Voting Begins for Best of College Newspapers 2007
Scientific it wasn't, but Paper Trail has compiled a list of some of the people, stories, and media that kept the year's higher education news cycle exciting. These polls close at the end of the month, so vote now!
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India-born entrepreneurs empower US voters
India-born entrepreneurs empower US voters
Shukoor Ahmed ran for a seat in the Maryland House of Delegates in 1998, after coming to America a decade earlier from Hyderabad, India. Campaigning door-to-door, he was surprised so many voters did not know who represented them!
After his race ended slightly short of victory, he took advantage of his Master’s degree in Computer Technology and Political Science to build StateDemocracy.org, a website he launched in 2001 to connect citizens and lawmakers. His website’s motto encapsulated its mission:
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