and Brazil have fought to giveequal access to girls on sports teams
to battle local corruption and to make one young girl eligible for alung transplant normally reserved for adults The site is a platformthat allows individuals to petition an array of institutions bycollecting the names of supporters online
With the power of signatures Changeorg says it is makinga difference helping people win thousands of victories since thesite launched in 2007 Big institutions be they governments orcorporations can seem too powerful for individuals to take onRattray said and ldquopeople become apathetic if they think theycanrsquot make a difference The power of individuals is to come
together and not work alone You just have everyday people doingextraordinary thingsrdquo
The 25-year-old Rattray who attended Stanford University andthe London School of Economics started rethinking his career
Real ChangeOne Signature
at a Time
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gets to play sports
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signaturesFirefighters granted
government health care
126631
signaturesPhone company helps
domestic violence victims
194825 signaturesEcuador shuts down
ex-gay torture clinics
113759
signaturesAmazon stops selling
whale and dolphin meat
202962
signaturesSupporting South Africanwomenrsquos fight against ldquocorrective raperdquo171789
signaturesPalm oil plantation barred
for burning forests
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path when his brother announced he is gay but also said that hehad been hiding his sexuality out of fear Rattray said he thoughtof people including himself who had stood by and done nothingto fight for justice and equal treatment He went to London reada book a day and thought about the concept of social change Theend result was the birth of Changeorg
The sitersquos popular petitions often gain media coverage Fifteen- year-old Julia Bluhm was distressed at the way photographs ofgirls and women in the popular teen magazine Seventeen were
being airbrushed to make them look thinner and prettier Bluhmdecided to petition the magazine and collected signatures fromas far away as Australia and the Netherlands ldquoWe all know how itcan affect a girlrsquos body image and self-esteemrdquo said Bluhm wholives in Waterville Maine Getting more than 84000 far-flungsignatures ldquokind of opens up the bigger picture and shows how itaffects people all over the worldrdquo
Bluhmrsquos petition led Seventeen to stop altering modelsrsquo shapes with Photoshop and to publish a ldquoBody Peace Treatyrdquo calling ongirls to be confident regardless of their size or shape
Cynthia Butterworth of Rochester New York petitioned tohelp her sister who had been the victim of domestic violence andfound it would cost $500 to close the mobile phone account she
had shared with her abuser The phone company responded toButterworthrsquos petition by agreeing to close the account without afee and to implement a new policy to help other abuse victims ldquoIt was a huge victoryrdquo Butterworth said ldquoIt gives a little person whofeels like she has been treated unfairly a huge voicerdquo
People in more than 190 countries have used the petitionsRattray says
In India he said there has been an explosion of campaignsagainst corruption through his website A man in Hardoiattempting to report alleged corruption to the Regional TransportOffice was asked for a bribe and beaten when he refused mdash anepisode caught on cell phone video A Changeorg petitionstarted by the man and pursued by Indians countrywide led to
prosecutions and a stronger anti-corruption policy Rattray said Changeorg will continue to empower people Asregular people mobilize by petitioning online he said he meetspeople everywhere who have a growing conviction that they reallycan make a difference 983123 ndashSM
The White House has a similar petition page online called We thePeople (httpspetitionswhitehousegov) which allows people tocreate online petitions on matters involving government action Ifa petition attracts 150 signatures in 30 days it will be searchable onthe White House site If it collects 100000 signatures during that
time the petition will be reviewed by the Obama administrationand a response will be posted Topics range from gun violence toimmigration to beer (and yes the White House gave in and revealedthe official White House beer recipe)
We the People
Above Julia Bluhm (center) and other teens at Hearst Corp inNew York where Bluhm delivered a petition asking Seventeen magazine to stop altering photos Below Seventeenrsquos editor-in-chief responded by publishing this letter
$423Trivia Turkey
average amount spent by shoppers over theThanksgiving holiday weekend
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Redefining PortraitureChicago-based artist Lincoln Schatz who regards traditionalportraits as idealized depictions of ldquoa single frozen momentrdquo iscreating portraits by filming subjects
Schatz mounts cameras at varied heights within a small room
to create 360-degree views of his subjects who perform or speakabout their lives while the cameras roll A computer randomly editsresulting footage and displays it on a screen in a loop constantlyrecombining footage such that no two viewings will be the same
Schatz seeks dynamism by generating unpredictablecombinations of camera angles The artistrsquos Cube series (2008) andNetwork series (2012) thus offer shifting perspectives on personality
ldquoI wanted to get beyond the mythology people create forthemselvesrdquo Schatz said ldquoI ask them lsquoIf life is a series of dots ona line how does your story start Whatrsquos the first dot for yoursquordquoBut he doesnrsquot allow his subjectsrsquo answers to define their portraitsinstead working to ldquoget them beyond their self-images or public brands to understand themselves in a new and different wayrdquo
The Cube portraits (commissioned by the Hearst Corporationto celebrate the 75th anniversar y of Esquire magazine) focuson 40 of the 75 most influential people of the 21st century asdetermined by the magazinersquos editors Who made the cut ActorGeorge Clooney basketball star LeBron James Craigslist founderCraig Newmark regenerative-medicine specialist Anthony Atalafashion designer Marc Jacobs foreign-policy expert (and now USambassador to the UN) Samantha Power heart surgeon MehmetOz and architect Santiago Calatrava among others
Portrait subjects entered a transparent 10-foot-by-10-foot cubein which they spent 45 minutes doing anything they chose as longas it reflected their own sense of their personalities The portraits were filmed at Hearst headquarters in New York Esquire editor-in-chief David Granger attended every sitting
One subject created quite a stir Granger said ldquoWe didnrsquotpublicize it but when Clooney came word leaked out throughthe building At first there were a few people mdash mostly women mdashmilling around Pretty soon 300 people had gatheredrdquo
Newmark worked on a laptop computer resolving customer-service issues for Craigslist users James played a basketball-themed video game and became so absorbed that he overstayed histime limit Atala mdash whose work involves growing new human cellstissues and organs mdash treated the cube itself as an organ tr ying tocoax it to life by plastering images of cells all over its walls Jacobs brought his yoga teacher and had a yoga session
Clooney danced with women (he specified that no models oractresses be recruited) twirling in succession Schatzrsquos mother
several Hearst Corporation employees and TV journalist GayleKing He wanted ldquosomething to do hellip instead of just standingaroundrdquo Schatz explained
The resulting portraits are ldquodreamlikerdquo Schatz said in part because they are silent
They are more abstract and painterly than his subsequentNetwork series which includes audio of subjectsrsquo voices In theseSchatz focuses on Americans whom he sees as leaders or innovatorsComprising 89 portraits the series includes former Supreme CourtJustice Sandra Day OrsquoConnor Google Inc vice president (and so-called ldquofather of the Internetrdquo) Vint Cerf public radio journalistCokie Roberts and America Online founder Steve Case They talk
about their childhoods about forces that they believe shaped themThe Cube and Network series were acquired by the Smithsonian
Institutionrsquos National Portrait Gallery But Schatz has created video portraits for private collectors as well The genre requiresartist and subject to ldquolet go and let something happenrdquo he saidand the process is liberating
ldquoWe are all polyfaceted there are multiple ways we can beseen and interpreted At the root of all this is getting people toself-explorerdquo 983123 ndashLM
Arts
When LeBron James arrived for his Cube portrait session ldquohe wasin his early 20s mdash a kid reallyrdquo said David Granger ldquoOf coursekids like to play video gamesrdquo
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4000 +Trivia Turkey
paintings by Norman Rockwell includingFreedom from Want illustrating aThanksgiving dinner
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WatchTo view the video portraitof LeBron James scan theQR code with your phone
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In 2012 members of the US military andforeign service submitted photographs fromtheir duty abroad to a jury of experts Theirsubmissions began a project sponsored bythe US departments of State and Defenseto mark Veterans Day observed each year onthe 11th of November
The jury of photographers curators andprominent Americans including formersecretaries of state Madeleine Albright andColin Powell selected the best entries Artist
Lincoln Schatz then created composite stillimages from the top photos
The images convey ldquothe complex realities ofserving abroadrdquo Schatz said as well as theldquoimmense complexity of hope life hardshipand loss hellip Looking at the world throughtheir eyes we see the photographersrsquo humanexperience and wonder how we wouldnavigate were we thererdquo
Seen here is a composite merging three ofthe photographs
The dominant photo (taken by Manuel JMartinez) depicts an Iraqi father pausingfrom his conversation with US soldiersto share a moment with his daughter athis home in the Jefrmila neighborhood ofGhazaliyah Iraq A background photo (takenby Jeremy Lock) shows US soldiers withno date or place indicated and anotherbackground photo (taken by Alvin WilliamsJr) shows US Marines setting up a bivouacto assist victims of a landslide on the island
of Leyte in the Philippines
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Through Their Eyes
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million 5- and 6- year-olds who might draw aturkey by tracing their fingers on paper andcoloring it in
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Education for AllJUDITH HEUMANN
Judith Heumann is the StateDepartmentrsquos special adviser forinternational disability rightsGrowing up in the New York City borough of BrooklynI wasnrsquot allowed to go to school until fourth gradebecause I used a wheelchair and was unable to walk
But my parents were adamant that I get an educationequal to my brothersrsquo so I could support myself if Inever married (women were not typically breadwinnersback then) They teamed up with other parents toforce some of the local secondary schools to become
accessible to students with disabilities Later I battledsuccessfully to be the first person in a wheelchair toteach in New York and taught there for three years
Education including the higher education describedon pages 14ndash23 is a great equalizer It opens opportunitiesfor girls and boys for disadvantaged people and especiallyfor people like me who have disabilities
Hamza Jaka and Amber Buckley-Shaklee twostudents with disabilities worked as interns at the StateDepartment this year Overall their stories indicatethat inclusive education is moving forward
Both Hamza and Amber have always attendedintegrated schools as required under laws that
didnrsquot exist when I was in school Hamza now anundergraduate student at the University of CaliforniaBerkeley was resented by peers who thought theaccommodations he received (such as having acomputer for spelling tests) were unfair And Ambernow a graduate student at the University of Illinois atUrbana-Champaign had friends at nearby schools who
were told they could come to school but only if theydidnrsquot bring their wheelchairs
Parents and students need to know their rights Inthe US there are Parent Information Centers that help
Also after years of implementation of our laws morestudents with disabilities are graduating from secondaryschool and entering work or higher education
We have come a long way since I had polio in1949 and we have far to go Our laws are not alwaysenforced as they should be As I work for equality andthe advancement of human rights I want to teach thislesson People with disabilities should have the samerights and opportunities as all people Granted these wecan and do improve our communities our country andthe world 983123
Last Word
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The journey to a US degree is filled
with choices Make smart ones
An Insiderrsquos Guideto Higher Ed
R E Q U I R E D R E A D I N G
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As a Northeastern University undergraduate Abhi Nangia learned marketing by help-ing women in Nicaragua sell jewelry made from recycled trash He studied finance by advising a tiny catering company in South Africa and leadership by organizingstruggling artists in Indonesia
Upon graduation from the Boston university in May Nangia took the skills he learned at itsSocial Enterprise Institute to launch Reweave a network that ldquocreates market access for peoplemaking beautiful thingsrdquo
This may not sound like the traditional undergraduate business-school experience but itrsquostypical of the innovative ways business students are educated in the United States today It com- bines features that a growing number of programs offer Instruction and learning are hands-onentrepreneurial and global
ldquoThe Social Enterprise Institute is probably the coolest thing everrdquo said Nangia whoseparents are from New Delhi but who grew up in Buffalo New York Northeastern is a leaderamong US universities in alternating classroomstudies with internships and real jobs The ex-perience convinced Nangia that international business is about a lot more than making mon-ey it can actually improve peoplersquos lives in othercountries Undergraduate business students whohistorically concentrated in accounting financeor marketing today can acquire knowledge and
skills as well about such fields as health care andsustainable development
For students looking to work for cutting-edgecompanies such as tech giant Google Inc or on-line retailer Amazoncom Inc some US busi-ness schools offer technology-focused degreesStudents at Carnegie Mellon Universityrsquos Tepper School of Business can study topics like bigdata mdash data sets so complex that theyrsquore hard to manage with traditional software
Ronny Ho a 21-year-old Chinese American who grew up in New York and whose parentsare from Shanghai and Taiwan is a senior at the Pittsburgh university She recently internedat the financial company Citigroup Inc in New York She felt she brought more to the job than just an ability to crunch numbers because of all the time she spent at Carnegie Mellon workingon team projects with scientists and engineers The collaborative projects included making
futuristic videos at the universityrsquos Human-Computer Interaction Institute where studentscreate make-believe worlds and games to better understand how computers can help peoplego about their daily livesldquoItrsquos such a new fieldrdquo she said ldquoItrsquos fun to take it and run with it andsee what you can dordquo
The recent global recession gave business schools more reasons to expand internships andcourses that give students hands-on experience like Ho and Nangia are getting said John JFernandes president of AACSB International (Association to Advance Collegiate Schools ofBusiness) With fewer workers companies are looking to interns to do more ldquoBusinesses expectstudents to hit the ground runningrdquo Fernandes said 983123
Business SchoolsBridge Classroomsand Real-Life WorkKATHERINE MANGAN
Express Laneto an MBA
At the Bainbridge GraduateInstitute nature lovers can pursuemasterrsquos degrees in businessadministration on an island campusoff the coast of Seattle In classroomsnestled amid 250 acres of forestthey learn how to make money inenvironmentally sustainable ways
If studying in one of the worldrsquosmost exciting business centers is more
your style New York Universityrsquos SternSchool of Business is blocks fromWall Street As members of the SternConsulting Corps students tackle realbusiness challenges by advising shopowners in a low-income neighborhoodor by creating business plans forupstart fashion designers
Most full-time MBA programsin the United States take two yearsto complete but several now offerintensified one-year options While topMBA programs usually require several
years of work experience someonefresh out of college or with just a few
years on the job might want to look intoa one-year specialized masterrsquos degree
At Thunderbird School of GlobalManagement a private school based inGlendale Arizona finishing in one yearshaves $20000 off the price (Tuitionruns $90000 for two years and$70000 for one)
ldquoFor students looking to improvetheir English studying in the US gives
you a true immersion in the languagethat will force you to become fluentby the time you leaverdquo said RebeccaHenriksen vice president of enrollmentand student services ldquoBut itrsquos still a trulyglobal experience We have studentsfrom close to 70 countries so itrsquos almoslike a minindashUnited Nations hererdquo
Cornell Universityrsquos JohnsonGraduate School of Management alsooffers a one-year MBA popular withstudents who want to double up andearn a professional degree in medicineengineering or law as well Dual degreesare increasingly popular in the US
because they give graduates an edge ina tough job marketIn recent years enrollments in
traditional two-year MBA programsinched up 1 percent in North Americawhile specialized masters enrollmentsshot up 30 percent according to theAACSB Popular specialties includefinance accounting marketing andnewer fields such as data analytics andinformation-technology management
Abhi Nangia shoots a video to help a groupof women in Nicaragua sell jewelry madefrom recycled trash
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TomorrowrsquosArtists TodayKAREN CALABRIA
Itrsquos no surprise that artists worldwide look to address mod-ern challenges and adopt the newest technology Art and theavant-garde have always gone hand in hand Here are shiningexamples of successful US programs for students of digital
arts conservation and arts and crafts
Digital Arts
When it comes to new technology art departments are earlyadopters Digital arts mdash such as animation video game develop-ment graphic design and visual effects mdash are attracting more stu-
dents each year many of them internationalThe School of Visual Arts in New York which admits students based on their portfolios as well as grades and test scores has madea name for itself as a premier digital arts program
John McIntosh chair of the Computer Art Computer Animationand Visual Effects Department said ldquoWe offer a program that onlyhires working professionals as faculty that has the highest academicrigor and that allows students to excel by concentrating on the prac-tice of being an artist for each of their four yearsrdquo
Anne Yang an animation student said she has gained practicalhands-on experience She and five classmates collaborated on mak-ing a film at the end of their junior year ldquoStudents donrsquot typically getthat experiencerdquo Yang said Their two-minute animated short Fright
Shift about a ghost hunter afraid of ghosts was a hit with audiences
Art Conservation
Most conservation programs in the US have catered to ad- vanced-degree students but a growing number now reach out to un-dergraduates as well New Mexico State University in Albuquerque began offering a bachelorrsquos degree in museum conservation in 2005Director Silvia Marinas-Feliner said interest in art conservation mayhave something to do with the popularity of forensic science on suchtelevision shows as CSI Crime Scene Investigation Museum conser- vationists are investigators too said Marinas-Feliner only insteadof autopsying bodies they try to uncover the history of the object
ldquoThings deteriorate and need to be preserved especially withnatural disastersrdquo she said
One of her former students Lyndy Bush works at the Smithson-ian Institutionrsquos National Museum of Natural History in Washing-ton ldquoIrsquom conserving botanical specimens that were damaged [byHurricane Sandy] while they were out on loanrdquo Bush said ldquoThe ideaof a career in art that incorporates science and skill was what mademe fall in love with the fieldrdquo
Students learn conservation techniques in small classes (nomore than 12 students) The cross-disciplinary curriculum requiresstudy in art history fine arts archaeology and hard science Theprogram even encourages students to study entomology so they become familiar with the bugs they might find in an artifact thatneeds restoring
Arts and Crafts
American arts and craf ts schools offer tradit ional disciplinessuch as glassblowing metalworking ceramics and woodworkingCurricula can reflect local art traditions according to ChristineHavice director of the School of Art at Kent State University pointing to basketweaving and rug-making in the Southwest and industrialized arts at her own school in Ohio
Some schools may shy away from adapting technology in deference to ldquothe old waysrdquo of preserving the past but that is not thecase at the Appalachian Center for Craft a satellite campus of Ten
nessee Tech University in Cookeville Tennessee Jeff Adams thecenterrsquos director said his students employ Computer-Aided Design3-D printers and computerized looms to preserve and advance thetreasures of that mountain region
The center teaches new ways to apply skills Engineering and ceramics students work hand in hand on one project in sub-Saharan Africa w ith the engineers designing water-filtration systems andthe ceramics students making clay water-filtration devices
ldquoItrsquos about what they want to do with the skills theyrsquore learninghere not just about how to produce things for salerdquo Adams said 983123
Museum conservation students at New Mexico State University puttheir restoration skills to the test
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Huge Geek MomentThe Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) trade show is the World Cup Olympics and Super Bowl
rolled into one for the 50000 video gamers designers programmers and marketers from 120countries who throng to Los Angeles each year But the excitement isnrsquot confined to the conventionhall Global gamers tune in breathlessly online to await word of the newest gaming advances
Eight students at Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) were no exception this June but they hada special reason for excitement A video game they developed not only was exhibited at the trade show butalso shared top honors at E3rsquos inaugural College Game Competition ldquoIt was a huge geek moment and anamazing opportunity for themrdquo said Tina OrsquoHailey dean of SCADrsquos School of Digital Media
Most game designers can expect to go their whole career without having the opportunity toshowcase a game of their own at E3 said Luis Cataldi head of SCADrsquos game development program
The studentsrsquo visually stunning side-scrolling PC game Lost in Thought follows a therapist as hetravels through his patientsrsquo minds to heal them
More than 380 US schools offer coursework in computer and video game design In 2013 SCADrsquosprogram was ranked by The Princeton Review as one of the nationrsquos top programs The college granted85 degrees in interactive design and game development in 2012
Band Camp RevisitedSome Columbia College Chicago students refer to it as ldquoBand Camprdquo Like Nashville Tennessee
New Orleans and Austin Texas the Windy City of Chicago is known for its vibrant music scene Thecity is a playground for the nearly 11000 students at Columbia College Chicago the countryrsquos largest
arts and media collegeCome summertime some Columbia musicians and aspiring record producers get to attend what
they fondly call ldquoBand Camprdquo Others know it as the schoolrsquos selective Summer Music ImmersionProgram Students from three Columbia departments mdash music arts management and acousticsmdash join forces for an intensive week of beats bass and branding The result a professional-qualityextended play (EP) record and a one-night-only showcase at a popular live music venue
Nate Green a recent graduate was a repeat camper ldquoItrsquos a lot of fun but extremely hard It rsquos themost real-world experience in my field one can get while still being at schoolrdquo he said
A local music-industry veteran helps the students compose songs mix them and market theresulting album
Although music-technology programs have cropped up at colleges around the country Columbiasets itself apart as the only undergraduate program to offer a bachelor of science degree in acoustics
Department chairman Pantelis Vassilakis said ldquoWersquore at the intersection of sound as music soundas business sound as physics and sound as perceptionrdquo 983123
A panel from Lost in Thought a game developed by SCAD students that shared top honorsat 2013rsquos E3 trade show
Your 5 Stepsto US Study
983089Research983086 Eighteen months before
your projected enrollment983084 begin your
research983086 Why do you want to study in
the U983086S983086 Where will you fit in Will you
need financial assistance What are the
application deadlines Identify sources offinancial aid and prepare for standardized
tests such as the Scholastic Aptitude Test
You might be asked to take an English
language proficiency test To begin go
to your nearest EducationUSA Center
( wwwEducationUSAstategov )
983090Apply983086 Include an original transcript
or certified copy of your academic
records sent by your secondary
school983084 as well as your standardized
test scores983086 Submit recommendation
letters from people who know you
well983098 your principal983084 counselor983084 tutor983084teacher983084 coach or job supervisor983086 Your
recommenders must assess your
potential to do well in college983086 Include a
personal essay983099 itrsquos often one of the most
important parts of your application983086
983091Finance983086 While the cost of living
varies983084 studying in the U983086S983086 can be
affordable and yield high returns on
your investment983086 Start your financial
planning early983086 If you have good grades983084
think about applying for an international
student scholarship983086 Applications for
financial aid go together with applications
for admission983086
983092Student Visa983086 Become familiar
with the student visa requirements in
your country and allow time to prepare
your application983086 You need an admission
letter and a certificate of eligibility for
nonimmigrant student status from a U983086S983086
institution before you can apply for a visa
The U983086S983086 Department of State issues visas
in U983086S983086 embassies and consulates983086 Visit
www983086travel983086state983086gov for information
about visas for non983085U983086S983086 citizens who
study in the U983086S983086
983093Prepare to Depart983086 In planning
your move to the United States983084 get
help from an EducationUSA Advising
Center in your country and from the
international student adviser at your
chosen U983086S983086 school983086 Advisers and
students who have returned from the
U983086S983086 can prepare you for new experiences
and challenges983086 Discuss changes from
your home environment983084 academic
systems and expectations983084 housing and
coping in a new cultural setting983086
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Shu Zhu came to the United States from Qingdao China six years ago as many international students do planning toprepare for a career in business But at North Carolina StateUniversity she discovered one of the glories of the US sys-
tem of higher education the ability undergraduates have to exploreoptions and change majors
She got an early opportunity to work in a research laboratoryunder the tutelage of an engineering professor alongside graduatestudents and postdoctoral fellows all searching for breakthroughsin chemical and biomedical engineering
Zhu soon switched majors to chemical engineering and nowis pursuing a doctorate at the University of Pennsylvania an IvyLeague school in Philadelphia She said the beauty of her educa-tional path was that she could change her mind
She credits the engineering professor Michael Dickey with en-couraging her to excel Even when she had ldquosome crazy ideardquo shesaid ldquohe would never say lsquoYou cannot do thisrsquo He would alwayssay lsquoYou should tryrsquordquo
Dickey an associate professor in the Department of Chemi-cal and Biomolecular Engineering was honored in 2012 as one ofNorth Carolina Statersquos outstanding teachers He regularly putsundergraduates to work on lab projects which include developingnovel nanofabrication techniques and stretching liquid metals intoforms that can hold their shape at room temperatures
He also has a gift for explaining things Discussing why alumi-
num and copper make such good electrical conductors he said itrsquos because of their ldquogood thermal properties mdash when you sit on metal bleachers it feels really cold because they are removing heat from your body really fastrdquo
One of his favorite metals is gallium a liquid metal with athick paint-like consistency Dickey has found that by mixinggallium with indium the resulting alloy can be stretched intoelectrical wires His team has put gallium through myriad testsprinting it in 3-D fashion encasing it in rubbery materials twist-ing it into different configurations and stretching it
The team made ear phones that extend 10 times their originallength ldquoThe sound quality doesnrsquot change at allrdquo Dickey saidldquobecause itrsquos such a good conductor of electricit yrdquo
Dickey focuses on new materials Nylon was once a major breakthrough in material science as was silicon Dickey rsquos galli-um-based alloy could prove to be the next Potential applicationsinclude antennas clothing wallpaper even newspapers
Dickeyrsquos lab which has captured the attention of privateindustry is typical of American higher-education programs inscience technology engineering and math or STEM
In addition to new materials popular STEM fields for studentsinclude computer science environmental conservation and 3-Dprinting as well as fields related to providing the planet with foodand energy
International Attraction
The US is the Number 1 destination for foreign students inter-ested in studying science and engineering at the postsecondarylevel according to the National Science Board
At the undergraduate level 32 percent of international studentsare enrolled in a STEM-related field At the graduate level roughly60 percent of international students are pursuing STEM degreesTwo-thirds of them come from India and China Foreign studentseek out US programs educators say for the high-quality educa-tion and meaningful research in state-of-the-art labs
US college life affords students opportunities to branch out
and take courses in political science entrepreneurship and thehumanities ldquoItrsquos both the technical depth of what we do in theSTEM fieldsrdquo said Charles Thorpe provost at Clarkson Universityin New York and ldquoembedding that in a liberal ar ts educationrdquo Living in dorms leading student organizations and attending sportingevents he said are important parts of a US education
In secondary school Zhu 22 learned lots of physics and mathldquobut wasnrsquot really enjoying itrdquo Students spent long hours solvingproblems and other exercises in preparation for Chinarsquos tough college entrance exam ldquoIt wasnrsquot interesting scientific knowledgerdquoshe said Her attitude changed in Michael Dickeyrsquos lab and so didher life trajectory 983123
Branching OutThrough STEMLUCY HOOD
International Students in STEM fields
983094983088graduate
983091983090undergraduate
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STEM StandoutsThe US offers rich opportunities to study science technologyengineering and math These schools are the tip of the iceberg
St Olaf CollegeLocated in Northfield Minnesota St Olaf College has a renowned choir but
is also a prodigious incubator of engineers and scientists It ranks in the top 10
among four-year colleges in producing future PhDs Forty percent of its 3000students major in math chemistry biology computer science or psychology
In tandem with its STEM programs St Olaf emphasizes environmentalconservation Everything from the food students eat to the construction ofbuildings to the curriculum itself is guided by an appreciation for science and aneffort to reduce manrsquos footprint on the planet Scientists there work to reducetoxic waste associated with lab work
The crown jewel of the environmental efforts is Regents Hall a state-of-the-art science building that meets the strictest criteria established by the US GreenBuilding Council
The college requires all students to take at least two science classes A newlydeveloped course promises nonscience majors an understanding of the sciencebehind issues at the forefront of public debate today
ldquoWe have the best of both worldsrdquo said Matthew Richey associate dean fornatural sciences and mathematics with an elite program that prepares thosefuture PhDs but also provides other students a deeper understanding of mathand science than the typical liberal-arts student gets in college
University of California San Diego In Professor Darren Lipomirsquos nanoengineering lab at the University of
California San Diego students from Belarus Thailand and Mexico are part of theresearch team working on solar energy mdash specifically the pursuit of less expensiveand less brittle solar panels
That diversity is the norm in cutting-edge research settings said the youngchemical engineer ldquoPeople from different cultures have different approaches tosimilar problems and if yoursquore in the room together somebody will come up with asolutionrdquo he said
A normal solar cell is made of silicon which is easily damaged in inclementweather Lipomi is taking the silicon out and replacing it with a plastic material
thatrsquos not only more robust but more economical
Clarkson UniversityLocated near the Canadian border in Potsdam New York Clarkson
University is known for its engineering programs and for graduatingstudents who make higher starting salaries than their counterparts fromHarvard University
Last year 10 percent of the schoolrsquos 3 604 students were foreignnationals many enrolled in STEM programs and learning entrepreneurshipalong with scientific research
ldquoOur model is taking the innovator by the hand through thecommercialization processrdquo said Matthew Draper deputy director of theShipley Center for Innovation The center helps students with intellectualproperty rights marketing research branding beta testing fundraising andrevenue generation These are daunting steps that scientists find difficult tomaneuver Draper said
Since 2010 the center has helped 57 startups with 158 more in thepipeline It helped Dami Adepoju a recent Clarkson graduate from AbujaNigeria break into the shoe business Adepoju designed a four-way zipperthat transforms one shoe into three giving people with limited resourcesdiverse styles
Experts at the Shipley Center helped Adepoju come up with a 3-D modelfor his invention and build a market They connected him with cobblersbuilt the zipper to his specifications and helped with pre-incorporation andpartnership agreements From Nigeria Adepoju now runs Fini Shoes andplans to sell worldwide 983123
Above Shu Zhu in alab at the University of
Pennsylvania found thather educational plans tookan unexpected turn leftMichael Dickey displaysan antenna made from a
gallium-based alloy
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E ven as a child in Zimbabwe GamuchiraiClinton Tavaziva wanted to be a doc-tor ldquoGamurdquo played with living thingspretending birds were patients and ex-
amined the skeletons of dead lizards outside hishome in Harare the countryrsquos largest city
But after secondary school his goal of gettinga medical education in the United States and re-turning to Zimbabwe with that expertise lookedout of reach The price tag was too high for hisfamily even with financial aid
Those who had known Tavaziva now 20 asa teen had always admired the shy science whiz with a passion for helping others His grades andleadership skills earned him the title of ldquohead boyrdquo or student president
An adv iser from the US Achievers Programmdash part of a US Department of State EducationUSA initiative in Zimbabwe mdash urged Tavaziva toapply for a new $500 million MasterCard Foun-dation Scholars Program The program planned
to educate 15000 talented young people in 10 years It would help those with financialhardship and a ldquogive backrdquo ethos and prepare them to be leaders
The programrsquos focus is Africa which is growing economically and politically but hasthe worldrsquos lowest education enrollment rates and a young population (Sixty percentof Africans are under age 25)
Tavaziva didnrsquot need to be told twice He filled out an application at the US Embassyand weeks later got an email notifying him hersquod been selected as a MasterCard Founda-tion scholar at Arizona State University (ASU) ldquoI didnrsquot know whether to cry or jumpIt was 11 pm and I woke everyone up We all celebratedrdquo he said
Arriving in Arizona later that year Tavaziva saw more than 60000 students movingabout the Tempe campus of the nationrsquos largest public university and found it ldquokindof scary but at the same time exciting I told myself Irsquod meet so many people make somany connectionsrdquo
He adjusted to dormitory life challenging courses his first ldquoCrdquo grade worries aboutspeaking English with an accent and new foods mdash Mexican was a hit but not hamburg-ers A biochemistry major Tavaziva jumped at the chance to do research in order tomimic the process of a spiderrsquos production of silk
He found college football equally exciting ldquoIrsquod always been an admirer of American
footballrdquo he said ldquoIrsquod watched a lot back home but seeing it in person was one of the best experiences of my liferdquo
Jenny Brian who taught Tavaziva in a freshman seminar said he is ldquosmart funnypolite and dedicatedrdquo
ldquoGamu thinks deeply about topics and has a strong sense of social justice and equityrdquosaid Meggan Madden director of the MasterCard program at ASU She said Tavaziva was chosen not only for his academic skills but because he ldquodreams bigrdquo and is moti- vated to make his dreams a reality
Tavaziva plans to return to Zimbabwe with his degree ldquoI just love my country somuchrdquo he said ldquoand Irsquom obliged to help in rebuilding it againrdquo 983123
From Africa to ArizonaGRETCHEN KELL
Attention ClassLAUREN MONSEN
One hundred students from acrossEgypt Tunisia Algeria Afghanistan andPakistan spent four weeks recently atIndiana Universityrsquos Kelley School ofBusiness where they developed businessplans and marketing strategies
For some US teaching methods mdashdesigned to encourage critical thinkingthrough lively classroom discussions mdashcame as a revelation
It was ldquonot considered disrespectful toask questions of your professorsrdquo said anamazed Sara Bisharat of Jordan
ldquoThe [Indiana] professors grab yourattentionrdquo said Haseeb Rahman ofAfghanistan ldquoYou feel like yoursquore engagedand involvedrdquo
Sara Jamil of Pakistan found peerdiscussion helpful ldquoI got an opportunityto listen to the perspectives of people ofvaried nationalities on one topicrdquo she saidldquoIt was a wonderful learning experiencerdquo
During the program sponsored bythe Coca-Cola Company and the USDepartment of State Professor Chris Cook
pointed out problems with some of thebusiness plans ldquoI usually asked studentsto provide more hard data and challengedall their assumptionsrdquo he said ldquoIrsquod sendthem to the CIA [World Factbook ] websitebecause it has phenomenal data and to theWorld Bank [data] website among othersources Indiana University library data wasalso availablerdquo
By the end Cook said ldquothey were allleaps and bounds ahead of where they werewhen they first walked in the doorrdquo
Still ldquoI learned as much as they didrdquo hesaid 983123
Gamu Tavaziva saw the failure ofhospitals in Zimbabwe as ldquoa call forme to pursue medicinerdquo
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4 MythsOnly prestigiousuniversities offer aquality education
There are 4495 degree-grantinginstitutions in the US according to theNational Center for Education Statistics
yet the eyes of overseas students are often
fixed on the Ivy League schools But eliteschools set the entrance bar skyhigh andreject most applicants while qualityeducation is available at many moreschools according to Stefano Papaleodirector of admissions at Lynn Universityin Florida
Only rich parents cansend children to the US
Public universities charge less tuitionthan most private schools Graduatestudents often qualify for discounts asteaching assistants More than 500 US
scholarships and grants are available to helpinternational students defray costs (Learnmore about them on the Funding for USStudy website) Financial support also maybe available in studentsrsquo home countries
Studying in the USis similar to attendingcollege back home
Students are surprised by differencesbetween classrooms in the United Statesand in their own home countries accordingto Jessica Young who advises internationalstudents at the University of Illinois It rsquos not
just sitting and listening to professors shesaid Asking and answering questions orgiving oral presentations affect final gradesso ldquohone your communication skills andbe prepared for a change in the way youstudyrdquo
US campuses are unsafeMovies and television depict the United
States as plagued by violence but the realityis that crime rates have fallen for yearsMost campuses have precautions in placemdash emergency call boxes alert systems towarn students of any imminent threat andshuttle buses or services to escort studentsat night In a 2012 poll by i-Graduate 82percent of international students said theyfelt ldquosafe and securerdquo in the US
Schools with the Largest Shares of International Students
Schools with the Largest Number of International Students
983090983095New School
New York
983090983094Florida Instituteof Technology
Florida
983090983089Illinois Instituteof Technology
Illinois
983089983096Lynn University
Florida
9269University of Southern California
Los Angeles
8997 University of IllinoisUrbana-Champaign
8660New York University
New York
8563 Purdue University
West Lafayette Indiana
Why These Schools
ReputationMatt VanderZalm spokesman at the University of Illinois said prestige and low cost of living matter
A reputation ldquoas one of the top destinations for international students perpetuates itselfrdquo he saidStudents who hear friends speaking highly of Illinois follow
LocationSchools on both coasts and in the Midwest draw international students because thatrsquos where majorcities are concentrated
ProgramsNearly two-thirds of international students want to study business engineering or science so schoolsthat boast strong programs in those areas are popular Among them the University of Illinois atUrbana-Champaign Carnegie Mellon University Purdue University New York University and theUniversity of California at Los Angeles
Of All International Students at US Colleges the Largest Shares Come from
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The Welcome Mat Is OutUS colleges and universities attract far more students from abroad than any other countryrsquos
higher-education institutions mdash 764000 of the 4 million international students worldwide Their rankshave swelled by nearly a third in the past decade but higher education leaders say they have room forplenty more and they are eager to find them
Many US colleges mdash small and large public and private mdash have stepped up their recruitment ofstudents from abroad according to a survey by higher-education associations More than half comefrom China India and South Korea but students come from a host of other lands as well includingSaudi Arabia Canada Vietnam and Mexico
Still only one in 25 college students in the United States is international compared with one infive in Australia and the United Kingdom President Obama is a strong backer of efforts to attractmore international students and send more American students abroad His ldquo100000 Strong inChinardquo initiative aims to quadruple the number of Americans studying in China while a similar effortis mounted to bring in 100000 students from Latin America while sending an equal number ofAmericans to study there
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Peace amp Security
Ben Rattray dreamed of being the ultimate establishment manan investment banker who would wear a double-breasted suit ashe walked down Wall Street But a series of experiences during
college led Rattray down an entirelydifferent path
Today he helps tens of millions ofpeople around the world take on theestablishment by exercising a basic American tenet petitioning for change
On the website Rattray founded
Changeorg citizens in the UnitedStates and countries like India South Africa and Brazil have fought to giveequal access to girls on sports teams
to battle local corruption and to make one young girl eligible for alung transplant normally reserved for adults The site is a platformthat allows individuals to petition an array of institutions bycollecting the names of supporters online
With the power of signatures Changeorg says it is makinga difference helping people win thousands of victories since thesite launched in 2007 Big institutions be they governments orcorporations can seem too powerful for individuals to take onRattray said and ldquopeople become apathetic if they think theycanrsquot make a difference The power of individuals is to come
together and not work alone You just have everyday people doingextraordinary thingsrdquo
The 25-year-old Rattray who attended Stanford University andthe London School of Economics started rethinking his career
Real ChangeOne Signature
at a Time
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path when his brother announced he is gay but also said that hehad been hiding his sexuality out of fear Rattray said he thoughtof people including himself who had stood by and done nothingto fight for justice and equal treatment He went to London reada book a day and thought about the concept of social change Theend result was the birth of Changeorg
The sitersquos popular petitions often gain media coverage Fifteen- year-old Julia Bluhm was distressed at the way photographs ofgirls and women in the popular teen magazine Seventeen were
