THIS STORY HAS BEEN FORMATTED FOR EASY PRINTING

This is the student. These are the beads. And these are the girls they help.

By Tina Sutton
Globe Correspondent / April 24, 2008

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MIT senior Alia Whitney-Johnson painted one wall of her tiny college living quarters a tropical hot fuchsia, covered her bed in island green, and draped a hot pink feather boa near the window. Then there are the lights. Loads of them sprinkled everywhere. Even on a nasty, rainy day, this room is an inviting, cheery retreat. (Full article: 965 words)

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