SU Drama seniors look back on year of unexpected challenges and growth Meghan Hendricks | Staff Photographer SU senior Pauline Pauwels is looking for a job in Los Angeles. Despite being passed over for interviews, she’s encouraged that the industry is heading toward normalcy sooner rather than later. Facebook Subscribe to our newsletter here. If Pauline Pauwels could talk to her younger self last March, the Syracuse University senior would say “Hey, it’s OK. You’re going to be fine.” For Pauwels and her fellow acting majors, the pandemic has brought the frustrations of Zoom classes, a canceled New York City showcase and shows that were either fully virtual or performed without an audience. But they have also experienced a year of growth and unexpected opportunities.