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Incoming freshman sings praises of Victoria

Monday, August 23, 2010 | By Paula Cobler
<p>Shanequa Lopez can sing the praises of the University of Houston-Victoria, quite literally.</p> <table align="right" border="0" cellpadding="3" style="bordercollapse: collapse;" width="100"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="bordercollapse: collapse;"><img alt="Shanequa Lopez" src="images/Uploads/underclassmen/LopezShanequa.jpg" style="border-width: 0px; float: right;" /></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="middle" style="bordercollapse: collapse;"><font size="1">Shanequa Lopez</font></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p>The recent graduate of Wagner High School in San Antonio was a part of the varsity choir at the school and sings in her church choir.</p> <p>She first heard about UHV when members of the Letting Education Achieve Dreams program came to her school to help students fill out federal financial aid paperwork.</p> <p>She liked what she heard about being part of the FIRST 200 and about Victoria itself.</p> <p>&ldquo;I like Victoria,&rdquo; Lopez said. &ldquo;It&rsquo;s not too big, and it&rsquo;s not too small. I&rsquo;m not going to be bored out of my mind, but there are not a lot of distractions, either.&rdquo;</p> <p>Lopez plans to major in business with a marketing concentration and pursue a career in fashion marketing.</p>