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Abisola Mohammed, a graduate student in emerging media and technology, stood before her audience and asked this simple question: “How far?”To many people, this might be a confusing question taken out of context, but in Nigerian culture, it is a greeting.“I’m going to say, ‘How far?’ and then you guys will respond with ‘I dey,’” Mohammed said to the assembled crowd of students on the second floor of the Kent Student Center. In Nigerian culture, Mohammed explained, “How far?” is a way of asking how someone is, and “I dey” is a response that can mean “I am fine.”Once a month, 91PORNA Univ...