<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/pre-go-live-resources/_migration/2026-08-21/magazine/winter-2007/shes-positively-optimistic.html" dsn="news"><pubDate/><title>She's Positively Optimistic</title><excerpt>Political Science Major Perseveres Despite a Life-Threatening Illness</excerpt><author/><image>
            
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