When Obama Was Just ‘Dumpling Ears’ When US President Barack Obama officially visits Indonesia in June, classmates from his elementary school days are looking forward to seeing him again. They may have known him for less than two years at school in the early ’70s, but Barry Soetoro, as Obama was then known, has become a source of inspiration and pride for many of his former classmates, said Rully Dasaad, one of those who befriended little Barry at Sekolah Dasar Negeri Besuki in Menteng. “Barry affected our lives in a way,” Rully said. “He helped shape our personalities. I don’t...