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"Being a first-generation student is more than just earning a degree. It’s about balancing worlds, the culture you were raised in, the expectations set before you by your family, and the strangely beautiful challenges presented by higher education." (Alexander Cruz / Graphics Editor)

Bautista: The first generation experience

Michael Bautista, Staff Writer October 1, 2025

Walking onto campus for the first time, I felt completely invisible and painfully exposed, surrounded by people yet utterly alone.  The first-generation Latino experience doesn’t come with an instruction...

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