February 6, 2008 - 12:00am
By Lisa Grossman
On the news, Kenya is a war-torn scene of violence, clashes and chaos. However, for a group of Cornell students, it was briefly a place for learning, community building and cultural exchange over this past winter break.
Unfortunately, their work was cut short when violence broke out after the Kenyan presidential election on Dec. 27. On Jan. 2, after a few tense days of gathering information and communicating with officials at Cornell, the students were forced to evacuate to the Ugandan border.
