<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/pre-go-live-resources/_migration/_dev-testing/final/magazine/spring-2005/positive-program.html" dsn="news"><pubDate/><title>A Positive Program</title><excerpt>Michael faces more than the usual teen-age challenges. Abandoned by his father and afflicted with diabetes, he struggles to control his anger and stay in school. But for three years, Albie Stadtmiller ’89 has invested time in the quiet 16-year-old, taking him to movies, museums and soccer games. He has gained Michael’s trust, filling a void in the boy’s life.</excerpt><author/><image>
            
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