{"id":401,"date":"2026-08-25T21:16:25","date_gmt":"2026-08-25T21:16:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/openlab.macaulay.cuny.edu\/classof2030\/?p=401"},"modified":"2026-08-25T21:23:17","modified_gmt":"2026-08-25T21:23:17","slug":"a-new-era","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/openlab.macaulay.cuny.edu\/classof2030\/2026\/08\/25\/a-new-era\/","title":{"rendered":"A New Era&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/projerseysports.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/Picsart-23-10-12_17-13-10-809.jpg?v=1740549717&amp;width=860\" alt=\"Fitted Red Yankees New Era Cap.\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.3760316230869902;width:621px;height:auto\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">No, not THAT New Era.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Anyway, we are all entering a new era in our lives. The next chapter, so to speak. Now I don&#8217;t know about you, but for me personally, this feels like a huge leap in more ways than one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On one hand, I am very excited for what college life has to offer. I am eagerly looking forward to all the connections I&#8217;ll build, the bonds I&#8217;ll form, and the opportunities I&#8217;ll take. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">But on the other hand, <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\">I am uncertain about what the future holds&#8230; <br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right wp-block-paragraph\">What if I have a hard time adjusting?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What if I struggle to get a job?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right wp-block-paragraph\">What if I lose the scholarship and with it, all my hopes and dreams?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I don&#8217;t wanna find out so I guess I&#8217;ll just not fail. And you shouldn&#8217;t either. Just a suggestion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>No, not THAT New Era. Anyway, we are all entering a new era in our lives. &hellip; <a title=\"A New Era&#8230;\" class=\"hm-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/openlab.macaulay.cuny.edu\/classof2030\/2026\/08\/25\/a-new-era\/\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">A New Era&#8230;<\/span>Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1085,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"portfolio_post_id":0,"portfolio_citation":"","portfolio_annotation":"","ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"openlab_post_visibility":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[95],"class_list":["post-401","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-major","tag-orientation"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/openlab.macaulay.cuny.edu\/classof2030\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/401","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/openlab.macaulay.cuny.edu\/classof2030\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/openlab.macaulay.cuny.edu\/classof2030\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/openlab.macaulay.cuny.edu\/classof2030\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1085"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/openlab.macaulay.cuny.edu\/classof2030\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=401"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/openlab.macaulay.cuny.edu\/classof2030\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/401\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1462,"href":"https:\/\/openlab.macaulay.cuny.edu\/classof2030\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/401\/revisions\/1462"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/openlab.macaulay.cuny.edu\/classof2030\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=401"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/openlab.macaulay.cuny.edu\/classof2030\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=401"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/openlab.macaulay.cuny.edu\/classof2030\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=401"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}