Student in USA Today Report on Studying in the Middle East

Justin Lynch, a UMaine student majoring in political science and economics, was quoted in a USA Today story about students who are studying in the Middle East but have moved to cities to find more stability in an unstable political climate. Lynch said he spent last fall in Cairo but transferred to Beirut, where he feels safer but can still immerse himself in a different culture.

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