WEBVTT - Loren speaks at her HBCU - Delaware State University!

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<v Speaker 1>George.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm a homegirl that knows a little bit about everything

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<v Speaker 2>and everybody.

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<v Speaker 1>You don't know if you don't lie about that. Right, Hey, y'all,

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<v Speaker 1>what's up.

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<v Speaker 2>It's Lauren de Rosa and this is the latest with

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<v Speaker 2>Lauren de Rosa.

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<v Speaker 1>This is your.

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<v Speaker 2>Daily dig on all things pop culture, entertainment, news, and

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<v Speaker 2>all of the conversations that shake the room. Now, this

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<v Speaker 2>episode is extra special. I would say that this is

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<v Speaker 2>an exclusive, but it's even more than that. So today

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<v Speaker 2>I'm taking you guys on a journey with me back

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<v Speaker 2>to my HBCU, my alma mater, Delaware State University. I'll

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<v Speaker 2>be speaking at a ceremony called convocation. Now, the ceremony

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<v Speaker 2>is the welcome ceremony that sets the tone for all

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<v Speaker 2>of the freshmen and incoming transfer students, and you know

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<v Speaker 2>a lot of the students of the student body who

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<v Speaker 2>just need that extra word and push to get through

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<v Speaker 2>their semesters. Super crazy because I remember being at my

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<v Speaker 2>convocation and wondering what was going to happen, when it

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<v Speaker 2>was going to happen, and how it was going to happen.

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<v Speaker 1>Now we are here.

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<v Speaker 2>Started from the bottom, Now we're here. So take a listen.

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<v Speaker 2>To some of the ceremony.

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<v Speaker 1>Enjoy.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, if you guys are online just having a

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<v Speaker 2>conversation about anything, inspo, anything Black College, anything, HBCU Pride,

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<v Speaker 2>remember this conversation and include this conversation because this is

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<v Speaker 2>exactly what the full circle of the HBCU alumni.

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<v Speaker 1>Life or world looks like.

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<v Speaker 2>You go, you leave, you come back, you motivate, you inspire,

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<v Speaker 2>and you just learning to help in hand.

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<v Speaker 1>Enjoy.

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<v Speaker 2>Lauren is a proud alumna of Delaware State University, and

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<v Speaker 2>we couldn't be more proud to welcome her home. Thank

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<v Speaker 2>you y'alln and got me emotional. I ain't even said

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<v Speaker 2>a couple words yet. Good morning, everybody, How are you guys?

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<v Speaker 2>Y'all gotta wake up a bit. I'm the pregame queen.

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<v Speaker 1>Good morning everybody. How y'all feeling this morning?

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<v Speaker 2>So my name is Laurena Rosa. You know, I am

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<v Speaker 2>so honored to be here. I was a student at

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<v Speaker 2>Delawares University. I graduated in twenty fourteen, and I'm hearing

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<v Speaker 2>them talk about the class of twenty twenty nine and

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<v Speaker 2>now I'm like, whooh, I'm a grown up. I'm here,

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<v Speaker 2>this is happening I'm just you know, honored to be

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<v Speaker 2>here for many reasons. You know, I heard, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>people before me talk about vision, and that's ironic because

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<v Speaker 2>this morning, when I decided what I was going to

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<v Speaker 2>talk about, vision was one of the things that popped up.

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<v Speaker 1>And coming to.

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<v Speaker 2>Delawaresce A University was that for me, it was the

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<v Speaker 2>sharpening of the vision. It was the tool that I

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<v Speaker 2>needed to really like they say, you know, go out

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<v Speaker 2>and make your mark on the world. And when you

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<v Speaker 2>hear it here, it's just like something you have to

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<v Speaker 2>know the same way you can have to know that

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<v Speaker 2>slide and you know state state Okay, y'all, y'all, y'all,

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<v Speaker 2>kind of seniors state, Oh no, no, no baby, so

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<v Speaker 2>y'all y'all might be the largest class y'all didn't had

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<v Speaker 2>a while, but we were in this room.

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<v Speaker 1>You could hear it, and you could hear the thunder

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<v Speaker 1>of it.

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<v Speaker 2>Because the things that you learn here the state, the

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<v Speaker 2>make your mark on the world, the you know, look

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<v Speaker 2>to the left of you, look to the right of you,

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<v Speaker 2>and really understanding relationship building that has carried me in

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<v Speaker 2>so many of my peers so so so far. You know,

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<v Speaker 2>when I came on the campus. I'm from Women's in Delaware.

