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The “absolute” reality of Barron’s education is marked by the constant shadow of the Secret Service. He does not walk the streets like a “regular” freshman; instead, he is whisked through bus lanes in an SUV, entering and exiting campus through discrete, meticulously planned routes. Even within the hallowed halls of Stern, his security detail—dressed in “student-like” attire to maintain a thin “veneer” of anonymity—remains a constant, “unsettling” presence. Yet, despite these barriers, the student body has developed a “dignified realism” regarding their famous peer. While some faculty and students maintain a “chilling” distance, many others have found him to be surprisingly approachable, describing him with the quintessential New York adjective: “chill.”Business & Industrial
