For this week’s story of #HowWeMetAtRU, we have Mercy & Lindsay ✨ "Rutgers introduced me to Lindsay Minton, my partner in life and love, my best friend, and my eternal bandmate. In 2004, I started my Rutgers journey at Demarest Hall, the special interest dorm that provides a welcoming environment for the punks, the hippies, and anyone else who felt a little “different.” Lindsay started in Tinsley Hall, but she, too, was one of these different people. She soon found her way to Demarest and followed a group of folks to a party. I was in this group, and after the party, she sent me a message on AIM to see if I wanted to hang out. I absolutely did. Our first “date” was an Adrienne Rich poetry reading at Voorhees Chapel. On the way back to the dorms, I nervously went to hold her hand and felt immense, indescribable joy. Then, after talking about it for weeks, we finally kissed each other. Over the next four years, we grew up together. We started a band, went on adventures, fought, cried,...