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<v Speaker 2>Any Women's in Delaware here? Yeah, okay, so I'm from

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<v Speaker 2>women'son Delaware. When I came on this campus, one of

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<v Speaker 2>the things that I knew was that like, I wanted

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<v Speaker 2>to work in entertainment. I didn't know how. I didn't know,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, what it would be. I just knew what

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<v Speaker 2>I liked and what I didn't like. So I thought.

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<v Speaker 2>But I was able to use this campus, and I

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<v Speaker 2>want to implore you guys, and you know, challenge you

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<v Speaker 2>guys to do the same thing. I was able to

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<v Speaker 2>use this campus to really understand vision and how vision

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<v Speaker 2>should be protected. So you might not know today, you

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<v Speaker 2>might not know what the school year is going to hold.

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<v Speaker 2>You might not know you know what every single day

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<v Speaker 2>will be. Shoot you, I might not even know if

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<v Speaker 2>the major that you guys have chosen at this pointer

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<v Speaker 2>will choose or you know, we'll go in and out

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<v Speaker 2>of is exactly what you want to do, anybody here,

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<v Speaker 2>so figure in life out. Raise your hand. Everybody should

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<v Speaker 2>raise their hand, adults. People look every day. I woke

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<v Speaker 2>up this morning and I said, God, I don't know

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<v Speaker 2>what today has in store for me. I don't know,

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<v Speaker 2>but I'm here and that is my message. As you

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<v Speaker 2>sharpen and protect your vision.

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<v Speaker 1>You may not know.

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<v Speaker 2>There's a lot of things you will not know. There's

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<v Speaker 2>a lot of days you will not be for sure.

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<v Speaker 2>But you are here. You are showing up. And if

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<v Speaker 2>you wake up every day, if you apply yourself to

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<v Speaker 2>something every day, if you are here at Delawares Sate University,

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<v Speaker 2>you are a lot further than the people that are

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<v Speaker 2>not here with you now. In times where you don't know,

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<v Speaker 2>there are certain things that you choose it tend to do.

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<v Speaker 2>You might pick up a phone and call a friend.

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<v Speaker 2>You might look around you. People have talked about mentors.

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<v Speaker 2>I know miss Lorie Hayes is in the building, say him,

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<v Speaker 2>and says Miss Hayes was my mentor. I have my

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<v Speaker 2>uncle Tony here as well. There are people that are

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<v Speaker 2>placed right next to you. I said, look to your

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<v Speaker 2>life and look to your right earlier, let's really do it.

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<v Speaker 2>Look to your left and look to your right. In

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<v Speaker 2>times that you do not know, you will learn as

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<v Speaker 2>you go out into the world how important these people

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<v Speaker 2>that you were building these relationships from day one, day two,

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<v Speaker 2>day twenty, day thirty here at Delaware State University will

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<v Speaker 2>be for your end all be all. I cannot say

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<v Speaker 2>that enough. There are times where I'm doing certain things,

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<v Speaker 2>whether it's at work or in life, and I pick

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<v Speaker 2>up the phone and the people that I call are

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<v Speaker 2>graduates also of Delaware State University. It is so important

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<v Speaker 2>that as you understand what your vision is and you

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<v Speaker 2>try things and you do things and you sharpen that

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<v Speaker 2>you also understand that the person down but that one

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<v Speaker 2>plus one will always equal to because you know, everybody's

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<v Speaker 2>building something. Everybody has a dream, a thought, a goal.

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<v Speaker 2>And when you do not know, you can look to

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<v Speaker 2>the people next to you. You can call on you know,

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<v Speaker 2>other Delaware s A University students that you will begin

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<v Speaker 2>to meet and do things with to help you bring

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<v Speaker 2>that vision to life. There's a lot of times where

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<v Speaker 2>you may not know, but you'll it'll do it anyway,

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<v Speaker 2>and you should.

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<v Speaker 1>I implore you. I challenge you to do it anyway.

