My name is Pablo Lopez Cordova, and I am the First Captain of the 138th Corps of Cadets. I arrived at St. John’s Northwestern as a freshman in the summer of 2018 for the Raider’s School Program. As I came in on my first day, I saw the castle-like buildings surrounding me and felt like I was walking through a middle-age fortress. I saw a group of people jogging towards me, and they were chanting and repeating the words of the person commanding with a tone of confidence and strength. They were wearing camouflage and black shirts with the inscription “Raiders” in yellow, and every single one of them was carrying a huge green backpack. I followed the group until the commander ordered “halt,” and suddenly they stopped and screamed “RAIDERS” at the top of their lungs. After watching this, my body shivered. I was only a 16-year-old kid from another country that was about to start a completely new chapter in my life. I could feel the goosebumps on my skin because of all the mixed feelings I was experiencing. I felt the uncertainty and excitement of starting a new adventure.

"The flash that cuts through darkness, the light that breaks the night"

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