Upon his return to the United States, Belay chose Binghamton's graduate program in economics, he said, for its academic reputation and to be near friends in Cortland. He is truly an outstanding individualas a human being, as an athlete and also as a scholar. Belay will return to Ethiopia for a month before beginning his job. He will visit the prison where his torturers are now captive to try to learn why he was there. It is something he has to do, he said.
Life is a zigzag.
Student profiles were written by Paulette Hackman, Jennifer Kulpa and Katie Ellis.