Making herself useful
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Melissa Lama, the Otago University Students Association’s president for 2022. PHOTOS: LINDA ROBERTSON/SUPPLIED
Student body head Melissa Lama got married at 17 and completed an MBA last week. She talks to Bruce Munro about growing up too quickly, mental health struggles and what drives her to cram the OUSA presidency in to an already busy life.