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franco “He’s not a movie star, but he’s the one we can relate more to,” Harris said. “How is he not famous as well?” Franco works as an EMT for SUA, which he calls “the best organization on campus.” It’s a place where he gets to make an impact daily. “There’s no better feeling than being a driver and flipping on the sirens,” Franco said. “There’s nothing like it.” Franco comes from a family of police officers, so he said he’s always liked the idea of first responding. He even considered following in his father’s and uncle’s footsteps and going into law enforcement himself. With his family’s encouragement, he decided to pursue another side of criminal
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justice: prosecution. He’ll be the first man in his family to get a college degree, and will continue his education at law school. Franco’s desire to make an impact on campus also led him to Student Association. Before he even arrived on campus as a freshman, Franco emailed the SA president to find out how he could get involved. Since then, he’s worked alongside longtime SA member and current president Eric Evangelista, serving on the student life and administrative operations committees and spending part of last year as parliamentarian. “He stepped down actually in that position to serve as an EMT, which I think speaks to his character,” said Evangelista, a senior history and political science double major. “It really exemplifies his generosity.” Franco couldn’t stay away from SA for long. Describing him as generous with his
time, energy and motivation, Evangelista said he had to ask Franco to come back to SA. At the end of the year, Franco said he’s planning to run for a SA position. It may be a time when the Franco name works to his advantage, though he isn’t always so sure. “At first, I thought it was a curse, and at times I think it’s a curse,” Franco said. But there are times when Franco crosses his fingers and hopes the recognizable name gives him an edge. When he’s applying for a job or for law school, running for public office or for student government, James Franco will stand out more than Joe Smith. And like it was in his first floor meeting, Franco said his name is a great icebreaker. But Franco’s not letting his famous name get in the way of making a name for himself. kjkrawcz@syr.edu | @KathrynKrawczyk
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terhune weekend, some phrases you can yell that can be repeated in a preschool without resulting in a call home: “Clifford the big red dog,” “supercalifragilisticexpialidocious” and “We are all slowly dying and all I got was this lousy daydrunk.” Follow these tips and I’m sure you will survive until it’s your turn to come back to campus and make all the undergraduates uncomfortable by the fact that even after graduation nobody knows what they are doing in life. Patty Terhune is a senior policy studies and television, radio and film dual major. She definitely has Peter Pan syndrome or maybe she just can’t get out of those green tights. You reach her at paterhun@syr.edu.