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Voting Begins for Best of College Newspapers 2007

By Alison Go

January 15, 2008 RSS Feed Print

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!

Story of the Year

Nonstory of the Year

Newsmaker of the Year

Columnist of the Year

Best Alternative Media Outlet

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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:

timothy of OR 1:42AM November 11, 2008

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