Student survives cancer, gives back

Author: Stephanie Doering

During the fall semester of her freshman year, doctors diagnosed junior Courtney Rauch is now cancer-free and is actively involved in breast cancer research on campus.

"[Breast cancer has] kind of given me the mentality that you don't wait for things,"  

Coming in, I knew I only have four years here and I have to make the most of college, but the fact that I had to miss school and, occasionally, I thought I would have to stay home an entire semester … I dedicate myself to everything I do as much as I can."

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