In honor of First-Gen Week last week, we celebrated students, faculty, and staff who are the first in their family to seek a four-year college degree in the United States. As we spotlight our first-gen community, take the time to learn about the diverse identities of those in our first-gen community ✨ Meet Ice You, a @mgsarutgers student majoring in Design and Photography. "When I think about who helped me become a first-generation college student, my mom comes to mind. Being curious and ambitious, my mom had many academic desires, but college was merely a dream that never came true for her. At 17, she began working full-time to support her family and never had the opportunity to enroll. Yet, she has done everything in her power to ensure this dream would become my reality. Thanks to her, I am living the college experience she never had, but the journey wasn’t easy. My parents run a restaurant, a job that isn’t glamorous and is extremely laborious: 14-hour shifts six days a week wit...