XASS: Welcome! Tell us your name, what year you are, and where you’re from. Nicole: I’m Nicole Benalcázar-Pavlik. I am a sophomore, so class of 2025, although I did take a gap year. I’m from Los Altos, which is ten minutes away from campus. XASS: Your last name is fascinating. What’s the story? Nicole: Sure!…
XASS: Nadia, welcome to your second spotlight series interview. What year are you in school now? Nadia: I am a junior. I was originally part of the class of 2023, but took a gap year, so now I’m a junior. XASS: And what are you majoring in? Nadia: Political science. I’ve never changed it because…
XASS: So we’re doing something new, which is we are revisiting an interview we did before. We interviewed Laura as a frosh, and so now we’re going to check back in with her as an upperclassman. Tell us what kind of upperclassman you are, Laura. Laura: I am a junior-ish. As in, I came in…