being airbrushed to make them look thinner and prettier Bluhmdecided to petition the magazine and collected signatures fromas far away as Australia and the Netherlands ldquoWe all know how itcan affect a girlrsquos body image and self-esteemrdquo said Bluhm wholives in Waterville Maine Getting more than 84000 far-flungsignatures ldquokind of opens up the bigger picture and shows how itaffects people all over the worldrdquo
Bluhmrsquos petition led Seventeen to stop altering modelsrsquo shapes with Photoshop and to publish a ldquoBody Peace Treatyrdquo calling ongirls to be confident regardless of their size or shape
Cynthia Butterworth of Rochester New York petitioned tohelp her sister who had been the victim of domestic violence andfound it would cost $500 to close the mobile phone account she
had shared with her abuser The phone company responded toButterworthrsquos petition by agreeing to close the account without afee and to implement a new policy to help other abuse victims ldquoIt was a huge victoryrdquo Butterworth said ldquoIt gives a little person whofeels like she has been treated unfairly a huge voicerdquo
People in more than 190 countries have used the petitionsRattray says
In India he said there has been an explosion of campaignsagainst corruption through his website A man in Hardoiattempting to report alleged corruption to the Regional TransportOffice was asked for a bribe and beaten when he refused mdash anepisode caught on cell phone video A Changeorg petitionstarted by the man and pursued by Indians countrywide led to
prosecutions and a stronger anti-corruption policy Rattray said Changeorg will continue to empower people Asregular people mobilize by petitioning online he said he meetspeople everywhere who have a growing conviction that they reallycan make a difference 983123 ndashSM
The White House has a similar petition page online called We thePeople (httpspetitionswhitehousegov) which allows people tocreate online petitions on matters involving government action Ifa petition attracts 150 signatures in 30 days it will be searchable onthe White House site If it collects 100000 signatures during that
time the petition will be reviewed by the Obama administrationand a response will be posted Topics range from gun violence toimmigration to beer (and yes the White House gave in and revealedthe official White House beer recipe)
We the People
Above Julia Bluhm (center) and other teens at Hearst Corp inNew York where Bluhm delivered a petition asking Seventeen magazine to stop altering photos Below Seventeenrsquos editor-in-chief responded by publishing this letter
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Redefining PortraitureChicago-based artist Lincoln Schatz who regards traditionalportraits as idealized depictions of ldquoa single frozen momentrdquo iscreating portraits by filming subjects
Schatz mounts cameras at varied heights within a small room
to create 360-degree views of his subjects who perform or speakabout their lives while the cameras roll A computer randomly editsresulting footage and displays it on a screen in a loop constantlyrecombining footage such that no two viewings will be the same
Schatz seeks dynamism by generating unpredictablecombinations of camera angles The artistrsquos Cube series (2008) andNetwork series (2012) thus offer shifting perspectives on personality
ldquoI wanted to get beyond the mythology people create forthemselvesrdquo Schatz said ldquoI ask them lsquoIf life is a series of dots ona line how does your story start Whatrsquos the first dot for yoursquordquoBut he doesnrsquot allow his subjectsrsquo answers to define their portraitsinstead working to ldquoget them beyond their self-images or public brands to understand themselves in a new and different wayrdquo
The Cube portraits (commissioned by the Hearst Corporationto celebrate the 75th anniversar y of Esquire magazine) focuson 40 of the 75 most influential people of the 21st century asdetermined by the magazinersquos editors Who made the cut ActorGeorge Clooney basketball star LeBron James Craigslist founderCraig Newmark regenerative-medicine specialist Anthony Atalafashion designer Marc Jacobs foreign-policy expert (and now USambassador to the UN) Samantha Power heart surgeon MehmetOz and architect Santiago Calatrava among others
Portrait subjects entered a transparent 10-foot-by-10-foot cubein which they spent 45 minutes doing anything they chose as longas it reflected their own sense of their personalities The portraits were filmed at Hearst headquarters in New York Esquire editor-in-chief David Granger attended every sitting
One subject created quite a stir Granger said ldquoWe didnrsquotpublicize it but when Clooney came word leaked out throughthe building At first there were a few people mdash mostly women mdashmilling around Pretty soon 300 people had gatheredrdquo
Newmark worked on a laptop computer resolving customer-service issues for Craigslist users James played a basketball-themed video game and became so absorbed that he overstayed histime limit Atala mdash whose work involves growing new human cellstissues and organs mdash treated the cube itself as an organ tr ying tocoax it to life by plastering images of cells all over its walls Jacobs brought his yoga teacher and had a yoga session
Clooney danced with women (he specified that no models oractresses be recruited) twirling in succession Schatzrsquos mother
several Hearst Corporation employees and TV journalist GayleKing He wanted ldquosomething to do hellip instead of just standingaroundrdquo Schatz explained
The resulting portraits are ldquodreamlikerdquo Schatz said in part because they are silent
They are more abstract and painterly than his subsequentNetwork series which includes audio of subjectsrsquo voices In theseSchatz focuses on Americans whom he sees as leaders or innovatorsComprising 89 portraits the series includes former Supreme CourtJustice Sandra Day OrsquoConnor Google Inc vice president (and so-called ldquofather of the Internetrdquo) Vint Cerf public radio journalistCokie Roberts and America Online founder Steve Case They talk
about their childhoods about forces that they believe shaped themThe Cube and Network series were acquired by the Smithsonian
Institutionrsquos National Portrait Gallery But Schatz has created video portraits for private collectors as well The genre requiresartist and subject to ldquolet go and let something happenrdquo he saidand the process is liberating
ldquoWe are all polyfaceted there are multiple ways we can beseen and interpreted At the root of all this is getting people toself-explorerdquo 983123 ndashLM
Arts
When LeBron James arrived for his Cube portrait session ldquohe wasin his early 20s mdash a kid reallyrdquo said David Granger ldquoOf coursekids like to play video gamesrdquo
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paintings by Norman Rockwell includingFreedom from Want illustrating aThanksgiving dinner
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In 2012 members of the US military andforeign service submitted photographs fromtheir duty abroad to a jury of experts Theirsubmissions began a project sponsored bythe US departments of State and Defenseto mark Veterans Day observed each year onthe 11th of November
The jury of photographers curators andprominent Americans including formersecretaries of state Madeleine Albright andColin Powell selected the best entries Artist
Lincoln Schatz then created composite stillimages from the top photos
The images convey ldquothe complex realities ofserving abroadrdquo Schatz said as well as theldquoimmense complexity of hope life hardshipand loss hellip Looking at the world throughtheir eyes we see the photographersrsquo humanexperience and wonder how we wouldnavigate were we thererdquo
Seen here is a composite merging three ofthe photographs
The dominant photo (taken by Manuel JMartinez) depicts an Iraqi father pausingfrom his conversation with US soldiersto share a moment with his daughter athis home in the Jefrmila neighborhood ofGhazaliyah Iraq A background photo (takenby Jeremy Lock) shows US soldiers withno date or place indicated and anotherbackground photo (taken by Alvin WilliamsJr) shows US Marines setting up a bivouacto assist victims of a landslide on the island
of Leyte in the Philippines
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Through Their Eyes
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Education for AllJUDITH HEUMANN
Judith Heumann is the StateDepartmentrsquos special adviser forinternational disability rightsGrowing up in the New York City borough of BrooklynI wasnrsquot allowed to go to school until fourth gradebecause I used a wheelchair and was unable to walk
But my parents were adamant that I get an educationequal to my brothersrsquo so I could support myself if Inever married (women were not typically breadwinnersback then) They teamed up with other parents toforce some of the local secondary schools to become
accessible to students with disabilities Later I battledsuccessfully to be the first person in a wheelchair toteach in New York and taught there for three years
Education including the higher education describedon pages 14ndash23 is a great equalizer It opens opportunitiesfor girls and boys for disadvantaged people and especiallyfor people like me who have disabilities
Hamza Jaka and Amber Buckley-Shaklee twostudents with disabilities worked as interns at the StateDepartment this year Overall their stories indicatethat inclusive education is moving forward
Both Hamza and Amber have always attendedintegrated schools as required under laws that
didnrsquot exist when I was in school Hamza now anundergraduate student at the University of CaliforniaBerkeley was resented by peers who thought theaccommodations he received (such as having acomputer for spelling tests) were unfair And Ambernow a graduate student at the University of Illinois atUrbana-Champaign had friends at nearby schools who
were told they could come to school but only if theydidnrsquot bring their wheelchairs
Parents and students need to know their rights Inthe US there are Parent Information Centers that help
Also after years of implementation of our laws morestudents with disabilities are graduating from secondaryschool and entering work or higher education
We have come a long way since I had polio in1949 and we have far to go Our laws are not alwaysenforced as they should be As I work for equality andthe advancement of human rights I want to teach thislesson People with disabilities should have the samerights and opportunities as all people Granted these wecan and do improve our communities our country andthe world 983123
Last Word
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The journey to a US degree is filled
with choices Make smart ones
An Insiderrsquos Guideto Higher Ed
R E Q U I R E D R E A D I N G
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As a Northeastern University undergraduate Abhi Nangia learned marketing by help-ing women in Nicaragua sell jewelry made from recycled trash He studied finance by advising a tiny catering company in South Africa and leadership by organizingstruggling artists in Indonesia
Upon graduation from the Boston university in May Nangia took the skills he learned at itsSocial Enterprise Institute to launch Reweave a network that ldquocreates market access for peoplemaking beautiful thingsrdquo
This may not sound like the traditional undergraduate business-school experience but itrsquostypical of the innovative ways business students are educated in the United States today It com- bines features that a growing number of programs offer Instruction and learning are hands-onentrepreneurial and global
ldquoThe Social Enterprise Institute is probably the coolest thing everrdquo said Nangia whoseparents are from New Delhi but who grew up in Buffalo New York Northeastern is a leaderamong US universities in alternating classroomstudies with internships and real jobs The ex-perience convinced Nangia that international business is about a lot more than making mon-ey it can actually improve peoplersquos lives in othercountries Undergraduate business students whohistorically concentrated in accounting financeor marketing today can acquire knowledge and
skills as well about such fields as health care andsustainable development
For students looking to work for cutting-edgecompanies such as tech giant Google Inc or on-line retailer Amazoncom Inc some US busi-ness schools offer technology-focused degreesStudents at Carnegie Mellon Universityrsquos Tepper School of Business can study topics like bigdata mdash data sets so complex that theyrsquore hard to manage with traditional software
Ronny Ho a 21-year-old Chinese American who grew up in New York and whose parentsare from Shanghai and Taiwan is a senior at the Pittsburgh university She recently internedat the financial company Citigroup Inc in New York She felt she brought more to the job than just an ability to crunch numbers because of all the time she spent at Carnegie Mellon workingon team projects with scientists and engineers The collaborative projects included making
futuristic videos at the universityrsquos Human-Computer Interaction Institute where studentscreate make-believe worlds and games to better understand how computers can help peoplego about their daily livesldquoItrsquos such a new fieldrdquo she said ldquoItrsquos fun to take it and run with it andsee what you can dordquo
The recent global recession gave business schools more reasons to expand internships andcourses that give students hands-on experience like Ho and Nangia are getting said John JFernandes president of AACSB International (Association to Advance Collegiate Schools ofBusiness) With fewer workers companies are looking to interns to do more ldquoBusinesses expectstudents to hit the ground runningrdquo Fernandes said 983123
Business SchoolsBridge Classroomsand Real-Life WorkKATHERINE MANGAN
Express Laneto an MBA
At the Bainbridge GraduateInstitute nature lovers can pursuemasterrsquos degrees in businessadministration on an island campusoff the coast of Seattle In classroomsnestled amid 250 acres of forestthey learn how to make money inenvironmentally sustainable ways
If studying in one of the worldrsquosmost exciting business centers is more
your style New York Universityrsquos SternSchool of Business is blocks fromWall Street As members of the SternConsulting Corps students tackle realbusiness challenges by advising shopowners in a low-income neighborhoodor by creating business plans forupstart fashion designers
Most full-time MBA programsin the United States take two yearsto complete but several now offerintensified one-year options While topMBA programs usually require several
years of work experience someonefresh out of college or with just a few
years on the job might want to look intoa one-year specialized masterrsquos degree
At Thunderbird School of GlobalManagement a private school based inGlendale Arizona finishing in one yearshaves $20000 off the price (Tuitionruns $90000 for two years and$70000 for one)
ldquoFor students looking to improvetheir English studying in the US gives
you a true immersion in the languagethat will force you to become fluentby the time you leaverdquo said RebeccaHenriksen vice president of enrollmentand student services ldquoBut itrsquos still a trulyglobal experience We have studentsfrom close to 70 countries so itrsquos almoslike a minindashUnited Nations hererdquo
Cornell Universityrsquos JohnsonGraduate School of Management alsooffers a one-year MBA popular withstudents who want to double up andearn a professional degree in medicineengineering or law as well Dual degreesare increasingly popular in the US
because they give graduates an edge ina tough job marketIn recent years enrollments in
traditional two-year MBA programsinched up 1 percent in North Americawhile specialized masters enrollmentsshot up 30 percent according to theAACSB Popular specialties includefinance accounting marketing andnewer fields such as data analytics andinformation-technology management
Abhi Nangia shoots a video to help a groupof women in Nicaragua sell jewelry madefrom recycled trash
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TomorrowrsquosArtists TodayKAREN CALABRIA
Itrsquos no surprise that artists worldwide look to address mod-ern challenges and adopt the newest technology Art and theavant-garde have always gone hand in hand Here are shiningexamples of successful US programs for students of digital
arts conservation and arts and crafts
Digital Arts
When it comes to new technology art departments are earlyadopters Digital arts mdash such as animation video game develop-ment graphic design and visual effects mdash are attracting more stu-
dents each year many of them internationalThe School of Visual Arts in New York which admits students based on their portfolios as well as grades and test scores has madea name for itself as a premier digital arts program
John McIntosh chair of the Computer Art Computer Animationand Visual Effects Department said ldquoWe offer a program that onlyhires working professionals as faculty that has the highest academicrigor and that allows students to excel by concentrating on the prac-tice of being an artist for each of their four yearsrdquo
Anne Yang an animation student said she has gained practicalhands-on experience She and five classmates collaborated on mak-ing a film at the end of their junior year ldquoStudents donrsquot typically getthat experiencerdquo Yang said Their two-minute animated short Fright
Shift about a ghost hunter afraid of ghosts was a hit with audiences
Art Conservation
Most conservation programs in the US have catered to ad- vanced-degree students but a growing number now reach out to un-dergraduates as well New Mexico State University in Albuquerque began offering a bachelorrsquos degree in museum conservation in 2005Director Silvia Marinas-Feliner said interest in art conservation mayhave something to do with the popularity of forensic science on suchtelevision shows as CSI Crime Scene Investigation Museum conser- vationists are investigators too said Marinas-Feliner only insteadof autopsying bodies they try to uncover the history of the object
ldquoThings deteriorate and need to be preserved especially withnatural disastersrdquo she said
One of her former students Lyndy Bush works at the Smithson-ian Institutionrsquos National Museum of Natural History in Washing-ton ldquoIrsquom conserving botanical specimens that were damaged [byHurricane Sandy] while they were out on loanrdquo Bush said ldquoThe ideaof a career in art that incorporates science and skill was what mademe fall in love with the fieldrdquo
Students learn conservation techniques in small classes (nomore than 12 students) The cross-disciplinary curriculum requiresstudy in art history fine arts archaeology and hard science Theprogram even encourages students to study entomology so they become familiar with the bugs they might find in an artifact thatneeds restoring
Arts and Crafts
American arts and craf ts schools offer tradit ional disciplinessuch as glassblowing metalworking ceramics and woodworkingCurricula can reflect local art traditions according to ChristineHavice director of the School of Art at Kent State University pointing to basketweaving and rug-making in the Southwest and industrialized arts at her own school in Ohio
Some schools may shy away from adapting technology in deference to ldquothe old waysrdquo of preserving the past but that is not thecase at the Appalachian Center for Craft a satellite campus of Ten
nessee Tech University in Cookeville Tennessee Jeff Adams thecenterrsquos director said his students employ Computer-Aided Design3-D printers and computerized looms to preserve and advance thetreasures of that mountain region
The center teaches new ways to apply skills Engineering and ceramics students work hand in hand on one project in sub-Saharan Africa w ith the engineers designing water-filtration systems andthe ceramics students making clay water-filtration devices
ldquoItrsquos about what they want to do with the skills theyrsquore learninghere not just about how to produce things for salerdquo Adams said 983123
Museum conservation students at New Mexico State University puttheir restoration skills to the test
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Huge Geek MomentThe Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) trade show is the World Cup Olympics and Super Bowl
rolled into one for the 50000 video gamers designers programmers and marketers from 120countries who throng to Los Angeles each year But the excitement isnrsquot confined to the conventionhall Global gamers tune in breathlessly online to await word of the newest gaming advances
Eight students at Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) were no exception this June but they hada special reason for excitement A video game they developed not only was exhibited at the trade show butalso shared top honors at E3rsquos inaugural College Game Competition ldquoIt was a huge geek moment and anamazing opportunity for themrdquo said Tina OrsquoHailey dean of SCADrsquos School of Digital Media
Most game designers can expect to go their whole career without having the opportunity toshowcase a game of their own at E3 said Luis Cataldi head of SCADrsquos game development program
The studentsrsquo visually stunning side-scrolling PC game Lost in Thought follows a therapist as hetravels through his patientsrsquo minds to heal them
More than 380 US schools offer coursework in computer and video game design In 2013 SCADrsquosprogram was ranked by The Princeton Review as one of the nationrsquos top programs The college granted85 degrees in interactive design and game development in 2012
Band Camp RevisitedSome Columbia College Chicago students refer to it as ldquoBand Camprdquo Like Nashville Tennessee
New Orleans and Austin Texas the Windy City of Chicago is known for its vibrant music scene Thecity is a playground for the nearly 11000 students at Columbia College Chicago the countryrsquos largest
arts and media collegeCome summertime some Columbia musicians and aspiring record producers get to attend what
they fondly call ldquoBand Camprdquo Others know it as the schoolrsquos selective Summer Music ImmersionProgram Students from three Columbia departments mdash music arts management and acousticsmdash join forces for an intensive week of beats bass and branding The result a professional-qualityextended play (EP) record and a one-night-only showcase at a popular live music venue
Nate Green a recent graduate was a repeat camper ldquoItrsquos a lot of fun but extremely hard It rsquos themost real-world experience in my field one can get while still being at schoolrdquo he said
A local music-industry veteran helps the students compose songs mix them and market theresulting album
Although music-technology programs have cropped up at colleges around the country Columbiasets itself apart as the only undergraduate program to offer a bachelor of science degree in acoustics
Department chairman Pantelis Vassilakis said ldquoWersquore at the intersection of sound as music soundas business sound as physics and sound as perceptionrdquo 983123
A panel from Lost in Thought a game developed by SCAD students that shared top honorsat 2013rsquos E3 trade show
Your 5 Stepsto US Study
983089Research983086 Eighteen months before
your projected enrollment983084 begin your
research983086 Why do you want to study in
the U983086S983086 Where will you fit in Will you
need financial assistance What are the
application deadlines Identify sources offinancial aid and prepare for standardized
tests such as the Scholastic Aptitude Test
You might be asked to take an English
language proficiency test To begin go
to your nearest EducationUSA Center
( wwwEducationUSAstategov )
983090Apply983086 Include an original transcript
or certified copy of your academic
records sent by your secondary
school983084 as well as your standardized
test scores983086 Submit recommendation
letters from people who know you
well983098 your principal983084 counselor983084 tutor983084teacher983084 coach or job supervisor983086 Your
recommenders must assess your
potential to do well in college983086 Include a
personal essay983099 itrsquos often one of the most
important parts of your application983086
983091Finance983086 While the cost of living
varies983084 studying in the U983086S983086 can be
affordable and yield high returns on
your investment983086 Start your financial
planning early983086 If you have good grades983084
think about applying for an international
student scholarship983086 Applications for
financial aid go together with applications
for admission983086
983092Student Visa983086 Become familiar
with the student visa requirements in
your country and allow time to prepare
your application983086 You need an admission
letter and a certificate of eligibility for
nonimmigrant student status from a U983086S983086
institution before you can apply for a visa
The U983086S983086 Department of State issues visas
in U983086S983086 embassies and consulates983086 Visit
www983086travel983086state983086gov for information
about visas for non983085U983086S983086 citizens who
study in the U983086S983086
983093Prepare to Depart983086 In planning
your move to the United States983084 get
help from an EducationUSA Advising
Center in your country and from the
international student adviser at your
chosen U983086S983086 school983086 Advisers and
students who have returned from the
U983086S983086 can prepare you for new experiences
and challenges983086 Discuss changes from
your home environment983084 academic
systems and expectations983084 housing and
coping in a new cultural setting983086
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Shu Zhu came to the United States from Qingdao China six years ago as many international students do planning toprepare for a career in business But at North Carolina StateUniversity she discovered one of the glories of the US sys-
tem of higher education the ability undergraduates have to exploreoptions and change majors
She got an early opportunity to work in a research laboratoryunder the tutelage of an engineering professor alongside graduatestudents and postdoctoral fellows all searching for breakthroughsin chemical and biomedical engineering
Zhu soon switched majors to chemical engineering and nowis pursuing a doctorate at the University of Pennsylvania an IvyLeague school in Philadelphia She said the beauty of her educa-tional path was that she could change her mind
She credits the engineering professor Michael Dickey with en-couraging her to excel Even when she had ldquosome crazy ideardquo shesaid ldquohe would never say lsquoYou cannot do thisrsquo He would alwayssay lsquoYou should tryrsquordquo
Dickey an associate professor in the Department of Chemi-cal and Biomolecular Engineering was honored in 2012 as one ofNorth Carolina Statersquos outstanding teachers He regularly putsundergraduates to work on lab projects which include developingnovel nanofabrication techniques and stretching liquid metals intoforms that can hold their shape at room temperatures
He also has a gift for explaining things Discussing why alumi-
num and copper make such good electrical conductors he said itrsquos because of their ldquogood thermal properties mdash when you sit on metal bleachers it feels really cold because they are removing heat from your body really fastrdquo
One of his favorite metals is gallium a liquid metal with athick paint-like consistency Dickey has found that by mixinggallium with indium the resulting alloy can be stretched intoelectrical wires His team has put gallium through myriad testsprinting it in 3-D fashion encasing it in rubbery materials twist-ing it into different configurations and stretching it
The team made ear phones that extend 10 times their originallength ldquoThe sound quality doesnrsquot change at allrdquo Dickey saidldquobecause itrsquos such a good conductor of electricit yrdquo
Dickey focuses on new materials Nylon was once a major breakthrough in material science as was silicon Dickey rsquos galli-um-based alloy could prove to be the next Potential applicationsinclude antennas clothing wallpaper even newspapers
Dickeyrsquos lab which has captured the attention of privateindustry is typical of American higher-education programs inscience technology engineering and math or STEM
In addition to new materials popular STEM fields for studentsinclude computer science environmental conservation and 3-Dprinting as well as fields related to providing the planet with foodand energy
International Attraction
The US is the Number 1 destination for foreign students inter-ested in studying science and engineering at the postsecondarylevel according to the National Science Board
At the undergraduate level 32 percent of international studentsare enrolled in a STEM-related field At the graduate level roughly60 percent of international students are pursuing STEM degreesTwo-thirds of them come from India and China Foreign studentseek out US programs educators say for the high-quality educa-tion and meaningful research in state-of-the-art labs
US college life affords students opportunities to branch out
and take courses in political science entrepreneurship and thehumanities ldquoItrsquos both the technical depth of what we do in theSTEM fieldsrdquo said Charles Thorpe provost at Clarkson Universityin New York and ldquoembedding that in a liberal ar ts educationrdquo Living in dorms leading student organizations and attending sportingevents he said are important parts of a US education
In secondary school Zhu 22 learned lots of physics and mathldquobut wasnrsquot really enjoying itrdquo Students spent long hours solvingproblems and other exercises in preparation for Chinarsquos tough college entrance exam ldquoIt wasnrsquot interesting scientific knowledgerdquoshe said Her attitude changed in Michael Dickeyrsquos lab and so didher life trajectory 983123
Branching OutThrough STEMLUCY HOOD
International Students in STEM fields
983094983088graduate
983091983090undergraduate
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STEM StandoutsThe US offers rich opportunities to study science technologyengineering and math These schools are the tip of the iceberg
St Olaf CollegeLocated in Northfield Minnesota St Olaf College has a renowned choir but
is also a prodigious incubator of engineers and scientists It ranks in the top 10
among four-year colleges in producing future PhDs Forty percent of its 3000students major in math chemistry biology computer science or psychology
In tandem with its STEM programs St Olaf emphasizes environmentalconservation Everything from the food students eat to the construction ofbuildings to the curriculum itself is guided by an appreciation for science and aneffort to reduce manrsquos footprint on the planet Scientists there work to reducetoxic waste associated with lab work
The crown jewel of the environmental efforts is Regents Hall a state-of-the-art science building that meets the strictest criteria established by the US GreenBuilding Council
The college requires all students to take at least two science classes A newlydeveloped course promises nonscience majors an understanding of the sciencebehind issues at the forefront of public debate today
ldquoWe have the best of both worldsrdquo said Matthew Richey associate dean fornatural sciences and mathematics with an elite program that prepares thosefuture PhDs but also provides other students a deeper understanding of mathand science than the typical liberal-arts student gets in college
University of California San Diego In Professor Darren Lipomirsquos nanoengineering lab at the University of
California San Diego students from Belarus Thailand and Mexico are part of theresearch team working on solar energy mdash specifically the pursuit of less expensiveand less brittle solar panels
That diversity is the norm in cutting-edge research settings said the youngchemical engineer ldquoPeople from different cultures have different approaches tosimilar problems and if yoursquore in the room together somebody will come up with asolutionrdquo he said
A normal solar cell is made of silicon which is easily damaged in inclementweather Lipomi is taking the silicon out and replacing it with a plastic material
thatrsquos not only more robust but more economical
Clarkson UniversityLocated near the Canadian border in Potsdam New York Clarkson
University is known for its engineering programs and for graduatingstudents who make higher starting salaries than their counterparts fromHarvard University
Last year 10 percent of the schoolrsquos 3 604 students were foreignnationals many enrolled in STEM programs and learning entrepreneurshipalong with scientific research
ldquoOur model is taking the innovator by the hand through thecommercialization processrdquo said Matthew Draper deputy director of theShipley Center for Innovation The center helps students with intellectualproperty rights marketing research branding beta testing fundraising andrevenue generation These are daunting steps that scientists find difficult tomaneuver Draper said
Since 2010 the center has helped 57 startups with 158 more in thepipeline It helped Dami Adepoju a recent Clarkson graduate from AbujaNigeria break into the shoe business Adepoju designed a four-way zipperthat transforms one shoe into three giving people with limited resourcesdiverse styles
Experts at the Shipley Center helped Adepoju come up with a 3-D modelfor his invention and build a market They connected him with cobblersbuilt the zipper to his specifications and helped with pre-incorporation andpartnership agreements From Nigeria Adepoju now runs Fini Shoes andplans to sell worldwide 983123
Above Shu Zhu in alab at the University of
Pennsylvania found thather educational plans tookan unexpected turn leftMichael Dickey displaysan antenna made from a
gallium-based alloy
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E ven as a child in Zimbabwe GamuchiraiClinton Tavaziva wanted to be a doc-tor ldquoGamurdquo played with living thingspretending birds were patients and ex-
amined the skeletons of dead lizards outside hishome in Harare the countryrsquos largest city
But after secondary school his goal of gettinga medical education in the United States and re-turning to Zimbabwe with that expertise lookedout of reach The price tag was too high for hisfamily even with financial aid
Those who had known Tavaziva now 20 asa teen had always admired the shy science whiz with a passion for helping others His grades andleadership skills earned him the title of ldquohead boyrdquo or student president
An adv iser from the US Achievers Programmdash part of a US Department of State EducationUSA initiative in Zimbabwe mdash urged Tavaziva toapply for a new $500 million MasterCard Foun-dation Scholars Program The program planned
to educate 15000 talented young people in 10 years It would help those with financialhardship and a ldquogive backrdquo ethos and prepare them to be leaders
The programrsquos focus is Africa which is growing economically and politically but hasthe worldrsquos lowest education enrollment rates and a young population (Sixty percentof Africans are under age 25)
Tavaziva didnrsquot need to be told twice He filled out an application at the US Embassyand weeks later got an email notifying him hersquod been selected as a MasterCard Founda-tion scholar at Arizona State University (ASU) ldquoI didnrsquot know whether to cry or jumpIt was 11 pm and I woke everyone up We all celebratedrdquo he said
Arriving in Arizona later that year Tavaziva saw more than 60000 students movingabout the Tempe campus of the nationrsquos largest public university and found it ldquokindof scary but at the same time exciting I told myself Irsquod meet so many people make somany connectionsrdquo
He adjusted to dormitory life challenging courses his first ldquoCrdquo grade worries aboutspeaking English with an accent and new foods mdash Mexican was a hit but not hamburg-ers A biochemistry major Tavaziva jumped at the chance to do research in order tomimic the process of a spiderrsquos production of silk
He found college football equally exciting ldquoIrsquod always been an admirer of American
footballrdquo he said ldquoIrsquod watched a lot back home but seeing it in person was one of the best experiences of my liferdquo
Jenny Brian who taught Tavaziva in a freshman seminar said he is ldquosmart funnypolite and dedicatedrdquo
ldquoGamu thinks deeply about topics and has a strong sense of social justice and equityrdquosaid Meggan Madden director of the MasterCard program at ASU She said Tavaziva was chosen not only for his academic skills but because he ldquodreams bigrdquo and is moti- vated to make his dreams a reality
Tavaziva plans to return to Zimbabwe with his degree ldquoI just love my country somuchrdquo he said ldquoand Irsquom obliged to help in rebuilding it againrdquo 983123
From Africa to ArizonaGRETCHEN KELL
Attention ClassLAUREN MONSEN
One hundred students from acrossEgypt Tunisia Algeria Afghanistan andPakistan spent four weeks recently atIndiana Universityrsquos Kelley School ofBusiness where they developed businessplans and marketing strategies
For some US teaching methods mdashdesigned to encourage critical thinkingthrough lively classroom discussions mdashcame as a revelation
It was ldquonot considered disrespectful toask questions of your professorsrdquo said anamazed Sara Bisharat of Jordan
ldquoThe [Indiana] professors grab yourattentionrdquo said Haseeb Rahman ofAfghanistan ldquoYou feel like yoursquore engagedand involvedrdquo
Sara Jamil of Pakistan found peerdiscussion helpful ldquoI got an opportunityto listen to the perspectives of people ofvaried nationalities on one topicrdquo she saidldquoIt was a wonderful learning experiencerdquo
During the program sponsored bythe Coca-Cola Company and the USDepartment of State Professor Chris Cook
pointed out problems with some of thebusiness plans ldquoI usually asked studentsto provide more hard data and challengedall their assumptionsrdquo he said ldquoIrsquod sendthem to the CIA [World Factbook ] websitebecause it has phenomenal data and to theWorld Bank [data] website among othersources Indiana University library data wasalso availablerdquo
By the end Cook said ldquothey were allleaps and bounds ahead of where they werewhen they first walked in the doorrdquo
Still ldquoI learned as much as they didrdquo hesaid 983123
Gamu Tavaziva saw the failure ofhospitals in Zimbabwe as ldquoa call forme to pursue medicinerdquo
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4 MythsOnly prestigiousuniversities offer aquality education
There are 4495 degree-grantinginstitutions in the US according to theNational Center for Education Statistics
yet the eyes of overseas students are often
fixed on the Ivy League schools But eliteschools set the entrance bar skyhigh andreject most applicants while qualityeducation is available at many moreschools according to Stefano Papaleodirector of admissions at Lynn Universityin Florida
Only rich parents cansend children to the US
Public universities charge less tuitionthan most private schools Graduatestudents often qualify for discounts asteaching assistants More than 500 US
scholarships and grants are available to helpinternational students defray costs (Learnmore about them on the Funding for USStudy website) Financial support also maybe available in studentsrsquo home countries
Studying in the USis similar to attendingcollege back home
Students are surprised by differencesbetween classrooms in the United Statesand in their own home countries accordingto Jessica Young who advises internationalstudents at the University of Illinois It rsquos not
just sitting and listening to professors shesaid Asking and answering questions orgiving oral presentations affect final gradesso ldquohone your communication skills andbe prepared for a change in the way youstudyrdquo
US campuses are unsafeMovies and television depict the United
States as plagued by violence but the realityis that crime rates have fallen for yearsMost campuses have precautions in placemdash emergency call boxes alert systems towarn students of any imminent threat andshuttle buses or services to escort studentsat night In a 2012 poll by i-Graduate 82percent of international students said theyfelt ldquosafe and securerdquo in the US
Schools with the Largest Shares of International Students
Schools with the Largest Number of International Students
983090983095New School
New York
983090983094Florida Instituteof Technology
Florida
983090983089Illinois Instituteof Technology
Illinois
983089983096Lynn University
Florida
9269University of Southern California
Los Angeles
8997 University of IllinoisUrbana-Champaign
8660New York University
New York
8563 Purdue University
West Lafayette Indiana
Why These Schools
ReputationMatt VanderZalm spokesman at the University of Illinois said prestige and low cost of living matter
A reputation ldquoas one of the top destinations for international students perpetuates itselfrdquo he saidStudents who hear friends speaking highly of Illinois follow
LocationSchools on both coasts and in the Midwest draw international students because thatrsquos where majorcities are concentrated
ProgramsNearly two-thirds of international students want to study business engineering or science so schoolsthat boast strong programs in those areas are popular Among them the University of Illinois atUrbana-Champaign Carnegie Mellon University Purdue University New York University and theUniversity of California at Los Angeles
Of All International Students at US Colleges the Largest Shares Come from
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The Welcome Mat Is OutUS colleges and universities attract far more students from abroad than any other countryrsquos
higher-education institutions mdash 764000 of the 4 million international students worldwide Their rankshave swelled by nearly a third in the past decade but higher education leaders say they have room forplenty more and they are eager to find them
Many US colleges mdash small and large public and private mdash have stepped up their recruitment ofstudents from abroad according to a survey by higher-education associations More than half comefrom China India and South Korea but students come from a host of other lands as well includingSaudi Arabia Canada Vietnam and Mexico
Still only one in 25 college students in the United States is international compared with one infive in Australia and the United Kingdom President Obama is a strong backer of efforts to attractmore international students and send more American students abroad His ldquo100000 Strong inChinardquo initiative aims to quadruple the number of Americans studying in China while a similar effortis mounted to bring in 100000 students from Latin America while sending an equal number ofAmericans to study there
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Peace amp Security
Ben Rattray dreamed of being the ultimate establishment manan investment banker who would wear a double-breasted suit ashe walked down Wall Street But a series of experiences during
college led Rattray down an entirelydifferent path
Today he helps tens of millions ofpeople around the world take on theestablishment by exercising a basic American tenet petitioning for change
On the website Rattray founded
Changeorg citizens in the UnitedStates and countries like India South Africa and Brazil have fought to giveequal access to girls on sports teams
to battle local corruption and to make one young girl eligible for alung transplant normally reserved for adults The site is a platformthat allows individuals to petition an array of institutions bycollecting the names of supporters online
With the power of signatures Changeorg says it is makinga difference helping people win thousands of victories since thesite launched in 2007 Big institutions be they governments orcorporations can seem too powerful for individuals to take onRattray said and ldquopeople become apathetic if they think theycanrsquot make a difference The power of individuals is to come
together and not work alone You just have everyday people doingextraordinary thingsrdquo
The 25-year-old Rattray who attended Stanford University andthe London School of Economics started rethinking his career
Real ChangeOne Signature
at a Time
1863Trivia Turkey
President Abraham Lincoln madeThanksgiving a national holiday
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signaturesDown Syndrome student
gets to play sports
94684
signaturesFirefighters granted
government health care
126631
signaturesPhone company helps
domestic violence victims
194825 signaturesEcuador shuts down
ex-gay torture clinics
113759
signaturesAmazon stops selling
whale and dolphin meat
202962
signaturesSupporting South Africanwomenrsquos fight against ldquocorrective raperdquo171789
signaturesPalm oil plantation barred
for burning forests
10243
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path when his brother announced he is gay but also said that hehad been hiding his sexuality out of fear Rattray said he thoughtof people including himself who had stood by and done nothingto fight for justice and equal treatment He went to London reada book a day and thought about the concept of social change Theend result was the birth of Changeorg
The sitersquos popular petitions often gain media coverage Fifteen- year-old Julia Bluhm was distressed at the way photographs ofgirls and women in the popular teen magazine Seventeen were
being airbrushed to make them look thinner and prettier Bluhmdecided to petition the magazine and collected signatures fromas far away as Australia and the Netherlands ldquoWe all know how itcan affect a girlrsquos body image and self-esteemrdquo said Bluhm wholives in Waterville Maine Getting more than 84000 far-flungsignatures ldquokind of opens up the bigger picture and shows how itaffects people all over the worldrdquo
Bluhmrsquos petition led Seventeen to stop altering modelsrsquo shapes with Photoshop and to publish a ldquoBody Peace Treatyrdquo calling ongirls to be confident regardless of their size or shape
Cynthia Butterworth of Rochester New York petitioned tohelp her sister who had been the victim of domestic violence andfound it would cost $500 to close the mobile phone account she
had shared with her abuser The phone company responded toButterworthrsquos petition by agreeing to close the account without afee and to implement a new policy to help other abuse victims ldquoIt was a huge victoryrdquo Butterworth said ldquoIt gives a little person whofeels like she has been treated unfairly a huge voicerdquo
People in more than 190 countries have used the petitionsRattray says
In India he said there has been an explosion of campaignsagainst corruption through his website A man in Hardoiattempting to report alleged corruption to the Regional TransportOffice was asked for a bribe and beaten when he refused mdash anepisode caught on cell phone video A Changeorg petitionstarted by the man and pursued by Indians countrywide led to
prosecutions and a stronger anti-corruption policy Rattray said Changeorg will continue to empower people Asregular people mobilize by petitioning online he said he meetspeople everywhere who have a growing conviction that they reallycan make a difference 983123 ndashSM
