By Gary Peterson
Contra Costa Times
May 17, 2012
Daniel Mendoza and Shea Caspersen, members of San Francisco
State's class of 2012, aren't your typical college graduates -- standing
wide-eyed at the portal to a great big world, anxious to apply theory to practical
application.
Mendoza and Caspersen, 27-year-old military veterans with
East Bay roots, have been around that big world. They have seen things that
shocked and inspired them. They have made the academic equivalent of a reverse
commute, using their real-world experience to drive their studies.
Mendoza majored in political science, Caspersen in
international relations. Both plan to attend graduate school. The manner in
which they made it from 17-year-old recruits to college graduates is a study in
perseverance and beating the odds. Read more here…
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