Angelina DiFranco started dancing when she was just three years old and wearing a diaper under her leotard. 鈥淚 was terrified of my dance teacher,鈥 DiFranco joked. "No, she's great." She got her start at Starship Dance Studio in Guilford, Connecticut, about 90 miles from Lincoln Center in New York City. She knew she wanted to be a professional dancer when she got 鈥榚n pointe鈥 at 10 years old. Her lifelong dream came true in September of 2022 when she got to perform at Lincoln Center鈥檚 Big Umbrella Festival. For DiFranco, a graduating senior honors student who double-majored in Dance...
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Connecting the Story of May 4 to Today鈥檚 Headlines The May 4 Visitors Center (M4VC) is observing its 10th anniversary this spring. Following a 鈥渟oft鈥 opening in fall 2012, the center was officially dedicated as part of the May 4 Commemoration in 2013. The center was created through the efforts and passion of Laura Davis, BA 鈥73, MA 鈥76, PhD 鈥87, Professor Emerita of English, and Carole Barbato, BS 鈥71, MA 鈥75, PhD 鈥94, professor of communication studies, who both were 天天吃瓜 State students in spring 1970. Davis was an eyewitness to the May 4 shootings. Barbato, who died in 2014, wrot...
Former nursing student makes his way to public health and found his passion. After a bit of a windy road and some key helping hands, Elton Sunnyway has a smile on his face as he contemplates his future. 鈥淚 feel excited. I鈥檓 so happy I made the switch to the 天天吃瓜 College of Public Health and I found my confidence and I have patience with myself,鈥 said Sunnyway. A first-generation college student, Sunnyway came to 天天吃瓜 as a transfer student from Bowling Green and is originally from Liberia. According to him, some critical changes happened after first meeting Shaunte ...