The White House has a similar petition page online called We thePeople (httpspetitionswhitehousegov) which allows people tocreate online petitions on matters involving government action Ifa petition attracts 150 signatures in 30 days it will be searchable onthe White House site If it collects 100000 signatures during that
time the petition will be reviewed by the Obama administrationand a response will be posted Topics range from gun violence toimmigration to beer (and yes the White House gave in and revealedthe official White House beer recipe)
We the People
Above Julia Bluhm (center) and other teens at Hearst Corp inNew York where Bluhm delivered a petition asking Seventeen magazine to stop altering photos Below Seventeenrsquos editor-in-chief responded by publishing this letter
$423Trivia Turkey
average amount spent by shoppers over theThanksgiving holiday weekend
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Redefining PortraitureChicago-based artist Lincoln Schatz who regards traditionalportraits as idealized depictions of ldquoa single frozen momentrdquo iscreating portraits by filming subjects
Schatz mounts cameras at varied heights within a small room
to create 360-degree views of his subjects who perform or speakabout their lives while the cameras roll A computer randomly editsresulting footage and displays it on a screen in a loop constantlyrecombining footage such that no two viewings will be the same
Schatz seeks dynamism by generating unpredictablecombinations of camera angles The artistrsquos Cube series (2008) andNetwork series (2012) thus offer shifting perspectives on personality
ldquoI wanted to get beyond the mythology people create forthemselvesrdquo Schatz said ldquoI ask them lsquoIf life is a series of dots ona line how does your story start Whatrsquos the first dot for yoursquordquoBut he doesnrsquot allow his subjectsrsquo answers to define their portraitsinstead working to ldquoget them beyond their self-images or public brands to understand themselves in a new and different wayrdquo
The Cube portraits (commissioned by the Hearst Corporationto celebrate the 75th anniversar y of Esquire magazine) focuson 40 of the 75 most influential people of the 21st century asdetermined by the magazinersquos editors Who made the cut ActorGeorge Clooney basketball star LeBron James Craigslist founderCraig Newmark regenerative-medicine specialist Anthony Atalafashion designer Marc Jacobs foreign-policy expert (and now USambassador to the UN) Samantha Power heart surgeon MehmetOz and architect Santiago Calatrava among others
Portrait subjects entered a transparent 10-foot-by-10-foot cubein which they spent 45 minutes doing anything they chose as longas it reflected their own sense of their personalities The portraits were filmed at Hearst headquarters in New York Esquire editor-in-chief David Granger attended every sitting
One subject created quite a stir Granger said ldquoWe didnrsquotpublicize it but when Clooney came word leaked out throughthe building At first there were a few people mdash mostly women mdashmilling around Pretty soon 300 people had gatheredrdquo
Newmark worked on a laptop computer resolving customer-service issues for Craigslist users James played a basketball-themed video game and became so absorbed that he overstayed histime limit Atala mdash whose work involves growing new human cellstissues and organs mdash treated the cube itself as an organ tr ying tocoax it to life by plastering images of cells all over its walls Jacobs brought his yoga teacher and had a yoga session
Clooney danced with women (he specified that no models oractresses be recruited) twirling in succession Schatzrsquos mother
several Hearst Corporation employees and TV journalist GayleKing He wanted ldquosomething to do hellip instead of just standingaroundrdquo Schatz explained
The resulting portraits are ldquodreamlikerdquo Schatz said in part because they are silent
They are more abstract and painterly than his subsequentNetwork series which includes audio of subjectsrsquo voices In theseSchatz focuses on Americans whom he sees as leaders or innovatorsComprising 89 portraits the series includes former Supreme CourtJustice Sandra Day OrsquoConnor Google Inc vice president (and so-called ldquofather of the Internetrdquo) Vint Cerf public radio journalistCokie Roberts and America Online founder Steve Case They talk
about their childhoods about forces that they believe shaped themThe Cube and Network series were acquired by the Smithsonian
Institutionrsquos National Portrait Gallery But Schatz has created video portraits for private collectors as well The genre requiresartist and subject to ldquolet go and let something happenrdquo he saidand the process is liberating
ldquoWe are all polyfaceted there are multiple ways we can beseen and interpreted At the root of all this is getting people toself-explorerdquo 983123 ndashLM
Arts
When LeBron James arrived for his Cube portrait session ldquohe wasin his early 20s mdash a kid reallyrdquo said David Granger ldquoOf coursekids like to play video gamesrdquo
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4000 +Trivia Turkey
paintings by Norman Rockwell includingFreedom from Want illustrating aThanksgiving dinner
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In 2012 members of the US military andforeign service submitted photographs fromtheir duty abroad to a jury of experts Theirsubmissions began a project sponsored bythe US departments of State and Defenseto mark Veterans Day observed each year onthe 11th of November
The jury of photographers curators andprominent Americans including formersecretaries of state Madeleine Albright andColin Powell selected the best entries Artist
Lincoln Schatz then created composite stillimages from the top photos
The images convey ldquothe complex realities ofserving abroadrdquo Schatz said as well as theldquoimmense complexity of hope life hardshipand loss hellip Looking at the world throughtheir eyes we see the photographersrsquo humanexperience and wonder how we wouldnavigate were we thererdquo
Seen here is a composite merging three ofthe photographs
The dominant photo (taken by Manuel JMartinez) depicts an Iraqi father pausingfrom his conversation with US soldiersto share a moment with his daughter athis home in the Jefrmila neighborhood ofGhazaliyah Iraq A background photo (takenby Jeremy Lock) shows US soldiers withno date or place indicated and anotherbackground photo (taken by Alvin WilliamsJr) shows US Marines setting up a bivouacto assist victims of a landslide on the island
of Leyte in the Philippines
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Through Their Eyes
8Trivia Turkey
million 5- and 6- year-olds who might draw aturkey by tracing their fingers on paper andcoloring it in
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Education for AllJUDITH HEUMANN
Judith Heumann is the StateDepartmentrsquos special adviser forinternational disability rightsGrowing up in the New York City borough of BrooklynI wasnrsquot allowed to go to school until fourth gradebecause I used a wheelchair and was unable to walk
But my parents were adamant that I get an educationequal to my brothersrsquo so I could support myself if Inever married (women were not typically breadwinnersback then) They teamed up with other parents toforce some of the local secondary schools to become
accessible to students with disabilities Later I battledsuccessfully to be the first person in a wheelchair toteach in New York and taught there for three years
Education including the higher education describedon pages 14ndash23 is a great equalizer It opens opportunitiesfor girls and boys for disadvantaged people and especiallyfor people like me who have disabilities
Hamza Jaka and Amber Buckley-Shaklee twostudents with disabilities worked as interns at the StateDepartment this year Overall their stories indicatethat inclusive education is moving forward
Both Hamza and Amber have always attendedintegrated schools as required under laws that
didnrsquot exist when I was in school Hamza now anundergraduate student at the University of CaliforniaBerkeley was resented by peers who thought theaccommodations he received (such as having acomputer for spelling tests) were unfair And Ambernow a graduate student at the University of Illinois atUrbana-Champaign had friends at nearby schools who
were told they could come to school but only if theydidnrsquot bring their wheelchairs
Parents and students need to know their rights Inthe US there are Parent Information Centers that help
Also after years of implementation of our laws morestudents with disabilities are graduating from secondaryschool and entering work or higher education
We have come a long way since I had polio in1949 and we have far to go Our laws are not alwaysenforced as they should be As I work for equality andthe advancement of human rights I want to teach thislesson People with disabilities should have the samerights and opportunities as all people Granted these wecan and do improve our communities our country andthe world 983123
Last Word
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As a Northeastern University undergraduate Abhi Nangia learned marketing by help-ing women in Nicaragua sell jewelry made from recycled trash He studied finance by advising a tiny catering company in South Africa and leadership by organizingstruggling artists in Indonesia
Upon graduation from the Boston university in May Nangia took the skills he learned at itsSocial Enterprise Institute to launch Reweave a network that ldquocreates market access for peoplemaking beautiful thingsrdquo
This may not sound like the traditional undergraduate business-school experience but itrsquostypical of the innovative ways business students are educated in the United States today It com- bines features that a growing number of programs offer Instruction and learning are hands-onentrepreneurial and global
ldquoThe Social Enterprise Institute is probably the coolest thing everrdquo said Nangia whoseparents are from New Delhi but who grew up in Buffalo New York Northeastern is a leaderamong US universities in alternating classroomstudies with internships and real jobs The ex-perience convinced Nangia that international business is about a lot more than making mon-ey it can actually improve peoplersquos lives in othercountries Undergraduate business students whohistorically concentrated in accounting financeor marketing today can acquire knowledge and
skills as well about such fields as health care andsustainable development
For students looking to work for cutting-edgecompanies such as tech giant Google Inc or on-line retailer Amazoncom Inc some US busi-ness schools offer technology-focused degreesStudents at Carnegie Mellon Universityrsquos Tepper School of Business can study topics like bigdata mdash data sets so complex that theyrsquore hard to manage with traditional software
Ronny Ho a 21-year-old Chinese American who grew up in New York and whose parentsare from Shanghai and Taiwan is a senior at the Pittsburgh university She recently internedat the financial company Citigroup Inc in New York She felt she brought more to the job than just an ability to crunch numbers because of all the time she spent at Carnegie Mellon workingon team projects with scientists and engineers The collaborative projects included making
futuristic videos at the universityrsquos Human-Computer Interaction Institute where studentscreate make-believe worlds and games to better understand how computers can help peoplego about their daily livesldquoItrsquos such a new fieldrdquo she said ldquoItrsquos fun to take it and run with it andsee what you can dordquo
The recent global recession gave business schools more reasons to expand internships andcourses that give students hands-on experience like Ho and Nangia are getting said John JFernandes president of AACSB International (Association to Advance Collegiate Schools ofBusiness) With fewer workers companies are looking to interns to do more ldquoBusinesses expectstudents to hit the ground runningrdquo Fernandes said 983123
Business SchoolsBridge Classroomsand Real-Life WorkKATHERINE MANGAN
Express Laneto an MBA
At the Bainbridge GraduateInstitute nature lovers can pursuemasterrsquos degrees in businessadministration on an island campusoff the coast of Seattle In classroomsnestled amid 250 acres of forestthey learn how to make money inenvironmentally sustainable ways
If studying in one of the worldrsquosmost exciting business centers is more
your style New York Universityrsquos SternSchool of Business is blocks fromWall Street As members of the SternConsulting Corps students tackle realbusiness challenges by advising shopowners in a low-income neighborhoodor by creating business plans forupstart fashion designers
Most full-time MBA programsin the United States take two yearsto complete but several now offerintensified one-year options While topMBA programs usually require several
years of work experience someonefresh out of college or with just a few
years on the job might want to look intoa one-year specialized masterrsquos degree
At Thunderbird School of GlobalManagement a private school based inGlendale Arizona finishing in one yearshaves $20000 off the price (Tuitionruns $90000 for two years and$70000 for one)
ldquoFor students looking to improvetheir English studying in the US gives
you a true immersion in the languagethat will force you to become fluentby the time you leaverdquo said RebeccaHenriksen vice president of enrollmentand student services ldquoBut itrsquos still a trulyglobal experience We have studentsfrom close to 70 countries so itrsquos almoslike a minindashUnited Nations hererdquo
Cornell Universityrsquos JohnsonGraduate School of Management alsooffers a one-year MBA popular withstudents who want to double up andearn a professional degree in medicineengineering or law as well Dual degreesare increasingly popular in the US
because they give graduates an edge ina tough job marketIn recent years enrollments in
traditional two-year MBA programsinched up 1 percent in North Americawhile specialized masters enrollmentsshot up 30 percent according to theAACSB Popular specialties includefinance accounting marketing andnewer fields such as data analytics andinformation-technology management
Abhi Nangia shoots a video to help a groupof women in Nicaragua sell jewelry madefrom recycled trash
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TomorrowrsquosArtists TodayKAREN CALABRIA
Itrsquos no surprise that artists worldwide look to address mod-ern challenges and adopt the newest technology Art and theavant-garde have always gone hand in hand Here are shiningexamples of successful US programs for students of digital
arts conservation and arts and crafts
Digital Arts
When it comes to new technology art departments are earlyadopters Digital arts mdash such as animation video game develop-ment graphic design and visual effects mdash are attracting more stu-
dents each year many of them internationalThe School of Visual Arts in New York which admits students based on their portfolios as well as grades and test scores has madea name for itself as a premier digital arts program
John McIntosh chair of the Computer Art Computer Animationand Visual Effects Department said ldquoWe offer a program that onlyhires working professionals as faculty that has the highest academicrigor and that allows students to excel by concentrating on the prac-tice of being an artist for each of their four yearsrdquo
Anne Yang an animation student said she has gained practicalhands-on experience She and five classmates collaborated on mak-ing a film at the end of their junior year ldquoStudents donrsquot typically getthat experiencerdquo Yang said Their two-minute animated short Fright
Shift about a ghost hunter afraid of ghosts was a hit with audiences
Art Conservation
Most conservation programs in the US have catered to ad- vanced-degree students but a growing number now reach out to un-dergraduates as well New Mexico State University in Albuquerque began offering a bachelorrsquos degree in museum conservation in 2005Director Silvia Marinas-Feliner said interest in art conservation mayhave something to do with the popularity of forensic science on suchtelevision shows as CSI Crime Scene Investigation Museum conser- vationists are investigators too said Marinas-Feliner only insteadof autopsying bodies they try to uncover the history of the object
ldquoThings deteriorate and need to be preserved especially withnatural disastersrdquo she said
One of her former students Lyndy Bush works at the Smithson-ian Institutionrsquos National Museum of Natural History in Washing-ton ldquoIrsquom conserving botanical specimens that were damaged [byHurricane Sandy] while they were out on loanrdquo Bush said ldquoThe ideaof a career in art that incorporates science and skill was what mademe fall in love with the fieldrdquo
Students learn conservation techniques in small classes (nomore than 12 students) The cross-disciplinary curriculum requiresstudy in art history fine arts archaeology and hard science Theprogram even encourages students to study entomology so they become familiar with the bugs they might find in an artifact thatneeds restoring
Arts and Crafts
American arts and craf ts schools offer tradit ional disciplinessuch as glassblowing metalworking ceramics and woodworkingCurricula can reflect local art traditions according to ChristineHavice director of the School of Art at Kent State University pointing to basketweaving and rug-making in the Southwest and industrialized arts at her own school in Ohio
Some schools may shy away from adapting technology in deference to ldquothe old waysrdquo of preserving the past but that is not thecase at the Appalachian Center for Craft a satellite campus of Ten
nessee Tech University in Cookeville Tennessee Jeff Adams thecenterrsquos director said his students employ Computer-Aided Design3-D printers and computerized looms to preserve and advance thetreasures of that mountain region
The center teaches new ways to apply skills Engineering and ceramics students work hand in hand on one project in sub-Saharan Africa w ith the engineers designing water-filtration systems andthe ceramics students making clay water-filtration devices
ldquoItrsquos about what they want to do with the skills theyrsquore learninghere not just about how to produce things for salerdquo Adams said 983123
Museum conservation students at New Mexico State University puttheir restoration skills to the test
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Huge Geek MomentThe Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) trade show is the World Cup Olympics and Super Bowl
rolled into one for the 50000 video gamers designers programmers and marketers from 120countries who throng to Los Angeles each year But the excitement isnrsquot confined to the conventionhall Global gamers tune in breathlessly online to await word of the newest gaming advances
Eight students at Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) were no exception this June but they hada special reason for excitement A video game they developed not only was exhibited at the trade show butalso shared top honors at E3rsquos inaugural College Game Competition ldquoIt was a huge geek moment and anamazing opportunity for themrdquo said Tina OrsquoHailey dean of SCADrsquos School of Digital Media
Most game designers can expect to go their whole career without having the opportunity toshowcase a game of their own at E3 said Luis Cataldi head of SCADrsquos game development program
The studentsrsquo visually stunning side-scrolling PC game Lost in Thought follows a therapist as hetravels through his patientsrsquo minds to heal them
More than 380 US schools offer coursework in computer and video game design In 2013 SCADrsquosprogram was ranked by The Princeton Review as one of the nationrsquos top programs The college granted85 degrees in interactive design and game development in 2012
Band Camp RevisitedSome Columbia College Chicago students refer to it as ldquoBand Camprdquo Like Nashville Tennessee
New Orleans and Austin Texas the Windy City of Chicago is known for its vibrant music scene Thecity is a playground for the nearly 11000 students at Columbia College Chicago the countryrsquos largest
arts and media collegeCome summertime some Columbia musicians and aspiring record producers get to attend what
they fondly call ldquoBand Camprdquo Others know it as the schoolrsquos selective Summer Music ImmersionProgram Students from three Columbia departments mdash music arts management and acousticsmdash join forces for an intensive week of beats bass and branding The result a professional-qualityextended play (EP) record and a one-night-only showcase at a popular live music venue
Nate Green a recent graduate was a repeat camper ldquoItrsquos a lot of fun but extremely hard It rsquos themost real-world experience in my field one can get while still being at schoolrdquo he said
A local music-industry veteran helps the students compose songs mix them and market theresulting album
Although music-technology programs have cropped up at colleges around the country Columbiasets itself apart as the only undergraduate program to offer a bachelor of science degree in acoustics
Department chairman Pantelis Vassilakis said ldquoWersquore at the intersection of sound as music soundas business sound as physics and sound as perceptionrdquo 983123
A panel from Lost in Thought a game developed by SCAD students that shared top honorsat 2013rsquos E3 trade show
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983093Prepare to Depart983086 In planning
your move to the United States983084 get
help from an EducationUSA Advising
Center in your country and from the
international student adviser at your
chosen U983086S983086 school983086 Advisers and
students who have returned from the
U983086S983086 can prepare you for new experiences
and challenges983086 Discuss changes from
your home environment983084 academic
systems and expectations983084 housing and
coping in a new cultural setting983086
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Shu Zhu came to the United States from Qingdao China six years ago as many international students do planning toprepare for a career in business But at North Carolina StateUniversity she discovered one of the glories of the US sys-
tem of higher education the ability undergraduates have to exploreoptions and change majors
She got an early opportunity to work in a research laboratoryunder the tutelage of an engineering professor alongside graduatestudents and postdoctoral fellows all searching for breakthroughsin chemical and biomedical engineering
Zhu soon switched majors to chemical engineering and nowis pursuing a doctorate at the University of Pennsylvania an IvyLeague school in Philadelphia She said the beauty of her educa-tional path was that she could change her mind
She credits the engineering professor Michael Dickey with en-couraging her to excel Even when she had ldquosome crazy ideardquo shesaid ldquohe would never say lsquoYou cannot do thisrsquo He would alwayssay lsquoYou should tryrsquordquo
Dickey an associate professor in the Department of Chemi-cal and Biomolecular Engineering was honored in 2012 as one ofNorth Carolina Statersquos outstanding teachers He regularly putsundergraduates to work on lab projects which include developingnovel nanofabrication techniques and stretching liquid metals intoforms that can hold their shape at room temperatures
He also has a gift for explaining things Discussing why alumi-
num and copper make such good electrical conductors he said itrsquos because of their ldquogood thermal properties mdash when you sit on metal bleachers it feels really cold because they are removing heat from your body really fastrdquo
One of his favorite metals is gallium a liquid metal with athick paint-like consistency Dickey has found that by mixinggallium with indium the resulting alloy can be stretched intoelectrical wires His team has put gallium through myriad testsprinting it in 3-D fashion encasing it in rubbery materials twist-ing it into different configurations and stretching it
The team made ear phones that extend 10 times their originallength ldquoThe sound quality doesnrsquot change at allrdquo Dickey saidldquobecause itrsquos such a good conductor of electricit yrdquo
Dickey focuses on new materials Nylon was once a major breakthrough in material science as was silicon Dickey rsquos galli-um-based alloy could prove to be the next Potential applicationsinclude antennas clothing wallpaper even newspapers
Dickeyrsquos lab which has captured the attention of privateindustry is typical of American higher-education programs inscience technology engineering and math or STEM
In addition to new materials popular STEM fields for studentsinclude computer science environmental conservation and 3-Dprinting as well as fields related to providing the planet with foodand energy
International Attraction
The US is the Number 1 destination for foreign students inter-ested in studying science and engineering at the postsecondarylevel according to the National Science Board
At the undergraduate level 32 percent of international studentsare enrolled in a STEM-related field At the graduate level roughly60 percent of international students are pursuing STEM degreesTwo-thirds of them come from India and China Foreign studentseek out US programs educators say for the high-quality educa-tion and meaningful research in state-of-the-art labs
US college life affords students opportunities to branch out
and take courses in political science entrepreneurship and thehumanities ldquoItrsquos both the technical depth of what we do in theSTEM fieldsrdquo said Charles Thorpe provost at Clarkson Universityin New York and ldquoembedding that in a liberal ar ts educationrdquo Living in dorms leading student organizations and attending sportingevents he said are important parts of a US education
In secondary school Zhu 22 learned lots of physics and mathldquobut wasnrsquot really enjoying itrdquo Students spent long hours solvingproblems and other exercises in preparation for Chinarsquos tough college entrance exam ldquoIt wasnrsquot interesting scientific knowledgerdquoshe said Her attitude changed in Michael Dickeyrsquos lab and so didher life trajectory 983123
Branching OutThrough STEMLUCY HOOD
International Students in STEM fields
983094983088graduate
983091983090undergraduate
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STEM StandoutsThe US offers rich opportunities to study science technologyengineering and math These schools are the tip of the iceberg
St Olaf CollegeLocated in Northfield Minnesota St Olaf College has a renowned choir but
is also a prodigious incubator of engineers and scientists It ranks in the top 10
among four-year colleges in producing future PhDs Forty percent of its 3000students major in math chemistry biology computer science or psychology
In tandem with its STEM programs St Olaf emphasizes environmentalconservation Everything from the food students eat to the construction ofbuildings to the curriculum itself is guided by an appreciation for science and aneffort to reduce manrsquos footprint on the planet Scientists there work to reducetoxic waste associated with lab work
The crown jewel of the environmental efforts is Regents Hall a state-of-the-art science building that meets the strictest criteria established by the US GreenBuilding Council
The college requires all students to take at least two science classes A newlydeveloped course promises nonscience majors an understanding of the sciencebehind issues at the forefront of public debate today
ldquoWe have the best of both worldsrdquo said Matthew Richey associate dean fornatural sciences and mathematics with an elite program that prepares thosefuture PhDs but also provides other students a deeper understanding of mathand science than the typical liberal-arts student gets in college
University of California San Diego In Professor Darren Lipomirsquos nanoengineering lab at the University of
California San Diego students from Belarus Thailand and Mexico are part of theresearch team working on solar energy mdash specifically the pursuit of less expensiveand less brittle solar panels
That diversity is the norm in cutting-edge research settings said the youngchemical engineer ldquoPeople from different cultures have different approaches tosimilar problems and if yoursquore in the room together somebody will come up with asolutionrdquo he said
A normal solar cell is made of silicon which is easily damaged in inclementweather Lipomi is taking the silicon out and replacing it with a plastic material
thatrsquos not only more robust but more economical
Clarkson UniversityLocated near the Canadian border in Potsdam New York Clarkson
University is known for its engineering programs and for graduatingstudents who make higher starting salaries than their counterparts fromHarvard University
Last year 10 percent of the schoolrsquos 3 604 students were foreignnationals many enrolled in STEM programs and learning entrepreneurshipalong with scientific research
ldquoOur model is taking the innovator by the hand through thecommercialization processrdquo said Matthew Draper deputy director of theShipley Center for Innovation The center helps students with intellectualproperty rights marketing research branding beta testing fundraising andrevenue generation These are daunting steps that scientists find difficult tomaneuver Draper said
Since 2010 the center has helped 57 startups with 158 more in thepipeline It helped Dami Adepoju a recent Clarkson graduate from AbujaNigeria break into the shoe business Adepoju designed a four-way zipperthat transforms one shoe into three giving people with limited resourcesdiverse styles
Experts at the Shipley Center helped Adepoju come up with a 3-D modelfor his invention and build a market They connected him with cobblersbuilt the zipper to his specifications and helped with pre-incorporation andpartnership agreements From Nigeria Adepoju now runs Fini Shoes andplans to sell worldwide 983123
Above Shu Zhu in alab at the University of
Pennsylvania found thather educational plans tookan unexpected turn leftMichael Dickey displaysan antenna made from a
gallium-based alloy
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E ven as a child in Zimbabwe GamuchiraiClinton Tavaziva wanted to be a doc-tor ldquoGamurdquo played with living thingspretending birds were patients and ex-
amined the skeletons of dead lizards outside hishome in Harare the countryrsquos largest city
But after secondary school his goal of gettinga medical education in the United States and re-turning to Zimbabwe with that expertise lookedout of reach The price tag was too high for hisfamily even with financial aid
Those who had known Tavaziva now 20 asa teen had always admired the shy science whiz with a passion for helping others His grades andleadership skills earned him the title of ldquohead boyrdquo or student president
An adv iser from the US Achievers Programmdash part of a US Department of State EducationUSA initiative in Zimbabwe mdash urged Tavaziva toapply for a new $500 million MasterCard Foun-dation Scholars Program The program planned
to educate 15000 talented young people in 10 years It would help those with financialhardship and a ldquogive backrdquo ethos and prepare them to be leaders
The programrsquos focus is Africa which is growing economically and politically but hasthe worldrsquos lowest education enrollment rates and a young population (Sixty percentof Africans are under age 25)
Tavaziva didnrsquot need to be told twice He filled out an application at the US Embassyand weeks later got an email notifying him hersquod been selected as a MasterCard Founda-tion scholar at Arizona State University (ASU) ldquoI didnrsquot know whether to cry or jumpIt was 11 pm and I woke everyone up We all celebratedrdquo he said
Arriving in Arizona later that year Tavaziva saw more than 60000 students movingabout the Tempe campus of the nationrsquos largest public university and found it ldquokindof scary but at the same time exciting I told myself Irsquod meet so many people make somany connectionsrdquo
He adjusted to dormitory life challenging courses his first ldquoCrdquo grade worries aboutspeaking English with an accent and new foods mdash Mexican was a hit but not hamburg-ers A biochemistry major Tavaziva jumped at the chance to do research in order tomimic the process of a spiderrsquos production of silk
He found college football equally exciting ldquoIrsquod always been an admirer of American
footballrdquo he said ldquoIrsquod watched a lot back home but seeing it in person was one of the best experiences of my liferdquo
Jenny Brian who taught Tavaziva in a freshman seminar said he is ldquosmart funnypolite and dedicatedrdquo
ldquoGamu thinks deeply about topics and has a strong sense of social justice and equityrdquosaid Meggan Madden director of the MasterCard program at ASU She said Tavaziva was chosen not only for his academic skills but because he ldquodreams bigrdquo and is moti- vated to make his dreams a reality
Tavaziva plans to return to Zimbabwe with his degree ldquoI just love my country somuchrdquo he said ldquoand Irsquom obliged to help in rebuilding it againrdquo 983123
From Africa to ArizonaGRETCHEN KELL
Attention ClassLAUREN MONSEN
One hundred students from acrossEgypt Tunisia Algeria Afghanistan andPakistan spent four weeks recently atIndiana Universityrsquos Kelley School ofBusiness where they developed businessplans and marketing strategies
For some US teaching methods mdashdesigned to encourage critical thinkingthrough lively classroom discussions mdashcame as a revelation
It was ldquonot considered disrespectful toask questions of your professorsrdquo said anamazed Sara Bisharat of Jordan
ldquoThe [Indiana] professors grab yourattentionrdquo said Haseeb Rahman ofAfghanistan ldquoYou feel like yoursquore engagedand involvedrdquo
Sara Jamil of Pakistan found peerdiscussion helpful ldquoI got an opportunityto listen to the perspectives of people ofvaried nationalities on one topicrdquo she saidldquoIt was a wonderful learning experiencerdquo
During the program sponsored bythe Coca-Cola Company and the USDepartment of State Professor Chris Cook
pointed out problems with some of thebusiness plans ldquoI usually asked studentsto provide more hard data and challengedall their assumptionsrdquo he said ldquoIrsquod sendthem to the CIA [World Factbook ] websitebecause it has phenomenal data and to theWorld Bank [data] website among othersources Indiana University library data wasalso availablerdquo
By the end Cook said ldquothey were allleaps and bounds ahead of where they werewhen they first walked in the doorrdquo
Still ldquoI learned as much as they didrdquo hesaid 983123
Gamu Tavaziva saw the failure ofhospitals in Zimbabwe as ldquoa call forme to pursue medicinerdquo
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4 MythsOnly prestigiousuniversities offer aquality education
There are 4495 degree-grantinginstitutions in the US according to theNational Center for Education Statistics
yet the eyes of overseas students are often
fixed on the Ivy League schools But eliteschools set the entrance bar skyhigh andreject most applicants while qualityeducation is available at many moreschools according to Stefano Papaleodirector of admissions at Lynn Universityin Florida
Only rich parents cansend children to the US
Public universities charge less tuitionthan most private schools Graduatestudents often qualify for discounts asteaching assistants More than 500 US
scholarships and grants are available to helpinternational students defray costs (Learnmore about them on the Funding for USStudy website) Financial support also maybe available in studentsrsquo home countries
Studying in the USis similar to attendingcollege back home
Students are surprised by differencesbetween classrooms in the United Statesand in their own home countries accordingto Jessica Young who advises internationalstudents at the University of Illinois It rsquos not
just sitting and listening to professors shesaid Asking and answering questions orgiving oral presentations affect final gradesso ldquohone your communication skills andbe prepared for a change in the way youstudyrdquo
US campuses are unsafeMovies and television depict the United
States as plagued by violence but the realityis that crime rates have fallen for yearsMost campuses have precautions in placemdash emergency call boxes alert systems towarn students of any imminent threat andshuttle buses or services to escort studentsat night In a 2012 poll by i-Graduate 82percent of international students said theyfelt ldquosafe and securerdquo in the US
Schools with the Largest Shares of International Students
Schools with the Largest Number of International Students
983090983095New School
New York
983090983094Florida Instituteof Technology
Florida
983090983089Illinois Instituteof Technology
Illinois
983089983096Lynn University
Florida
9269University of Southern California
Los Angeles
8997 University of IllinoisUrbana-Champaign
8660New York University
New York
8563 Purdue University
West Lafayette Indiana
Why These Schools
ReputationMatt VanderZalm spokesman at the University of Illinois said prestige and low cost of living matter
A reputation ldquoas one of the top destinations for international students perpetuates itselfrdquo he saidStudents who hear friends speaking highly of Illinois follow
LocationSchools on both coasts and in the Midwest draw international students because thatrsquos where majorcities are concentrated
ProgramsNearly two-thirds of international students want to study business engineering or science so schoolsthat boast strong programs in those areas are popular Among them the University of Illinois atUrbana-Champaign Carnegie Mellon University Purdue University New York University and theUniversity of California at Los Angeles
Of All International Students at US Colleges the Largest Shares Come from
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The Welcome Mat Is OutUS colleges and universities attract far more students from abroad than any other countryrsquos
higher-education institutions mdash 764000 of the 4 million international students worldwide Their rankshave swelled by nearly a third in the past decade but higher education leaders say they have room forplenty more and they are eager to find them
Many US colleges mdash small and large public and private mdash have stepped up their recruitment ofstudents from abroad according to a survey by higher-education associations More than half comefrom China India and South Korea but students come from a host of other lands as well includingSaudi Arabia Canada Vietnam and Mexico
Still only one in 25 college students in the United States is international compared with one infive in Australia and the United Kingdom President Obama is a strong backer of efforts to attractmore international students and send more American students abroad His ldquo100000 Strong inChinardquo initiative aims to quadruple the number of Americans studying in China while a similar effortis mounted to bring in 100000 students from Latin America while sending an equal number ofAmericans to study there
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Peace amp Security
Ben Rattray dreamed of being the ultimate establishment manan investment banker who would wear a double-breasted suit ashe walked down Wall Street But a series of experiences during
college led Rattray down an entirelydifferent path
Today he helps tens of millions ofpeople around the world take on theestablishment by exercising a basic American tenet petitioning for change
On the website Rattray founded
Changeorg citizens in the UnitedStates and countries like India South Africa and Brazil have fought to giveequal access to girls on sports teams
to battle local corruption and to make one young girl eligible for alung transplant normally reserved for adults The site is a platformthat allows individuals to petition an array of institutions bycollecting the names of supporters online
With the power of signatures Changeorg says it is makinga difference helping people win thousands of victories since thesite launched in 2007 Big institutions be they governments orcorporations can seem too powerful for individuals to take onRattray said and ldquopeople become apathetic if they think theycanrsquot make a difference The power of individuals is to come
together and not work alone You just have everyday people doingextraordinary thingsrdquo
The 25-year-old Rattray who attended Stanford University andthe London School of Economics started rethinking his career
Real ChangeOne Signature
at a Time
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signaturesDown Syndrome student
gets to play sports
94684
signaturesFirefighters granted
government health care
126631
signaturesPhone company helps
domestic violence victims
194825 signaturesEcuador shuts down
ex-gay torture clinics
113759
signaturesAmazon stops selling
whale and dolphin meat
202962
signaturesSupporting South Africanwomenrsquos fight against ldquocorrective raperdquo171789
signaturesPalm oil plantation barred
for burning forests
10243
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path when his brother announced he is gay but also said that hehad been hiding his sexuality out of fear Rattray said he thoughtof people including himself who had stood by and done nothingto fight for justice and equal treatment He went to London reada book a day and thought about the concept of social change Theend result was the birth of Changeorg
The sitersquos popular petitions often gain media coverage Fifteen- year-old Julia Bluhm was distressed at the way photographs ofgirls and women in the popular teen magazine Seventeen were
being airbrushed to make them look thinner and prettier Bluhmdecided to petition the magazine and collected signatures fromas far away as Australia and the Netherlands ldquoWe all know how itcan affect a girlrsquos body image and self-esteemrdquo said Bluhm wholives in Waterville Maine Getting more than 84000 far-flungsignatures ldquokind of opens up the bigger picture and shows how itaffects people all over the worldrdquo
Bluhmrsquos petition led Seventeen to stop altering modelsrsquo shapes with Photoshop and to publish a ldquoBody Peace Treatyrdquo calling ongirls to be confident regardless of their size or shape
Cynthia Butterworth of Rochester New York petitioned tohelp her sister who had been the victim of domestic violence andfound it would cost $500 to close the mobile phone account she
had shared with her abuser The phone company responded toButterworthrsquos petition by agreeing to close the account without afee and to implement a new policy to help other abuse victims ldquoIt was a huge victoryrdquo Butterworth said ldquoIt gives a little person whofeels like she has been treated unfairly a huge voicerdquo
People in more than 190 countries have used the petitionsRattray says
In India he said there has been an explosion of campaignsagainst corruption through his website A man in Hardoiattempting to report alleged corruption to the Regional TransportOffice was asked for a bribe and beaten when he refused mdash anepisode caught on cell phone video A Changeorg petitionstarted by the man and pursued by Indians countrywide led to
prosecutions and a stronger anti-corruption policy Rattray said Changeorg will continue to empower people Asregular people mobilize by petitioning online he said he meetspeople everywhere who have a growing conviction that they reallycan make a difference 983123 ndashSM
The White House has a similar petition page online called We thePeople (httpspetitionswhitehousegov) which allows people tocreate online petitions on matters involving government action Ifa petition attracts 150 signatures in 30 days it will be searchable onthe White House site If it collects 100000 signatures during that
time the petition will be reviewed by the Obama administrationand a response will be posted Topics range from gun violence toimmigration to beer (and yes the White House gave in and revealedthe official White House beer recipe)
We the People
Above Julia Bluhm (center) and other teens at Hearst Corp inNew York where Bluhm delivered a petition asking Seventeen magazine to stop altering photos Below Seventeenrsquos editor-in-chief responded by publishing this letter
$423Trivia Turkey
average amount spent by shoppers over theThanksgiving holiday weekend
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Redefining PortraitureChicago-based artist Lincoln Schatz who regards traditionalportraits as idealized depictions of ldquoa single frozen momentrdquo iscreating portraits by filming subjects
Schatz mounts cameras at varied heights within a small room
to create 360-degree views of his subjects who perform or speakabout their lives while the cameras roll A computer randomly editsresulting footage and displays it on a screen in a loop constantlyrecombining footage such that no two viewings will be the same
Schatz seeks dynamism by generating unpredictablecombinations of camera angles The artistrsquos Cube series (2008) andNetwork series (2012) thus offer shifting perspectives on personality
ldquoI wanted to get beyond the mythology people create forthemselvesrdquo Schatz said ldquoI ask them lsquoIf life is a series of dots ona line how does your story start Whatrsquos the first dot for yoursquordquoBut he doesnrsquot allow his subjectsrsquo answers to define their portraitsinstead working to ldquoget them beyond their self-images or public brands to understand themselves in a new and different wayrdquo
The Cube portraits (commissioned by the Hearst Corporationto celebrate the 75th anniversar y of Esquire magazine) focuson 40 of the 75 most influential people of the 21st century asdetermined by the magazinersquos editors Who made the cut ActorGeorge Clooney basketball star LeBron James Craigslist founderCraig Newmark regenerative-medicine specialist Anthony Atalafashion designer Marc Jacobs foreign-policy expert (and now USambassador to the UN) Samantha Power heart surgeon MehmetOz and architect Santiago Calatrava among others
Portrait subjects entered a transparent 10-foot-by-10-foot cubein which they spent 45 minutes doing anything they chose as longas it reflected their own sense of their personalities The portraits were filmed at Hearst headquarters in New York Esquire editor-in-chief David Granger attended every sitting
One subject created quite a stir Granger said ldquoWe didnrsquotpublicize it but when Clooney came word leaked out throughthe building At first there were a few people mdash mostly women mdashmilling around Pretty soon 300 people had gatheredrdquo
Newmark worked on a laptop computer resolving customer-service issues for Craigslist users James played a basketball-themed video game and became so absorbed that he overstayed histime limit Atala mdash whose work involves growing new human cellstissues and organs mdash treated the cube itself as an organ tr ying tocoax it to life by plastering images of cells all over its walls Jacobs brought his yoga teacher and had a yoga session
Clooney danced with women (he specified that no models oractresses be recruited) twirling in succession Schatzrsquos mother
several Hearst Corporation employees and TV journalist GayleKing He wanted ldquosomething to do hellip instead of just standingaroundrdquo Schatz explained
