Hoan Do: A Life of Empowering Students
As a youth mentor, Hoan Do travels around the country empowering students to “change the station” on the negative self-talk in their heads that says, “You aren’t good enough, smart enough, or experienced enough.’” “That negative self-talk comes from something in our past that was so intense, it stuck withContinue Reading
Nik Walker: Aaron Burr and So Much More
Nik Walker knows that playing the role of Aaron Burr on a national tour of Hamilton is a tremendous opportunity and he is determined to enjoy it. “Being in Hamilton demands your full physical, mental, and emotional attention. You know you are in the big leagues being in this show,”Continue Reading
University of Rochester Men’s Tennis: Diversity on an International Level
The University of Rochester men’s tennis team earned its first win over Stevens Institute of Technology in program history on Sunday in a fashion that exemplified its 10-2 start to the 2018-19 season. Every player in the lineup earned at least one point in the Yellowjackets’ 6-3 win over theContinue Reading
Student-Athlete Feature: Emory University Basketball Player Gebereal Baitey
Born at nearby DeKalb Hospital, Gebereal “G” Baitey may have seemed destined to attend Emory University, but it was a trip to Atlanta during his senior year in high school to discus playing football at another college that helped make it a reality. “Emory wasn’t really on my radar. FootballContinue Reading
Alumni Feature: Former CWRU Softball Student-Athlete Jennifer Robinson Devoted to Studying the Brain
Dr. Jennifer Robinson remembers wanting a microscope for her fifth birthday. “I always wanted to know how things worked and what they were made of,” she recalled. The Director of the Cognitive and Behavioral Sciences Ph.D. program in the Department of Psychology at Auburn University, Robinson is still seeking thoseContinue Reading
Alumni Feature: New York University Fencer Philip Shin
When NYU graduate Philip Shin was in the second grade, he began fencing to spend more time with his best friend. This friend soon quit fencing and moved away, but Shin continues to excel at the sport and travel around the world competing. “I really didn’t start to compete inContinue Reading