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Student of change

David Blanding is active and successful at Boston University, and still he feels he always has something to prove

‘This is my school. I’m a shareholder in this large corporation. I might as well do something meaningful with it.’ David Blanding (above), senior at Boston University

(Jonathan Wiggs/Globe Staff) ‘This is my school. I’m a shareholder in this large corporation. I might as well do something meaningful with it.’ David Blanding (above), senior at Boston University

By Irene Sege

Globe Staff / October 19, 2005

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David Blanding, cellphone at his ear, strides across Commonwealth Avenue and darts into a CVS to buy candy for an evening meeting of the Boston University student group Latinos Unidos. By the time he leaves the store, Blanding's encouraged the black high school girl working the cash register to apply to BU. (Full article: 2184 words)