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<v Speaker 2>You post that pic on the GRAMD, you're promoting that business,

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<v Speaker 2>only one person likes it, post the second one. You

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<v Speaker 2>put on that outfit because fashion is your thing. It

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<v Speaker 2>don't come out like we thought it would. I've been

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<v Speaker 2>there before, put on another outfit. You're literally in the game,

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<v Speaker 2>and you're in the league, whether you're actually playing a

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<v Speaker 2>sport or you know, I'm hypothetically speaking where if you

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<v Speaker 2>don't shoot the shot, the shot can't go in. And

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<v Speaker 2>you guys are already here like you're already like you're

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<v Speaker 2>not even trying out for the team.

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<v Speaker 1>You're on the You're literally sitting on the side of

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<v Speaker 1>the court.

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<v Speaker 2>You have the team jerseys on, they've already called your name,

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<v Speaker 2>your family's tier, the cheer you on.

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<v Speaker 1>All you have to do up is do is get

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<v Speaker 1>up and go and do it.

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<v Speaker 2>Get up, get in the game, and try so every

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<v Speaker 2>day when you don't know, I challenge you to continue

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<v Speaker 2>to get up, try get in the game.

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<v Speaker 1>Miss the shot. If you don't take the shot.

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<v Speaker 2>You won't You don't even know if you will make

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<v Speaker 2>the shot. Now recently I learned a big lesson in

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<v Speaker 2>you don't know. I've always been a person to just

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<v Speaker 2>kind of, you know, jump out the window and figure

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<v Speaker 2>it out. No way down, but and it happens. Coming

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<v Speaker 2>to Dell State was like that for me. I was

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<v Speaker 2>not supposed to be here. I thought I was going

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<v Speaker 2>to be in New York or California or wherever. I

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<v Speaker 2>honestly only applied to Dell State because of Miss Lory Hayes.

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<v Speaker 1>Back there.

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<v Speaker 2>She was like, well, you know, just in case, apply

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<v Speaker 2>to Delaware State because you're not gonna want to not

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<v Speaker 2>be anywhere again. I want you to at least be

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<v Speaker 2>able to get on the court when everybody else suits up.

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<v Speaker 2>I want you to be at least able to get

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<v Speaker 2>on the court. Throw something at the wall, see if

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<v Speaker 2>it sticks. I applied for Delaware State. They came to

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<v Speaker 2>my high school. They offered me scholarships. I don't even

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<v Speaker 2>think I really understood the gravity of what I was offered.

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<v Speaker 1>I came here on a full academic ride.

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<v Speaker 2>I was able to do so much, and I wasn't

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<v Speaker 2>burdened with like financial issues and you know, some of

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<v Speaker 2>the other issues that I had saw a lot of

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<v Speaker 2>my friends who went to other schools have.

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<v Speaker 1>To deal with.

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<v Speaker 2>Because the Delaware State family really took me in. I've

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<v Speaker 2>made friends in financiate. I did everything that was said

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<v Speaker 2>to me to do. But years later, I'm still walking

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<v Speaker 2>in rooms and figuring things out where I don't know.

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<v Speaker 2>So to back it up, So within this year, I

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<v Speaker 2>decided to jump out another.

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<v Speaker 1>Window again, and I let la.

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<v Speaker 2>I moved back to the East Coast, no job, just

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<v Speaker 2>trying to figure it out. And in my industry, you're

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<v Speaker 2>really out of sight, out of mind. If people don't

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<v Speaker 2>see you every day, if they don't hear you every day,

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<v Speaker 2>it could be the end of the end. And I

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<v Speaker 2>told y'all, I realized while I was sitting here, I'm

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<v Speaker 2>a real grown up now, and real grown ups have

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<v Speaker 2>real bills. So that was very scary for me to

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<v Speaker 2>do that at the time because of so many different reasons,

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<v Speaker 2>including you know, financially, it's just a thing to start over.

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<v Speaker 2>When you get to a certain point, you guys are

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<v Speaker 2>in a very great position because when you don't know

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<v Speaker 2>here at Delawares a University, you'll have your things, and

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<v Speaker 2>you'll have your issues and your things that become your

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<v Speaker 2>daily like, you know, burdens that you're figuring out. But man,

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<v Speaker 2>this is the time where if y'all want to go

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<v Speaker 2>out of you know, I was gonna sigure out of

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<v Speaker 2>a few windows with bybe.

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<v Speaker 1>I shouldn't say that.

