Turabi, from North Olmsted, Ohio, is graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and Spanish and pursuing a pre-law degree, has been motivated from the start. She began at Cleveland State University as a linguistics and Spanish double major but discovered a passion for law during the 2020 pandemic while advocating to U.S. senators for police reform. Recognized with CSU’s Exceptional Academic Excellence in Spanish Award, she helped revive the university’s Spanish Club to promote cultural exchange and multilingualism.  

 
Beyond the classroom, Turabi’s leadership as editor-in-chief of The Cauldron, the student newspaper, strengthened her commitment to truth and communication. She guided coverage of complex issues such as higher education reform and campus tensions related to global conflict. Under her leadership, print publication was briefly restored and included covering some very challenging topics including, but not limited to, Senate Bill 83 (now known as Senate Bill 1), geopolitical tensions on campus as a result of the Israel-Gaza War, and the general ever-changing landscape of higher education in the post-pandemic era.  
 
One notable accomplishment came when Turabi worked as an undergraduate project intern at the Public Defender’s Office in fall 2024, followed by a summer 2025 role as an operations student intern in the Northern District of Ohio. “My experiences during my undergraduate career allowed me to apply the skills from both my degrees to real-world situations,” Turabi said. “In both roles, I realized how I can use my knowledge to contribute to our society’s humanity and progress.” 
 
She added of her time at CSU: 
 
“I firmly believe that my success at CSU is rooted in my love for what I do,” she said. “I love political science. I love law. I love Spanish. I love journalism. I love academia. I love talking to people, in many languages, about many things. And I love the possibility that learning something new could make our society a little stronger, a little greater, a little closer.”