First Gen. Celebs
This singer-songwriter gave “All of Me” after graduating from the University of Pennsylvania in 1999
Who is John Legend?
Katniss Everdeen fought in these, a book series written by Suzanne Collins in 2008
What is The Hunger Games?
Tutoring, math prep, learning coaches and more can be found at this resource on campus, across the hall from TRIO offices
What is the CAPS center?
This Disney movie got a live-action revamp following Simba’s father
What is Mufasa: The Lion King?
These are the basic building blocks of life
What are cells?
She graduated from Columbia Law School, and became the second woman appointed to the Supreme Court
This 1993 dystopian novel by Octavia E. Butler follows hyperempathetic Lauren Olamina, who creates the Earthseed religion in the year 2024
What is Parable of the Sower?
This financial resource on campus recently moved from Frost to Kittredge Center
What is Thrive?
Ariana Grande and this co-star “defied gravity” in a recent adaptation of Wicked
Who is Cynthia Erivo?
The opposite of photosynthesis is this formula, in which cells break down sugars and convert them into energy
What is cellular respiration?
She was the first Latina and third woman to be appointed Supreme Court Justice, after graduating from Yale Law School
Who is Sonia Sotomayor
Born Chloe Anthony Wofford, this American author wrote 11 novels in her lifetime, including Beloved and The Bluest Eye
Who is Toni Morrison?
Last year, this resource making college more affordable had its grand opening across from OSDDS offices
What is the Scholarship Resource Center?
Jim Carrey starred as Dr. Robotnik/Eggman in the third installation of this movie and game franchise
What is Sonic?
This taxonomic ranking comes after class and before family
What is order?
A Juilliard graduate, she became the first African American woman to win an Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series in 2015
Who is Viola Davis?
This 2017 Celeste Ng novel was adapted into a Hulu miniseries in March 2020, receiving five Emmy nominations
What is Little Fires Everywhere?
Holyoke Community College was founded in 1946, when it was first known as this school
What is Holyoke Junior College?
On Sunday, this 2024 movie won best Animated Feature Film at the Oscars
What is Flow?
This planet is the fourth from the sun, and has two moons, Phobos and Deimos
What is Mars?
She attended Princeton & Harvard Law School, and founded Better Make Room, an organization supporting first-gen students
Who is Michelle Obama?
Author of A Room of One’s Own, she asked the question, what if Shakespeare had a sister?
Who is Virginia Woolf?
HCC’s art gallery is currently hosting Appetites for Two, an art exhibit created by this Texas Christian University alum
Who is Sheryl Anaya?
The fourth Captain America installation takes its name from this 1931 dystopian novel
What is Brave New World?
These two creatures are the only known mammals to lay eggs
What are platypuses and echidnas?