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<v Speaker 2>But if y'all want to try things and do things,

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<v Speaker 2>you don't have as much weight on you to figure

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<v Speaker 2>it out. And you learn here how to soar at

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<v Speaker 2>times where you're not even taught to fly, you just

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<v Speaker 2>literally have to figure it out. So when I decided

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<v Speaker 2>to step out of that window again move back over

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<v Speaker 2>to the East Coast, it was what I learned here

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<v Speaker 2>at Delawarestate University about vision and what I wanted for

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<v Speaker 2>myself that made me realize, this is something I can't

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<v Speaker 2>even talk to people about. I just have to do it.

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<v Speaker 2>So in doing that, I did it. I decided to

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<v Speaker 2>start guest hosting. I'm not even decided, but I was

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<v Speaker 2>given an opportunity to start guest hosting at a platform

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<v Speaker 2>called the Breakfast Club. If any guys ever listened to us,

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<v Speaker 2>so I said with CHARLEMAGNEA goud, DJ MV and Ess hilarious.

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<v Speaker 2>But in that whole process, within the last couple of months,

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<v Speaker 2>me and Jess were super viral, and that was a

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<v Speaker 2>space that I had never been in either. And here

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<v Speaker 2>I am again, I don't know, I don't know what's

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<v Speaker 2>about to happen.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't you know. I literally have no idea.

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<v Speaker 2>But all I know is is what my vision was

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<v Speaker 2>for myself, and a lot of that vision again is

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<v Speaker 2>what I sharpened and home didn't here at Delawares State University,

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<v Speaker 2>I knew, you know, what I wanted my end goal

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<v Speaker 2>to be.

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<v Speaker 1>I knew I learned.

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<v Speaker 2>Right here at Delawaress University conflict resolution and you know,

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<v Speaker 2>just perception and branding and starting right here, when people

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<v Speaker 2>came on campus, we knew who was the what. Okay,

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<v Speaker 2>this girl does the interviews, this girl is the dancer,

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<v Speaker 2>this girl's fashion. That guy's a scientist, that guy's the

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<v Speaker 2>number in the accountant. God, you guys don't even realize it,

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<v Speaker 2>but what you're working at every single day, just by

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<v Speaker 2>showing up and getting on the court with your jerseys

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<v Speaker 2>already on, becomes your vision, becomes your brand, and that

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<v Speaker 2>carries you into life and then you have a clear

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<v Speaker 2>pathway of what you want. When you know what you want,

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<v Speaker 2>it doesn't matter what happens. So I'm walking into this

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<v Speaker 2>new room, new people, new conflict, new things that I

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<v Speaker 2>have to figure out. For once in my lifetime, I

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<v Speaker 2>was the story. I wasn't chasing the story. And it's

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<v Speaker 2>a lot of noise. Can y'all start clapping in here

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<v Speaker 2>from your right clasp really really loud? But what you

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<v Speaker 2>guys will know, thise is when you clap, you can't

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<v Speaker 2>really hear me, Okay, you can stop clapping in so,

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<v Speaker 2>how many of you guys were able to hear me

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<v Speaker 2>perfectly as the claps were happening.

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<v Speaker 1>A few of you, right? How many of you guys

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<v Speaker 1>can hear me better? Right now? Let me see some

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<v Speaker 1>hens in their right.

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<v Speaker 2>So life is always good when it's quiet and it's

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<v Speaker 2>calm and there is no noise. But as you go

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<v Speaker 2>throughout your years here at Delaware State University and you

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<v Speaker 2>get out of dull State and you go to leave

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<v Speaker 2>your mark on the world, and that vision has to

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<v Speaker 2>kick in. The biggest thing you have to remember is

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<v Speaker 2>that the noise will come. Those things will happen, but

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<v Speaker 2>you always think back to your foundation, which is what

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<v Speaker 2>you get right here at this HBCU. And when you're

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<v Speaker 2>able to do that, you learn how to mentally when

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<v Speaker 2>all of that is happening, when all the clapping and

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<v Speaker 2>all the noise is happening, You learn how to tunnel

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<v Speaker 2>vision right through it and remember where your vision is

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<v Speaker 2>taking you and why it's important that you arrive there unscathed.

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<v Speaker 1>Outfit heals all of that.

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<v Speaker 2>When I show up, I show up and I make

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<v Speaker 2>it a thing to make sure that I do, because

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<v Speaker 2>that walk trying to talk to y'all over the clapping

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<v Speaker 2>and the noise.

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<v Speaker 1>That is not easy.