The resulting portraits are ldquodreamlikerdquo Schatz said in part because they are silent
They are more abstract and painterly than his subsequentNetwork series which includes audio of subjectsrsquo voices In theseSchatz focuses on Americans whom he sees as leaders or innovatorsComprising 89 portraits the series includes former Supreme CourtJustice Sandra Day OrsquoConnor Google Inc vice president (and so-called ldquofather of the Internetrdquo) Vint Cerf public radio journalistCokie Roberts and America Online founder Steve Case They talk
about their childhoods about forces that they believe shaped themThe Cube and Network series were acquired by the Smithsonian
Institutionrsquos National Portrait Gallery But Schatz has created video portraits for private collectors as well The genre requiresartist and subject to ldquolet go and let something happenrdquo he saidand the process is liberating
ldquoWe are all polyfaceted there are multiple ways we can beseen and interpreted At the root of all this is getting people toself-explorerdquo 983123 ndashLM
Arts
When LeBron James arrived for his Cube portrait session ldquohe wasin his early 20s mdash a kid reallyrdquo said David Granger ldquoOf coursekids like to play video gamesrdquo
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4000 +Trivia Turkey
paintings by Norman Rockwell includingFreedom from Want illustrating aThanksgiving dinner
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WatchTo view the video portraitof LeBron James scan theQR code with your phone
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In 2012 members of the US military andforeign service submitted photographs fromtheir duty abroad to a jury of experts Theirsubmissions began a project sponsored bythe US departments of State and Defenseto mark Veterans Day observed each year onthe 11th of November
The jury of photographers curators andprominent Americans including formersecretaries of state Madeleine Albright andColin Powell selected the best entries Artist
Lincoln Schatz then created composite stillimages from the top photos
The images convey ldquothe complex realities ofserving abroadrdquo Schatz said as well as theldquoimmense complexity of hope life hardshipand loss hellip Looking at the world throughtheir eyes we see the photographersrsquo humanexperience and wonder how we wouldnavigate were we thererdquo
Seen here is a composite merging three ofthe photographs
The dominant photo (taken by Manuel JMartinez) depicts an Iraqi father pausingfrom his conversation with US soldiersto share a moment with his daughter athis home in the Jefrmila neighborhood ofGhazaliyah Iraq A background photo (takenby Jeremy Lock) shows US soldiers withno date or place indicated and anotherbackground photo (taken by Alvin WilliamsJr) shows US Marines setting up a bivouacto assist victims of a landslide on the island
of Leyte in the Philippines
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Through Their Eyes
8Trivia Turkey
million 5- and 6- year-olds who might draw aturkey by tracing their fingers on paper andcoloring it in
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Education for AllJUDITH HEUMANN
Judith Heumann is the StateDepartmentrsquos special adviser forinternational disability rightsGrowing up in the New York City borough of BrooklynI wasnrsquot allowed to go to school until fourth gradebecause I used a wheelchair and was unable to walk
But my parents were adamant that I get an educationequal to my brothersrsquo so I could support myself if Inever married (women were not typically breadwinnersback then) They teamed up with other parents toforce some of the local secondary schools to become
accessible to students with disabilities Later I battledsuccessfully to be the first person in a wheelchair toteach in New York and taught there for three years
Education including the higher education describedon pages 14ndash23 is a great equalizer It opens opportunitiesfor girls and boys for disadvantaged people and especiallyfor people like me who have disabilities
Hamza Jaka and Amber Buckley-Shaklee twostudents with disabilities worked as interns at the StateDepartment this year Overall their stories indicatethat inclusive education is moving forward
Both Hamza and Amber have always attendedintegrated schools as required under laws that
didnrsquot exist when I was in school Hamza now anundergraduate student at the University of CaliforniaBerkeley was resented by peers who thought theaccommodations he received (such as having acomputer for spelling tests) were unfair And Ambernow a graduate student at the University of Illinois atUrbana-Champaign had friends at nearby schools who
were told they could come to school but only if theydidnrsquot bring their wheelchairs
Parents and students need to know their rights Inthe US there are Parent Information Centers that help
Also after years of implementation of our laws morestudents with disabilities are graduating from secondaryschool and entering work or higher education
We have come a long way since I had polio in1949 and we have far to go Our laws are not alwaysenforced as they should be As I work for equality andthe advancement of human rights I want to teach thislesson People with disabilities should have the samerights and opportunities as all people Granted these wecan and do improve our communities our country andthe world 983123
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TomorrowrsquosArtists TodayKAREN CALABRIA
Itrsquos no surprise that artists worldwide look to address mod-ern challenges and adopt the newest technology Art and theavant-garde have always gone hand in hand Here are shiningexamples of successful US programs for students of digital
arts conservation and arts and crafts
Digital Arts
When it comes to new technology art departments are earlyadopters Digital arts mdash such as animation video game develop-ment graphic design and visual effects mdash are attracting more stu-
dents each year many of them internationalThe School of Visual Arts in New York which admits students based on their portfolios as well as grades and test scores has madea name for itself as a premier digital arts program
John McIntosh chair of the Computer Art Computer Animationand Visual Effects Department said ldquoWe offer a program that onlyhires working professionals as faculty that has the highest academicrigor and that allows students to excel by concentrating on the prac-tice of being an artist for each of their four yearsrdquo
Anne Yang an animation student said she has gained practicalhands-on experience She and five classmates collaborated on mak-ing a film at the end of their junior year ldquoStudents donrsquot typically getthat experiencerdquo Yang said Their two-minute animated short Fright
Shift about a ghost hunter afraid of ghosts was a hit with audiences
Art Conservation
Most conservation programs in the US have catered to ad- vanced-degree students but a growing number now reach out to un-dergraduates as well New Mexico State University in Albuquerque began offering a bachelorrsquos degree in museum conservation in 2005Director Silvia Marinas-Feliner said interest in art conservation mayhave something to do with the popularity of forensic science on suchtelevision shows as CSI Crime Scene Investigation Museum conser- vationists are investigators too said Marinas-Feliner only insteadof autopsying bodies they try to uncover the history of the object
ldquoThings deteriorate and need to be preserved especially withnatural disastersrdquo she said
One of her former students Lyndy Bush works at the Smithson-ian Institutionrsquos National Museum of Natural History in Washing-ton ldquoIrsquom conserving botanical specimens that were damaged [byHurricane Sandy] while they were out on loanrdquo Bush said ldquoThe ideaof a career in art that incorporates science and skill was what mademe fall in love with the fieldrdquo
Students learn conservation techniques in small classes (nomore than 12 students) The cross-disciplinary curriculum requiresstudy in art history fine arts archaeology and hard science Theprogram even encourages students to study entomology so they become familiar with the bugs they might find in an artifact thatneeds restoring
Arts and Crafts
American arts and craf ts schools offer tradit ional disciplinessuch as glassblowing metalworking ceramics and woodworkingCurricula can reflect local art traditions according to ChristineHavice director of the School of Art at Kent State University pointing to basketweaving and rug-making in the Southwest and industrialized arts at her own school in Ohio
Some schools may shy away from adapting technology in deference to ldquothe old waysrdquo of preserving the past but that is not thecase at the Appalachian Center for Craft a satellite campus of Ten
nessee Tech University in Cookeville Tennessee Jeff Adams thecenterrsquos director said his students employ Computer-Aided Design3-D printers and computerized looms to preserve and advance thetreasures of that mountain region
The center teaches new ways to apply skills Engineering and ceramics students work hand in hand on one project in sub-Saharan Africa w ith the engineers designing water-filtration systems andthe ceramics students making clay water-filtration devices
ldquoItrsquos about what they want to do with the skills theyrsquore learninghere not just about how to produce things for salerdquo Adams said 983123
Museum conservation students at New Mexico State University puttheir restoration skills to the test
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Huge Geek MomentThe Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) trade show is the World Cup Olympics and Super Bowl
rolled into one for the 50000 video gamers designers programmers and marketers from 120countries who throng to Los Angeles each year But the excitement isnrsquot confined to the conventionhall Global gamers tune in breathlessly online to await word of the newest gaming advances
Eight students at Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) were no exception this June but they hada special reason for excitement A video game they developed not only was exhibited at the trade show butalso shared top honors at E3rsquos inaugural College Game Competition ldquoIt was a huge geek moment and anamazing opportunity for themrdquo said Tina OrsquoHailey dean of SCADrsquos School of Digital Media
Most game designers can expect to go their whole career without having the opportunity toshowcase a game of their own at E3 said Luis Cataldi head of SCADrsquos game development program
The studentsrsquo visually stunning side-scrolling PC game Lost in Thought follows a therapist as hetravels through his patientsrsquo minds to heal them
More than 380 US schools offer coursework in computer and video game design In 2013 SCADrsquosprogram was ranked by The Princeton Review as one of the nationrsquos top programs The college granted85 degrees in interactive design and game development in 2012
Band Camp RevisitedSome Columbia College Chicago students refer to it as ldquoBand Camprdquo Like Nashville Tennessee
New Orleans and Austin Texas the Windy City of Chicago is known for its vibrant music scene Thecity is a playground for the nearly 11000 students at Columbia College Chicago the countryrsquos largest
arts and media collegeCome summertime some Columbia musicians and aspiring record producers get to attend what
they fondly call ldquoBand Camprdquo Others know it as the schoolrsquos selective Summer Music ImmersionProgram Students from three Columbia departments mdash music arts management and acousticsmdash join forces for an intensive week of beats bass and branding The result a professional-qualityextended play (EP) record and a one-night-only showcase at a popular live music venue
Nate Green a recent graduate was a repeat camper ldquoItrsquos a lot of fun but extremely hard It rsquos themost real-world experience in my field one can get while still being at schoolrdquo he said
A local music-industry veteran helps the students compose songs mix them and market theresulting album
Although music-technology programs have cropped up at colleges around the country Columbiasets itself apart as the only undergraduate program to offer a bachelor of science degree in acoustics
Department chairman Pantelis Vassilakis said ldquoWersquore at the intersection of sound as music soundas business sound as physics and sound as perceptionrdquo 983123
A panel from Lost in Thought a game developed by SCAD students that shared top honorsat 2013rsquos E3 trade show
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your projected enrollment983084 begin your
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Shu Zhu came to the United States from Qingdao China six years ago as many international students do planning toprepare for a career in business But at North Carolina StateUniversity she discovered one of the glories of the US sys-
tem of higher education the ability undergraduates have to exploreoptions and change majors
She got an early opportunity to work in a research laboratoryunder the tutelage of an engineering professor alongside graduatestudents and postdoctoral fellows all searching for breakthroughsin chemical and biomedical engineering
Zhu soon switched majors to chemical engineering and nowis pursuing a doctorate at the University of Pennsylvania an IvyLeague school in Philadelphia She said the beauty of her educa-tional path was that she could change her mind
She credits the engineering professor Michael Dickey with en-couraging her to excel Even when she had ldquosome crazy ideardquo shesaid ldquohe would never say lsquoYou cannot do thisrsquo He would alwayssay lsquoYou should tryrsquordquo
Dickey an associate professor in the Department of Chemi-cal and Biomolecular Engineering was honored in 2012 as one ofNorth Carolina Statersquos outstanding teachers He regularly putsundergraduates to work on lab projects which include developingnovel nanofabrication techniques and stretching liquid metals intoforms that can hold their shape at room temperatures
He also has a gift for explaining things Discussing why alumi-
num and copper make such good electrical conductors he said itrsquos because of their ldquogood thermal properties mdash when you sit on metal bleachers it feels really cold because they are removing heat from your body really fastrdquo
One of his favorite metals is gallium a liquid metal with athick paint-like consistency Dickey has found that by mixinggallium with indium the resulting alloy can be stretched intoelectrical wires His team has put gallium through myriad testsprinting it in 3-D fashion encasing it in rubbery materials twist-ing it into different configurations and stretching it
The team made ear phones that extend 10 times their originallength ldquoThe sound quality doesnrsquot change at allrdquo Dickey saidldquobecause itrsquos such a good conductor of electricit yrdquo
Dickey focuses on new materials Nylon was once a major breakthrough in material science as was silicon Dickey rsquos galli-um-based alloy could prove to be the next Potential applicationsinclude antennas clothing wallpaper even newspapers
Dickeyrsquos lab which has captured the attention of privateindustry is typical of American higher-education programs inscience technology engineering and math or STEM
In addition to new materials popular STEM fields for studentsinclude computer science environmental conservation and 3-Dprinting as well as fields related to providing the planet with foodand energy
International Attraction
The US is the Number 1 destination for foreign students inter-ested in studying science and engineering at the postsecondarylevel according to the National Science Board
At the undergraduate level 32 percent of international studentsare enrolled in a STEM-related field At the graduate level roughly60 percent of international students are pursuing STEM degreesTwo-thirds of them come from India and China Foreign studentseek out US programs educators say for the high-quality educa-tion and meaningful research in state-of-the-art labs
US college life affords students opportunities to branch out
and take courses in political science entrepreneurship and thehumanities ldquoItrsquos both the technical depth of what we do in theSTEM fieldsrdquo said Charles Thorpe provost at Clarkson Universityin New York and ldquoembedding that in a liberal ar ts educationrdquo Living in dorms leading student organizations and attending sportingevents he said are important parts of a US education
In secondary school Zhu 22 learned lots of physics and mathldquobut wasnrsquot really enjoying itrdquo Students spent long hours solvingproblems and other exercises in preparation for Chinarsquos tough college entrance exam ldquoIt wasnrsquot interesting scientific knowledgerdquoshe said Her attitude changed in Michael Dickeyrsquos lab and so didher life trajectory 983123
Branching OutThrough STEMLUCY HOOD
International Students in STEM fields
983094983088graduate
983091983090undergraduate
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STEM StandoutsThe US offers rich opportunities to study science technologyengineering and math These schools are the tip of the iceberg
St Olaf CollegeLocated in Northfield Minnesota St Olaf College has a renowned choir but
is also a prodigious incubator of engineers and scientists It ranks in the top 10
among four-year colleges in producing future PhDs Forty percent of its 3000students major in math chemistry biology computer science or psychology
In tandem with its STEM programs St Olaf emphasizes environmentalconservation Everything from the food students eat to the construction ofbuildings to the curriculum itself is guided by an appreciation for science and aneffort to reduce manrsquos footprint on the planet Scientists there work to reducetoxic waste associated with lab work
The crown jewel of the environmental efforts is Regents Hall a state-of-the-art science building that meets the strictest criteria established by the US GreenBuilding Council
The college requires all students to take at least two science classes A newlydeveloped course promises nonscience majors an understanding of the sciencebehind issues at the forefront of public debate today
ldquoWe have the best of both worldsrdquo said Matthew Richey associate dean fornatural sciences and mathematics with an elite program that prepares thosefuture PhDs but also provides other students a deeper understanding of mathand science than the typical liberal-arts student gets in college
University of California San Diego In Professor Darren Lipomirsquos nanoengineering lab at the University of
California San Diego students from Belarus Thailand and Mexico are part of theresearch team working on solar energy mdash specifically the pursuit of less expensiveand less brittle solar panels
That diversity is the norm in cutting-edge research settings said the youngchemical engineer ldquoPeople from different cultures have different approaches tosimilar problems and if yoursquore in the room together somebody will come up with asolutionrdquo he said
A normal solar cell is made of silicon which is easily damaged in inclementweather Lipomi is taking the silicon out and replacing it with a plastic material
thatrsquos not only more robust but more economical
Clarkson UniversityLocated near the Canadian border in Potsdam New York Clarkson
University is known for its engineering programs and for graduatingstudents who make higher starting salaries than their counterparts fromHarvard University
Last year 10 percent of the schoolrsquos 3 604 students were foreignnationals many enrolled in STEM programs and learning entrepreneurshipalong with scientific research
ldquoOur model is taking the innovator by the hand through thecommercialization processrdquo said Matthew Draper deputy director of theShipley Center for Innovation The center helps students with intellectualproperty rights marketing research branding beta testing fundraising andrevenue generation These are daunting steps that scientists find difficult tomaneuver Draper said
Since 2010 the center has helped 57 startups with 158 more in thepipeline It helped Dami Adepoju a recent Clarkson graduate from AbujaNigeria break into the shoe business Adepoju designed a four-way zipperthat transforms one shoe into three giving people with limited resourcesdiverse styles
Experts at the Shipley Center helped Adepoju come up with a 3-D modelfor his invention and build a market They connected him with cobblersbuilt the zipper to his specifications and helped with pre-incorporation andpartnership agreements From Nigeria Adepoju now runs Fini Shoes andplans to sell worldwide 983123
Above Shu Zhu in alab at the University of
Pennsylvania found thather educational plans tookan unexpected turn leftMichael Dickey displaysan antenna made from a
gallium-based alloy
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E ven as a child in Zimbabwe GamuchiraiClinton Tavaziva wanted to be a doc-tor ldquoGamurdquo played with living thingspretending birds were patients and ex-
amined the skeletons of dead lizards outside hishome in Harare the countryrsquos largest city
But after secondary school his goal of gettinga medical education in the United States and re-turning to Zimbabwe with that expertise lookedout of reach The price tag was too high for hisfamily even with financial aid
Those who had known Tavaziva now 20 asa teen had always admired the shy science whiz with a passion for helping others His grades andleadership skills earned him the title of ldquohead boyrdquo or student president
An adv iser from the US Achievers Programmdash part of a US Department of State EducationUSA initiative in Zimbabwe mdash urged Tavaziva toapply for a new $500 million MasterCard Foun-dation Scholars Program The program planned
to educate 15000 talented young people in 10 years It would help those with financialhardship and a ldquogive backrdquo ethos and prepare them to be leaders
The programrsquos focus is Africa which is growing economically and politically but hasthe worldrsquos lowest education enrollment rates and a young population (Sixty percentof Africans are under age 25)
Tavaziva didnrsquot need to be told twice He filled out an application at the US Embassyand weeks later got an email notifying him hersquod been selected as a MasterCard Founda-tion scholar at Arizona State University (ASU) ldquoI didnrsquot know whether to cry or jumpIt was 11 pm and I woke everyone up We all celebratedrdquo he said
Arriving in Arizona later that year Tavaziva saw more than 60000 students movingabout the Tempe campus of the nationrsquos largest public university and found it ldquokindof scary but at the same time exciting I told myself Irsquod meet so many people make somany connectionsrdquo
He adjusted to dormitory life challenging courses his first ldquoCrdquo grade worries aboutspeaking English with an accent and new foods mdash Mexican was a hit but not hamburg-ers A biochemistry major Tavaziva jumped at the chance to do research in order tomimic the process of a spiderrsquos production of silk
He found college football equally exciting ldquoIrsquod always been an admirer of American
footballrdquo he said ldquoIrsquod watched a lot back home but seeing it in person was one of the best experiences of my liferdquo
Jenny Brian who taught Tavaziva in a freshman seminar said he is ldquosmart funnypolite and dedicatedrdquo
ldquoGamu thinks deeply about topics and has a strong sense of social justice and equityrdquosaid Meggan Madden director of the MasterCard program at ASU She said Tavaziva was chosen not only for his academic skills but because he ldquodreams bigrdquo and is moti- vated to make his dreams a reality
Tavaziva plans to return to Zimbabwe with his degree ldquoI just love my country somuchrdquo he said ldquoand Irsquom obliged to help in rebuilding it againrdquo 983123
From Africa to ArizonaGRETCHEN KELL
Attention ClassLAUREN MONSEN
One hundred students from acrossEgypt Tunisia Algeria Afghanistan andPakistan spent four weeks recently atIndiana Universityrsquos Kelley School ofBusiness where they developed businessplans and marketing strategies
For some US teaching methods mdashdesigned to encourage critical thinkingthrough lively classroom discussions mdashcame as a revelation
It was ldquonot considered disrespectful toask questions of your professorsrdquo said anamazed Sara Bisharat of Jordan
ldquoThe [Indiana] professors grab yourattentionrdquo said Haseeb Rahman ofAfghanistan ldquoYou feel like yoursquore engagedand involvedrdquo
Sara Jamil of Pakistan found peerdiscussion helpful ldquoI got an opportunityto listen to the perspectives of people ofvaried nationalities on one topicrdquo she saidldquoIt was a wonderful learning experiencerdquo
During the program sponsored bythe Coca-Cola Company and the USDepartment of State Professor Chris Cook
pointed out problems with some of thebusiness plans ldquoI usually asked studentsto provide more hard data and challengedall their assumptionsrdquo he said ldquoIrsquod sendthem to the CIA [World Factbook ] websitebecause it has phenomenal data and to theWorld Bank [data] website among othersources Indiana University library data wasalso availablerdquo
By the end Cook said ldquothey were allleaps and bounds ahead of where they werewhen they first walked in the doorrdquo
Still ldquoI learned as much as they didrdquo hesaid 983123
Gamu Tavaziva saw the failure ofhospitals in Zimbabwe as ldquoa call forme to pursue medicinerdquo
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4 MythsOnly prestigiousuniversities offer aquality education
There are 4495 degree-grantinginstitutions in the US according to theNational Center for Education Statistics
yet the eyes of overseas students are often
fixed on the Ivy League schools But eliteschools set the entrance bar skyhigh andreject most applicants while qualityeducation is available at many moreschools according to Stefano Papaleodirector of admissions at Lynn Universityin Florida
Only rich parents cansend children to the US
Public universities charge less tuitionthan most private schools Graduatestudents often qualify for discounts asteaching assistants More than 500 US
scholarships and grants are available to helpinternational students defray costs (Learnmore about them on the Funding for USStudy website) Financial support also maybe available in studentsrsquo home countries
Studying in the USis similar to attendingcollege back home
Students are surprised by differencesbetween classrooms in the United Statesand in their own home countries accordingto Jessica Young who advises internationalstudents at the University of Illinois It rsquos not
just sitting and listening to professors shesaid Asking and answering questions orgiving oral presentations affect final gradesso ldquohone your communication skills andbe prepared for a change in the way youstudyrdquo
US campuses are unsafeMovies and television depict the United
States as plagued by violence but the realityis that crime rates have fallen for yearsMost campuses have precautions in placemdash emergency call boxes alert systems towarn students of any imminent threat andshuttle buses or services to escort studentsat night In a 2012 poll by i-Graduate 82percent of international students said theyfelt ldquosafe and securerdquo in the US
Schools with the Largest Shares of International Students
Schools with the Largest Number of International Students
983090983095New School
New York
983090983094Florida Instituteof Technology
Florida
983090983089Illinois Instituteof Technology
Illinois
983089983096Lynn University
Florida
9269University of Southern California
Los Angeles
8997 University of IllinoisUrbana-Champaign
8660New York University
New York
8563 Purdue University
West Lafayette Indiana
Why These Schools
ReputationMatt VanderZalm spokesman at the University of Illinois said prestige and low cost of living matter
A reputation ldquoas one of the top destinations for international students perpetuates itselfrdquo he saidStudents who hear friends speaking highly of Illinois follow
LocationSchools on both coasts and in the Midwest draw international students because thatrsquos where majorcities are concentrated
ProgramsNearly two-thirds of international students want to study business engineering or science so schoolsthat boast strong programs in those areas are popular Among them the University of Illinois atUrbana-Champaign Carnegie Mellon University Purdue University New York University and theUniversity of California at Los Angeles
Of All International Students at US Colleges the Largest Shares Come from
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The Welcome Mat Is OutUS colleges and universities attract far more students from abroad than any other countryrsquos
higher-education institutions mdash 764000 of the 4 million international students worldwide Their rankshave swelled by nearly a third in the past decade but higher education leaders say they have room forplenty more and they are eager to find them
Many US colleges mdash small and large public and private mdash have stepped up their recruitment ofstudents from abroad according to a survey by higher-education associations More than half comefrom China India and South Korea but students come from a host of other lands as well includingSaudi Arabia Canada Vietnam and Mexico
Still only one in 25 college students in the United States is international compared with one infive in Australia and the United Kingdom President Obama is a strong backer of efforts to attractmore international students and send more American students abroad His ldquo100000 Strong inChinardquo initiative aims to quadruple the number of Americans studying in China while a similar effortis mounted to bring in 100000 students from Latin America while sending an equal number ofAmericans to study there
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Peace amp Security
Ben Rattray dreamed of being the ultimate establishment manan investment banker who would wear a double-breasted suit ashe walked down Wall Street But a series of experiences during
college led Rattray down an entirelydifferent path
Today he helps tens of millions ofpeople around the world take on theestablishment by exercising a basic American tenet petitioning for change
On the website Rattray founded
Changeorg citizens in the UnitedStates and countries like India South Africa and Brazil have fought to giveequal access to girls on sports teams
to battle local corruption and to make one young girl eligible for alung transplant normally reserved for adults The site is a platformthat allows individuals to petition an array of institutions bycollecting the names of supporters online
With the power of signatures Changeorg says it is makinga difference helping people win thousands of victories since thesite launched in 2007 Big institutions be they governments orcorporations can seem too powerful for individuals to take onRattray said and ldquopeople become apathetic if they think theycanrsquot make a difference The power of individuals is to come
together and not work alone You just have everyday people doingextraordinary thingsrdquo
The 25-year-old Rattray who attended Stanford University andthe London School of Economics started rethinking his career
Real ChangeOne Signature
at a Time
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gets to play sports
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signaturesFirefighters granted
government health care
126631
signaturesPhone company helps
domestic violence victims
194825 signaturesEcuador shuts down
ex-gay torture clinics
113759
signaturesAmazon stops selling
whale and dolphin meat
202962
signaturesSupporting South Africanwomenrsquos fight against ldquocorrective raperdquo171789
signaturesPalm oil plantation barred
for burning forests
10243
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path when his brother announced he is gay but also said that hehad been hiding his sexuality out of fear Rattray said he thoughtof people including himself who had stood by and done nothingto fight for justice and equal treatment He went to London reada book a day and thought about the concept of social change Theend result was the birth of Changeorg
The sitersquos popular petitions often gain media coverage Fifteen- year-old Julia Bluhm was distressed at the way photographs ofgirls and women in the popular teen magazine Seventeen were
being airbrushed to make them look thinner and prettier Bluhmdecided to petition the magazine and collected signatures fromas far away as Australia and the Netherlands ldquoWe all know how itcan affect a girlrsquos body image and self-esteemrdquo said Bluhm wholives in Waterville Maine Getting more than 84000 far-flungsignatures ldquokind of opens up the bigger picture and shows how itaffects people all over the worldrdquo
Bluhmrsquos petition led Seventeen to stop altering modelsrsquo shapes with Photoshop and to publish a ldquoBody Peace Treatyrdquo calling ongirls to be confident regardless of their size or shape
Cynthia Butterworth of Rochester New York petitioned tohelp her sister who had been the victim of domestic violence andfound it would cost $500 to close the mobile phone account she
had shared with her abuser The phone company responded toButterworthrsquos petition by agreeing to close the account without afee and to implement a new policy to help other abuse victims ldquoIt was a huge victoryrdquo Butterworth said ldquoIt gives a little person whofeels like she has been treated unfairly a huge voicerdquo
People in more than 190 countries have used the petitionsRattray says
In India he said there has been an explosion of campaignsagainst corruption through his website A man in Hardoiattempting to report alleged corruption to the Regional TransportOffice was asked for a bribe and beaten when he refused mdash anepisode caught on cell phone video A Changeorg petitionstarted by the man and pursued by Indians countrywide led to
prosecutions and a stronger anti-corruption policy Rattray said Changeorg will continue to empower people Asregular people mobilize by petitioning online he said he meetspeople everywhere who have a growing conviction that they reallycan make a difference 983123 ndashSM
The White House has a similar petition page online called We thePeople (httpspetitionswhitehousegov) which allows people tocreate online petitions on matters involving government action Ifa petition attracts 150 signatures in 30 days it will be searchable onthe White House site If it collects 100000 signatures during that
time the petition will be reviewed by the Obama administrationand a response will be posted Topics range from gun violence toimmigration to beer (and yes the White House gave in and revealedthe official White House beer recipe)
We the People
Above Julia Bluhm (center) and other teens at Hearst Corp inNew York where Bluhm delivered a petition asking Seventeen magazine to stop altering photos Below Seventeenrsquos editor-in-chief responded by publishing this letter
$423Trivia Turkey
average amount spent by shoppers over theThanksgiving holiday weekend
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Redefining PortraitureChicago-based artist Lincoln Schatz who regards traditionalportraits as idealized depictions of ldquoa single frozen momentrdquo iscreating portraits by filming subjects
Schatz mounts cameras at varied heights within a small room
to create 360-degree views of his subjects who perform or speakabout their lives while the cameras roll A computer randomly editsresulting footage and displays it on a screen in a loop constantlyrecombining footage such that no two viewings will be the same
Schatz seeks dynamism by generating unpredictablecombinations of camera angles The artistrsquos Cube series (2008) andNetwork series (2012) thus offer shifting perspectives on personality
ldquoI wanted to get beyond the mythology people create forthemselvesrdquo Schatz said ldquoI ask them lsquoIf life is a series of dots ona line how does your story start Whatrsquos the first dot for yoursquordquoBut he doesnrsquot allow his subjectsrsquo answers to define their portraitsinstead working to ldquoget them beyond their self-images or public brands to understand themselves in a new and different wayrdquo
The Cube portraits (commissioned by the Hearst Corporationto celebrate the 75th anniversar y of Esquire magazine) focuson 40 of the 75 most influential people of the 21st century asdetermined by the magazinersquos editors Who made the cut ActorGeorge Clooney basketball star LeBron James Craigslist founderCraig Newmark regenerative-medicine specialist Anthony Atalafashion designer Marc Jacobs foreign-policy expert (and now USambassador to the UN) Samantha Power heart surgeon MehmetOz and architect Santiago Calatrava among others
Portrait subjects entered a transparent 10-foot-by-10-foot cubein which they spent 45 minutes doing anything they chose as longas it reflected their own sense of their personalities The portraits were filmed at Hearst headquarters in New York Esquire editor-in-chief David Granger attended every sitting
One subject created quite a stir Granger said ldquoWe didnrsquotpublicize it but when Clooney came word leaked out throughthe building At first there were a few people mdash mostly women mdashmilling around Pretty soon 300 people had gatheredrdquo
Newmark worked on a laptop computer resolving customer-service issues for Craigslist users James played a basketball-themed video game and became so absorbed that he overstayed histime limit Atala mdash whose work involves growing new human cellstissues and organs mdash treated the cube itself as an organ tr ying tocoax it to life by plastering images of cells all over its walls Jacobs brought his yoga teacher and had a yoga session
Clooney danced with women (he specified that no models oractresses be recruited) twirling in succession Schatzrsquos mother
several Hearst Corporation employees and TV journalist GayleKing He wanted ldquosomething to do hellip instead of just standingaroundrdquo Schatz explained
The resulting portraits are ldquodreamlikerdquo Schatz said in part because they are silent
They are more abstract and painterly than his subsequentNetwork series which includes audio of subjectsrsquo voices In theseSchatz focuses on Americans whom he sees as leaders or innovatorsComprising 89 portraits the series includes former Supreme CourtJustice Sandra Day OrsquoConnor Google Inc vice president (and so-called ldquofather of the Internetrdquo) Vint Cerf public radio journalistCokie Roberts and America Online founder Steve Case They talk
about their childhoods about forces that they believe shaped themThe Cube and Network series were acquired by the Smithsonian
Institutionrsquos National Portrait Gallery But Schatz has created video portraits for private collectors as well The genre requiresartist and subject to ldquolet go and let something happenrdquo he saidand the process is liberating
ldquoWe are all polyfaceted there are multiple ways we can beseen and interpreted At the root of all this is getting people toself-explorerdquo 983123 ndashLM
Arts
When LeBron James arrived for his Cube portrait session ldquohe wasin his early 20s mdash a kid reallyrdquo said David Granger ldquoOf coursekids like to play video gamesrdquo
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4000 +Trivia Turkey
paintings by Norman Rockwell includingFreedom from Want illustrating aThanksgiving dinner
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WatchTo view the video portraitof LeBron James scan theQR code with your phone
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In 2012 members of the US military andforeign service submitted photographs fromtheir duty abroad to a jury of experts Theirsubmissions began a project sponsored bythe US departments of State and Defenseto mark Veterans Day observed each year onthe 11th of November
The jury of photographers curators andprominent Americans including formersecretaries of state Madeleine Albright andColin Powell selected the best entries Artist
Lincoln Schatz then created composite stillimages from the top photos
The images convey ldquothe complex realities ofserving abroadrdquo Schatz said as well as theldquoimmense complexity of hope life hardshipand loss hellip Looking at the world throughtheir eyes we see the photographersrsquo humanexperience and wonder how we wouldnavigate were we thererdquo
Seen here is a composite merging three ofthe photographs
The dominant photo (taken by Manuel JMartinez) depicts an Iraqi father pausingfrom his conversation with US soldiersto share a moment with his daughter athis home in the Jefrmila neighborhood ofGhazaliyah Iraq A background photo (takenby Jeremy Lock) shows US soldiers withno date or place indicated and anotherbackground photo (taken by Alvin WilliamsJr) shows US Marines setting up a bivouacto assist victims of a landslide on the island
of Leyte in the Philippines
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Through Their Eyes
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million 5- and 6- year-olds who might draw aturkey by tracing their fingers on paper andcoloring it in
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Education for AllJUDITH HEUMANN
Judith Heumann is the StateDepartmentrsquos special adviser forinternational disability rightsGrowing up in the New York City borough of BrooklynI wasnrsquot allowed to go to school until fourth gradebecause I used a wheelchair and was unable to walk
But my parents were adamant that I get an educationequal to my brothersrsquo so I could support myself if Inever married (women were not typically breadwinnersback then) They teamed up with other parents toforce some of the local secondary schools to become
accessible to students with disabilities Later I battledsuccessfully to be the first person in a wheelchair toteach in New York and taught there for three years
Education including the higher education describedon pages 14ndash23 is a great equalizer It opens opportunitiesfor girls and boys for disadvantaged people and especiallyfor people like me who have disabilities
Hamza Jaka and Amber Buckley-Shaklee twostudents with disabilities worked as interns at the StateDepartment this year Overall their stories indicatethat inclusive education is moving forward
Both Hamza and Amber have always attendedintegrated schools as required under laws that
didnrsquot exist when I was in school Hamza now anundergraduate student at the University of CaliforniaBerkeley was resented by peers who thought theaccommodations he received (such as having acomputer for spelling tests) were unfair And Ambernow a graduate student at the University of Illinois atUrbana-Champaign had friends at nearby schools who
were told they could come to school but only if theydidnrsquot bring their wheelchairs
Parents and students need to know their rights Inthe US there are Parent Information Centers that help
Also after years of implementation of our laws morestudents with disabilities are graduating from secondaryschool and entering work or higher education
We have come a long way since I had polio in1949 and we have far to go Our laws are not alwaysenforced as they should be As I work for equality andthe advancement of human rights I want to teach thislesson People with disabilities should have the samerights and opportunities as all people Granted these wecan and do improve our communities our country andthe world 983123
Last Word
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Huge Geek MomentThe Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) trade show is the World Cup Olympics and Super Bowl
rolled into one for the 50000 video gamers designers programmers and marketers from 120countries who throng to Los Angeles each year But the excitement isnrsquot confined to the conventionhall Global gamers tune in breathlessly online to await word of the newest gaming advances
Eight students at Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) were no exception this June but they hada special reason for excitement A video game they developed not only was exhibited at the trade show butalso shared top honors at E3rsquos inaugural College Game Competition ldquoIt was a huge geek moment and anamazing opportunity for themrdquo said Tina OrsquoHailey dean of SCADrsquos School of Digital Media
Most game designers can expect to go their whole career without having the opportunity toshowcase a game of their own at E3 said Luis Cataldi head of SCADrsquos game development program
The studentsrsquo visually stunning side-scrolling PC game Lost in Thought follows a therapist as hetravels through his patientsrsquo minds to heal them
More than 380 US schools offer coursework in computer and video game design In 2013 SCADrsquosprogram was ranked by The Princeton Review as one of the nationrsquos top programs The college granted85 degrees in interactive design and game development in 2012
Band Camp RevisitedSome Columbia College Chicago students refer to it as ldquoBand Camprdquo Like Nashville Tennessee
New Orleans and Austin Texas the Windy City of Chicago is known for its vibrant music scene Thecity is a playground for the nearly 11000 students at Columbia College Chicago the countryrsquos largest
arts and media collegeCome summertime some Columbia musicians and aspiring record producers get to attend what
they fondly call ldquoBand Camprdquo Others know it as the schoolrsquos selective Summer Music ImmersionProgram Students from three Columbia departments mdash music arts management and acousticsmdash join forces for an intensive week of beats bass and branding The result a professional-qualityextended play (EP) record and a one-night-only showcase at a popular live music venue
Nate Green a recent graduate was a repeat camper ldquoItrsquos a lot of fun but extremely hard It rsquos themost real-world experience in my field one can get while still being at schoolrdquo he said
A local music-industry veteran helps the students compose songs mix them and market theresulting album
Although music-technology programs have cropped up at colleges around the country Columbiasets itself apart as the only undergraduate program to offer a bachelor of science degree in acoustics
Department chairman Pantelis Vassilakis said ldquoWersquore at the intersection of sound as music soundas business sound as physics and sound as perceptionrdquo 983123
A panel from Lost in Thought a game developed by SCAD students that shared top honorsat 2013rsquos E3 trade show
Your 5 Stepsto US Study
983089Research983086 Eighteen months before
your projected enrollment983084 begin your
research983086 Why do you want to study in
the U983086S983086 Where will you fit in Will you
need financial assistance What are the
application deadlines Identify sources offinancial aid and prepare for standardized
tests such as the Scholastic Aptitude Test
You might be asked to take an English
language proficiency test To begin go
to your nearest EducationUSA Center
( wwwEducationUSAstategov )
983090Apply983086 Include an original transcript
or certified copy of your academic
records sent by your secondary
school983084 as well as your standardized
test scores983086 Submit recommendation
letters from people who know you
well983098 your principal983084 counselor983084 tutor983084teacher983084 coach or job supervisor983086 Your
recommenders must assess your
