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USU students gain clear vision of Peru’s needs at open-air eye clinic

Tuesday, August 10th, 2010 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on USU students gain clear vision of Peru’s needs at open-air eye clinic

Story & Photos by Satenik Sargsyan TRUJILLO, Peru—USU business students participating in a summer tour of South American businesses joined the Hope Alliance eye clinic project to provide Peruvians with the opportunity to see the world through clear-colored glasses. The students volunteered ...

USU business student loses backpack in Peru mugging

Monday, July 5th, 2010 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on USU business student loses backpack in Peru mugging

By Satenik Sargsyan TRUJILLO, Peru—A USU business student on a summer study tour of South America was mugged in a Peruvian neighborhood while conducting research on micro-businesses. International business and economics junior Scot Mardsen was gathering data about Internet cafe businesses in ...

Travelogue: The contrasts and markets of Cusco

Sunday, July 4th, 2010 Posted in Opinion | 1 Comment »

By Satenik Sargsyan LIMA, Peru—After visiting the major cities of the two most economically advanced countries in South America, Chile and Brazil, I was under the impression that the concept of “less developed countries” in this part of the world must ...

Business students roll up their sleeves to assess Peru entrepreneurship

Sunday, July 4th, 2010 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on Business students roll up their sleeves to assess Peru entrepreneurship

By Satenik Sargsyan TRUJILLO, Peru—The USU business students participating in the Huntsman School’s South America Study Abroad Program started the Peru phase of their summer studies with a joint USU-Peru entrepreneurs initiative, the Small Enterprise Education and Development (SEED) program. SEED is ...