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Miss Connecticut
While Morgan Amarone looks like a regular Quinnipiac graduate student, her perfected smile and the Miss America 2012 logo embroidered on the top-left corner of her zip-up indicates otherwise. Crowned…
This is me: A man with faith
Moran is a member of a rare breed: a young American college student who sees the possibility of priesthood in his future.…
This is me: A hero’s son
Keith Palmer doesn’t like to talk about what happened to his dad on Sept. 11, 2001 with anyone except family and close friends. Keith was only 11 years old and…
This is me: leukemia survivor
Katie Winkle was diagnosed with acute myelogenous leukemia. She was 13 years old.…
This is me: The not-so-sweet life
Jaime Kantor, 21, has Type 1 diabetes. These routine shots of insulin help her maintain the stable blood sugars necessary for her to live. Ultimately, Kantor depends on friends and…
This is me: Behind the veil
Shamshad Sheikh walks through the Mount Carmel Dining Hall in search of the student she is meeting. She doesn’t know what the student looks like because the meeting was arranged…
This is me: Holocaust survivor
From the time Mira Binford was 1 year old, she and her Jewish family were forced to flee bombs and the first attacks German troops made on Poland.…
This is me: Cookies without milk
Katie Kirby reads a lot. Constantly, in fact. She’s learned exactly how to identify key words within a text, and it only takes her 30 seconds or less to find…
This is me: The recruit
This past summer, John McCarthy spent nearly 74 days completing Officer Candidates School at the Marine Corps Base in Quantico, Va. He was tested on everything from physical fitness to…
New freshman class president set to serve
Those who know Mostafa Elhaggar, the newly elected freshman class president from Pequannock, N.J., know he isn’t easy to forget, and not just because of his first name.…
College Bound at 16
Makeda Sutherland sits up straight in her chair with purpose. Even though she is only 4 feet 8 inches tall, Sutherland sits comfortably and confidently on the opposite side of…
This is me: Scrubs of love
Since childhood, George Buahin knew he wanted to pursue a career in the medical field. After a brief hiatus from Quinnipiac’s nursing program last year, Buahin is back, following in…
Love at first text
Kristen Swartz has spent a week in person with her boyfriend. Most of their communication happens on the Web, which is how they met.…
This is Me: Reading Between the Lines
Cassie Pacella learned how to succeed with dyslexia. Now she is pursuing a degree beyond her master’s for special education.…
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