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Leslie Painter
Eugene, OR / Human Communication / Class of 2009
For the first year and a half, I was commuting from Eugene. I came to SOU because I'd toured other universities, and I was not interested in having 300–500 students in a lecture class. I wanted the opportunity to know my professors and for them to know me.
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For the first year and a half, I was commuting from Eugene. I came to SOU because I'd toured other universities, and I was not interested in having 300–500 students in a lecture class. I wanted the opportunity to know my professors and for them to know me.
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