As a native New Jerseyian, (or whatever we’re called), I’ve spent much of my life traversing state lines between my home and New York. From New Jersey, getting to the city is an easy trek. Growing...

I remember my first day on campus vividly. I arrived almost an hour before the first class of my freshman year, 8:30 a.m. English Composition II, a pattern that would continue for the majority of what...