Meadow Soprano soccer team and singing in the chorus and school pageants), attended Columbia University, performing well in her classes after a poor first-year performance, and volunteered regularly at the South Bronx Law Center. Since her graduation, Meadow studied for medical school as she was interested in being a pediatrician, but she had second thoughts and considered a career in the legal profession. Meadow was often resentful of her lineage, stemming from a string of failed relationships first with Noah Tannenbaum, a fellow student who was African American and Jewish, who met with Tony's disapproval, who broke up with Meadow after his
Funhouse (The Sopranos) at Newark Airport for possessing stolen airline tickets. Within minutes, FBI agents arrive at the Soprano home with a search warrant. Tony is handcuffed in front of Meadow. He becomes unbalanced at one point and almost falls, appearing weak in front of the FBI agents. The agent in charge, Chief Frank Cubitoso, notes that Tony is "weak in the knees," but he angrily responds that he's got food poisoning and is led into a holding cell. Soon after, Neil has him released on bail, in time to attend Meadow's graduation the next day. Later, at Dr. Melfi's, Tony blames Indian