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HARRISONBURG, Va. (AP) — On a dewy recent morning, a clear, confident voice rang sweetly over the sparkling James Madison University quad, accompanied by the adept strumming of a guitar.
“I live by (Dolly Parton). Every day, when I’m putting my boots on and I don’t see people on campus wearing boots, but I’m like, ‘Just be who you are on purpose...'"
Rays of morning light beamed across senior Caitlin Fernandez's thick, dark, curly hair, her broken-in cowboy boots and crisp white Dolly Parton T-shirt — all things she takes pride in.
On a dewy morning Tuesday, a clear, confident voice rang sweetly over the sparkling James Madison University quad, accompanied by the adept strumming of a guitar.