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Youth Violence

A Journey From Dishwashing To Yale Law

Samuel Getachew | Posted 12.08.2012 | Canada Impact
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Samuel Getachew

Toronto's own Jamil Jivani will soon return home as a newly minted Yale Law School graduate. For the nearly 25 year old law student, who is a self-described citizen committed to the "principles of change, hope and progress" -- it has been quite a ride. For him, even a gig as an intern at one of the most exclusive law firms New York was not enough to convince him to stay in the United States.

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Getachew Gets a Bite of a Rhodes Scholar's Noodle

Samuel Getachew | Posted 09.02.2012 | Canada
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Samuel Getachew

In 2007, Kofi Hope was made a Rhodes Scholar. This year, he returned to Toronto with a newly minted PhD from Oxford. He reflects on the latest tragedy at the Eaton Centre as well as looks at potential solutions to help curb what is becoming an often occurrence in the GTA.

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