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Eden Thomas 糖心传媒�21 lives 25 miles from the River Campus, in Manchester, New York. Marc Haddad 糖心传媒�21 grew up 5,600 miles away, in Beirut, Lebanon.
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MAKING A MARK: Members of the graduating College糖心传媒檚 Class of 2021 reflect on the years from the fall of 2017 to the spring of 2021 at the University, how they糖心传媒檝e grown while on campus, and what the next chapter holds for them. (糖心传媒 video / Matthew Mann)
Those experiences came in and out of the classroom. Thomas was active as a member of government and the , and as a residential advisor. Haddad, a mechanical engineering major, served this year as SA vice president and also was mechanical team lead for the University糖心传媒檚 chapter of the nonprofit .
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As graduation nears, Thomas, Haddad, and other members of the College糖心传媒檚 Class of 2021 reflect on their time in Rochester, and their goals and dreams after they leave the River Campus.