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<v Speaker 2>Being here for the four years, the five years, the

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<v Speaker 2>hopefully four the five years, the one year you have

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<v Speaker 2>left wherever you guys are and your school at the point,

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<v Speaker 2>it's not an easy thing.

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<v Speaker 1>It's fun. You learn a lot. It changes your life.

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<v Speaker 2>The experience of life that you learn at Delaware State

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<v Speaker 2>University and traveling to other HBCUs and you know, becoming Greek,

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<v Speaker 2>being in the band. All that stuff is fun and

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<v Speaker 2>it will shape you as a person. But there will

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<v Speaker 2>be hard times. Things will happen. You will have to

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<v Speaker 2>figure out money, life will life. But you'll still have

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<v Speaker 2>your dream, You'll still have the things that you're pushing for.

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<v Speaker 2>And it is so important that when people start clapping

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<v Speaker 2>and the noise starts happening and clapping again, for me,

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<v Speaker 2>it is so important that you learn how to speak

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<v Speaker 2>over that, how to focus over that.

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<v Speaker 1>Y'all get what I'm doing here.

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<v Speaker 2>Y'all have to like the the amount of leverage that

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<v Speaker 2>you guys have. Because you're already on the court, you

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<v Speaker 2>won't understand it while you're here.

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<v Speaker 1>I didn't understand it while I was here, but.

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<v Speaker 2>When I left, I was like, man, I was somewhere

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<v Speaker 2>for four years that allowed me to figure out who

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<v Speaker 2>I was, what I wanted.

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<v Speaker 1>I thought I knew what I wanted.

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<v Speaker 2>But when I came to Dell State the way that

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<v Speaker 2>you know, I was able to polish it, wipe it off,

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<v Speaker 2>hang it up, take it to the dry cleaners, seem it,

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<v Speaker 2>get it really ready for what the world was gonna

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<v Speaker 2>throw at me.

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<v Speaker 1>Because that's another thing too.

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<v Speaker 2>When you get out into this world, you know, especially

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<v Speaker 2>for all of the people in here that look like me,

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<v Speaker 2>you get out into this world, baby, they can't wait

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<v Speaker 2>to humble you or try to. But when you have

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<v Speaker 2>your vision, when you have your foundation, look to the

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<v Speaker 2>left of you again, look to the right of you again.

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<v Speaker 2>When you have the people that you can call on

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<v Speaker 2>and start it right here with you, it's nothing nobody

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<v Speaker 2>can tell you.

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<v Speaker 1>Thank you.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't know why I be so emotional, Oh my god.

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<v Speaker 2>My point is, I'm so honored to be here. I

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<v Speaker 2>don't know why I'm so emotional. Maybe it's just like

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<v Speaker 2>a it's all happening for me type of thing, Because

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<v Speaker 2>it's happening for y'all too, but I really, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>just I want these next couple of years for y'all

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<v Speaker 2>to be amazing. And if I haven't said anything, or

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<v Speaker 2>these tears and my makeup that's messing up right now

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<v Speaker 2>hasn't done anything for y'all. I hope that it really

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<v Speaker 2>motivates you guys to get on campus, do listen, go

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<v Speaker 2>to class, have a good time. At the same time,

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<v Speaker 2>learn the balance, enjoy these years. You won't get them back.

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<v Speaker 2>And I know I sound old or however saying that,

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<v Speaker 2>but listen to me when I tell you this right

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<v Speaker 2>here is the best pree game for life you will

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<v Speaker 2>ever experience.

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<v Speaker 1>Do it, and do it well.

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<v Speaker 2>At the end of the day, y'all, there's always a

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<v Speaker 2>lot to talk about, and every single time you guys

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<v Speaker 2>are right here with me to talk about it.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm just elated.

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<v Speaker 2>Okay, we are five million plus downloads in and we're

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<v Speaker 2>doing this thing together. I feel like we are a family,

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<v Speaker 2>my Lowriders. Thank y'all for tuning in every episode. Tell

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<v Speaker 2>their daily download needs to be for all things pop culture.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm your host, Laura La Rosa. I'll see you guys

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<v Speaker 2>in my next episode, and I promise I.

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<v Speaker 1>Won't be jiggling baby.

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<v Speaker 2>Go ahead, baby, y'all won't hear the next to sex

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<v Speaker 2>Time by Dad.

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<v Speaker 1>See y'all later