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But she didn\u2019t give up.\u0026nbsp;She spent extra hours in the studio preparing for the next year \u2014 when she made the team.When Jimenez came to Arizona State University, she experienced the same disappointment again when she\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222022-05-03T00:00:00-07:00\u0022\u003E05\/03\/2022-12:00am\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"Lauren Jimenez says her desire to pursue a certificate in homeland security came after visiting the site of the 9\/11 terrorist attacks in New York as a child. She said seeing the rubble and the drawings of children who had lost their parents really impacted her.","teaser":"When Lauren Jimenez didn\u2019t make her high school dance team, she was devastated. But she didn\u2019t give up.\u0026nbsp;She spent extra hours in the studio preparing for the next year \u2014 when she made the team.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/PaloVerdeBlooms.jpg","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20220503-dance-student-finds-home-all-her-passions-asu","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"School of Music, Dance and Theatre","contributor-contact-information-name":"Lacy Chaffee","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"480-727-5550","contributor-contact-information-campus":"Tempe campus","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/PaloVerdeBlooms.jpg","image_alt":"","image_caption":"","related_story":"","news_units":"School of Music, Dance and Theatre|Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts","interests":"Arts|Dance|Convocation|Arts and Entertainment","audiences":"Faculty|Staff|Community|Students","locations":"Tempe campus","u_n_sustainable_development_goals":"","field_feed_herberger":"Students","field_feed_nursing":"","field_feed_knowledge_enterprise":"","content_type":"news","field_saf":"Arts, humanities and education"}},{"node":{"nid":"92911","title":"Honors College student uses double major in theater and philosophy to help create connection out of conflict","body":"Chandler, Arizona, native Cory Drozdowski is a Barrett, the Honors College student at Arizona State University with a double major in theater and philosophy who is passionate about helping people better understand each other.\u0026nbsp;Drozdowski combined his fields of study in his honors thesis project\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222022-05-03T00:00:00-07:00\u0022\u003E05\/03\/2022-12:00am\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"Chandler, Arizona, native Cory Drozdowski is a Barrett, The Honors College student at Arizona State University with a double major in theater and philosophy who is passionate about helping people better understand each other.","teaser":"Chandler, Arizona, native Cory Drozdowski is a Barrett, the Honors College student at Arizona State University with a double major in theater and philosophy who is passionate about helping people better understand each other.\u0026nbsp;","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/PaloVerdeBlooms.jpg","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20220503-honors-college-student-uses-double-major-theater-and-philosophy-help-create-connection-out","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"School of Music, Dance and Theatre","contributor-contact-information-name":"Lacy Chaffee","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"480-727-5550","contributor-contact-information-campus":"Tempe campus","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/PaloVerdeBlooms.jpg","image_alt":"","image_caption":"","related_story":"","news_units":"School of Music, Dance and Theatre|Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts","interests":"Arts|Theater|Convocation|Arts and Entertainment","audiences":"Faculty|Staff|Community|Students","locations":"Tempe campus","u_n_sustainable_development_goals":"","field_feed_herberger":"Students","field_feed_nursing":"","field_feed_knowledge_enterprise":"","content_type":"news","field_saf":"Arts, humanities and education"}},{"node":{"nid":"92812","title":"International MFA dance student reimagines the audience experience through creative practices","body":"Kathy Luo started her dance journey at the age of 4.\u0026nbsp;\u201cIt made me feel like my life was colorful,\u201d Luo said.\u0026nbsp;As she got older, her parents continued to support her pursuit of dance as a profession.\u0026nbsp;\u201cDancing made me feel happy and passionate about my life,\u201d said Luo. \u201cThat was the only\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222022-05-02T16:43:00-07:00\u0022\u003E05\/02\/2022-4:43pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"Kathy Luo started her dance journey at the age of 4. 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