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Article: Genocide survivor packs hall at San Jose State U.
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- March 15, 2007
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Nick Veronin
University Wire
03-15-2007
(Spartan Daily) (U-WIRE) SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Paul Rusesabagina, author of "An Ordinary Man" and real-life counterpart to Don Cheadle's character in the 2004 Oscar-nominated film, "Hotel Rwanda," spoke Tuesday night to a capacity crowd at San Jose State University's Morris Dailey Auditorium.
"We were thrilled," said Terry Christensen, professor of political science at SJSU and one of the event's organizers. "We filled the auditorium, and that's almost 800 people."
Christensen said he worked with the Commonwealth Club of California to put together the event, which is part of the 2007 series of Don Edwards Lectures in Politics and History.
The professor ...
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