Office of Communications2018-08-232018-08-232008-05-27https://hdl.handle.net/1813/58326This news item from the Cornell Chronicle is about: A passing encounter in a Los Angeles barbershop changed how veterinary student Julio Lopez '08 thinks about his heritage. While waiting for a haircut, a Latino middle school student noticed Lopez's undergraduate biology textbook peeking out of his bag and asked what school he attended. When Lopez, a Mexican-American, replied University of California-Los Angeles, the boy said, Wow, you made it.en-USCornell University. College of Veterinary Medicine -- Periodicals.; Lopez, Julio; Cornell Chronicle; Ramanujan, Krishnaarticle