My Journey to UC San Diego, Plus Some Tips for Incoming College Freshmen
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Luchadora Profile: Michele Siqueiros, Daughter of a Seamstress, Has One of the Most Important Advocacy Leadership Roles in Higher Education in California
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Advocacy Alert: AB 1895 and AB 2477 Would Help California’s Undocumented Students
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My Struggle as an Undocumented, Runaway Student Didn’t Prevent Me From Being Accepted to Cal Berkeley
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My Transfer Student Experience from a California Community College to the UC System
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It’s Not Merdead, UC Merced Is Giving Me Everything I Hoped For
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It’s More than Just a College Sweater
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