\u201cEverywhere I went, people were stepping out of their traditional roles and taking on new responsibilities to not only keep the community safe, but also to adjust to this new reality and prepare for Colgate life to go on,\u201d says DiOrio.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAll were working toward something that was not about them, but about all of us,\u201d he adds. \u201cIt is who we are.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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