YPSILANTI, Mich., April 17 -- Eastern Michigan University issued the following news release:
Approaching life with an all-or-nothing attitude is the motto for soon-to-be EMU graduate Angelo DePollo. A veteran who served in the U.S. Marine Corps in Iraq and Kuwait, he is graduating with honors with a degree in International Affairs. He plans to obtain his master's and work for the U.S. State Department or a government agency, where he can help shape global policy through peaceful and diplomatic means.
DePollo didn't consider himself a college-bound student and didn't place an emphasis on his academics because he aspired to enlist in the U.S. Marines. Upon completing his term of enlistment, he began applying to schools, but the acceptance l...