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Selected Works: Lessons in Grit from the World of Ballet

Patrick Turner kept his passion for ballet a secret for years. Now he uses the lessons he learned from dance to help first-generation college students find their way in the world.

(Originally published at the Georgia State University News Hub, Oct. 21, 2015)

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Selected Works: Atlanta’s Fight Against Modern-Day Slavery

Atlanta has become a national hub for human trafficking, but efforts to combat the trade are gaining steam.

(Originally published at the Georgia State University News Hub, Oct. 15, 2015. Archived at https://newsarchive.gsu.edu/2015/10/15/atlantas-fight-against-modern-day-slavery/.)

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Selected Works: Alumna Reports On Boko Haram From The Ground

Reporting for Al-Jazeera in Nigeria, Chika Oduah can tell of the dangers when facing Boko Haram, a terrorist group that has bedeviled the West African nation and kidnapped more than 200 school girls in the northeastern part of the country. (Originally published Aug. 5, 2015)

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Selected Works: Government Incivility

How an argument in the Georgia General Assembly came to a fistfight in the state House of Representatives.

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Selected Works: Sculpture – Where Art Meets Science

Art student Dena Peake was inspired to create a sculpture made of trash pulled from waterways to call attention to the problem of plastic pollution. (Originally published 4/24/2015)