![Jesse De Castro, first-year mechanical engineering major.](https://i0.wp.com/lbcurrent.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/jesse-de-castro.jpg?resize=317%2C475&ssl=1)
“I definitely like it (being back on campus), much more than online,” said Jesse De Castro, a first-year mechanical engineering major. “There’s so much more opportunity for interactions, collaborations and you don’t have that barrier of a mute button.”
![Julie Sanchez, a second-year criminal justice/criminology major and English creative writing minor.](https://i0.wp.com/lbcurrent.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/julie-sanchez.jpg?resize=317%2C475&ssl=1)
“I’m scared of failing,” said Julie Sanchez, a second-year criminal justice/criminology major. “I feel like I have a lot to uphold, especially in my family, but I feel like that always motivates me to work a little harder.”
![Alice Malin Melo, second-year political science major and economics and French minor.](https://i0.wp.com/lbcurrent.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/alice-malin-melo.jpg?resize=317%2C475&ssl=1)
“It’s nice to be back,” said Alice Malin Melo, a second-year political science major. “I’m just taking classes I genuinely enjoy and am passionate about.”
![Nazly Menjivar, fourth-year fashion design major.](https://i0.wp.com/lbcurrent.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/nazly-menjivar.jpg?resize=317%2C475&ssl=1)
“(I look forward to) meeting new people,” said Nazly Menjivar, a fourth-year fashion design major. “There’s so many people with different backgrounds and I really like getting to know people with creative minds.”