June 27, 2010

Studying the Effects of the World Cup

5 Minutes With a College Student Learning From the World Cup 1

Katie Jones, School for International Training

Lelia Bullitt (second from right), an undergraduate studying abroad in South Africa this summer, attended a recent World Cup match between Nigeria and South Korea with students from her program and children from a local youth organization.

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Katie Jones, School for International Training

Lelia Bullitt (second from right), an undergraduate studying abroad in South Africa this summer, attended a recent World Cup match between Nigeria and South Korea with students from her program and children from a local youth organization.

By Sophia Li

Billions of television viewers are expected to tune in to this year's World Cup, which runs through July 11. But off the field, what effect will the tournament have on the development of a nation with deep social and economic divides? That is the question Lelia Bullitt, a rising sophomore at Ken­yon College, is tackling as part of the School for International Training's study-abroad program in South Africa this summer. Ms. Bullitt and the 32 other U.S. college students in the program are

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