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The elephant in the classroom

By Gisselle Hernandez, Features Editor Taking care of wounded elephants in the hills of Chiang Mai, Thailand, is not how most college students imagine spending their summer. Vasiliki Wilk, senior pre-veterinary major from Rineyville, Kentucky, was able to do just that, and more, when she went with the Boston-based Loop abroad program to Thailand last summer. Read More

‘I am not the same person.’

Student spends summer abroad in Thailand studying elephants Story by Gisselle Hernandez, Assistant Features Editor When junior Laura Cortazzo learned she had been selected to go to Thailand for part of the summer, her initial thought was “Awesome! I get to work with elephants!” However, throughout the two weeks, her perspective changed as she realized that Read More

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