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The Reality of Having a Fresh Start in College
By Martha Dolan As someone who grew up in the same small town in Upstate New York my entire life, coming to Cornell was a huge culture shock. I went from the population of my town being around the same size as my residency hall. Growing up and knowing the same group of people from kindergarten onward shaped my life in a way that I cannot begin to describe. I felt as if my identity was primarily sculpted when I was very young, and everyone had me pretty much figured out. When I graduated high school and prepared to come to college, a whirlwind of emotions and possibilities occupied my…
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NFL Draft Slated to Start Thursday with Two Cornell Athletes in the Mix
The National Football League Draft is scheduled to start at 8 p.m. on Thursday, April 24 and run until noon, Saturday, April 26, in Green Bay, Wisconsin. Cornellians can tune in and watch as two players — senior quarterback Jameson Wang and senior defensive lineman Muhammad-Ali Kobo — will wait for their names to be called. In the history of the draft, 35 players have been drafted to the NFL from Cornell. This week, Wang and Kobo will have the chance to join this elite list. Wang also has the groundbreaking opportunity to become the first Chinese-American quarterback to play for an NFL team. Ahead of the draft, The Sun…