potential to do well in college983086 Include a
personal essay983099 itrsquos often one of the most
important parts of your application983086
983091Finance983086 While the cost of living
varies983084 studying in the U983086S983086 can be
affordable and yield high returns on
your investment983086 Start your financial
planning early983086 If you have good grades983084
think about applying for an international
student scholarship983086 Applications for
financial aid go together with applications
for admission983086
983092Student Visa983086 Become familiar
with the student visa requirements in
your country and allow time to prepare
your application983086 You need an admission
letter and a certificate of eligibility for
nonimmigrant student status from a U983086S983086
institution before you can apply for a visa
The U983086S983086 Department of State issues visas
in U983086S983086 embassies and consulates983086 Visit
www983086travel983086state983086gov for information
about visas for non983085U983086S983086 citizens who
study in the U983086S983086
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your move to the United States983084 get
help from an EducationUSA Advising
Center in your country and from the
international student adviser at your
chosen U983086S983086 school983086 Advisers and
students who have returned from the
U983086S983086 can prepare you for new experiences
and challenges983086 Discuss changes from
your home environment983084 academic
systems and expectations983084 housing and
coping in a new cultural setting983086
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Shu Zhu came to the United States from Qingdao China six years ago as many international students do planning toprepare for a career in business But at North Carolina StateUniversity she discovered one of the glories of the US sys-
tem of higher education the ability undergraduates have to exploreoptions and change majors
She got an early opportunity to work in a research laboratoryunder the tutelage of an engineering professor alongside graduatestudents and postdoctoral fellows all searching for breakthroughsin chemical and biomedical engineering
Zhu soon switched majors to chemical engineering and nowis pursuing a doctorate at the University of Pennsylvania an IvyLeague school in Philadelphia She said the beauty of her educa-tional path was that she could change her mind
She credits the engineering professor Michael Dickey with en-couraging her to excel Even when she had ldquosome crazy ideardquo shesaid ldquohe would never say lsquoYou cannot do thisrsquo He would alwayssay lsquoYou should tryrsquordquo
Dickey an associate professor in the Department of Chemi-cal and Biomolecular Engineering was honored in 2012 as one ofNorth Carolina Statersquos outstanding teachers He regularly putsundergraduates to work on lab projects which include developingnovel nanofabrication techniques and stretching liquid metals intoforms that can hold their shape at room temperatures
He also has a gift for explaining things Discussing why alumi-
num and copper make such good electrical conductors he said itrsquos because of their ldquogood thermal properties mdash when you sit on metal bleachers it feels really cold because they are removing heat from your body really fastrdquo
One of his favorite metals is gallium a liquid metal with athick paint-like consistency Dickey has found that by mixinggallium with indium the resulting alloy can be stretched intoelectrical wires His team has put gallium through myriad testsprinting it in 3-D fashion encasing it in rubbery materials twist-ing it into different configurations and stretching it
The team made ear phones that extend 10 times their originallength ldquoThe sound quality doesnrsquot change at allrdquo Dickey saidldquobecause itrsquos such a good conductor of electricit yrdquo
Dickey focuses on new materials Nylon was once a major breakthrough in material science as was silicon Dickey rsquos galli-um-based alloy could prove to be the next Potential applicationsinclude antennas clothing wallpaper even newspapers
Dickeyrsquos lab which has captured the attention of privateindustry is typical of American higher-education programs inscience technology engineering and math or STEM
In addition to new materials popular STEM fields for studentsinclude computer science environmental conservation and 3-Dprinting as well as fields related to providing the planet with foodand energy
International Attraction
The US is the Number 1 destination for foreign students inter-ested in studying science and engineering at the postsecondarylevel according to the National Science Board
At the undergraduate level 32 percent of international studentsare enrolled in a STEM-related field At the graduate level roughly60 percent of international students are pursuing STEM degreesTwo-thirds of them come from India and China Foreign studentseek out US programs educators say for the high-quality educa-tion and meaningful research in state-of-the-art labs
US college life affords students opportunities to branch out
and take courses in political science entrepreneurship and thehumanities ldquoItrsquos both the technical depth of what we do in theSTEM fieldsrdquo said Charles Thorpe provost at Clarkson Universityin New York and ldquoembedding that in a liberal ar ts educationrdquo Living in dorms leading student organizations and attending sportingevents he said are important parts of a US education
In secondary school Zhu 22 learned lots of physics and mathldquobut wasnrsquot really enjoying itrdquo Students spent long hours solvingproblems and other exercises in preparation for Chinarsquos tough college entrance exam ldquoIt wasnrsquot interesting scientific knowledgerdquoshe said Her attitude changed in Michael Dickeyrsquos lab and so didher life trajectory 983123
Branching OutThrough STEMLUCY HOOD
International Students in STEM fields
983094983088graduate
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STEM StandoutsThe US offers rich opportunities to study science technologyengineering and math These schools are the tip of the iceberg
St Olaf CollegeLocated in Northfield Minnesota St Olaf College has a renowned choir but
is also a prodigious incubator of engineers and scientists It ranks in the top 10
among four-year colleges in producing future PhDs Forty percent of its 3000students major in math chemistry biology computer science or psychology
In tandem with its STEM programs St Olaf emphasizes environmentalconservation Everything from the food students eat to the construction ofbuildings to the curriculum itself is guided by an appreciation for science and aneffort to reduce manrsquos footprint on the planet Scientists there work to reducetoxic waste associated with lab work
The crown jewel of the environmental efforts is Regents Hall a state-of-the-art science building that meets the strictest criteria established by the US GreenBuilding Council
The college requires all students to take at least two science classes A newlydeveloped course promises nonscience majors an understanding of the sciencebehind issues at the forefront of public debate today
ldquoWe have the best of both worldsrdquo said Matthew Richey associate dean fornatural sciences and mathematics with an elite program that prepares thosefuture PhDs but also provides other students a deeper understanding of mathand science than the typical liberal-arts student gets in college
University of California San Diego In Professor Darren Lipomirsquos nanoengineering lab at the University of
California San Diego students from Belarus Thailand and Mexico are part of theresearch team working on solar energy mdash specifically the pursuit of less expensiveand less brittle solar panels
That diversity is the norm in cutting-edge research settings said the youngchemical engineer ldquoPeople from different cultures have different approaches tosimilar problems and if yoursquore in the room together somebody will come up with asolutionrdquo he said
A normal solar cell is made of silicon which is easily damaged in inclementweather Lipomi is taking the silicon out and replacing it with a plastic material
thatrsquos not only more robust but more economical
Clarkson UniversityLocated near the Canadian border in Potsdam New York Clarkson
University is known for its engineering programs and for graduatingstudents who make higher starting salaries than their counterparts fromHarvard University
Last year 10 percent of the schoolrsquos 3 604 students were foreignnationals many enrolled in STEM programs and learning entrepreneurshipalong with scientific research
ldquoOur model is taking the innovator by the hand through thecommercialization processrdquo said Matthew Draper deputy director of theShipley Center for Innovation The center helps students with intellectualproperty rights marketing research branding beta testing fundraising andrevenue generation These are daunting steps that scientists find difficult tomaneuver Draper said
Since 2010 the center has helped 57 startups with 158 more in thepipeline It helped Dami Adepoju a recent Clarkson graduate from AbujaNigeria break into the shoe business Adepoju designed a four-way zipperthat transforms one shoe into three giving people with limited resourcesdiverse styles
Experts at the Shipley Center helped Adepoju come up with a 3-D modelfor his invention and build a market They connected him with cobblersbuilt the zipper to his specifications and helped with pre-incorporation andpartnership agreements From Nigeria Adepoju now runs Fini Shoes andplans to sell worldwide 983123
Above Shu Zhu in alab at the University of
Pennsylvania found thather educational plans tookan unexpected turn leftMichael Dickey displaysan antenna made from a
gallium-based alloy
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E ven as a child in Zimbabwe GamuchiraiClinton Tavaziva wanted to be a doc-tor ldquoGamurdquo played with living thingspretending birds were patients and ex-
amined the skeletons of dead lizards outside hishome in Harare the countryrsquos largest city
But after secondary school his goal of gettinga medical education in the United States and re-turning to Zimbabwe with that expertise lookedout of reach The price tag was too high for hisfamily even with financial aid
Those who had known Tavaziva now 20 asa teen had always admired the shy science whiz with a passion for helping others His grades andleadership skills earned him the title of ldquohead boyrdquo or student president
An adv iser from the US Achievers Programmdash part of a US Department of State EducationUSA initiative in Zimbabwe mdash urged Tavaziva toapply for a new $500 million MasterCard Foun-dation Scholars Program The program planned
to educate 15000 talented young people in 10 years It would help those with financialhardship and a ldquogive backrdquo ethos and prepare them to be leaders
The programrsquos focus is Africa which is growing economically and politically but hasthe worldrsquos lowest education enrollment rates and a young population (Sixty percentof Africans are under age 25)
Tavaziva didnrsquot need to be told twice He filled out an application at the US Embassyand weeks later got an email notifying him hersquod been selected as a MasterCard Founda-tion scholar at Arizona State University (ASU) ldquoI didnrsquot know whether to cry or jumpIt was 11 pm and I woke everyone up We all celebratedrdquo he said
Arriving in Arizona later that year Tavaziva saw more than 60000 students movingabout the Tempe campus of the nationrsquos largest public university and found it ldquokindof scary but at the same time exciting I told myself Irsquod meet so many people make somany connectionsrdquo
He adjusted to dormitory life challenging courses his first ldquoCrdquo grade worries aboutspeaking English with an accent and new foods mdash Mexican was a hit but not hamburg-ers A biochemistry major Tavaziva jumped at the chance to do research in order tomimic the process of a spiderrsquos production of silk
He found college football equally exciting ldquoIrsquod always been an admirer of American
footballrdquo he said ldquoIrsquod watched a lot back home but seeing it in person was one of the best experiences of my liferdquo
Jenny Brian who taught Tavaziva in a freshman seminar said he is ldquosmart funnypolite and dedicatedrdquo
ldquoGamu thinks deeply about topics and has a strong sense of social justice and equityrdquosaid Meggan Madden director of the MasterCard program at ASU She said Tavaziva was chosen not only for his academic skills but because he ldquodreams bigrdquo and is moti- vated to make his dreams a reality
Tavaziva plans to return to Zimbabwe with his degree ldquoI just love my country somuchrdquo he said ldquoand Irsquom obliged to help in rebuilding it againrdquo 983123
From Africa to ArizonaGRETCHEN KELL
Attention ClassLAUREN MONSEN
One hundred students from acrossEgypt Tunisia Algeria Afghanistan andPakistan spent four weeks recently atIndiana Universityrsquos Kelley School ofBusiness where they developed businessplans and marketing strategies
For some US teaching methods mdashdesigned to encourage critical thinkingthrough lively classroom discussions mdashcame as a revelation
It was ldquonot considered disrespectful toask questions of your professorsrdquo said anamazed Sara Bisharat of Jordan
ldquoThe [Indiana] professors grab yourattentionrdquo said Haseeb Rahman ofAfghanistan ldquoYou feel like yoursquore engagedand involvedrdquo
Sara Jamil of Pakistan found peerdiscussion helpful ldquoI got an opportunityto listen to the perspectives of people ofvaried nationalities on one topicrdquo she saidldquoIt was a wonderful learning experiencerdquo
During the program sponsored bythe Coca-Cola Company and the USDepartment of State Professor Chris Cook
pointed out problems with some of thebusiness plans ldquoI usually asked studentsto provide more hard data and challengedall their assumptionsrdquo he said ldquoIrsquod sendthem to the CIA [World Factbook ] websitebecause it has phenomenal data and to theWorld Bank [data] website among othersources Indiana University library data wasalso availablerdquo
By the end Cook said ldquothey were allleaps and bounds ahead of where they werewhen they first walked in the doorrdquo
Still ldquoI learned as much as they didrdquo hesaid 983123
Gamu Tavaziva saw the failure ofhospitals in Zimbabwe as ldquoa call forme to pursue medicinerdquo
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4 MythsOnly prestigiousuniversities offer aquality education
There are 4495 degree-grantinginstitutions in the US according to theNational Center for Education Statistics
yet the eyes of overseas students are often
fixed on the Ivy League schools But eliteschools set the entrance bar skyhigh andreject most applicants while qualityeducation is available at many moreschools according to Stefano Papaleodirector of admissions at Lynn Universityin Florida
Only rich parents cansend children to the US
Public universities charge less tuitionthan most private schools Graduatestudents often qualify for discounts asteaching assistants More than 500 US
scholarships and grants are available to helpinternational students defray costs (Learnmore about them on the Funding for USStudy website) Financial support also maybe available in studentsrsquo home countries
Studying in the USis similar to attendingcollege back home
Students are surprised by differencesbetween classrooms in the United Statesand in their own home countries accordingto Jessica Young who advises internationalstudents at the University of Illinois It rsquos not
just sitting and listening to professors shesaid Asking and answering questions orgiving oral presentations affect final gradesso ldquohone your communication skills andbe prepared for a change in the way youstudyrdquo
US campuses are unsafeMovies and television depict the United
States as plagued by violence but the realityis that crime rates have fallen for yearsMost campuses have precautions in placemdash emergency call boxes alert systems towarn students of any imminent threat andshuttle buses or services to escort studentsat night In a 2012 poll by i-Graduate 82percent of international students said theyfelt ldquosafe and securerdquo in the US
Schools with the Largest Shares of International Students
Schools with the Largest Number of International Students
983090983095New School
New York
983090983094Florida Instituteof Technology
Florida
983090983089Illinois Instituteof Technology
Illinois
983089983096Lynn University
Florida
9269University of Southern California
Los Angeles
8997 University of IllinoisUrbana-Champaign
8660New York University
New York
8563 Purdue University
West Lafayette Indiana
Why These Schools
ReputationMatt VanderZalm spokesman at the University of Illinois said prestige and low cost of living matter
A reputation ldquoas one of the top destinations for international students perpetuates itselfrdquo he saidStudents who hear friends speaking highly of Illinois follow
LocationSchools on both coasts and in the Midwest draw international students because thatrsquos where majorcities are concentrated
ProgramsNearly two-thirds of international students want to study business engineering or science so schoolsthat boast strong programs in those areas are popular Among them the University of Illinois atUrbana-Champaign Carnegie Mellon University Purdue University New York University and theUniversity of California at Los Angeles
Of All International Students at US Colleges the Largest Shares Come from
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The Welcome Mat Is OutUS colleges and universities attract far more students from abroad than any other countryrsquos
higher-education institutions mdash 764000 of the 4 million international students worldwide Their rankshave swelled by nearly a third in the past decade but higher education leaders say they have room forplenty more and they are eager to find them
Many US colleges mdash small and large public and private mdash have stepped up their recruitment ofstudents from abroad according to a survey by higher-education associations More than half comefrom China India and South Korea but students come from a host of other lands as well includingSaudi Arabia Canada Vietnam and Mexico
Still only one in 25 college students in the United States is international compared with one infive in Australia and the United Kingdom President Obama is a strong backer of efforts to attractmore international students and send more American students abroad His ldquo100000 Strong inChinardquo initiative aims to quadruple the number of Americans studying in China while a similar effortis mounted to bring in 100000 students from Latin America while sending an equal number ofAmericans to study there
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Peace amp Security
Ben Rattray dreamed of being the ultimate establishment manan investment banker who would wear a double-breasted suit ashe walked down Wall Street But a series of experiences during
college led Rattray down an entirelydifferent path
Today he helps tens of millions ofpeople around the world take on theestablishment by exercising a basic American tenet petitioning for change
On the website Rattray founded
Changeorg citizens in the UnitedStates and countries like India South Africa and Brazil have fought to giveequal access to girls on sports teams
to battle local corruption and to make one young girl eligible for alung transplant normally reserved for adults The site is a platformthat allows individuals to petition an array of institutions bycollecting the names of supporters online
With the power of signatures Changeorg says it is makinga difference helping people win thousands of victories since thesite launched in 2007 Big institutions be they governments orcorporations can seem too powerful for individuals to take onRattray said and ldquopeople become apathetic if they think theycanrsquot make a difference The power of individuals is to come
together and not work alone You just have everyday people doingextraordinary thingsrdquo
The 25-year-old Rattray who attended Stanford University andthe London School of Economics started rethinking his career
Real ChangeOne Signature
at a Time
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signaturesDown Syndrome student
gets to play sports
94684
signaturesFirefighters granted
government health care
126631
signaturesPhone company helps
domestic violence victims
194825 signaturesEcuador shuts down
ex-gay torture clinics
113759
signaturesAmazon stops selling
whale and dolphin meat
202962
signaturesSupporting South Africanwomenrsquos fight against ldquocorrective raperdquo171789
signaturesPalm oil plantation barred
for burning forests
10243
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path when his brother announced he is gay but also said that hehad been hiding his sexuality out of fear Rattray said he thoughtof people including himself who had stood by and done nothingto fight for justice and equal treatment He went to London reada book a day and thought about the concept of social change Theend result was the birth of Changeorg
The sitersquos popular petitions often gain media coverage Fifteen- year-old Julia Bluhm was distressed at the way photographs ofgirls and women in the popular teen magazine Seventeen were
being airbrushed to make them look thinner and prettier Bluhmdecided to petition the magazine and collected signatures fromas far away as Australia and the Netherlands ldquoWe all know how itcan affect a girlrsquos body image and self-esteemrdquo said Bluhm wholives in Waterville Maine Getting more than 84000 far-flungsignatures ldquokind of opens up the bigger picture and shows how itaffects people all over the worldrdquo
Bluhmrsquos petition led Seventeen to stop altering modelsrsquo shapes with Photoshop and to publish a ldquoBody Peace Treatyrdquo calling ongirls to be confident regardless of their size or shape
Cynthia Butterworth of Rochester New York petitioned tohelp her sister who had been the victim of domestic violence andfound it would cost $500 to close the mobile phone account she
had shared with her abuser The phone company responded toButterworthrsquos petition by agreeing to close the account without afee and to implement a new policy to help other abuse victims ldquoIt was a huge victoryrdquo Butterworth said ldquoIt gives a little person whofeels like she has been treated unfairly a huge voicerdquo
People in more than 190 countries have used the petitionsRattray says
In India he said there has been an explosion of campaignsagainst corruption through his website A man in Hardoiattempting to report alleged corruption to the Regional TransportOffice was asked for a bribe and beaten when he refused mdash anepisode caught on cell phone video A Changeorg petitionstarted by the man and pursued by Indians countrywide led to
prosecutions and a stronger anti-corruption policy Rattray said Changeorg will continue to empower people Asregular people mobilize by petitioning online he said he meetspeople everywhere who have a growing conviction that they reallycan make a difference 983123 ndashSM
The White House has a similar petition page online called We thePeople (httpspetitionswhitehousegov) which allows people tocreate online petitions on matters involving government action Ifa petition attracts 150 signatures in 30 days it will be searchable onthe White House site If it collects 100000 signatures during that
time the petition will be reviewed by the Obama administrationand a response will be posted Topics range from gun violence toimmigration to beer (and yes the White House gave in and revealedthe official White House beer recipe)
We the People
Above Julia Bluhm (center) and other teens at Hearst Corp inNew York where Bluhm delivered a petition asking Seventeen magazine to stop altering photos Below Seventeenrsquos editor-in-chief responded by publishing this letter
$423Trivia Turkey
average amount spent by shoppers over theThanksgiving holiday weekend
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Redefining PortraitureChicago-based artist Lincoln Schatz who regards traditionalportraits as idealized depictions of ldquoa single frozen momentrdquo iscreating portraits by filming subjects
Schatz mounts cameras at varied heights within a small room
to create 360-degree views of his subjects who perform or speakabout their lives while the cameras roll A computer randomly editsresulting footage and displays it on a screen in a loop constantlyrecombining footage such that no two viewings will be the same
Schatz seeks dynamism by generating unpredictablecombinations of camera angles The artistrsquos Cube series (2008) andNetwork series (2012) thus offer shifting perspectives on personality
ldquoI wanted to get beyond the mythology people create forthemselvesrdquo Schatz said ldquoI ask them lsquoIf life is a series of dots ona line how does your story start Whatrsquos the first dot for yoursquordquoBut he doesnrsquot allow his subjectsrsquo answers to define their portraitsinstead working to ldquoget them beyond their self-images or public brands to understand themselves in a new and different wayrdquo
The Cube portraits (commissioned by the Hearst Corporationto celebrate the 75th anniversar y of Esquire magazine) focuson 40 of the 75 most influential people of the 21st century asdetermined by the magazinersquos editors Who made the cut ActorGeorge Clooney basketball star LeBron James Craigslist founderCraig Newmark regenerative-medicine specialist Anthony Atalafashion designer Marc Jacobs foreign-policy expert (and now USambassador to the UN) Samantha Power heart surgeon MehmetOz and architect Santiago Calatrava among others
Portrait subjects entered a transparent 10-foot-by-10-foot cubein which they spent 45 minutes doing anything they chose as longas it reflected their own sense of their personalities The portraits were filmed at Hearst headquarters in New York Esquire editor-in-chief David Granger attended every sitting
One subject created quite a stir Granger said ldquoWe didnrsquotpublicize it but when Clooney came word leaked out throughthe building At first there were a few people mdash mostly women mdashmilling around Pretty soon 300 people had gatheredrdquo
Newmark worked on a laptop computer resolving customer-service issues for Craigslist users James played a basketball-themed video game and became so absorbed that he overstayed histime limit Atala mdash whose work involves growing new human cellstissues and organs mdash treated the cube itself as an organ tr ying tocoax it to life by plastering images of cells all over its walls Jacobs brought his yoga teacher and had a yoga session
Clooney danced with women (he specified that no models oractresses be recruited) twirling in succession Schatzrsquos mother
several Hearst Corporation employees and TV journalist GayleKing He wanted ldquosomething to do hellip instead of just standingaroundrdquo Schatz explained
The resulting portraits are ldquodreamlikerdquo Schatz said in part because they are silent
They are more abstract and painterly than his subsequentNetwork series which includes audio of subjectsrsquo voices In theseSchatz focuses on Americans whom he sees as leaders or innovatorsComprising 89 portraits the series includes former Supreme CourtJustice Sandra Day OrsquoConnor Google Inc vice president (and so-called ldquofather of the Internetrdquo) Vint Cerf public radio journalistCokie Roberts and America Online founder Steve Case They talk
about their childhoods about forces that they believe shaped themThe Cube and Network series were acquired by the Smithsonian
Institutionrsquos National Portrait Gallery But Schatz has created video portraits for private collectors as well The genre requiresartist and subject to ldquolet go and let something happenrdquo he saidand the process is liberating
ldquoWe are all polyfaceted there are multiple ways we can beseen and interpreted At the root of all this is getting people toself-explorerdquo 983123 ndashLM
Arts
When LeBron James arrived for his Cube portrait session ldquohe wasin his early 20s mdash a kid reallyrdquo said David Granger ldquoOf coursekids like to play video gamesrdquo
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4000 +Trivia Turkey
paintings by Norman Rockwell includingFreedom from Want illustrating aThanksgiving dinner
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WatchTo view the video portraitof LeBron James scan theQR code with your phone
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In 2012 members of the US military andforeign service submitted photographs fromtheir duty abroad to a jury of experts Theirsubmissions began a project sponsored bythe US departments of State and Defenseto mark Veterans Day observed each year onthe 11th of November
The jury of photographers curators andprominent Americans including formersecretaries of state Madeleine Albright andColin Powell selected the best entries Artist
Lincoln Schatz then created composite stillimages from the top photos
The images convey ldquothe complex realities ofserving abroadrdquo Schatz said as well as theldquoimmense complexity of hope life hardshipand loss hellip Looking at the world throughtheir eyes we see the photographersrsquo humanexperience and wonder how we wouldnavigate were we thererdquo
Seen here is a composite merging three ofthe photographs
The dominant photo (taken by Manuel JMartinez) depicts an Iraqi father pausingfrom his conversation with US soldiersto share a moment with his daughter athis home in the Jefrmila neighborhood ofGhazaliyah Iraq A background photo (takenby Jeremy Lock) shows US soldiers withno date or place indicated and anotherbackground photo (taken by Alvin WilliamsJr) shows US Marines setting up a bivouacto assist victims of a landslide on the island
of Leyte in the Philippines
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Through Their Eyes
8Trivia Turkey
million 5- and 6- year-olds who might draw aturkey by tracing their fingers on paper andcoloring it in
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Education for AllJUDITH HEUMANN
Judith Heumann is the StateDepartmentrsquos special adviser forinternational disability rightsGrowing up in the New York City borough of BrooklynI wasnrsquot allowed to go to school until fourth gradebecause I used a wheelchair and was unable to walk
But my parents were adamant that I get an educationequal to my brothersrsquo so I could support myself if Inever married (women were not typically breadwinnersback then) They teamed up with other parents toforce some of the local secondary schools to become
accessible to students with disabilities Later I battledsuccessfully to be the first person in a wheelchair toteach in New York and taught there for three years
Education including the higher education describedon pages 14ndash23 is a great equalizer It opens opportunitiesfor girls and boys for disadvantaged people and especiallyfor people like me who have disabilities
Hamza Jaka and Amber Buckley-Shaklee twostudents with disabilities worked as interns at the StateDepartment this year Overall their stories indicatethat inclusive education is moving forward
Both Hamza and Amber have always attendedintegrated schools as required under laws that
didnrsquot exist when I was in school Hamza now anundergraduate student at the University of CaliforniaBerkeley was resented by peers who thought theaccommodations he received (such as having acomputer for spelling tests) were unfair And Ambernow a graduate student at the University of Illinois atUrbana-Champaign had friends at nearby schools who
were told they could come to school but only if theydidnrsquot bring their wheelchairs
Parents and students need to know their rights Inthe US there are Parent Information Centers that help
Also after years of implementation of our laws morestudents with disabilities are graduating from secondaryschool and entering work or higher education
We have come a long way since I had polio in1949 and we have far to go Our laws are not alwaysenforced as they should be As I work for equality andthe advancement of human rights I want to teach thislesson People with disabilities should have the samerights and opportunities as all people Granted these wecan and do improve our communities our country andthe world 983123
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Shu Zhu came to the United States from Qingdao China six years ago as many international students do planning toprepare for a career in business But at North Carolina StateUniversity she discovered one of the glories of the US sys-
tem of higher education the ability undergraduates have to exploreoptions and change majors
She got an early opportunity to work in a research laboratoryunder the tutelage of an engineering professor alongside graduatestudents and postdoctoral fellows all searching for breakthroughsin chemical and biomedical engineering
Zhu soon switched majors to chemical engineering and nowis pursuing a doctorate at the University of Pennsylvania an IvyLeague school in Philadelphia She said the beauty of her educa-tional path was that she could change her mind
She credits the engineering professor Michael Dickey with en-couraging her to excel Even when she had ldquosome crazy ideardquo shesaid ldquohe would never say lsquoYou cannot do thisrsquo He would alwayssay lsquoYou should tryrsquordquo
Dickey an associate professor in the Department of Chemi-cal and Biomolecular Engineering was honored in 2012 as one ofNorth Carolina Statersquos outstanding teachers He regularly putsundergraduates to work on lab projects which include developingnovel nanofabrication techniques and stretching liquid metals intoforms that can hold their shape at room temperatures
He also has a gift for explaining things Discussing why alumi-
num and copper make such good electrical conductors he said itrsquos because of their ldquogood thermal properties mdash when you sit on metal bleachers it feels really cold because they are removing heat from your body really fastrdquo
One of his favorite metals is gallium a liquid metal with athick paint-like consistency Dickey has found that by mixinggallium with indium the resulting alloy can be stretched intoelectrical wires His team has put gallium through myriad testsprinting it in 3-D fashion encasing it in rubbery materials twist-ing it into different configurations and stretching it
The team made ear phones that extend 10 times their originallength ldquoThe sound quality doesnrsquot change at allrdquo Dickey saidldquobecause itrsquos such a good conductor of electricit yrdquo
Dickey focuses on new materials Nylon was once a major breakthrough in material science as was silicon Dickey rsquos galli-um-based alloy could prove to be the next Potential applicationsinclude antennas clothing wallpaper even newspapers
Dickeyrsquos lab which has captured the attention of privateindustry is typical of American higher-education programs inscience technology engineering and math or STEM
In addition to new materials popular STEM fields for studentsinclude computer science environmental conservation and 3-Dprinting as well as fields related to providing the planet with foodand energy
International Attraction
The US is the Number 1 destination for foreign students inter-ested in studying science and engineering at the postsecondarylevel according to the National Science Board
At the undergraduate level 32 percent of international studentsare enrolled in a STEM-related field At the graduate level roughly60 percent of international students are pursuing STEM degreesTwo-thirds of them come from India and China Foreign studentseek out US programs educators say for the high-quality educa-tion and meaningful research in state-of-the-art labs
US college life affords students opportunities to branch out
and take courses in political science entrepreneurship and thehumanities ldquoItrsquos both the technical depth of what we do in theSTEM fieldsrdquo said Charles Thorpe provost at Clarkson Universityin New York and ldquoembedding that in a liberal ar ts educationrdquo Living in dorms leading student organizations and attending sportingevents he said are important parts of a US education
In secondary school Zhu 22 learned lots of physics and mathldquobut wasnrsquot really enjoying itrdquo Students spent long hours solvingproblems and other exercises in preparation for Chinarsquos tough college entrance exam ldquoIt wasnrsquot interesting scientific knowledgerdquoshe said Her attitude changed in Michael Dickeyrsquos lab and so didher life trajectory 983123
Branching OutThrough STEMLUCY HOOD
International Students in STEM fields
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STEM StandoutsThe US offers rich opportunities to study science technologyengineering and math These schools are the tip of the iceberg
St Olaf CollegeLocated in Northfield Minnesota St Olaf College has a renowned choir but
is also a prodigious incubator of engineers and scientists It ranks in the top 10
among four-year colleges in producing future PhDs Forty percent of its 3000students major in math chemistry biology computer science or psychology
In tandem with its STEM programs St Olaf emphasizes environmentalconservation Everything from the food students eat to the construction ofbuildings to the curriculum itself is guided by an appreciation for science and aneffort to reduce manrsquos footprint on the planet Scientists there work to reducetoxic waste associated with lab work
The crown jewel of the environmental efforts is Regents Hall a state-of-the-art science building that meets the strictest criteria established by the US GreenBuilding Council
The college requires all students to take at least two science classes A newlydeveloped course promises nonscience majors an understanding of the sciencebehind issues at the forefront of public debate today
ldquoWe have the best of both worldsrdquo said Matthew Richey associate dean fornatural sciences and mathematics with an elite program that prepares thosefuture PhDs but also provides other students a deeper understanding of mathand science than the typical liberal-arts student gets in college
University of California San Diego In Professor Darren Lipomirsquos nanoengineering lab at the University of
California San Diego students from Belarus Thailand and Mexico are part of theresearch team working on solar energy mdash specifically the pursuit of less expensiveand less brittle solar panels
That diversity is the norm in cutting-edge research settings said the youngchemical engineer ldquoPeople from different cultures have different approaches tosimilar problems and if yoursquore in the room together somebody will come up with asolutionrdquo he said
A normal solar cell is made of silicon which is easily damaged in inclementweather Lipomi is taking the silicon out and replacing it with a plastic material
thatrsquos not only more robust but more economical
Clarkson UniversityLocated near the Canadian border in Potsdam New York Clarkson
University is known for its engineering programs and for graduatingstudents who make higher starting salaries than their counterparts fromHarvard University
Last year 10 percent of the schoolrsquos 3 604 students were foreignnationals many enrolled in STEM programs and learning entrepreneurshipalong with scientific research
ldquoOur model is taking the innovator by the hand through thecommercialization processrdquo said Matthew Draper deputy director of theShipley Center for Innovation The center helps students with intellectualproperty rights marketing research branding beta testing fundraising andrevenue generation These are daunting steps that scientists find difficult tomaneuver Draper said
Since 2010 the center has helped 57 startups with 158 more in thepipeline It helped Dami Adepoju a recent Clarkson graduate from AbujaNigeria break into the shoe business Adepoju designed a four-way zipperthat transforms one shoe into three giving people with limited resourcesdiverse styles
Experts at the Shipley Center helped Adepoju come up with a 3-D modelfor his invention and build a market They connected him with cobblersbuilt the zipper to his specifications and helped with pre-incorporation andpartnership agreements From Nigeria Adepoju now runs Fini Shoes andplans to sell worldwide 983123
Above Shu Zhu in alab at the University of
Pennsylvania found thather educational plans tookan unexpected turn leftMichael Dickey displaysan antenna made from a
gallium-based alloy
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E ven as a child in Zimbabwe GamuchiraiClinton Tavaziva wanted to be a doc-tor ldquoGamurdquo played with living thingspretending birds were patients and ex-
amined the skeletons of dead lizards outside hishome in Harare the countryrsquos largest city
But after secondary school his goal of gettinga medical education in the United States and re-turning to Zimbabwe with that expertise lookedout of reach The price tag was too high for hisfamily even with financial aid
Those who had known Tavaziva now 20 asa teen had always admired the shy science whiz with a passion for helping others His grades andleadership skills earned him the title of ldquohead boyrdquo or student president
An adv iser from the US Achievers Programmdash part of a US Department of State EducationUSA initiative in Zimbabwe mdash urged Tavaziva toapply for a new $500 million MasterCard Foun-dation Scholars Program The program planned
to educate 15000 talented young people in 10 years It would help those with financialhardship and a ldquogive backrdquo ethos and prepare them to be leaders
The programrsquos focus is Africa which is growing economically and politically but hasthe worldrsquos lowest education enrollment rates and a young population (Sixty percentof Africans are under age 25)
Tavaziva didnrsquot need to be told twice He filled out an application at the US Embassyand weeks later got an email notifying him hersquod been selected as a MasterCard Founda-tion scholar at Arizona State University (ASU) ldquoI didnrsquot know whether to cry or jumpIt was 11 pm and I woke everyone up We all celebratedrdquo he said
Arriving in Arizona later that year Tavaziva saw more than 60000 students movingabout the Tempe campus of the nationrsquos largest public university and found it ldquokindof scary but at the same time exciting I told myself Irsquod meet so many people make somany connectionsrdquo
He adjusted to dormitory life challenging courses his first ldquoCrdquo grade worries aboutspeaking English with an accent and new foods mdash Mexican was a hit but not hamburg-ers A biochemistry major Tavaziva jumped at the chance to do research in order tomimic the process of a spiderrsquos production of silk
He found college football equally exciting ldquoIrsquod always been an admirer of American
footballrdquo he said ldquoIrsquod watched a lot back home but seeing it in person was one of the best experiences of my liferdquo
Jenny Brian who taught Tavaziva in a freshman seminar said he is ldquosmart funnypolite and dedicatedrdquo
ldquoGamu thinks deeply about topics and has a strong sense of social justice and equityrdquosaid Meggan Madden director of the MasterCard program at ASU She said Tavaziva was chosen not only for his academic skills but because he ldquodreams bigrdquo and is moti- vated to make his dreams a reality
Tavaziva plans to return to Zimbabwe with his degree ldquoI just love my country somuchrdquo he said ldquoand Irsquom obliged to help in rebuilding it againrdquo 983123
From Africa to ArizonaGRETCHEN KELL
Attention ClassLAUREN MONSEN
One hundred students from acrossEgypt Tunisia Algeria Afghanistan andPakistan spent four weeks recently atIndiana Universityrsquos Kelley School ofBusiness where they developed businessplans and marketing strategies
For some US teaching methods mdashdesigned to encourage critical thinkingthrough lively classroom discussions mdashcame as a revelation
It was ldquonot considered disrespectful toask questions of your professorsrdquo said anamazed Sara Bisharat of Jordan
ldquoThe [Indiana] professors grab yourattentionrdquo said Haseeb Rahman ofAfghanistan ldquoYou feel like yoursquore engagedand involvedrdquo
Sara Jamil of Pakistan found peerdiscussion helpful ldquoI got an opportunityto listen to the perspectives of people ofvaried nationalities on one topicrdquo she saidldquoIt was a wonderful learning experiencerdquo
During the program sponsored bythe Coca-Cola Company and the USDepartment of State Professor Chris Cook
pointed out problems with some of thebusiness plans ldquoI usually asked studentsto provide more hard data and challengedall their assumptionsrdquo he said ldquoIrsquod sendthem to the CIA [World Factbook ] websitebecause it has phenomenal data and to theWorld Bank [data] website among othersources Indiana University library data wasalso availablerdquo
By the end Cook said ldquothey were allleaps and bounds ahead of where they werewhen they first walked in the doorrdquo
Still ldquoI learned as much as they didrdquo hesaid 983123
Gamu Tavaziva saw the failure ofhospitals in Zimbabwe as ldquoa call forme to pursue medicinerdquo
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4 MythsOnly prestigiousuniversities offer aquality education
There are 4495 degree-grantinginstitutions in the US according to theNational Center for Education Statistics
yet the eyes of overseas students are often
fixed on the Ivy League schools But eliteschools set the entrance bar skyhigh andreject most applicants while qualityeducation is available at many moreschools according to Stefano Papaleodirector of admissions at Lynn Universityin Florida
Only rich parents cansend children to the US
Public universities charge less tuitionthan most private schools Graduatestudents often qualify for discounts asteaching assistants More than 500 US
scholarships and grants are available to helpinternational students defray costs (Learnmore about them on the Funding for USStudy website) Financial support also maybe available in studentsrsquo home countries
Studying in the USis similar to attendingcollege back home
Students are surprised by differencesbetween classrooms in the United Statesand in their own home countries accordingto Jessica Young who advises internationalstudents at the University of Illinois It rsquos not
just sitting and listening to professors shesaid Asking and answering questions orgiving oral presentations affect final gradesso ldquohone your communication skills andbe prepared for a change in the way youstudyrdquo
US campuses are unsafeMovies and television depict the United
States as plagued by violence but the realityis that crime rates have fallen for yearsMost campuses have precautions in placemdash emergency call boxes alert systems towarn students of any imminent threat andshuttle buses or services to escort studentsat night In a 2012 poll by i-Graduate 82percent of international students said theyfelt ldquosafe and securerdquo in the US
Schools with the Largest Shares of International Students
Schools with the Largest Number of International Students
983090983095New School
New York
983090983094Florida Instituteof Technology
Florida
983090983089Illinois Instituteof Technology
Illinois
983089983096Lynn University
Florida
9269University of Southern California
Los Angeles
8997 University of IllinoisUrbana-Champaign
8660New York University
New York
8563 Purdue University
West Lafayette Indiana
Why These Schools
