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Vince PedicinoVince Pedicino, assistant director of graduate programs in the Sam Nunn School of International Affairs at Georgia Institute of Technology, was mentioned in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, April 19, article, “Atlanta Jeopardy! Contestant Responds To His Haters By Retweeting Them.” The Sam Nunn School of International Affairs is part of the Georgia Tech Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts.
Excerpt:
Jain said his “sense of humor, resilience and sarcasm” comes from his friends, family and others, such as his international affairs professor, Vince Pedicino.
“(Pedicino) inspired me to pay no mind to the haters, since he is arguably one of the most sarcastic yet informed people I’ve known,” Jain said.
Thankfully, there were some supportive (or mostly supportive) messages as well. Others loved his tactic of retweeting the negative Nancies instead of letting them bring him down.
For the full article, visit the Atlanta Journal-Constitution website.
