By Carley Ens, Daily Targum
Looking at exceptional student achievements, it is clear that Rutgers has a great deal to offer to the world.
A-Nam Nguyen, a School of Arts and Sciences senior, created a documentary featuring a homeless woman from New Brunswick named Jill Tice.
As the first member of her family to attend college, Nguyen temporarily fell into depression as she tried to adjust to her new life at the university.
An active member of the Institute for Women’s Leadership, Nguyen began working on the documentary in response to an inquiry from the Filmmaking Learning Community.
The goal was to get people to understand and have sympathy for the lives of homeless people rather than judging or condemning them.
Grace Lee, another student, reached over 4.5 million views on her YouTube cover of the popular song “Let it Go” from Disney’s “Frozen.”
Grace Lee, an Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy student, got more than 4.5 million views on her YouTube cover of “Let it Go.” Tian Li / Daily Targum.
VH1 considered Lee’s cover video the No. 1 YouTube cover of the Oscar-winning song.
A Ryan Seacrest representative then informed her that her video would be entered into a contest for best rendition of the track. She won third place.
Lee, a fourth year student in the Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy, appeared on Good Morning America to help lead a Disney sing-along. The anchors of ABC’s Eyewitness News and other local news stations also interviewed her.
Lee wants to dedicate all of her time to a music career after she finishes school.
Read the full article by Carley Ens from Daily Targum.
