“The first time I saw Madeleine, she was arriving late to freshman orientation, which I later learned was because her mother had such a hard time saying goodbye that she missed her flight. She came into the common area of our dorm fresh from the airport in the middle of an icebreaker involving passing around a beach ball and introducing yourself. Someone threw the ball to her while she was still standing in the doorway and she, totally unflustered, answered every question before even getting to sit down. I had a crush instantly. We quickly became friends, and some of my favorite memories that year involve talking with her in the lounge as the sun went down and throwing snowballs and paper planes off the dorm’s balcony to see who could hit this or that target on the ground below. She always brings such curiosity, joy, beauty and excitement to everything.”

— Chad