ReputationMatt VanderZalm spokesman at the University of Illinois said prestige and low cost of living matter
A reputation ldquoas one of the top destinations for international students perpetuates itselfrdquo he saidStudents who hear friends speaking highly of Illinois follow
LocationSchools on both coasts and in the Midwest draw international students because thatrsquos where majorcities are concentrated
ProgramsNearly two-thirds of international students want to study business engineering or science so schoolsthat boast strong programs in those areas are popular Among them the University of Illinois atUrbana-Champaign Carnegie Mellon University Purdue University New York University and theUniversity of California at Los Angeles
Of All International Students at US Colleges the Largest Shares Come from
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The Welcome Mat Is OutUS colleges and universities attract far more students from abroad than any other countryrsquos
higher-education institutions mdash 764000 of the 4 million international students worldwide Their rankshave swelled by nearly a third in the past decade but higher education leaders say they have room forplenty more and they are eager to find them
Many US colleges mdash small and large public and private mdash have stepped up their recruitment ofstudents from abroad according to a survey by higher-education associations More than half comefrom China India and South Korea but students come from a host of other lands as well includingSaudi Arabia Canada Vietnam and Mexico
Still only one in 25 college students in the United States is international compared with one infive in Australia and the United Kingdom President Obama is a strong backer of efforts to attractmore international students and send more American students abroad His ldquo100000 Strong inChinardquo initiative aims to quadruple the number of Americans studying in China while a similar effortis mounted to bring in 100000 students from Latin America while sending an equal number ofAmericans to study there
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Peace amp Security
Ben Rattray dreamed of being the ultimate establishment manan investment banker who would wear a double-breasted suit ashe walked down Wall Street But a series of experiences during
college led Rattray down an entirelydifferent path
Today he helps tens of millions ofpeople around the world take on theestablishment by exercising a basic American tenet petitioning for change
On the website Rattray founded
Changeorg citizens in the UnitedStates and countries like India South Africa and Brazil have fought to giveequal access to girls on sports teams
to battle local corruption and to make one young girl eligible for alung transplant normally reserved for adults The site is a platformthat allows individuals to petition an array of institutions bycollecting the names of supporters online
With the power of signatures Changeorg says it is makinga difference helping people win thousands of victories since thesite launched in 2007 Big institutions be they governments orcorporations can seem too powerful for individuals to take onRattray said and ldquopeople become apathetic if they think theycanrsquot make a difference The power of individuals is to come
together and not work alone You just have everyday people doingextraordinary thingsrdquo
The 25-year-old Rattray who attended Stanford University andthe London School of Economics started rethinking his career
Real ChangeOne Signature
at a Time
1863Trivia Turkey
President Abraham Lincoln madeThanksgiving a national holiday
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gets to play sports
94684
signaturesFirefighters granted
government health care
126631
signaturesPhone company helps
domestic violence victims
194825 signaturesEcuador shuts down
ex-gay torture clinics
113759
signaturesAmazon stops selling
whale and dolphin meat
202962
signaturesSupporting South Africanwomenrsquos fight against ldquocorrective raperdquo171789
signaturesPalm oil plantation barred
for burning forests
10243
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path when his brother announced he is gay but also said that hehad been hiding his sexuality out of fear Rattray said he thoughtof people including himself who had stood by and done nothingto fight for justice and equal treatment He went to London reada book a day and thought about the concept of social change Theend result was the birth of Changeorg
The sitersquos popular petitions often gain media coverage Fifteen- year-old Julia Bluhm was distressed at the way photographs ofgirls and women in the popular teen magazine Seventeen were
being airbrushed to make them look thinner and prettier Bluhmdecided to petition the magazine and collected signatures fromas far away as Australia and the Netherlands ldquoWe all know how itcan affect a girlrsquos body image and self-esteemrdquo said Bluhm wholives in Waterville Maine Getting more than 84000 far-flungsignatures ldquokind of opens up the bigger picture and shows how itaffects people all over the worldrdquo
Bluhmrsquos petition led Seventeen to stop altering modelsrsquo shapes with Photoshop and to publish a ldquoBody Peace Treatyrdquo calling ongirls to be confident regardless of their size or shape
Cynthia Butterworth of Rochester New York petitioned tohelp her sister who had been the victim of domestic violence andfound it would cost $500 to close the mobile phone account she
had shared with her abuser The phone company responded toButterworthrsquos petition by agreeing to close the account without afee and to implement a new policy to help other abuse victims ldquoIt was a huge victoryrdquo Butterworth said ldquoIt gives a little person whofeels like she has been treated unfairly a huge voicerdquo
People in more than 190 countries have used the petitionsRattray says
In India he said there has been an explosion of campaignsagainst corruption through his website A man in Hardoiattempting to report alleged corruption to the Regional TransportOffice was asked for a bribe and beaten when he refused mdash anepisode caught on cell phone video A Changeorg petitionstarted by the man and pursued by Indians countrywide led to
prosecutions and a stronger anti-corruption policy Rattray said Changeorg will continue to empower people Asregular people mobilize by petitioning online he said he meetspeople everywhere who have a growing conviction that they reallycan make a difference 983123 ndashSM
The White House has a similar petition page online called We thePeople (httpspetitionswhitehousegov) which allows people tocreate online petitions on matters involving government action Ifa petition attracts 150 signatures in 30 days it will be searchable onthe White House site If it collects 100000 signatures during that
time the petition will be reviewed by the Obama administrationand a response will be posted Topics range from gun violence toimmigration to beer (and yes the White House gave in and revealedthe official White House beer recipe)
We the People
Above Julia Bluhm (center) and other teens at Hearst Corp inNew York where Bluhm delivered a petition asking Seventeen magazine to stop altering photos Below Seventeenrsquos editor-in-chief responded by publishing this letter
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Redefining PortraitureChicago-based artist Lincoln Schatz who regards traditionalportraits as idealized depictions of ldquoa single frozen momentrdquo iscreating portraits by filming subjects
Schatz mounts cameras at varied heights within a small room
to create 360-degree views of his subjects who perform or speakabout their lives while the cameras roll A computer randomly editsresulting footage and displays it on a screen in a loop constantlyrecombining footage such that no two viewings will be the same
Schatz seeks dynamism by generating unpredictablecombinations of camera angles The artistrsquos Cube series (2008) andNetwork series (2012) thus offer shifting perspectives on personality
ldquoI wanted to get beyond the mythology people create forthemselvesrdquo Schatz said ldquoI ask them lsquoIf life is a series of dots ona line how does your story start Whatrsquos the first dot for yoursquordquoBut he doesnrsquot allow his subjectsrsquo answers to define their portraitsinstead working to ldquoget them beyond their self-images or public brands to understand themselves in a new and different wayrdquo
The Cube portraits (commissioned by the Hearst Corporationto celebrate the 75th anniversar y of Esquire magazine) focuson 40 of the 75 most influential people of the 21st century asdetermined by the magazinersquos editors Who made the cut ActorGeorge Clooney basketball star LeBron James Craigslist founderCraig Newmark regenerative-medicine specialist Anthony Atalafashion designer Marc Jacobs foreign-policy expert (and now USambassador to the UN) Samantha Power heart surgeon MehmetOz and architect Santiago Calatrava among others
Portrait subjects entered a transparent 10-foot-by-10-foot cubein which they spent 45 minutes doing anything they chose as longas it reflected their own sense of their personalities The portraits were filmed at Hearst headquarters in New York Esquire editor-in-chief David Granger attended every sitting
One subject created quite a stir Granger said ldquoWe didnrsquotpublicize it but when Clooney came word leaked out throughthe building At first there were a few people mdash mostly women mdashmilling around Pretty soon 300 people had gatheredrdquo
Newmark worked on a laptop computer resolving customer-service issues for Craigslist users James played a basketball-themed video game and became so absorbed that he overstayed histime limit Atala mdash whose work involves growing new human cellstissues and organs mdash treated the cube itself as an organ tr ying tocoax it to life by plastering images of cells all over its walls Jacobs brought his yoga teacher and had a yoga session
Clooney danced with women (he specified that no models oractresses be recruited) twirling in succession Schatzrsquos mother
several Hearst Corporation employees and TV journalist GayleKing He wanted ldquosomething to do hellip instead of just standingaroundrdquo Schatz explained
The resulting portraits are ldquodreamlikerdquo Schatz said in part because they are silent
They are more abstract and painterly than his subsequentNetwork series which includes audio of subjectsrsquo voices In theseSchatz focuses on Americans whom he sees as leaders or innovatorsComprising 89 portraits the series includes former Supreme CourtJustice Sandra Day OrsquoConnor Google Inc vice president (and so-called ldquofather of the Internetrdquo) Vint Cerf public radio journalistCokie Roberts and America Online founder Steve Case They talk
about their childhoods about forces that they believe shaped themThe Cube and Network series were acquired by the Smithsonian
Institutionrsquos National Portrait Gallery But Schatz has created video portraits for private collectors as well The genre requiresartist and subject to ldquolet go and let something happenrdquo he saidand the process is liberating
ldquoWe are all polyfaceted there are multiple ways we can beseen and interpreted At the root of all this is getting people toself-explorerdquo 983123 ndashLM
Arts
When LeBron James arrived for his Cube portrait session ldquohe wasin his early 20s mdash a kid reallyrdquo said David Granger ldquoOf coursekids like to play video gamesrdquo
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WatchTo view the video portraitof LeBron James scan theQR code with your phone
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In 2012 members of the US military andforeign service submitted photographs fromtheir duty abroad to a jury of experts Theirsubmissions began a project sponsored bythe US departments of State and Defenseto mark Veterans Day observed each year onthe 11th of November
The jury of photographers curators andprominent Americans including formersecretaries of state Madeleine Albright andColin Powell selected the best entries Artist
Lincoln Schatz then created composite stillimages from the top photos
The images convey ldquothe complex realities ofserving abroadrdquo Schatz said as well as theldquoimmense complexity of hope life hardshipand loss hellip Looking at the world throughtheir eyes we see the photographersrsquo humanexperience and wonder how we wouldnavigate were we thererdquo
Seen here is a composite merging three ofthe photographs
The dominant photo (taken by Manuel JMartinez) depicts an Iraqi father pausingfrom his conversation with US soldiersto share a moment with his daughter athis home in the Jefrmila neighborhood ofGhazaliyah Iraq A background photo (takenby Jeremy Lock) shows US soldiers withno date or place indicated and anotherbackground photo (taken by Alvin WilliamsJr) shows US Marines setting up a bivouacto assist victims of a landslide on the island
of Leyte in the Philippines
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Through Their Eyes
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Education for AllJUDITH HEUMANN
Judith Heumann is the StateDepartmentrsquos special adviser forinternational disability rightsGrowing up in the New York City borough of BrooklynI wasnrsquot allowed to go to school until fourth gradebecause I used a wheelchair and was unable to walk
But my parents were adamant that I get an educationequal to my brothersrsquo so I could support myself if Inever married (women were not typically breadwinnersback then) They teamed up with other parents toforce some of the local secondary schools to become
accessible to students with disabilities Later I battledsuccessfully to be the first person in a wheelchair toteach in New York and taught there for three years
Education including the higher education describedon pages 14ndash23 is a great equalizer It opens opportunitiesfor girls and boys for disadvantaged people and especiallyfor people like me who have disabilities
Hamza Jaka and Amber Buckley-Shaklee twostudents with disabilities worked as interns at the StateDepartment this year Overall their stories indicatethat inclusive education is moving forward
Both Hamza and Amber have always attendedintegrated schools as required under laws that
didnrsquot exist when I was in school Hamza now anundergraduate student at the University of CaliforniaBerkeley was resented by peers who thought theaccommodations he received (such as having acomputer for spelling tests) were unfair And Ambernow a graduate student at the University of Illinois atUrbana-Champaign had friends at nearby schools who
were told they could come to school but only if theydidnrsquot bring their wheelchairs
Parents and students need to know their rights Inthe US there are Parent Information Centers that help
Also after years of implementation of our laws morestudents with disabilities are graduating from secondaryschool and entering work or higher education
We have come a long way since I had polio in1949 and we have far to go Our laws are not alwaysenforced as they should be As I work for equality andthe advancement of human rights I want to teach thislesson People with disabilities should have the samerights and opportunities as all people Granted these wecan and do improve our communities our country andthe world 983123
Last Word
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quickly and greatly p 22
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(something) from below p 5
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983138 Anadarko p 12
New Brunswick p 5 983138
Reston p 5 983138
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Plymouth p 5 983138
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STEM StandoutsThe US offers rich opportunities to study science technologyengineering and math These schools are the tip of the iceberg
St Olaf CollegeLocated in Northfield Minnesota St Olaf College has a renowned choir but
is also a prodigious incubator of engineers and scientists It ranks in the top 10
among four-year colleges in producing future PhDs Forty percent of its 3000students major in math chemistry biology computer science or psychology
In tandem with its STEM programs St Olaf emphasizes environmentalconservation Everything from the food students eat to the construction ofbuildings to the curriculum itself is guided by an appreciation for science and aneffort to reduce manrsquos footprint on the planet Scientists there work to reducetoxic waste associated with lab work
The crown jewel of the environmental efforts is Regents Hall a state-of-the-art science building that meets the strictest criteria established by the US GreenBuilding Council
The college requires all students to take at least two science classes A newlydeveloped course promises nonscience majors an understanding of the sciencebehind issues at the forefront of public debate today
ldquoWe have the best of both worldsrdquo said Matthew Richey associate dean fornatural sciences and mathematics with an elite program that prepares thosefuture PhDs but also provides other students a deeper understanding of mathand science than the typical liberal-arts student gets in college
University of California San Diego In Professor Darren Lipomirsquos nanoengineering lab at the University of
California San Diego students from Belarus Thailand and Mexico are part of theresearch team working on solar energy mdash specifically the pursuit of less expensiveand less brittle solar panels
That diversity is the norm in cutting-edge research settings said the youngchemical engineer ldquoPeople from different cultures have different approaches tosimilar problems and if yoursquore in the room together somebody will come up with asolutionrdquo he said
A normal solar cell is made of silicon which is easily damaged in inclementweather Lipomi is taking the silicon out and replacing it with a plastic material
thatrsquos not only more robust but more economical
Clarkson UniversityLocated near the Canadian border in Potsdam New York Clarkson
University is known for its engineering programs and for graduatingstudents who make higher starting salaries than their counterparts fromHarvard University
Last year 10 percent of the schoolrsquos 3 604 students were foreignnationals many enrolled in STEM programs and learning entrepreneurshipalong with scientific research
ldquoOur model is taking the innovator by the hand through thecommercialization processrdquo said Matthew Draper deputy director of theShipley Center for Innovation The center helps students with intellectualproperty rights marketing research branding beta testing fundraising andrevenue generation These are daunting steps that scientists find difficult tomaneuver Draper said
Since 2010 the center has helped 57 startups with 158 more in thepipeline It helped Dami Adepoju a recent Clarkson graduate from AbujaNigeria break into the shoe business Adepoju designed a four-way zipperthat transforms one shoe into three giving people with limited resourcesdiverse styles
Experts at the Shipley Center helped Adepoju come up with a 3-D modelfor his invention and build a market They connected him with cobblersbuilt the zipper to his specifications and helped with pre-incorporation andpartnership agreements From Nigeria Adepoju now runs Fini Shoes andplans to sell worldwide 983123
Above Shu Zhu in alab at the University of
Pennsylvania found thather educational plans tookan unexpected turn leftMichael Dickey displaysan antenna made from a
gallium-based alloy
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E ven as a child in Zimbabwe GamuchiraiClinton Tavaziva wanted to be a doc-tor ldquoGamurdquo played with living thingspretending birds were patients and ex-
amined the skeletons of dead lizards outside hishome in Harare the countryrsquos largest city
But after secondary school his goal of gettinga medical education in the United States and re-turning to Zimbabwe with that expertise lookedout of reach The price tag was too high for hisfamily even with financial aid
Those who had known Tavaziva now 20 asa teen had always admired the shy science whiz with a passion for helping others His grades andleadership skills earned him the title of ldquohead boyrdquo or student president
An adv iser from the US Achievers Programmdash part of a US Department of State EducationUSA initiative in Zimbabwe mdash urged Tavaziva toapply for a new $500 million MasterCard Foun-dation Scholars Program The program planned
to educate 15000 talented young people in 10 years It would help those with financialhardship and a ldquogive backrdquo ethos and prepare them to be leaders
The programrsquos focus is Africa which is growing economically and politically but hasthe worldrsquos lowest education enrollment rates and a young population (Sixty percentof Africans are under age 25)
Tavaziva didnrsquot need to be told twice He filled out an application at the US Embassyand weeks later got an email notifying him hersquod been selected as a MasterCard Founda-tion scholar at Arizona State University (ASU) ldquoI didnrsquot know whether to cry or jumpIt was 11 pm and I woke everyone up We all celebratedrdquo he said
Arriving in Arizona later that year Tavaziva saw more than 60000 students movingabout the Tempe campus of the nationrsquos largest public university and found it ldquokindof scary but at the same time exciting I told myself Irsquod meet so many people make somany connectionsrdquo
He adjusted to dormitory life challenging courses his first ldquoCrdquo grade worries aboutspeaking English with an accent and new foods mdash Mexican was a hit but not hamburg-ers A biochemistry major Tavaziva jumped at the chance to do research in order tomimic the process of a spiderrsquos production of silk
He found college football equally exciting ldquoIrsquod always been an admirer of American
footballrdquo he said ldquoIrsquod watched a lot back home but seeing it in person was one of the best experiences of my liferdquo
Jenny Brian who taught Tavaziva in a freshman seminar said he is ldquosmart funnypolite and dedicatedrdquo
ldquoGamu thinks deeply about topics and has a strong sense of social justice and equityrdquosaid Meggan Madden director of the MasterCard program at ASU She said Tavaziva was chosen not only for his academic skills but because he ldquodreams bigrdquo and is moti- vated to make his dreams a reality
Tavaziva plans to return to Zimbabwe with his degree ldquoI just love my country somuchrdquo he said ldquoand Irsquom obliged to help in rebuilding it againrdquo 983123
From Africa to ArizonaGRETCHEN KELL
Attention ClassLAUREN MONSEN
One hundred students from acrossEgypt Tunisia Algeria Afghanistan andPakistan spent four weeks recently atIndiana Universityrsquos Kelley School ofBusiness where they developed businessplans and marketing strategies
For some US teaching methods mdashdesigned to encourage critical thinkingthrough lively classroom discussions mdashcame as a revelation
It was ldquonot considered disrespectful toask questions of your professorsrdquo said anamazed Sara Bisharat of Jordan
ldquoThe [Indiana] professors grab yourattentionrdquo said Haseeb Rahman ofAfghanistan ldquoYou feel like yoursquore engagedand involvedrdquo
Sara Jamil of Pakistan found peerdiscussion helpful ldquoI got an opportunityto listen to the perspectives of people ofvaried nationalities on one topicrdquo she saidldquoIt was a wonderful learning experiencerdquo
During the program sponsored bythe Coca-Cola Company and the USDepartment of State Professor Chris Cook
pointed out problems with some of thebusiness plans ldquoI usually asked studentsto provide more hard data and challengedall their assumptionsrdquo he said ldquoIrsquod sendthem to the CIA [World Factbook ] websitebecause it has phenomenal data and to theWorld Bank [data] website among othersources Indiana University library data wasalso availablerdquo
By the end Cook said ldquothey were allleaps and bounds ahead of where they werewhen they first walked in the doorrdquo
Still ldquoI learned as much as they didrdquo hesaid 983123
Gamu Tavaziva saw the failure ofhospitals in Zimbabwe as ldquoa call forme to pursue medicinerdquo
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4 MythsOnly prestigiousuniversities offer aquality education
There are 4495 degree-grantinginstitutions in the US according to theNational Center for Education Statistics
yet the eyes of overseas students are often
fixed on the Ivy League schools But eliteschools set the entrance bar skyhigh andreject most applicants while qualityeducation is available at many moreschools according to Stefano Papaleodirector of admissions at Lynn Universityin Florida
Only rich parents cansend children to the US
Public universities charge less tuitionthan most private schools Graduatestudents often qualify for discounts asteaching assistants More than 500 US
scholarships and grants are available to helpinternational students defray costs (Learnmore about them on the Funding for USStudy website) Financial support also maybe available in studentsrsquo home countries
Studying in the USis similar to attendingcollege back home
Students are surprised by differencesbetween classrooms in the United Statesand in their own home countries accordingto Jessica Young who advises internationalstudents at the University of Illinois It rsquos not
just sitting and listening to professors shesaid Asking and answering questions orgiving oral presentations affect final gradesso ldquohone your communication skills andbe prepared for a change in the way youstudyrdquo
US campuses are unsafeMovies and television depict the United
States as plagued by violence but the realityis that crime rates have fallen for yearsMost campuses have precautions in placemdash emergency call boxes alert systems towarn students of any imminent threat andshuttle buses or services to escort studentsat night In a 2012 poll by i-Graduate 82percent of international students said theyfelt ldquosafe and securerdquo in the US
Schools with the Largest Shares of International Students
Schools with the Largest Number of International Students
983090983095New School
New York
983090983094Florida Instituteof Technology
Florida
983090983089Illinois Instituteof Technology
Illinois
983089983096Lynn University
Florida
9269University of Southern California
Los Angeles
8997 University of IllinoisUrbana-Champaign
8660New York University
New York
8563 Purdue University
West Lafayette Indiana
Why These Schools
ReputationMatt VanderZalm spokesman at the University of Illinois said prestige and low cost of living matter
A reputation ldquoas one of the top destinations for international students perpetuates itselfrdquo he saidStudents who hear friends speaking highly of Illinois follow
LocationSchools on both coasts and in the Midwest draw international students because thatrsquos where majorcities are concentrated
ProgramsNearly two-thirds of international students want to study business engineering or science so schoolsthat boast strong programs in those areas are popular Among them the University of Illinois atUrbana-Champaign Carnegie Mellon University Purdue University New York University and theUniversity of California at Los Angeles
Of All International Students at US Colleges the Largest Shares Come from
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The Welcome Mat Is OutUS colleges and universities attract far more students from abroad than any other countryrsquos
higher-education institutions mdash 764000 of the 4 million international students worldwide Their rankshave swelled by nearly a third in the past decade but higher education leaders say they have room forplenty more and they are eager to find them
Many US colleges mdash small and large public and private mdash have stepped up their recruitment ofstudents from abroad according to a survey by higher-education associations More than half comefrom China India and South Korea but students come from a host of other lands as well includingSaudi Arabia Canada Vietnam and Mexico
Still only one in 25 college students in the United States is international compared with one infive in Australia and the United Kingdom President Obama is a strong backer of efforts to attractmore international students and send more American students abroad His ldquo100000 Strong inChinardquo initiative aims to quadruple the number of Americans studying in China while a similar effortis mounted to bring in 100000 students from Latin America while sending an equal number ofAmericans to study there
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Peace amp Security
Ben Rattray dreamed of being the ultimate establishment manan investment banker who would wear a double-breasted suit ashe walked down Wall Street But a series of experiences during
college led Rattray down an entirelydifferent path
Today he helps tens of millions ofpeople around the world take on theestablishment by exercising a basic American tenet petitioning for change
On the website Rattray founded
Changeorg citizens in the UnitedStates and countries like India South Africa and Brazil have fought to giveequal access to girls on sports teams
to battle local corruption and to make one young girl eligible for alung transplant normally reserved for adults The site is a platformthat allows individuals to petition an array of institutions bycollecting the names of supporters online
With the power of signatures Changeorg says it is makinga difference helping people win thousands of victories since thesite launched in 2007 Big institutions be they governments orcorporations can seem too powerful for individuals to take onRattray said and ldquopeople become apathetic if they think theycanrsquot make a difference The power of individuals is to come
together and not work alone You just have everyday people doingextraordinary thingsrdquo
The 25-year-old Rattray who attended Stanford University andthe London School of Economics started rethinking his career
Real ChangeOne Signature
at a Time
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gets to play sports
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government health care
126631
signaturesPhone company helps
domestic violence victims
194825 signaturesEcuador shuts down
ex-gay torture clinics
113759
signaturesAmazon stops selling
whale and dolphin meat
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signaturesPalm oil plantation barred
for burning forests
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path when his brother announced he is gay but also said that hehad been hiding his sexuality out of fear Rattray said he thoughtof people including himself who had stood by and done nothingto fight for justice and equal treatment He went to London reada book a day and thought about the concept of social change Theend result was the birth of Changeorg
The sitersquos popular petitions often gain media coverage Fifteen- year-old Julia Bluhm was distressed at the way photographs ofgirls and women in the popular teen magazine Seventeen were
being airbrushed to make them look thinner and prettier Bluhmdecided to petition the magazine and collected signatures fromas far away as Australia and the Netherlands ldquoWe all know how itcan affect a girlrsquos body image and self-esteemrdquo said Bluhm wholives in Waterville Maine Getting more than 84000 far-flungsignatures ldquokind of opens up the bigger picture and shows how itaffects people all over the worldrdquo
Bluhmrsquos petition led Seventeen to stop altering modelsrsquo shapes with Photoshop and to publish a ldquoBody Peace Treatyrdquo calling ongirls to be confident regardless of their size or shape
Cynthia Butterworth of Rochester New York petitioned tohelp her sister who had been the victim of domestic violence andfound it would cost $500 to close the mobile phone account she
had shared with her abuser The phone company responded toButterworthrsquos petition by agreeing to close the account without afee and to implement a new policy to help other abuse victims ldquoIt was a huge victoryrdquo Butterworth said ldquoIt gives a little person whofeels like she has been treated unfairly a huge voicerdquo
People in more than 190 countries have used the petitionsRattray says
In India he said there has been an explosion of campaignsagainst corruption through his website A man in Hardoiattempting to report alleged corruption to the Regional TransportOffice was asked for a bribe and beaten when he refused mdash anepisode caught on cell phone video A Changeorg petitionstarted by the man and pursued by Indians countrywide led to
prosecutions and a stronger anti-corruption policy Rattray said Changeorg will continue to empower people Asregular people mobilize by petitioning online he said he meetspeople everywhere who have a growing conviction that they reallycan make a difference 983123 ndashSM
The White House has a similar petition page online called We thePeople (httpspetitionswhitehousegov) which allows people tocreate online petitions on matters involving government action Ifa petition attracts 150 signatures in 30 days it will be searchable onthe White House site If it collects 100000 signatures during that
time the petition will be reviewed by the Obama administrationand a response will be posted Topics range from gun violence toimmigration to beer (and yes the White House gave in and revealedthe official White House beer recipe)
We the People
Above Julia Bluhm (center) and other teens at Hearst Corp inNew York where Bluhm delivered a petition asking Seventeen magazine to stop altering photos Below Seventeenrsquos editor-in-chief responded by publishing this letter
$423Trivia Turkey
average amount spent by shoppers over theThanksgiving holiday weekend
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Redefining PortraitureChicago-based artist Lincoln Schatz who regards traditionalportraits as idealized depictions of ldquoa single frozen momentrdquo iscreating portraits by filming subjects
Schatz mounts cameras at varied heights within a small room
to create 360-degree views of his subjects who perform or speakabout their lives while the cameras roll A computer randomly editsresulting footage and displays it on a screen in a loop constantlyrecombining footage such that no two viewings will be the same
Schatz seeks dynamism by generating unpredictablecombinations of camera angles The artistrsquos Cube series (2008) andNetwork series (2012) thus offer shifting perspectives on personality
ldquoI wanted to get beyond the mythology people create forthemselvesrdquo Schatz said ldquoI ask them lsquoIf life is a series of dots ona line how does your story start Whatrsquos the first dot for yoursquordquoBut he doesnrsquot allow his subjectsrsquo answers to define their portraitsinstead working to ldquoget them beyond their self-images or public brands to understand themselves in a new and different wayrdquo
The Cube portraits (commissioned by the Hearst Corporationto celebrate the 75th anniversar y of Esquire magazine) focuson 40 of the 75 most influential people of the 21st century asdetermined by the magazinersquos editors Who made the cut ActorGeorge Clooney basketball star LeBron James Craigslist founderCraig Newmark regenerative-medicine specialist Anthony Atalafashion designer Marc Jacobs foreign-policy expert (and now USambassador to the UN) Samantha Power heart surgeon MehmetOz and architect Santiago Calatrava among others
Portrait subjects entered a transparent 10-foot-by-10-foot cubein which they spent 45 minutes doing anything they chose as longas it reflected their own sense of their personalities The portraits were filmed at Hearst headquarters in New York Esquire editor-in-chief David Granger attended every sitting
One subject created quite a stir Granger said ldquoWe didnrsquotpublicize it but when Clooney came word leaked out throughthe building At first there were a few people mdash mostly women mdashmilling around Pretty soon 300 people had gatheredrdquo
Newmark worked on a laptop computer resolving customer-service issues for Craigslist users James played a basketball-themed video game and became so absorbed that he overstayed histime limit Atala mdash whose work involves growing new human cellstissues and organs mdash treated the cube itself as an organ tr ying tocoax it to life by plastering images of cells all over its walls Jacobs brought his yoga teacher and had a yoga session
Clooney danced with women (he specified that no models oractresses be recruited) twirling in succession Schatzrsquos mother
several Hearst Corporation employees and TV journalist GayleKing He wanted ldquosomething to do hellip instead of just standingaroundrdquo Schatz explained
The resulting portraits are ldquodreamlikerdquo Schatz said in part because they are silent
They are more abstract and painterly than his subsequentNetwork series which includes audio of subjectsrsquo voices In theseSchatz focuses on Americans whom he sees as leaders or innovatorsComprising 89 portraits the series includes former Supreme CourtJustice Sandra Day OrsquoConnor Google Inc vice president (and so-called ldquofather of the Internetrdquo) Vint Cerf public radio journalistCokie Roberts and America Online founder Steve Case They talk
about their childhoods about forces that they believe shaped themThe Cube and Network series were acquired by the Smithsonian
Institutionrsquos National Portrait Gallery But Schatz has created video portraits for private collectors as well The genre requiresartist and subject to ldquolet go and let something happenrdquo he saidand the process is liberating
ldquoWe are all polyfaceted there are multiple ways we can beseen and interpreted At the root of all this is getting people toself-explorerdquo 983123 ndashLM
Arts
When LeBron James arrived for his Cube portrait session ldquohe wasin his early 20s mdash a kid reallyrdquo said David Granger ldquoOf coursekids like to play video gamesrdquo
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paintings by Norman Rockwell includingFreedom from Want illustrating aThanksgiving dinner
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WatchTo view the video portraitof LeBron James scan theQR code with your phone
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In 2012 members of the US military andforeign service submitted photographs fromtheir duty abroad to a jury of experts Theirsubmissions began a project sponsored bythe US departments of State and Defenseto mark Veterans Day observed each year onthe 11th of November
The jury of photographers curators andprominent Americans including formersecretaries of state Madeleine Albright andColin Powell selected the best entries Artist
Lincoln Schatz then created composite stillimages from the top photos
The images convey ldquothe complex realities ofserving abroadrdquo Schatz said as well as theldquoimmense complexity of hope life hardshipand loss hellip Looking at the world throughtheir eyes we see the photographersrsquo humanexperience and wonder how we wouldnavigate were we thererdquo
Seen here is a composite merging three ofthe photographs
The dominant photo (taken by Manuel JMartinez) depicts an Iraqi father pausingfrom his conversation with US soldiersto share a moment with his daughter athis home in the Jefrmila neighborhood ofGhazaliyah Iraq A background photo (takenby Jeremy Lock) shows US soldiers withno date or place indicated and anotherbackground photo (taken by Alvin WilliamsJr) shows US Marines setting up a bivouacto assist victims of a landslide on the island
of Leyte in the Philippines
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Through Their Eyes
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Education for AllJUDITH HEUMANN
Judith Heumann is the StateDepartmentrsquos special adviser forinternational disability rightsGrowing up in the New York City borough of BrooklynI wasnrsquot allowed to go to school until fourth gradebecause I used a wheelchair and was unable to walk
But my parents were adamant that I get an educationequal to my brothersrsquo so I could support myself if Inever married (women were not typically breadwinnersback then) They teamed up with other parents toforce some of the local secondary schools to become
accessible to students with disabilities Later I battledsuccessfully to be the first person in a wheelchair toteach in New York and taught there for three years
Education including the higher education describedon pages 14ndash23 is a great equalizer It opens opportunitiesfor girls and boys for disadvantaged people and especiallyfor people like me who have disabilities
Hamza Jaka and Amber Buckley-Shaklee twostudents with disabilities worked as interns at the StateDepartment this year Overall their stories indicatethat inclusive education is moving forward
Both Hamza and Amber have always attendedintegrated schools as required under laws that
didnrsquot exist when I was in school Hamza now anundergraduate student at the University of CaliforniaBerkeley was resented by peers who thought theaccommodations he received (such as having acomputer for spelling tests) were unfair And Ambernow a graduate student at the University of Illinois atUrbana-Champaign had friends at nearby schools who
were told they could come to school but only if theydidnrsquot bring their wheelchairs
Parents and students need to know their rights Inthe US there are Parent Information Centers that help
Also after years of implementation of our laws morestudents with disabilities are graduating from secondaryschool and entering work or higher education
We have come a long way since I had polio in1949 and we have far to go Our laws are not alwaysenforced as they should be As I work for equality andthe advancement of human rights I want to teach thislesson People with disabilities should have the samerights and opportunities as all people Granted these wecan and do improve our communities our country andthe world 983123
Last Word
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learning about it from bookslectures etchellip pp 17 18
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quickly and greatly p 22
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someone who is guilty of acrime will be allowed to go freeand will not be punishedhellip p 5
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(something) from below p 5
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983138 Anadarko p 12
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Reston p 5 983138
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Plymouth p 5 983138
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Chicago pp 19 26 983138
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Cookeville p 18983138
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Buffalo p 17 983138
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Northfield p 21 983138
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Potsdam p 21 983138
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E ven as a child in Zimbabwe GamuchiraiClinton Tavaziva wanted to be a doc-tor ldquoGamurdquo played with living thingspretending birds were patients and ex-
amined the skeletons of dead lizards outside hishome in Harare the countryrsquos largest city
But after secondary school his goal of gettinga medical education in the United States and re-turning to Zimbabwe with that expertise lookedout of reach The price tag was too high for hisfamily even with financial aid
Those who had known Tavaziva now 20 asa teen had always admired the shy science whiz with a passion for helping others His grades andleadership skills earned him the title of ldquohead boyrdquo or student president
An adv iser from the US Achievers Programmdash part of a US Department of State EducationUSA initiative in Zimbabwe mdash urged Tavaziva toapply for a new $500 million MasterCard Foun-dation Scholars Program The program planned
to educate 15000 talented young people in 10 years It would help those with financialhardship and a ldquogive backrdquo ethos and prepare them to be leaders
The programrsquos focus is Africa which is growing economically and politically but hasthe worldrsquos lowest education enrollment rates and a young population (Sixty percentof Africans are under age 25)
Tavaziva didnrsquot need to be told twice He filled out an application at the US Embassyand weeks later got an email notifying him hersquod been selected as a MasterCard Founda-tion scholar at Arizona State University (ASU) ldquoI didnrsquot know whether to cry or jumpIt was 11 pm and I woke everyone up We all celebratedrdquo he said
Arriving in Arizona later that year Tavaziva saw more than 60000 students movingabout the Tempe campus of the nationrsquos largest public university and found it ldquokindof scary but at the same time exciting I told myself Irsquod meet so many people make somany connectionsrdquo
He adjusted to dormitory life challenging courses his first ldquoCrdquo grade worries aboutspeaking English with an accent and new foods mdash Mexican was a hit but not hamburg-ers A biochemistry major Tavaziva jumped at the chance to do research in order tomimic the process of a spiderrsquos production of silk
He found college football equally exciting ldquoIrsquod always been an admirer of American
footballrdquo he said ldquoIrsquod watched a lot back home but seeing it in person was one of the best experiences of my liferdquo
Jenny Brian who taught Tavaziva in a freshman seminar said he is ldquosmart funnypolite and dedicatedrdquo
ldquoGamu thinks deeply about topics and has a strong sense of social justice and equityrdquosaid Meggan Madden director of the MasterCard program at ASU She said Tavaziva was chosen not only for his academic skills but because he ldquodreams bigrdquo and is moti- vated to make his dreams a reality
Tavaziva plans to return to Zimbabwe with his degree ldquoI just love my country somuchrdquo he said ldquoand Irsquom obliged to help in rebuilding it againrdquo 983123
From Africa to ArizonaGRETCHEN KELL
Attention ClassLAUREN MONSEN
One hundred students from acrossEgypt Tunisia Algeria Afghanistan andPakistan spent four weeks recently atIndiana Universityrsquos Kelley School ofBusiness where they developed businessplans and marketing strategies
For some US teaching methods mdashdesigned to encourage critical thinkingthrough lively classroom discussions mdashcame as a revelation
It was ldquonot considered disrespectful toask questions of your professorsrdquo said anamazed Sara Bisharat of Jordan
ldquoThe [Indiana] professors grab yourattentionrdquo said Haseeb Rahman ofAfghanistan ldquoYou feel like yoursquore engagedand involvedrdquo
Sara Jamil of Pakistan found peerdiscussion helpful ldquoI got an opportunityto listen to the perspectives of people ofvaried nationalities on one topicrdquo she saidldquoIt was a wonderful learning experiencerdquo
During the program sponsored bythe Coca-Cola Company and the USDepartment of State Professor Chris Cook
pointed out problems with some of thebusiness plans ldquoI usually asked studentsto provide more hard data and challengedall their assumptionsrdquo he said ldquoIrsquod sendthem to the CIA [World Factbook ] websitebecause it has phenomenal data and to theWorld Bank [data] website among othersources Indiana University library data wasalso availablerdquo
By the end Cook said ldquothey were allleaps and bounds ahead of where they werewhen they first walked in the doorrdquo
Still ldquoI learned as much as they didrdquo hesaid 983123
