Blind Korean student named Rhodes scholar

Zachary J. Battles, 21, whose Korean name is Lee Jeong-Nam, was chosen to receive a much-coveted Rhodes scholarship. Born blind in Korea and adopted and brought up by an American family, the Rhodes scholar will graduate from Pennsylvania State University in May with a triple BA in mathematics, computer science and French. Zachary`s story was recently featured in People magazine.

Paik Kyung-Hak stern100@donga.com