First-generation students make up between 9.6-20 percent of the student body at each of the 5Cs. Amidst national legislation targeting DEI enrollment and threatening already-vulnerable students, Maya Zhan PO ’26 unpacks first-generation students’ spaces and experiences.
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OPINION: BIPOC upperclassmen, thank you for doing the work you shouldn’t have to
Upperclassmen have helped Lizette Gonzalez PO ’27 feel at home at the 5Cs, and questions why the administration didn’t step up.