Gamu Tavaziva saw the failure ofhospitals in Zimbabwe as ldquoa call forme to pursue medicinerdquo
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4 MythsOnly prestigiousuniversities offer aquality education
There are 4495 degree-grantinginstitutions in the US according to theNational Center for Education Statistics
yet the eyes of overseas students are often
fixed on the Ivy League schools But eliteschools set the entrance bar skyhigh andreject most applicants while qualityeducation is available at many moreschools according to Stefano Papaleodirector of admissions at Lynn Universityin Florida
Only rich parents cansend children to the US
Public universities charge less tuitionthan most private schools Graduatestudents often qualify for discounts asteaching assistants More than 500 US
scholarships and grants are available to helpinternational students defray costs (Learnmore about them on the Funding for USStudy website) Financial support also maybe available in studentsrsquo home countries
Studying in the USis similar to attendingcollege back home
Students are surprised by differencesbetween classrooms in the United Statesand in their own home countries accordingto Jessica Young who advises internationalstudents at the University of Illinois It rsquos not
just sitting and listening to professors shesaid Asking and answering questions orgiving oral presentations affect final gradesso ldquohone your communication skills andbe prepared for a change in the way youstudyrdquo
US campuses are unsafeMovies and television depict the United
States as plagued by violence but the realityis that crime rates have fallen for yearsMost campuses have precautions in placemdash emergency call boxes alert systems towarn students of any imminent threat andshuttle buses or services to escort studentsat night In a 2012 poll by i-Graduate 82percent of international students said theyfelt ldquosafe and securerdquo in the US
Schools with the Largest Shares of International Students
Schools with the Largest Number of International Students
983090983095New School
New York
983090983094Florida Instituteof Technology
Florida
983090983089Illinois Instituteof Technology
Illinois
983089983096Lynn University
Florida
9269University of Southern California
Los Angeles
8997 University of IllinoisUrbana-Champaign
8660New York University
New York
8563 Purdue University
West Lafayette Indiana
Why These Schools
ReputationMatt VanderZalm spokesman at the University of Illinois said prestige and low cost of living matter
A reputation ldquoas one of the top destinations for international students perpetuates itselfrdquo he saidStudents who hear friends speaking highly of Illinois follow
LocationSchools on both coasts and in the Midwest draw international students because thatrsquos where majorcities are concentrated
ProgramsNearly two-thirds of international students want to study business engineering or science so schoolsthat boast strong programs in those areas are popular Among them the University of Illinois atUrbana-Champaign Carnegie Mellon University Purdue University New York University and theUniversity of California at Los Angeles
Of All International Students at US Colleges the Largest Shares Come from
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The Welcome Mat Is OutUS colleges and universities attract far more students from abroad than any other countryrsquos
higher-education institutions mdash 764000 of the 4 million international students worldwide Their rankshave swelled by nearly a third in the past decade but higher education leaders say they have room forplenty more and they are eager to find them
Many US colleges mdash small and large public and private mdash have stepped up their recruitment ofstudents from abroad according to a survey by higher-education associations More than half comefrom China India and South Korea but students come from a host of other lands as well includingSaudi Arabia Canada Vietnam and Mexico
Still only one in 25 college students in the United States is international compared with one infive in Australia and the United Kingdom President Obama is a strong backer of efforts to attractmore international students and send more American students abroad His ldquo100000 Strong inChinardquo initiative aims to quadruple the number of Americans studying in China while a similar effortis mounted to bring in 100000 students from Latin America while sending an equal number ofAmericans to study there
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Peace amp Security
Ben Rattray dreamed of being the ultimate establishment manan investment banker who would wear a double-breasted suit ashe walked down Wall Street But a series of experiences during
college led Rattray down an entirelydifferent path
Today he helps tens of millions ofpeople around the world take on theestablishment by exercising a basic American tenet petitioning for change
On the website Rattray founded
Changeorg citizens in the UnitedStates and countries like India South Africa and Brazil have fought to giveequal access to girls on sports teams
to battle local corruption and to make one young girl eligible for alung transplant normally reserved for adults The site is a platformthat allows individuals to petition an array of institutions bycollecting the names of supporters online
With the power of signatures Changeorg says it is makinga difference helping people win thousands of victories since thesite launched in 2007 Big institutions be they governments orcorporations can seem too powerful for individuals to take onRattray said and ldquopeople become apathetic if they think theycanrsquot make a difference The power of individuals is to come
together and not work alone You just have everyday people doingextraordinary thingsrdquo
The 25-year-old Rattray who attended Stanford University andthe London School of Economics started rethinking his career
Real ChangeOne Signature
at a Time
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signaturesDown Syndrome student
gets to play sports
94684
signaturesFirefighters granted
government health care
126631
signaturesPhone company helps
domestic violence victims
194825 signaturesEcuador shuts down
ex-gay torture clinics
113759
signaturesAmazon stops selling
whale and dolphin meat
202962
signaturesSupporting South Africanwomenrsquos fight against ldquocorrective raperdquo171789
signaturesPalm oil plantation barred
for burning forests
10243
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path when his brother announced he is gay but also said that hehad been hiding his sexuality out of fear Rattray said he thoughtof people including himself who had stood by and done nothingto fight for justice and equal treatment He went to London reada book a day and thought about the concept of social change Theend result was the birth of Changeorg
The sitersquos popular petitions often gain media coverage Fifteen- year-old Julia Bluhm was distressed at the way photographs ofgirls and women in the popular teen magazine Seventeen were
being airbrushed to make them look thinner and prettier Bluhmdecided to petition the magazine and collected signatures fromas far away as Australia and the Netherlands ldquoWe all know how itcan affect a girlrsquos body image and self-esteemrdquo said Bluhm wholives in Waterville Maine Getting more than 84000 far-flungsignatures ldquokind of opens up the bigger picture and shows how itaffects people all over the worldrdquo
Bluhmrsquos petition led Seventeen to stop altering modelsrsquo shapes with Photoshop and to publish a ldquoBody Peace Treatyrdquo calling ongirls to be confident regardless of their size or shape
Cynthia Butterworth of Rochester New York petitioned tohelp her sister who had been the victim of domestic violence andfound it would cost $500 to close the mobile phone account she
had shared with her abuser The phone company responded toButterworthrsquos petition by agreeing to close the account without afee and to implement a new policy to help other abuse victims ldquoIt was a huge victoryrdquo Butterworth said ldquoIt gives a little person whofeels like she has been treated unfairly a huge voicerdquo
People in more than 190 countries have used the petitionsRattray says
In India he said there has been an explosion of campaignsagainst corruption through his website A man in Hardoiattempting to report alleged corruption to the Regional TransportOffice was asked for a bribe and beaten when he refused mdash anepisode caught on cell phone video A Changeorg petitionstarted by the man and pursued by Indians countrywide led to
prosecutions and a stronger anti-corruption policy Rattray said Changeorg will continue to empower people Asregular people mobilize by petitioning online he said he meetspeople everywhere who have a growing conviction that they reallycan make a difference 983123 ndashSM
The White House has a similar petition page online called We thePeople (httpspetitionswhitehousegov) which allows people tocreate online petitions on matters involving government action Ifa petition attracts 150 signatures in 30 days it will be searchable onthe White House site If it collects 100000 signatures during that
time the petition will be reviewed by the Obama administrationand a response will be posted Topics range from gun violence toimmigration to beer (and yes the White House gave in and revealedthe official White House beer recipe)
We the People
Above Julia Bluhm (center) and other teens at Hearst Corp inNew York where Bluhm delivered a petition asking Seventeen magazine to stop altering photos Below Seventeenrsquos editor-in-chief responded by publishing this letter
$423Trivia Turkey
average amount spent by shoppers over theThanksgiving holiday weekend
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Redefining PortraitureChicago-based artist Lincoln Schatz who regards traditionalportraits as idealized depictions of ldquoa single frozen momentrdquo iscreating portraits by filming subjects
Schatz mounts cameras at varied heights within a small room
to create 360-degree views of his subjects who perform or speakabout their lives while the cameras roll A computer randomly editsresulting footage and displays it on a screen in a loop constantlyrecombining footage such that no two viewings will be the same
Schatz seeks dynamism by generating unpredictablecombinations of camera angles The artistrsquos Cube series (2008) andNetwork series (2012) thus offer shifting perspectives on personality
ldquoI wanted to get beyond the mythology people create forthemselvesrdquo Schatz said ldquoI ask them lsquoIf life is a series of dots ona line how does your story start Whatrsquos the first dot for yoursquordquoBut he doesnrsquot allow his subjectsrsquo answers to define their portraitsinstead working to ldquoget them beyond their self-images or public brands to understand themselves in a new and different wayrdquo
The Cube portraits (commissioned by the Hearst Corporationto celebrate the 75th anniversar y of Esquire magazine) focuson 40 of the 75 most influential people of the 21st century asdetermined by the magazinersquos editors Who made the cut ActorGeorge Clooney basketball star LeBron James Craigslist founderCraig Newmark regenerative-medicine specialist Anthony Atalafashion designer Marc Jacobs foreign-policy expert (and now USambassador to the UN) Samantha Power heart surgeon MehmetOz and architect Santiago Calatrava among others
Portrait subjects entered a transparent 10-foot-by-10-foot cubein which they spent 45 minutes doing anything they chose as longas it reflected their own sense of their personalities The portraits were filmed at Hearst headquarters in New York Esquire editor-in-chief David Granger attended every sitting
One subject created quite a stir Granger said ldquoWe didnrsquotpublicize it but when Clooney came word leaked out throughthe building At first there were a few people mdash mostly women mdashmilling around Pretty soon 300 people had gatheredrdquo
Newmark worked on a laptop computer resolving customer-service issues for Craigslist users James played a basketball-themed video game and became so absorbed that he overstayed histime limit Atala mdash whose work involves growing new human cellstissues and organs mdash treated the cube itself as an organ tr ying tocoax it to life by plastering images of cells all over its walls Jacobs brought his yoga teacher and had a yoga session
Clooney danced with women (he specified that no models oractresses be recruited) twirling in succession Schatzrsquos mother
several Hearst Corporation employees and TV journalist GayleKing He wanted ldquosomething to do hellip instead of just standingaroundrdquo Schatz explained
The resulting portraits are ldquodreamlikerdquo Schatz said in part because they are silent
They are more abstract and painterly than his subsequentNetwork series which includes audio of subjectsrsquo voices In theseSchatz focuses on Americans whom he sees as leaders or innovatorsComprising 89 portraits the series includes former Supreme CourtJustice Sandra Day OrsquoConnor Google Inc vice president (and so-called ldquofather of the Internetrdquo) Vint Cerf public radio journalistCokie Roberts and America Online founder Steve Case They talk
about their childhoods about forces that they believe shaped themThe Cube and Network series were acquired by the Smithsonian
Institutionrsquos National Portrait Gallery But Schatz has created video portraits for private collectors as well The genre requiresartist and subject to ldquolet go and let something happenrdquo he saidand the process is liberating
ldquoWe are all polyfaceted there are multiple ways we can beseen and interpreted At the root of all this is getting people toself-explorerdquo 983123 ndashLM
Arts
When LeBron James arrived for his Cube portrait session ldquohe wasin his early 20s mdash a kid reallyrdquo said David Granger ldquoOf coursekids like to play video gamesrdquo
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4000 +Trivia Turkey
paintings by Norman Rockwell includingFreedom from Want illustrating aThanksgiving dinner
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WatchTo view the video portraitof LeBron James scan theQR code with your phone
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In 2012 members of the US military andforeign service submitted photographs fromtheir duty abroad to a jury of experts Theirsubmissions began a project sponsored bythe US departments of State and Defenseto mark Veterans Day observed each year onthe 11th of November
The jury of photographers curators andprominent Americans including formersecretaries of state Madeleine Albright andColin Powell selected the best entries Artist
Lincoln Schatz then created composite stillimages from the top photos
The images convey ldquothe complex realities ofserving abroadrdquo Schatz said as well as theldquoimmense complexity of hope life hardshipand loss hellip Looking at the world throughtheir eyes we see the photographersrsquo humanexperience and wonder how we wouldnavigate were we thererdquo
Seen here is a composite merging three ofthe photographs
The dominant photo (taken by Manuel JMartinez) depicts an Iraqi father pausingfrom his conversation with US soldiersto share a moment with his daughter athis home in the Jefrmila neighborhood ofGhazaliyah Iraq A background photo (takenby Jeremy Lock) shows US soldiers withno date or place indicated and anotherbackground photo (taken by Alvin WilliamsJr) shows US Marines setting up a bivouacto assist victims of a landslide on the island
of Leyte in the Philippines
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Through Their Eyes
8Trivia Turkey
million 5- and 6- year-olds who might draw aturkey by tracing their fingers on paper andcoloring it in
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Education for AllJUDITH HEUMANN
Judith Heumann is the StateDepartmentrsquos special adviser forinternational disability rightsGrowing up in the New York City borough of BrooklynI wasnrsquot allowed to go to school until fourth gradebecause I used a wheelchair and was unable to walk
But my parents were adamant that I get an educationequal to my brothersrsquo so I could support myself if Inever married (women were not typically breadwinnersback then) They teamed up with other parents toforce some of the local secondary schools to become
accessible to students with disabilities Later I battledsuccessfully to be the first person in a wheelchair toteach in New York and taught there for three years
Education including the higher education describedon pages 14ndash23 is a great equalizer It opens opportunitiesfor girls and boys for disadvantaged people and especiallyfor people like me who have disabilities
Hamza Jaka and Amber Buckley-Shaklee twostudents with disabilities worked as interns at the StateDepartment this year Overall their stories indicatethat inclusive education is moving forward
Both Hamza and Amber have always attendedintegrated schools as required under laws that
didnrsquot exist when I was in school Hamza now anundergraduate student at the University of CaliforniaBerkeley was resented by peers who thought theaccommodations he received (such as having acomputer for spelling tests) were unfair And Ambernow a graduate student at the University of Illinois atUrbana-Champaign had friends at nearby schools who
were told they could come to school but only if theydidnrsquot bring their wheelchairs
Parents and students need to know their rights Inthe US there are Parent Information Centers that help
Also after years of implementation of our laws morestudents with disabilities are graduating from secondaryschool and entering work or higher education
We have come a long way since I had polio in1949 and we have far to go Our laws are not alwaysenforced as they should be As I work for equality andthe advancement of human rights I want to teach thislesson People with disabilities should have the samerights and opportunities as all people Granted these wecan and do improve our communities our country andthe world 983123
Last Word
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(something) from below p 5
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Reston p 5 983138
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Cookeville p 18983138
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Buffalo p 17 983138
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Potsdam p 21 983138
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4 MythsOnly prestigiousuniversities offer aquality education
There are 4495 degree-grantinginstitutions in the US according to theNational Center for Education Statistics
yet the eyes of overseas students are often
fixed on the Ivy League schools But eliteschools set the entrance bar skyhigh andreject most applicants while qualityeducation is available at many moreschools according to Stefano Papaleodirector of admissions at Lynn Universityin Florida
Only rich parents cansend children to the US
Public universities charge less tuitionthan most private schools Graduatestudents often qualify for discounts asteaching assistants More than 500 US
scholarships and grants are available to helpinternational students defray costs (Learnmore about them on the Funding for USStudy website) Financial support also maybe available in studentsrsquo home countries
Studying in the USis similar to attendingcollege back home
Students are surprised by differencesbetween classrooms in the United Statesand in their own home countries accordingto Jessica Young who advises internationalstudents at the University of Illinois It rsquos not
just sitting and listening to professors shesaid Asking and answering questions orgiving oral presentations affect final gradesso ldquohone your communication skills andbe prepared for a change in the way youstudyrdquo
US campuses are unsafeMovies and television depict the United
States as plagued by violence but the realityis that crime rates have fallen for yearsMost campuses have precautions in placemdash emergency call boxes alert systems towarn students of any imminent threat andshuttle buses or services to escort studentsat night In a 2012 poll by i-Graduate 82percent of international students said theyfelt ldquosafe and securerdquo in the US
Schools with the Largest Shares of International Students
Schools with the Largest Number of International Students
983090983095New School
New York
983090983094Florida Instituteof Technology
Florida
983090983089Illinois Instituteof Technology
Illinois
983089983096Lynn University
Florida
9269University of Southern California
Los Angeles
8997 University of IllinoisUrbana-Champaign
8660New York University
New York
8563 Purdue University
West Lafayette Indiana
Why These Schools
ReputationMatt VanderZalm spokesman at the University of Illinois said prestige and low cost of living matter
A reputation ldquoas one of the top destinations for international students perpetuates itselfrdquo he saidStudents who hear friends speaking highly of Illinois follow
LocationSchools on both coasts and in the Midwest draw international students because thatrsquos where majorcities are concentrated
ProgramsNearly two-thirds of international students want to study business engineering or science so schoolsthat boast strong programs in those areas are popular Among them the University of Illinois atUrbana-Champaign Carnegie Mellon University Purdue University New York University and theUniversity of California at Los Angeles
Of All International Students at US Colleges the Largest Shares Come from
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The Welcome Mat Is OutUS colleges and universities attract far more students from abroad than any other countryrsquos
higher-education institutions mdash 764000 of the 4 million international students worldwide Their rankshave swelled by nearly a third in the past decade but higher education leaders say they have room forplenty more and they are eager to find them
Many US colleges mdash small and large public and private mdash have stepped up their recruitment ofstudents from abroad according to a survey by higher-education associations More than half comefrom China India and South Korea but students come from a host of other lands as well includingSaudi Arabia Canada Vietnam and Mexico
Still only one in 25 college students in the United States is international compared with one infive in Australia and the United Kingdom President Obama is a strong backer of efforts to attractmore international students and send more American students abroad His ldquo100000 Strong inChinardquo initiative aims to quadruple the number of Americans studying in China while a similar effortis mounted to bring in 100000 students from Latin America while sending an equal number ofAmericans to study there
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Peace amp Security
Ben Rattray dreamed of being the ultimate establishment manan investment banker who would wear a double-breasted suit ashe walked down Wall Street But a series of experiences during
college led Rattray down an entirelydifferent path
Today he helps tens of millions ofpeople around the world take on theestablishment by exercising a basic American tenet petitioning for change
On the website Rattray founded
Changeorg citizens in the UnitedStates and countries like India South Africa and Brazil have fought to giveequal access to girls on sports teams
to battle local corruption and to make one young girl eligible for alung transplant normally reserved for adults The site is a platformthat allows individuals to petition an array of institutions bycollecting the names of supporters online
With the power of signatures Changeorg says it is makinga difference helping people win thousands of victories since thesite launched in 2007 Big institutions be they governments orcorporations can seem too powerful for individuals to take onRattray said and ldquopeople become apathetic if they think theycanrsquot make a difference The power of individuals is to come
together and not work alone You just have everyday people doingextraordinary thingsrdquo
The 25-year-old Rattray who attended Stanford University andthe London School of Economics started rethinking his career
Real ChangeOne Signature
at a Time
1863Trivia Turkey
President Abraham Lincoln madeThanksgiving a national holiday
983155983151983157983154983139983141 983156983144983141 983159983144983145983156983141 983144983151983157983155
signaturesDown Syndrome student
gets to play sports
94684
signaturesFirefighters granted
government health care
126631
signaturesPhone company helps
domestic violence victims
194825 signaturesEcuador shuts down
ex-gay torture clinics
113759
signaturesAmazon stops selling
whale and dolphin meat
202962
signaturesSupporting South Africanwomenrsquos fight against ldquocorrective raperdquo171789
signaturesPalm oil plantation barred
for burning forests
10243
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path when his brother announced he is gay but also said that hehad been hiding his sexuality out of fear Rattray said he thoughtof people including himself who had stood by and done nothingto fight for justice and equal treatment He went to London reada book a day and thought about the concept of social change Theend result was the birth of Changeorg
The sitersquos popular petitions often gain media coverage Fifteen- year-old Julia Bluhm was distressed at the way photographs ofgirls and women in the popular teen magazine Seventeen were
being airbrushed to make them look thinner and prettier Bluhmdecided to petition the magazine and collected signatures fromas far away as Australia and the Netherlands ldquoWe all know how itcan affect a girlrsquos body image and self-esteemrdquo said Bluhm wholives in Waterville Maine Getting more than 84000 far-flungsignatures ldquokind of opens up the bigger picture and shows how itaffects people all over the worldrdquo
Bluhmrsquos petition led Seventeen to stop altering modelsrsquo shapes with Photoshop and to publish a ldquoBody Peace Treatyrdquo calling ongirls to be confident regardless of their size or shape
Cynthia Butterworth of Rochester New York petitioned tohelp her sister who had been the victim of domestic violence andfound it would cost $500 to close the mobile phone account she
had shared with her abuser The phone company responded toButterworthrsquos petition by agreeing to close the account without afee and to implement a new policy to help other abuse victims ldquoIt was a huge victoryrdquo Butterworth said ldquoIt gives a little person whofeels like she has been treated unfairly a huge voicerdquo
People in more than 190 countries have used the petitionsRattray says
In India he said there has been an explosion of campaignsagainst corruption through his website A man in Hardoiattempting to report alleged corruption to the Regional TransportOffice was asked for a bribe and beaten when he refused mdash anepisode caught on cell phone video A Changeorg petitionstarted by the man and pursued by Indians countrywide led to
prosecutions and a stronger anti-corruption policy Rattray said Changeorg will continue to empower people Asregular people mobilize by petitioning online he said he meetspeople everywhere who have a growing conviction that they reallycan make a difference 983123 ndashSM
The White House has a similar petition page online called We thePeople (httpspetitionswhitehousegov) which allows people tocreate online petitions on matters involving government action Ifa petition attracts 150 signatures in 30 days it will be searchable onthe White House site If it collects 100000 signatures during that
time the petition will be reviewed by the Obama administrationand a response will be posted Topics range from gun violence toimmigration to beer (and yes the White House gave in and revealedthe official White House beer recipe)
We the People
Above Julia Bluhm (center) and other teens at Hearst Corp inNew York where Bluhm delivered a petition asking Seventeen magazine to stop altering photos Below Seventeenrsquos editor-in-chief responded by publishing this letter
$423Trivia Turkey
average amount spent by shoppers over theThanksgiving holiday weekend
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Redefining PortraitureChicago-based artist Lincoln Schatz who regards traditionalportraits as idealized depictions of ldquoa single frozen momentrdquo iscreating portraits by filming subjects
Schatz mounts cameras at varied heights within a small room
to create 360-degree views of his subjects who perform or speakabout their lives while the cameras roll A computer randomly editsresulting footage and displays it on a screen in a loop constantlyrecombining footage such that no two viewings will be the same
Schatz seeks dynamism by generating unpredictablecombinations of camera angles The artistrsquos Cube series (2008) andNetwork series (2012) thus offer shifting perspectives on personality
ldquoI wanted to get beyond the mythology people create forthemselvesrdquo Schatz said ldquoI ask them lsquoIf life is a series of dots ona line how does your story start Whatrsquos the first dot for yoursquordquoBut he doesnrsquot allow his subjectsrsquo answers to define their portraitsinstead working to ldquoget them beyond their self-images or public brands to understand themselves in a new and different wayrdquo
The Cube portraits (commissioned by the Hearst Corporationto celebrate the 75th anniversar y of Esquire magazine) focuson 40 of the 75 most influential people of the 21st century asdetermined by the magazinersquos editors Who made the cut ActorGeorge Clooney basketball star LeBron James Craigslist founderCraig Newmark regenerative-medicine specialist Anthony Atalafashion designer Marc Jacobs foreign-policy expert (and now USambassador to the UN) Samantha Power heart surgeon MehmetOz and architect Santiago Calatrava among others
Portrait subjects entered a transparent 10-foot-by-10-foot cubein which they spent 45 minutes doing anything they chose as longas it reflected their own sense of their personalities The portraits were filmed at Hearst headquarters in New York Esquire editor-in-chief David Granger attended every sitting
One subject created quite a stir Granger said ldquoWe didnrsquotpublicize it but when Clooney came word leaked out throughthe building At first there were a few people mdash mostly women mdashmilling around Pretty soon 300 people had gatheredrdquo
Newmark worked on a laptop computer resolving customer-service issues for Craigslist users James played a basketball-themed video game and became so absorbed that he overstayed histime limit Atala mdash whose work involves growing new human cellstissues and organs mdash treated the cube itself as an organ tr ying tocoax it to life by plastering images of cells all over its walls Jacobs brought his yoga teacher and had a yoga session
Clooney danced with women (he specified that no models oractresses be recruited) twirling in succession Schatzrsquos mother
several Hearst Corporation employees and TV journalist GayleKing He wanted ldquosomething to do hellip instead of just standingaroundrdquo Schatz explained
The resulting portraits are ldquodreamlikerdquo Schatz said in part because they are silent
They are more abstract and painterly than his subsequentNetwork series which includes audio of subjectsrsquo voices In theseSchatz focuses on Americans whom he sees as leaders or innovatorsComprising 89 portraits the series includes former Supreme CourtJustice Sandra Day OrsquoConnor Google Inc vice president (and so-called ldquofather of the Internetrdquo) Vint Cerf public radio journalistCokie Roberts and America Online founder Steve Case They talk
about their childhoods about forces that they believe shaped themThe Cube and Network series were acquired by the Smithsonian
Institutionrsquos National Portrait Gallery But Schatz has created video portraits for private collectors as well The genre requiresartist and subject to ldquolet go and let something happenrdquo he saidand the process is liberating
ldquoWe are all polyfaceted there are multiple ways we can beseen and interpreted At the root of all this is getting people toself-explorerdquo 983123 ndashLM
Arts
When LeBron James arrived for his Cube portrait session ldquohe wasin his early 20s mdash a kid reallyrdquo said David Granger ldquoOf coursekids like to play video gamesrdquo
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4000 +Trivia Turkey
paintings by Norman Rockwell includingFreedom from Want illustrating aThanksgiving dinner
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WatchTo view the video portraitof LeBron James scan theQR code with your phone
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In 2012 members of the US military andforeign service submitted photographs fromtheir duty abroad to a jury of experts Theirsubmissions began a project sponsored bythe US departments of State and Defenseto mark Veterans Day observed each year onthe 11th of November
The jury of photographers curators andprominent Americans including formersecretaries of state Madeleine Albright andColin Powell selected the best entries Artist
Lincoln Schatz then created composite stillimages from the top photos
The images convey ldquothe complex realities ofserving abroadrdquo Schatz said as well as theldquoimmense complexity of hope life hardshipand loss hellip Looking at the world throughtheir eyes we see the photographersrsquo humanexperience and wonder how we wouldnavigate were we thererdquo
Seen here is a composite merging three ofthe photographs
The dominant photo (taken by Manuel JMartinez) depicts an Iraqi father pausingfrom his conversation with US soldiersto share a moment with his daughter athis home in the Jefrmila neighborhood ofGhazaliyah Iraq A background photo (takenby Jeremy Lock) shows US soldiers withno date or place indicated and anotherbackground photo (taken by Alvin WilliamsJr) shows US Marines setting up a bivouacto assist victims of a landslide on the island
of Leyte in the Philippines
983141983146|983157983155983137 27
Through Their Eyes
8Trivia Turkey
million 5- and 6- year-olds who might draw aturkey by tracing their fingers on paper andcoloring it in
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Education for AllJUDITH HEUMANN
Judith Heumann is the StateDepartmentrsquos special adviser forinternational disability rightsGrowing up in the New York City borough of BrooklynI wasnrsquot allowed to go to school until fourth gradebecause I used a wheelchair and was unable to walk
But my parents were adamant that I get an educationequal to my brothersrsquo so I could support myself if Inever married (women were not typically breadwinnersback then) They teamed up with other parents toforce some of the local secondary schools to become
accessible to students with disabilities Later I battledsuccessfully to be the first person in a wheelchair toteach in New York and taught there for three years
Education including the higher education describedon pages 14ndash23 is a great equalizer It opens opportunitiesfor girls and boys for disadvantaged people and especiallyfor people like me who have disabilities
Hamza Jaka and Amber Buckley-Shaklee twostudents with disabilities worked as interns at the StateDepartment this year Overall their stories indicatethat inclusive education is moving forward
Both Hamza and Amber have always attendedintegrated schools as required under laws that
didnrsquot exist when I was in school Hamza now anundergraduate student at the University of CaliforniaBerkeley was resented by peers who thought theaccommodations he received (such as having acomputer for spelling tests) were unfair And Ambernow a graduate student at the University of Illinois atUrbana-Champaign had friends at nearby schools who
were told they could come to school but only if theydidnrsquot bring their wheelchairs
Parents and students need to know their rights Inthe US there are Parent Information Centers that help
Also after years of implementation of our laws morestudents with disabilities are graduating from secondaryschool and entering work or higher education
We have come a long way since I had polio in1949 and we have far to go Our laws are not alwaysenforced as they should be As I work for equality andthe advancement of human rights I want to teach thislesson People with disabilities should have the samerights and opportunities as all people Granted these wecan and do improve our communities our country andthe world 983123
Last Word
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983144983137983150983140983155-983151983150 | gained by actuallydoing something rather than
learning about it from bookslectures etchellip pp 17 18
983146983157983148983145983141983150983150983141 | cut into long thinstrips p 13
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quickly and greatly p 22
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someone who is guilty of acrime will be allowed to go freeand will not be punishedhellip p 5
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983153983157983141983137983155983161 | having a sick feelingin the stomach suffering fromnauseahellipp 5
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983155983157983152983141983154983149983137983154983147983141983156 | a storewhere customers can buy avariety of foods and usuallyhousehold items pp 11 13
983157983150983140983141983154983152983145983150983150983145983150983143983155 | tostrengthen or support
(something) from below p 5
allaboutenglish
983138 Anadarko p 12
New Brunswick p 5 983138
Reston p 5 983138
983138 Memphis p 5
Plymouth p 5 983138
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983138 Lauderhill p 6
983138Philadelphiapp 7 20
983138 San Francisco p 7
Rochester p 25 983138
983138New Yorkpp 17 18 23
983138 Bellevue p 10
Waterville p 25 983138
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Chicago pp 19 26 983138
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983138 Pinon p 12
983138 Washington pp 14
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Kent p 18 983138
Cookeville p 18983138
983138 Los Angeles pp 19 23
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West Lafayette p 23 983138Urbana-Champaign p 23 28 983138
Buffalo p 17 983138
Pittsburgh p 17 983138
eattle p 17 983138
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Northfield p 21 983138
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Potsdam p 21 983138
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Peace amp Security
Ben Rattray dreamed of being the ultimate establishment manan investment banker who would wear a double-breasted suit ashe walked down Wall Street But a series of experiences during
college led Rattray down an entirelydifferent path
Today he helps tens of millions ofpeople around the world take on theestablishment by exercising a basic American tenet petitioning for change
On the website Rattray founded
Changeorg citizens in the UnitedStates and countries like India South Africa and Brazil have fought to giveequal access to girls on sports teams
to battle local corruption and to make one young girl eligible for alung transplant normally reserved for adults The site is a platformthat allows individuals to petition an array of institutions bycollecting the names of supporters online
With the power of signatures Changeorg says it is makinga difference helping people win thousands of victories since thesite launched in 2007 Big institutions be they governments orcorporations can seem too powerful for individuals to take onRattray said and ldquopeople become apathetic if they think theycanrsquot make a difference The power of individuals is to come
together and not work alone You just have everyday people doingextraordinary thingsrdquo
The 25-year-old Rattray who attended Stanford University andthe London School of Economics started rethinking his career
Real ChangeOne Signature
at a Time
1863Trivia Turkey
President Abraham Lincoln madeThanksgiving a national holiday
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signaturesDown Syndrome student
gets to play sports
94684
signaturesFirefighters granted
government health care
126631
signaturesPhone company helps
domestic violence victims
194825 signaturesEcuador shuts down
ex-gay torture clinics
113759
signaturesAmazon stops selling
whale and dolphin meat
202962
signaturesSupporting South Africanwomenrsquos fight against ldquocorrective raperdquo171789
signaturesPalm oil plantation barred
for burning forests
10243
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path when his brother announced he is gay but also said that hehad been hiding his sexuality out of fear Rattray said he thoughtof people including himself who had stood by and done nothingto fight for justice and equal treatment He went to London reada book a day and thought about the concept of social change Theend result was the birth of Changeorg
The sitersquos popular petitions often gain media coverage Fifteen- year-old Julia Bluhm was distressed at the way photographs ofgirls and women in the popular teen magazine Seventeen were
being airbrushed to make them look thinner and prettier Bluhmdecided to petition the magazine and collected signatures fromas far away as Australia and the Netherlands ldquoWe all know how itcan affect a girlrsquos body image and self-esteemrdquo said Bluhm wholives in Waterville Maine Getting more than 84000 far-flungsignatures ldquokind of opens up the bigger picture and shows how itaffects people all over the worldrdquo
Bluhmrsquos petition led Seventeen to stop altering modelsrsquo shapes with Photoshop and to publish a ldquoBody Peace Treatyrdquo calling ongirls to be confident regardless of their size or shape
Cynthia Butterworth of Rochester New York petitioned tohelp her sister who had been the victim of domestic violence andfound it would cost $500 to close the mobile phone account she
had shared with her abuser The phone company responded toButterworthrsquos petition by agreeing to close the account without afee and to implement a new policy to help other abuse victims ldquoIt was a huge victoryrdquo Butterworth said ldquoIt gives a little person whofeels like she has been treated unfairly a huge voicerdquo
People in more than 190 countries have used the petitionsRattray says
In India he said there has been an explosion of campaignsagainst corruption through his website A man in Hardoiattempting to report alleged corruption to the Regional TransportOffice was asked for a bribe and beaten when he refused mdash anepisode caught on cell phone video A Changeorg petitionstarted by the man and pursued by Indians countrywide led to
prosecutions and a stronger anti-corruption policy Rattray said Changeorg will continue to empower people Asregular people mobilize by petitioning online he said he meetspeople everywhere who have a growing conviction that they reallycan make a difference 983123 ndashSM
The White House has a similar petition page online called We thePeople (httpspetitionswhitehousegov) which allows people tocreate online petitions on matters involving government action Ifa petition attracts 150 signatures in 30 days it will be searchable onthe White House site If it collects 100000 signatures during that
time the petition will be reviewed by the Obama administrationand a response will be posted Topics range from gun violence toimmigration to beer (and yes the White House gave in and revealedthe official White House beer recipe)
We the People
Above Julia Bluhm (center) and other teens at Hearst Corp inNew York where Bluhm delivered a petition asking Seventeen magazine to stop altering photos Below Seventeenrsquos editor-in-chief responded by publishing this letter
$423Trivia Turkey
average amount spent by shoppers over theThanksgiving holiday weekend
983155983151983157983154983139983141 983150983137983156983145983151983150983137983148 983154983141983156983137983145983148 983142983141983140983141983154983137983156983145983151983150
983139983151983150983150983141983139983156983145983150983143 983156983144983141 983140983151983156983155
983159983137983156983141983154983158983145983148983148983141 983154983151983139983144983141983155983156983141983154
7232019 RequiredReading English Low
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullrequiredreading-english-low 3034
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Redefining PortraitureChicago-based artist Lincoln Schatz who regards traditionalportraits as idealized depictions of ldquoa single frozen momentrdquo iscreating portraits by filming subjects
Schatz mounts cameras at varied heights within a small room
to create 360-degree views of his subjects who perform or speakabout their lives while the cameras roll A computer randomly editsresulting footage and displays it on a screen in a loop constantlyrecombining footage such that no two viewings will be the same
Schatz seeks dynamism by generating unpredictablecombinations of camera angles The artistrsquos Cube series (2008) andNetwork series (2012) thus offer shifting perspectives on personality
ldquoI wanted to get beyond the mythology people create forthemselvesrdquo Schatz said ldquoI ask them lsquoIf life is a series of dots ona line how does your story start Whatrsquos the first dot for yoursquordquoBut he doesnrsquot allow his subjectsrsquo answers to define their portraitsinstead working to ldquoget them beyond their self-images or public brands to understand themselves in a new and different wayrdquo
The Cube portraits (commissioned by the Hearst Corporationto celebrate the 75th anniversar y of Esquire magazine) focuson 40 of the 75 most influential people of the 21st century asdetermined by the magazinersquos editors Who made the cut ActorGeorge Clooney basketball star LeBron James Craigslist founderCraig Newmark regenerative-medicine specialist Anthony Atalafashion designer Marc Jacobs foreign-policy expert (and now USambassador to the UN) Samantha Power heart surgeon MehmetOz and architect Santiago Calatrava among others
Portrait subjects entered a transparent 10-foot-by-10-foot cubein which they spent 45 minutes doing anything they chose as longas it reflected their own sense of their personalities The portraits were filmed at Hearst headquarters in New York Esquire editor-in-chief David Granger attended every sitting
One subject created quite a stir Granger said ldquoWe didnrsquotpublicize it but when Clooney came word leaked out throughthe building At first there were a few people mdash mostly women mdashmilling around Pretty soon 300 people had gatheredrdquo
Newmark worked on a laptop computer resolving customer-service issues for Craigslist users James played a basketball-themed video game and became so absorbed that he overstayed histime limit Atala mdash whose work involves growing new human cellstissues and organs mdash treated the cube itself as an organ tr ying tocoax it to life by plastering images of cells all over its walls Jacobs brought his yoga teacher and had a yoga session
Clooney danced with women (he specified that no models oractresses be recruited) twirling in succession Schatzrsquos mother
several Hearst Corporation employees and TV journalist GayleKing He wanted ldquosomething to do hellip instead of just standingaroundrdquo Schatz explained
The resulting portraits are ldquodreamlikerdquo Schatz said in part because they are silent
