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  • Hahl-mo-nee goes back to school

    Aug 27, 2024 11:30 am by Dave EvensenCampus Life
    Bonnie Kim poses by the Alma Mater after her first semester back on campus in May. She is returning to complete her final year of classes this fall. (Photo by Carly Conway.)

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    • Bonnie Kim poses by the Alma Mater after her first semester back on campus in May. She is returning to complete her final year of classes this fall. (Photo by Carly Conway.)

    The first day back was like a dream, and not a good one. Bonnie, 65, remembers walking on the Main Quad among waves of college students. They were younger than her children. “I asked myself, ‘What am I doing here?’”