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The College of New Jersey Magazine
There's a Latin phrase, omne trium
perfectum, meaning "everything that
comes in threes is perfect." That
seems to be the case in the friendship
between Adesuwa, Maya, and Neerjah.
But all three admit it took some work.
It was Maya who pulled the
friendship together. She became
friends with Adesuwa and Neerjah,
each separately at first. She and
Neerjah were from neighboring towns
and connected through Instagram.
Maya and Adesuwa were applying to
some of the same programs, such as
the Bonner Community Scholars and
Women in Learning and Leadership.
Realizing they would be in some
organizations together, Maya and
Adesuwa planned to be roommates
when campus reopened.
They joke about it now,
but Adesuwa and Neerjah got
off to a rocky start. They all
ended up living in Eickhoff
Hall as sophomores — Maya
and Adesuwa on the second
floor, Neerjah on the third.
With COVID-19 still a concern,
Adesuwa chose to eat in her
room, while Maya ventured
down to the dining hall,
where she often met up
with Neerjah, and both
would return to Maya
and Adesuwa's room
afterward.
"I was really
socially anxious
when I came
to TCNJ," says
Maya in the middle
Adesuwa Osemwegie, Maya Sharpe, and Neerjah Upreti