They are more abstract and painterly than his subsequentNetwork series which includes audio of subjectsrsquo voices In theseSchatz focuses on Americans whom he sees as leaders or innovatorsComprising 89 portraits the series includes former Supreme CourtJustice Sandra Day OrsquoConnor Google Inc vice president (and so-called ldquofather of the Internetrdquo) Vint Cerf public radio journalistCokie Roberts and America Online founder Steve Case They talk
about their childhoods about forces that they believe shaped themThe Cube and Network series were acquired by the Smithsonian
Institutionrsquos National Portrait Gallery But Schatz has created video portraits for private collectors as well The genre requiresartist and subject to ldquolet go and let something happenrdquo he saidand the process is liberating
ldquoWe are all polyfaceted there are multiple ways we can beseen and interpreted At the root of all this is getting people toself-explorerdquo 983123 ndashLM
Arts
When LeBron James arrived for his Cube portrait session ldquohe wasin his early 20s mdash a kid reallyrdquo said David Granger ldquoOf coursekids like to play video gamesrdquo
26 983141 983146 |983157983155983137
983139983151983150983150983141983139983156983145983150983143 983156983144983141 983140983151983156983155 983139983144983145983139983137983143983151 983150983141983159 983161983151983154983147
4000 +Trivia Turkey
paintings by Norman Rockwell includingFreedom from Want illustrating aThanksgiving dinner
983155983151983157983154983139983141 983150983151983154983149983137983150 983154983151983139983147983159983141983148983148 983149983157983155983141983157983149
WatchTo view the video portraitof LeBron James scan theQR code with your phone
7232019 RequiredReading English Low
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullrequiredreading-english-low 3134
983141983146|983157983155983137 27
In 2012 members of the US military andforeign service submitted photographs fromtheir duty abroad to a jury of experts Theirsubmissions began a project sponsored bythe US departments of State and Defenseto mark Veterans Day observed each year onthe 11th of November
The jury of photographers curators andprominent Americans including formersecretaries of state Madeleine Albright andColin Powell selected the best entries Artist
Lincoln Schatz then created composite stillimages from the top photos
The images convey ldquothe complex realities ofserving abroadrdquo Schatz said as well as theldquoimmense complexity of hope life hardshipand loss hellip Looking at the world throughtheir eyes we see the photographersrsquo humanexperience and wonder how we wouldnavigate were we thererdquo
Seen here is a composite merging three ofthe photographs
The dominant photo (taken by Manuel JMartinez) depicts an Iraqi father pausingfrom his conversation with US soldiersto share a moment with his daughter athis home in the Jefrmila neighborhood ofGhazaliyah Iraq A background photo (takenby Jeremy Lock) shows US soldiers withno date or place indicated and anotherbackground photo (taken by Alvin WilliamsJr) shows US Marines setting up a bivouacto assist victims of a landslide on the island
of Leyte in the Philippines
983141983146|983157983155983137 27
Through Their Eyes
8Trivia Turkey
million 5- and 6- year-olds who might draw aturkey by tracing their fingers on paper andcoloring it in
983155983151983157983154983139983141 983157983155 983139983141983150983155983157983155 983138983157983154983141983137983157
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Education for AllJUDITH HEUMANN
Judith Heumann is the StateDepartmentrsquos special adviser forinternational disability rightsGrowing up in the New York City borough of BrooklynI wasnrsquot allowed to go to school until fourth gradebecause I used a wheelchair and was unable to walk
But my parents were adamant that I get an educationequal to my brothersrsquo so I could support myself if Inever married (women were not typically breadwinnersback then) They teamed up with other parents toforce some of the local secondary schools to become
accessible to students with disabilities Later I battledsuccessfully to be the first person in a wheelchair toteach in New York and taught there for three years
Education including the higher education describedon pages 14ndash23 is a great equalizer It opens opportunitiesfor girls and boys for disadvantaged people and especiallyfor people like me who have disabilities
Hamza Jaka and Amber Buckley-Shaklee twostudents with disabilities worked as interns at the StateDepartment this year Overall their stories indicatethat inclusive education is moving forward
Both Hamza and Amber have always attendedintegrated schools as required under laws that
didnrsquot exist when I was in school Hamza now anundergraduate student at the University of CaliforniaBerkeley was resented by peers who thought theaccommodations he received (such as having acomputer for spelling tests) were unfair And Ambernow a graduate student at the University of Illinois atUrbana-Champaign had friends at nearby schools who
were told they could come to school but only if theydidnrsquot bring their wheelchairs
Parents and students need to know their rights Inthe US there are Parent Information Centers that help
Also after years of implementation of our laws morestudents with disabilities are graduating from secondaryschool and entering work or higher education
We have come a long way since I had polio in1949 and we have far to go Our laws are not alwaysenforced as they should be As I work for equality andthe advancement of human rights I want to teach thislesson People with disabilities should have the samerights and opportunities as all people Granted these wecan and do improve our communities our country andthe world 983123
Last Word
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quickly and greatly p 22
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someone who is guilty of acrime will be allowed to go freeand will not be punishedhellip p 5
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path when his brother announced he is gay but also said that hehad been hiding his sexuality out of fear Rattray said he thoughtof people including himself who had stood by and done nothingto fight for justice and equal treatment He went to London reada book a day and thought about the concept of social change Theend result was the birth of Changeorg
The sitersquos popular petitions often gain media coverage Fifteen- year-old Julia Bluhm was distressed at the way photographs ofgirls and women in the popular teen magazine Seventeen were
being airbrushed to make them look thinner and prettier Bluhmdecided to petition the magazine and collected signatures fromas far away as Australia and the Netherlands ldquoWe all know how itcan affect a girlrsquos body image and self-esteemrdquo said Bluhm wholives in Waterville Maine Getting more than 84000 far-flungsignatures ldquokind of opens up the bigger picture and shows how itaffects people all over the worldrdquo
Bluhmrsquos petition led Seventeen to stop altering modelsrsquo shapes with Photoshop and to publish a ldquoBody Peace Treatyrdquo calling ongirls to be confident regardless of their size or shape
Cynthia Butterworth of Rochester New York petitioned tohelp her sister who had been the victim of domestic violence andfound it would cost $500 to close the mobile phone account she
had shared with her abuser The phone company responded toButterworthrsquos petition by agreeing to close the account without afee and to implement a new policy to help other abuse victims ldquoIt was a huge victoryrdquo Butterworth said ldquoIt gives a little person whofeels like she has been treated unfairly a huge voicerdquo
People in more than 190 countries have used the petitionsRattray says
In India he said there has been an explosion of campaignsagainst corruption through his website A man in Hardoiattempting to report alleged corruption to the Regional TransportOffice was asked for a bribe and beaten when he refused mdash anepisode caught on cell phone video A Changeorg petitionstarted by the man and pursued by Indians countrywide led to
prosecutions and a stronger anti-corruption policy Rattray said Changeorg will continue to empower people Asregular people mobilize by petitioning online he said he meetspeople everywhere who have a growing conviction that they reallycan make a difference 983123 ndashSM
The White House has a similar petition page online called We thePeople (httpspetitionswhitehousegov) which allows people tocreate online petitions on matters involving government action Ifa petition attracts 150 signatures in 30 days it will be searchable onthe White House site If it collects 100000 signatures during that
time the petition will be reviewed by the Obama administrationand a response will be posted Topics range from gun violence toimmigration to beer (and yes the White House gave in and revealedthe official White House beer recipe)
We the People
Above Julia Bluhm (center) and other teens at Hearst Corp inNew York where Bluhm delivered a petition asking Seventeen magazine to stop altering photos Below Seventeenrsquos editor-in-chief responded by publishing this letter
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Redefining PortraitureChicago-based artist Lincoln Schatz who regards traditionalportraits as idealized depictions of ldquoa single frozen momentrdquo iscreating portraits by filming subjects
Schatz mounts cameras at varied heights within a small room
to create 360-degree views of his subjects who perform or speakabout their lives while the cameras roll A computer randomly editsresulting footage and displays it on a screen in a loop constantlyrecombining footage such that no two viewings will be the same
Schatz seeks dynamism by generating unpredictablecombinations of camera angles The artistrsquos Cube series (2008) andNetwork series (2012) thus offer shifting perspectives on personality
ldquoI wanted to get beyond the mythology people create forthemselvesrdquo Schatz said ldquoI ask them lsquoIf life is a series of dots ona line how does your story start Whatrsquos the first dot for yoursquordquoBut he doesnrsquot allow his subjectsrsquo answers to define their portraitsinstead working to ldquoget them beyond their self-images or public brands to understand themselves in a new and different wayrdquo
The Cube portraits (commissioned by the Hearst Corporationto celebrate the 75th anniversar y of Esquire magazine) focuson 40 of the 75 most influential people of the 21st century asdetermined by the magazinersquos editors Who made the cut ActorGeorge Clooney basketball star LeBron James Craigslist founderCraig Newmark regenerative-medicine specialist Anthony Atalafashion designer Marc Jacobs foreign-policy expert (and now USambassador to the UN) Samantha Power heart surgeon MehmetOz and architect Santiago Calatrava among others
Portrait subjects entered a transparent 10-foot-by-10-foot cubein which they spent 45 minutes doing anything they chose as longas it reflected their own sense of their personalities The portraits were filmed at Hearst headquarters in New York Esquire editor-in-chief David Granger attended every sitting
One subject created quite a stir Granger said ldquoWe didnrsquotpublicize it but when Clooney came word leaked out throughthe building At first there were a few people mdash mostly women mdashmilling around Pretty soon 300 people had gatheredrdquo
Newmark worked on a laptop computer resolving customer-service issues for Craigslist users James played a basketball-themed video game and became so absorbed that he overstayed histime limit Atala mdash whose work involves growing new human cellstissues and organs mdash treated the cube itself as an organ tr ying tocoax it to life by plastering images of cells all over its walls Jacobs brought his yoga teacher and had a yoga session
Clooney danced with women (he specified that no models oractresses be recruited) twirling in succession Schatzrsquos mother
several Hearst Corporation employees and TV journalist GayleKing He wanted ldquosomething to do hellip instead of just standingaroundrdquo Schatz explained
The resulting portraits are ldquodreamlikerdquo Schatz said in part because they are silent
They are more abstract and painterly than his subsequentNetwork series which includes audio of subjectsrsquo voices In theseSchatz focuses on Americans whom he sees as leaders or innovatorsComprising 89 portraits the series includes former Supreme CourtJustice Sandra Day OrsquoConnor Google Inc vice president (and so-called ldquofather of the Internetrdquo) Vint Cerf public radio journalistCokie Roberts and America Online founder Steve Case They talk
about their childhoods about forces that they believe shaped themThe Cube and Network series were acquired by the Smithsonian
Institutionrsquos National Portrait Gallery But Schatz has created video portraits for private collectors as well The genre requiresartist and subject to ldquolet go and let something happenrdquo he saidand the process is liberating
ldquoWe are all polyfaceted there are multiple ways we can beseen and interpreted At the root of all this is getting people toself-explorerdquo 983123 ndashLM
Arts
When LeBron James arrived for his Cube portrait session ldquohe wasin his early 20s mdash a kid reallyrdquo said David Granger ldquoOf coursekids like to play video gamesrdquo
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paintings by Norman Rockwell includingFreedom from Want illustrating aThanksgiving dinner
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WatchTo view the video portraitof LeBron James scan theQR code with your phone
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In 2012 members of the US military andforeign service submitted photographs fromtheir duty abroad to a jury of experts Theirsubmissions began a project sponsored bythe US departments of State and Defenseto mark Veterans Day observed each year onthe 11th of November
The jury of photographers curators andprominent Americans including formersecretaries of state Madeleine Albright andColin Powell selected the best entries Artist
Lincoln Schatz then created composite stillimages from the top photos
The images convey ldquothe complex realities ofserving abroadrdquo Schatz said as well as theldquoimmense complexity of hope life hardshipand loss hellip Looking at the world throughtheir eyes we see the photographersrsquo humanexperience and wonder how we wouldnavigate were we thererdquo
Seen here is a composite merging three ofthe photographs
The dominant photo (taken by Manuel JMartinez) depicts an Iraqi father pausingfrom his conversation with US soldiersto share a moment with his daughter athis home in the Jefrmila neighborhood ofGhazaliyah Iraq A background photo (takenby Jeremy Lock) shows US soldiers withno date or place indicated and anotherbackground photo (taken by Alvin WilliamsJr) shows US Marines setting up a bivouacto assist victims of a landslide on the island
of Leyte in the Philippines
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Through Their Eyes
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million 5- and 6- year-olds who might draw aturkey by tracing their fingers on paper andcoloring it in
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Education for AllJUDITH HEUMANN
Judith Heumann is the StateDepartmentrsquos special adviser forinternational disability rightsGrowing up in the New York City borough of BrooklynI wasnrsquot allowed to go to school until fourth gradebecause I used a wheelchair and was unable to walk
But my parents were adamant that I get an educationequal to my brothersrsquo so I could support myself if Inever married (women were not typically breadwinnersback then) They teamed up with other parents toforce some of the local secondary schools to become
accessible to students with disabilities Later I battledsuccessfully to be the first person in a wheelchair toteach in New York and taught there for three years
Education including the higher education describedon pages 14ndash23 is a great equalizer It opens opportunitiesfor girls and boys for disadvantaged people and especiallyfor people like me who have disabilities
Hamza Jaka and Amber Buckley-Shaklee twostudents with disabilities worked as interns at the StateDepartment this year Overall their stories indicatethat inclusive education is moving forward
Both Hamza and Amber have always attendedintegrated schools as required under laws that
didnrsquot exist when I was in school Hamza now anundergraduate student at the University of CaliforniaBerkeley was resented by peers who thought theaccommodations he received (such as having acomputer for spelling tests) were unfair And Ambernow a graduate student at the University of Illinois atUrbana-Champaign had friends at nearby schools who
were told they could come to school but only if theydidnrsquot bring their wheelchairs
Parents and students need to know their rights Inthe US there are Parent Information Centers that help
Also after years of implementation of our laws morestudents with disabilities are graduating from secondaryschool and entering work or higher education
We have come a long way since I had polio in1949 and we have far to go Our laws are not alwaysenforced as they should be As I work for equality andthe advancement of human rights I want to teach thislesson People with disabilities should have the samerights and opportunities as all people Granted these wecan and do improve our communities our country andthe world 983123
Last Word
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983137983145983154983138983154983157983155983144 | to paint ortreat (something suchas a photograph) with anairbrush especially to makeimprovements p 25
983137983154983154983137983161 | hellipa group of devicesthat together form a unithellip p 24
983138983151983137983155983156 | hellip to have (somethingthat is impressive) p 23
983139983137983155983157983137983148 | happening bychance not planned orexpectedhellip p 7
983139983141983154983137983149983145983139983155 | the art of makingthings out of clayhellip p 18
983139983151983150983142983141983154 | hellip to give (some-thing such as a degree awardtitle or right) to someone orsomething pp 14 15
983140983137983149983152983141983150 | hellipto make(something) less strong oractivehellip p 8
983140983151983139983156983151983154983137983148 | of or relating tothe highest degree that is givenby a university pp 8 14 20
983140983161983150983137983149983145983155983149 | energy and astrong desire to make somethinghappen p 26
983141983155983156983137983138983148983145983155983144983149983141983150983156 | hellipthe people in businessgovernment etc who havepower over the other people ina societyhellip p 24
983141983160983152983141983154983156983145983155983141 | special skillor knowledge the skill orknowledge an expert has p 22
983144983137983150983140983155-983151983150 | gained by actuallydoing something rather than
learning about it from bookslectures etchellip pp 17 18
983146983157983148983145983141983150983150983141 | cut into long thinstrips p 13
9831489831379831509831401047297983148983148 | hellipan area wherewaste is buried under theground p 11
983148983141983137983152983155 983137983150983140 983138983151983157983150983140983155 | very
quickly and greatly p 22
983149983137983145983150983155983156983154983141983137983149 | the thoughtsbeliefs and choices thatare accepted by the largestnumber of people p 6
983149983145983149983145983139 | to copy (someone orsomeonersquos behavior or speech)especially for humorhellip p 22
983149983161983156983144983151983148983151983143983161 | hellip ideas that arebelieved by many people but thatare not true p 26
983152983137983154983140983151983150 | to officially say that
someone who is guilty of acrime will be allowed to go freeand will not be punishedhellip p 5
983152983141983148983148983141983156 | a small hard ball offood medicine etc hellip p 11
983152983141983154983152983141983156983157983137983156983141 | to cause(something that should bestopped such as a mistakenidea or a bad situation) tocontinue p 23
983152983154983151983142983145983139983145983141983150983139983161 | good at doingsomething skillful p 19
983153983157983141983137983155983161 | having a sick feelingin the stomach suffering fromnauseahellipp 5
983155983141983148983142-983141983155983156983141983141983149 | a feeling ofhaving respect for yourself and your abilities p 25
983155983157983152983141983154983149983137983154983147983141983156 | a storewhere customers can buy avariety of foods and usuallyhousehold items pp 11 13
983157983150983140983141983154983152983145983150983150983145983150983143983155 | tostrengthen or support
(something) from below p 5
allaboutenglish
983138 Anadarko p 12
New Brunswick p 5 983138
Reston p 5 983138
983138 Memphis p 5
Plymouth p 5 983138
983138983161 983152983141983154983149983145983155983155983145983151983150 983142983154983151983149 983149983141983154983154983145983137983149-983159983141983138983155983156983141983154rsquo983155 983148983141983137983154983150983141983154rsquo983155 983140983145983139983156983145983151983150983137983154983161 copy2013 983138983161 983149983141983154983154983145983137983149-983159983141983138983155983156983141983154 983145983150983139 ( 983159983159983159983148983141983137983154983150983141983154983155983140983145983139983156983145983151983150983137983154983161983139983151983149)
983138 Lauderhill p 6
983138Philadelphiapp 7 20
983138 San Francisco p 7
Rochester p 25 983138
983138New Yorkpp 17 18 23
983138 Bellevue p 10
Waterville p 25 983138
983138 Austin p 19
Chicago pp 19 26 983138
983138 Berkeley p 28
983138Santa Fe p 12
983138 Pinon p 12
983138 Washington pp 14
983138 Savannah p 19
983138 Albuquerque p 18
Kent p 18 983138
Cookeville p 18983138
983138 Los Angeles pp 19 23
983138 Nashville p 19
983138New Orleans p 19
West Lafayette p 23 983138Urbana-Champaign p 23 28 983138
Buffalo p 17 983138
Pittsburgh p 17 983138
eattle p 17 983138
983138 Glendale p 17
Northfield p 21 983138
983138San Diego p 21
Potsdam p 21 983138
983138Tempe p 22
Bosto983138 pp 8
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surf US
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Redefining PortraitureChicago-based artist Lincoln Schatz who regards traditionalportraits as idealized depictions of ldquoa single frozen momentrdquo iscreating portraits by filming subjects
Schatz mounts cameras at varied heights within a small room
to create 360-degree views of his subjects who perform or speakabout their lives while the cameras roll A computer randomly editsresulting footage and displays it on a screen in a loop constantlyrecombining footage such that no two viewings will be the same
Schatz seeks dynamism by generating unpredictablecombinations of camera angles The artistrsquos Cube series (2008) andNetwork series (2012) thus offer shifting perspectives on personality
ldquoI wanted to get beyond the mythology people create forthemselvesrdquo Schatz said ldquoI ask them lsquoIf life is a series of dots ona line how does your story start Whatrsquos the first dot for yoursquordquoBut he doesnrsquot allow his subjectsrsquo answers to define their portraitsinstead working to ldquoget them beyond their self-images or public brands to understand themselves in a new and different wayrdquo
The Cube portraits (commissioned by the Hearst Corporationto celebrate the 75th anniversar y of Esquire magazine) focuson 40 of the 75 most influential people of the 21st century asdetermined by the magazinersquos editors Who made the cut ActorGeorge Clooney basketball star LeBron James Craigslist founderCraig Newmark regenerative-medicine specialist Anthony Atalafashion designer Marc Jacobs foreign-policy expert (and now USambassador to the UN) Samantha Power heart surgeon MehmetOz and architect Santiago Calatrava among others
Portrait subjects entered a transparent 10-foot-by-10-foot cubein which they spent 45 minutes doing anything they chose as longas it reflected their own sense of their personalities The portraits were filmed at Hearst headquarters in New York Esquire editor-in-chief David Granger attended every sitting
One subject created quite a stir Granger said ldquoWe didnrsquotpublicize it but when Clooney came word leaked out throughthe building At first there were a few people mdash mostly women mdashmilling around Pretty soon 300 people had gatheredrdquo
Newmark worked on a laptop computer resolving customer-service issues for Craigslist users James played a basketball-themed video game and became so absorbed that he overstayed histime limit Atala mdash whose work involves growing new human cellstissues and organs mdash treated the cube itself as an organ tr ying tocoax it to life by plastering images of cells all over its walls Jacobs brought his yoga teacher and had a yoga session
Clooney danced with women (he specified that no models oractresses be recruited) twirling in succession Schatzrsquos mother
several Hearst Corporation employees and TV journalist GayleKing He wanted ldquosomething to do hellip instead of just standingaroundrdquo Schatz explained
The resulting portraits are ldquodreamlikerdquo Schatz said in part because they are silent
They are more abstract and painterly than his subsequentNetwork series which includes audio of subjectsrsquo voices In theseSchatz focuses on Americans whom he sees as leaders or innovatorsComprising 89 portraits the series includes former Supreme CourtJustice Sandra Day OrsquoConnor Google Inc vice president (and so-called ldquofather of the Internetrdquo) Vint Cerf public radio journalistCokie Roberts and America Online founder Steve Case They talk
about their childhoods about forces that they believe shaped themThe Cube and Network series were acquired by the Smithsonian
Institutionrsquos National Portrait Gallery But Schatz has created video portraits for private collectors as well The genre requiresartist and subject to ldquolet go and let something happenrdquo he saidand the process is liberating
ldquoWe are all polyfaceted there are multiple ways we can beseen and interpreted At the root of all this is getting people toself-explorerdquo 983123 ndashLM
Arts
When LeBron James arrived for his Cube portrait session ldquohe wasin his early 20s mdash a kid reallyrdquo said David Granger ldquoOf coursekids like to play video gamesrdquo
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4000 +Trivia Turkey
paintings by Norman Rockwell includingFreedom from Want illustrating aThanksgiving dinner
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In 2012 members of the US military andforeign service submitted photographs fromtheir duty abroad to a jury of experts Theirsubmissions began a project sponsored bythe US departments of State and Defenseto mark Veterans Day observed each year onthe 11th of November
The jury of photographers curators andprominent Americans including formersecretaries of state Madeleine Albright andColin Powell selected the best entries Artist
Lincoln Schatz then created composite stillimages from the top photos
The images convey ldquothe complex realities ofserving abroadrdquo Schatz said as well as theldquoimmense complexity of hope life hardshipand loss hellip Looking at the world throughtheir eyes we see the photographersrsquo humanexperience and wonder how we wouldnavigate were we thererdquo
Seen here is a composite merging three ofthe photographs
The dominant photo (taken by Manuel JMartinez) depicts an Iraqi father pausingfrom his conversation with US soldiersto share a moment with his daughter athis home in the Jefrmila neighborhood ofGhazaliyah Iraq A background photo (takenby Jeremy Lock) shows US soldiers withno date or place indicated and anotherbackground photo (taken by Alvin WilliamsJr) shows US Marines setting up a bivouacto assist victims of a landslide on the island
of Leyte in the Philippines
983141983146|983157983155983137 27
Through Their Eyes
8Trivia Turkey
million 5- and 6- year-olds who might draw aturkey by tracing their fingers on paper andcoloring it in
983155983151983157983154983139983141 983157983155 983139983141983150983155983157983155 983138983157983154983141983137983157
7232019 RequiredReading English Low
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Education for AllJUDITH HEUMANN
Judith Heumann is the StateDepartmentrsquos special adviser forinternational disability rightsGrowing up in the New York City borough of BrooklynI wasnrsquot allowed to go to school until fourth gradebecause I used a wheelchair and was unable to walk
But my parents were adamant that I get an educationequal to my brothersrsquo so I could support myself if Inever married (women were not typically breadwinnersback then) They teamed up with other parents toforce some of the local secondary schools to become
accessible to students with disabilities Later I battledsuccessfully to be the first person in a wheelchair toteach in New York and taught there for three years
Education including the higher education describedon pages 14ndash23 is a great equalizer It opens opportunitiesfor girls and boys for disadvantaged people and especiallyfor people like me who have disabilities
Hamza Jaka and Amber Buckley-Shaklee twostudents with disabilities worked as interns at the StateDepartment this year Overall their stories indicatethat inclusive education is moving forward
Both Hamza and Amber have always attendedintegrated schools as required under laws that
didnrsquot exist when I was in school Hamza now anundergraduate student at the University of CaliforniaBerkeley was resented by peers who thought theaccommodations he received (such as having acomputer for spelling tests) were unfair And Ambernow a graduate student at the University of Illinois atUrbana-Champaign had friends at nearby schools who
were told they could come to school but only if theydidnrsquot bring their wheelchairs
Parents and students need to know their rights Inthe US there are Parent Information Centers that help
Also after years of implementation of our laws morestudents with disabilities are graduating from secondaryschool and entering work or higher education
We have come a long way since I had polio in1949 and we have far to go Our laws are not alwaysenforced as they should be As I work for equality andthe advancement of human rights I want to teach thislesson People with disabilities should have the samerights and opportunities as all people Granted these wecan and do improve our communities our country andthe world 983123
Last Word
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7232019 RequiredReading English Low
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Resources
983137983145983154983138983154983157983155983144 | to paint ortreat (something suchas a photograph) with anairbrush especially to makeimprovements p 25
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983138983151983137983155983156 | hellip to have (somethingthat is impressive) p 23
983139983137983155983157983137983148 | happening bychance not planned orexpectedhellip p 7
983139983141983154983137983149983145983139983155 | the art of makingthings out of clayhellip p 18
983139983151983150983142983141983154 | hellip to give (some-thing such as a degree awardtitle or right) to someone orsomething pp 14 15
983140983137983149983152983141983150 | hellipto make(something) less strong oractivehellip p 8
983140983151983139983156983151983154983137983148 | of or relating tothe highest degree that is givenby a university pp 8 14 20
983140983161983150983137983149983145983155983149 | energy and astrong desire to make somethinghappen p 26
983141983155983156983137983138983148983145983155983144983149983141983150983156 | hellipthe people in businessgovernment etc who havepower over the other people ina societyhellip p 24
983141983160983152983141983154983156983145983155983141 | special skillor knowledge the skill orknowledge an expert has p 22
983144983137983150983140983155-983151983150 | gained by actuallydoing something rather than
learning about it from bookslectures etchellip pp 17 18
983146983157983148983145983141983150983150983141 | cut into long thinstrips p 13
9831489831379831509831401047297983148983148 | hellipan area wherewaste is buried under theground p 11
983148983141983137983152983155 983137983150983140 983138983151983157983150983140983155 | very
quickly and greatly p 22
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983152983137983154983140983151983150 | to officially say that
someone who is guilty of acrime will be allowed to go freeand will not be punishedhellip p 5
983152983141983148983148983141983156 | a small hard ball offood medicine etc hellip p 11
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983155983157983152983141983154983149983137983154983147983141983156 | a storewhere customers can buy avariety of foods and usuallyhousehold items pp 11 13
983157983150983140983141983154983152983145983150983150983145983150983143983155 | tostrengthen or support
(something) from below p 5
allaboutenglish
983138 Anadarko p 12
New Brunswick p 5 983138
Reston p 5 983138
983138 Memphis p 5
Plymouth p 5 983138
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983138 Lauderhill p 6
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983138 San Francisco p 7
Rochester p 25 983138
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Waterville p 25 983138
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Chicago pp 19 26 983138
983138 Berkeley p 28
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983138 Pinon p 12
983138 Washington pp 14
983138 Savannah p 19
983138 Albuquerque p 18
Kent p 18 983138
Cookeville p 18983138
983138 Los Angeles pp 19 23
983138 Nashville p 19
983138New Orleans p 19
West Lafayette p 23 983138Urbana-Champaign p 23 28 983138
Buffalo p 17 983138
Pittsburgh p 17 983138
eattle p 17 983138
983138 Glendale p 17
Northfield p 21 983138
983138San Diego p 21
Potsdam p 21 983138
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Bosto983138 pp 8
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surf US
7232019 RequiredReading English Low
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983141983146|983157983155983137 27
In 2012 members of the US military andforeign service submitted photographs fromtheir duty abroad to a jury of experts Theirsubmissions began a project sponsored bythe US departments of State and Defenseto mark Veterans Day observed each year onthe 11th of November
The jury of photographers curators andprominent Americans including formersecretaries of state Madeleine Albright andColin Powell selected the best entries Artist
Lincoln Schatz then created composite stillimages from the top photos
The images convey ldquothe complex realities ofserving abroadrdquo Schatz said as well as theldquoimmense complexity of hope life hardshipand loss hellip Looking at the world throughtheir eyes we see the photographersrsquo humanexperience and wonder how we wouldnavigate were we thererdquo
Seen here is a composite merging three ofthe photographs
The dominant photo (taken by Manuel JMartinez) depicts an Iraqi father pausingfrom his conversation with US soldiersto share a moment with his daughter athis home in the Jefrmila neighborhood ofGhazaliyah Iraq A background photo (takenby Jeremy Lock) shows US soldiers withno date or place indicated and anotherbackground photo (taken by Alvin WilliamsJr) shows US Marines setting up a bivouacto assist victims of a landslide on the island
of Leyte in the Philippines
983141983146|983157983155983137 27
Through Their Eyes
8Trivia Turkey
million 5- and 6- year-olds who might draw aturkey by tracing their fingers on paper andcoloring it in
983155983151983157983154983139983141 983157983155 983139983141983150983155983157983155 983138983157983154983141983137983157
7232019 RequiredReading English Low
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullrequiredreading-english-low 3234
28 983141 983146 |983157983155983137
Education for AllJUDITH HEUMANN
Judith Heumann is the StateDepartmentrsquos special adviser forinternational disability rightsGrowing up in the New York City borough of BrooklynI wasnrsquot allowed to go to school until fourth gradebecause I used a wheelchair and was unable to walk
But my parents were adamant that I get an educationequal to my brothersrsquo so I could support myself if Inever married (women were not typically breadwinnersback then) They teamed up with other parents toforce some of the local secondary schools to become
accessible to students with disabilities Later I battledsuccessfully to be the first person in a wheelchair toteach in New York and taught there for three years
Education including the higher education describedon pages 14ndash23 is a great equalizer It opens opportunitiesfor girls and boys for disadvantaged people and especiallyfor people like me who have disabilities
Hamza Jaka and Amber Buckley-Shaklee twostudents with disabilities worked as interns at the StateDepartment this year Overall their stories indicatethat inclusive education is moving forward
Both Hamza and Amber have always attendedintegrated schools as required under laws that
didnrsquot exist when I was in school Hamza now anundergraduate student at the University of CaliforniaBerkeley was resented by peers who thought theaccommodations he received (such as having acomputer for spelling tests) were unfair And Ambernow a graduate student at the University of Illinois atUrbana-Champaign had friends at nearby schools who
were told they could come to school but only if theydidnrsquot bring their wheelchairs
Parents and students need to know their rights Inthe US there are Parent Information Centers that help
Also after years of implementation of our laws morestudents with disabilities are graduating from secondaryschool and entering work or higher education
We have come a long way since I had polio in1949 and we have far to go Our laws are not alwaysenforced as they should be As I work for equality andthe advancement of human rights I want to teach thislesson People with disabilities should have the samerights and opportunities as all people Granted these wecan and do improve our communities our country andthe world 983123
Last Word
983139983151983150983150983141983139983156983145983150983143 983156983144983141 983140983151983156983155
983138983141983154983147983141983148983141983161 983157983154983138983137983150983137-983139983144983137983149983152983137983145983143983150
7232019 RequiredReading English Low
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Resources
983137983145983154983138983154983157983155983144 | to paint ortreat (something suchas a photograph) with anairbrush especially to makeimprovements p 25
983137983154983154983137983161 | hellipa group of devicesthat together form a unithellip p 24
983138983151983137983155983156 | hellip to have (somethingthat is impressive) p 23
983139983137983155983157983137983148 | happening bychance not planned orexpectedhellip p 7
983139983141983154983137983149983145983139983155 | the art of makingthings out of clayhellip p 18
983139983151983150983142983141983154 | hellip to give (some-thing such as a degree awardtitle or right) to someone orsomething pp 14 15
983140983137983149983152983141983150 | hellipto make(something) less strong oractivehellip p 8
983140983151983139983156983151983154983137983148 | of or relating tothe highest degree that is givenby a university pp 8 14 20
983140983161983150983137983149983145983155983149 | energy and astrong desire to make somethinghappen p 26
983141983155983156983137983138983148983145983155983144983149983141983150983156 | hellipthe people in businessgovernment etc who havepower over the other people ina societyhellip p 24
983141983160983152983141983154983156983145983155983141 | special skillor knowledge the skill orknowledge an expert has p 22
983144983137983150983140983155-983151983150 | gained by actuallydoing something rather than
learning about it from bookslectures etchellip pp 17 18
983146983157983148983145983141983150983150983141 | cut into long thinstrips p 13
9831489831379831509831401047297983148983148 | hellipan area wherewaste is buried under theground p 11
983148983141983137983152983155 983137983150983140 983138983151983157983150983140983155 | very
quickly and greatly p 22
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983149983161983156983144983151983148983151983143983161 | hellip ideas that arebelieved by many people but thatare not true p 26
983152983137983154983140983151983150 | to officially say that
someone who is guilty of acrime will be allowed to go freeand will not be punishedhellip p 5
983152983141983148983148983141983156 | a small hard ball offood medicine etc hellip p 11
983152983141983154983152983141983156983157983137983156983141 | to cause(something that should bestopped such as a mistakenidea or a bad situation) tocontinue p 23
983152983154983151983142983145983139983145983141983150983139983161 | good at doingsomething skillful p 19
983153983157983141983137983155983161 | having a sick feelingin the stomach suffering fromnauseahellipp 5
983155983141983148983142-983141983155983156983141983141983149 | a feeling ofhaving respect for yourself and your abilities p 25
983155983157983152983141983154983149983137983154983147983141983156 | a storewhere customers can buy avariety of foods and usuallyhousehold items pp 11 13
983157983150983140983141983154983152983145983150983150983145983150983143983155 | tostrengthen or support
(something) from below p 5
allaboutenglish
983138 Anadarko p 12
New Brunswick p 5 983138
Reston p 5 983138
983138 Memphis p 5
Plymouth p 5 983138
983138983161 983152983141983154983149983145983155983155983145983151983150 983142983154983151983149 983149983141983154983154983145983137983149-983159983141983138983155983156983141983154rsquo983155 983148983141983137983154983150983141983154rsquo983155 983140983145983139983156983145983151983150983137983154983161 copy2013 983138983161 983149983141983154983154983145983137983149-983159983141983138983155983156983141983154 983145983150983139 ( 983159983159983159983148983141983137983154983150983141983154983155983140983145983139983156983145983151983150983137983154983161983139983151983149)
983138 Lauderhill p 6
983138Philadelphiapp 7 20
983138 San Francisco p 7
Rochester p 25 983138
983138New Yorkpp 17 18 23
983138 Bellevue p 10
Waterville p 25 983138
983138 Austin p 19
Chicago pp 19 26 983138
983138 Berkeley p 28
983138Santa Fe p 12
983138 Pinon p 12
983138 Washington pp 14
983138 Savannah p 19
983138 Albuquerque p 18
Kent p 18 983138
Cookeville p 18983138
983138 Los Angeles pp 19 23
983138 Nashville p 19
983138New Orleans p 19
West Lafayette p 23 983138Urbana-Champaign p 23 28 983138
Buffalo p 17 983138
Pittsburgh p 17 983138
eattle p 17 983138
983138 Glendale p 17
Northfield p 21 983138
983138San Diego p 21
Potsdam p 21 983138
983138Tempe p 22
Bosto983138 pp 8
copy983145 983155 983156 983151 983139 983147 983152 983144 983151983156 983151 983156 983144983145 983150983147 983155 983156 983151 983139 983147
7232019 RequiredReading English Low
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullrequiredreading-english-low 3434
ejUSAstategovon America | online | all the time
surf US
7232019 RequiredReading English Low
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullrequiredreading-english-low 3234
28 983141 983146 |983157983155983137
Education for AllJUDITH HEUMANN
Judith Heumann is the StateDepartmentrsquos special adviser forinternational disability rightsGrowing up in the New York City borough of BrooklynI wasnrsquot allowed to go to school until fourth gradebecause I used a wheelchair and was unable to walk
But my parents were adamant that I get an educationequal to my brothersrsquo so I could support myself if Inever married (women were not typically breadwinnersback then) They teamed up with other parents toforce some of the local secondary schools to become
accessible to students with disabilities Later I battledsuccessfully to be the first person in a wheelchair toteach in New York and taught there for three years
Education including the higher education describedon pages 14ndash23 is a great equalizer It opens opportunitiesfor girls and boys for disadvantaged people and especiallyfor people like me who have disabilities
Hamza Jaka and Amber Buckley-Shaklee twostudents with disabilities worked as interns at the StateDepartment this year Overall their stories indicatethat inclusive education is moving forward
Both Hamza and Amber have always attendedintegrated schools as required under laws that
didnrsquot exist when I was in school Hamza now anundergraduate student at the University of CaliforniaBerkeley was resented by peers who thought theaccommodations he received (such as having acomputer for spelling tests) were unfair And Ambernow a graduate student at the University of Illinois atUrbana-Champaign had friends at nearby schools who
were told they could come to school but only if theydidnrsquot bring their wheelchairs
Parents and students need to know their rights Inthe US there are Parent Information Centers that help
Also after years of implementation of our laws morestudents with disabilities are graduating from secondaryschool and entering work or higher education
We have come a long way since I had polio in1949 and we have far to go Our laws are not alwaysenforced as they should be As I work for equality andthe advancement of human rights I want to teach thislesson People with disabilities should have the samerights and opportunities as all people Granted these wecan and do improve our communities our country andthe world 983123
Last Word
983139983151983150983150983141983139983156983145983150983143 983156983144983141 983140983151983156983155
983138983141983154983147983141983148983141983161 983157983154983138983137983150983137-983139983144983137983149983152983137983145983143983150
7232019 RequiredReading English Low
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3 983141 983146 |983157983155983137
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983138983151983137983155983156 | hellip to have (somethingthat is impressive) p 23
983139983137983155983157983137983148 | happening bychance not planned orexpectedhellip p 7
983139983141983154983137983149983145983139983155 | the art of makingthings out of clayhellip p 18
983139983151983150983142983141983154 | hellip to give (some-thing such as a degree awardtitle or right) to someone orsomething pp 14 15
983140983137983149983152983141983150 | hellipto make(something) less strong oractivehellip p 8
983140983151983139983156983151983154983137983148 | of or relating tothe highest degree that is givenby a university pp 8 14 20
983140983161983150983137983149983145983155983149 | energy and astrong desire to make somethinghappen p 26
983141983155983156983137983138983148983145983155983144983149983141983150983156 | hellipthe people in businessgovernment etc who havepower over the other people ina societyhellip p 24
983141983160983152983141983154983156983145983155983141 | special skillor knowledge the skill orknowledge an expert has p 22
983144983137983150983140983155-983151983150 | gained by actuallydoing something rather than
learning about it from bookslectures etchellip pp 17 18
983146983157983148983145983141983150983150983141 | cut into long thinstrips p 13
9831489831379831509831401047297983148983148 | hellipan area wherewaste is buried under theground p 11
983148983141983137983152983155 983137983150983140 983138983151983157983150983140983155 | very
quickly and greatly p 22
983149983137983145983150983155983156983154983141983137983149 | the thoughtsbeliefs and choices thatare accepted by the largestnumber of people p 6
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