Sam Ekstrom poses in the dinning room, 607 South Washington Street, Mount Pleasant, Michigan, Wednesday, October 21, 2015.  Sam lives with his paternal grandparents during the school year to save costs on housing.

Sam Ekstrom, bottom left, takes notes from Professor Amanda Garrison in Room 256, Anspach Hall, on the campus of Central Michigan University, Mount Pleasant, Michigan, Thursday, December 3, 2015. Sam is taking notes in preparation for his Social Problems final exam.

Sam Ekstrom passes between Dow Science Complex and Brooks Hall, on the campus of Central Michigan University, Mount Pleasant, Michigan, Wednesday, November 11, 2015.  Sam is heading to Moore Hall to collect his bike and ride home to his grandparent's house roughly a mile away.

Sam Ekstrom reads in the Mary Dow Reading Room, Charles V. Park Library, on the campus of Central Michigan University, Mount Pleasant, Michigan, Monday, November 2, 2015.  Sam is reading A Concise Introduction to Logic for his Introduction to Logic class in the morning.

Sam Ekstrom, right, talks with Jeremy Rodgers, left, in the Down Under Cafe, Bovee University Center, on the campus of Central Michigan University, Mount Pleasant, Michigan, Wednesday, December 2, 2015.  Sam and Jeremy discuss their common interest in the Master of Science in Administration chapter from the book Administration Gobalization and Multiculturalism.