"My freshman year, some pretty rough stuff happened early on. One day I was in tears, and I was really distraught, and I went into my friend’s room and was like, “Hey, you don’t have to say anything, just sit there for five minutes so I can vent, and then I’ll leave.” And then she did, and now she’s one of my best friends. It’s cool you can have a system like that—where you come to Notre Dame and everybody cares about what you’re doing, what you’re talking about, what you’re interested in, and they’re asking these questions to see what you’re all about. It’s a free support system."