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was supposed to encourage students tostep out <strong>of</strong> their <strong>com</strong>fort zones. Mikewas the only Asian assigned to a rowdygroup, some <strong>of</strong> whom streaked nakeddown a San Francisco street and crossdressed<strong>in</strong> a local department store dur<strong>in</strong>gthe hunt. One girl went to a Victoria’sSecret display and stripped down toher underwear. As Mike recountedthese details, I thought he was go<strong>in</strong>g totell me that his group had been overthe top, <strong>in</strong>appropriate. But he wasn’tcritical <strong>of</strong> the other students. He wascritical <strong>of</strong> himself.“When people do th<strong>in</strong>gs like that,there’s a moment where I feel un<strong>com</strong>fortablewith it. It shows my own limits.Sometimes I feel like they’re betterthan I am.”Mike was gett<strong>in</strong>g similar messagesfrom his pr<strong>of</strong>essors. A few weeks afterthe orientation event, his freshman547/929

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