Alexandra Brenock

Making shirts is a part of the tradition for P-Day. Check out how some of our staff has designed their shirts in the past!

Alexandra Brenock: Emma, Vick, Cait, Merrill, and I had a Hunger Games theme for our shirts last year. They were intended to be camoflauge, but instead they turned out tye dyed. Either way, it worked out just fine!

Lauren Mazzoleni: "Brianna, Emily, me, and Sophie ironed letters onto ours shirts to spell out P-Day. We each customized the back of our shirts with a common phrase we say and the number 12, which stood for 2012."

This week’s Campus Celebrity is one of our HC members. Nominated for her incredibly positive attitude and beautiful smile, Alex Byrne is one of the friendliest faces on campus!

What year are you at Saint Mike’s?

“I am a Junior at SMC.”

What’s your major?

“My major is Psychology with a minor in history.”

What do you want to do after you graduate?

“Growing up, when people asked me what I wanted to be, I always replied, "I want to do something that helps people and makes them smile!" Hopefully once I graduate SMC, I'll go on to grad school and become a Child and Adolescent Clinical Psychologist in order to fulfill my childhood dreams. Fingers crossed!”

What are you involved in at Saint Mike’s?

“I'm involved in many weekly activities with MOVE, a tour guide and blogger for the Founder's Society, VITA Team Leader, Eucharistic Minister and lector at the 7pm student mass, Student Spirit Committee for the SMC Research Symposium, and Her Campus Vice President of the Editorial Team.”

What’s your favorite quote?

“It would of course be, ‘Woof!’ (Alex’s word for any cute guy she sees!). Just kidding! In all seriousness though, Ralph Waldo Emerson has always been the person I turn to for my favorite quotes. ‘Never lose an opportunity of seeing anything that is beautiful… Welcome beauty in every fair face, in every fair sky, in every fair flower, and thank God for it as a cup of blessing’ and ‘To laugh often and much; to win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children, to leave the world a better place, to know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is to have succeeded.’”

How do you stay so happy?

So…it’s presidential election season! For many collegiettes™, that means it’s the first presidential election in which we can vote! Exciting? Yes. Intimidating? Also a yes. Confusing? Oh, most definitely, yes. However, it’s up to YOU to find out how to register to vote, to learn about the candidates, and to VOTE on November 6th!

So here’s the deal about registering to vote…you have options! If you’re at school and haven’t registered to vote yet, you can register in that state (aka here in Vermont). However, if you would rather register in your home state (where you still live with your parents) you can do that too! It’s all about where you consider your true “home” and where you want to vote.

One great resource for voting/voter registration info is Rock the Vote (you may have seen their star-studded commercials on TV and all over the intervnet). They have info for each state and it’s super easy to navigate. Keep in mind that you can register to vote in Vermont until October 31st!

Know that you have several options when it comes to actually voting too. You can:

1) Vote on Election Day. This may seem obvious, but if you’re registered to vote at college you can go to the polls and vote that day.
2) Early voting. If you’re registered to vote in your home state and you’re away at school, or if you’re unable to get to the polls on Election Day, you can go to your town clerk and vote as soon as ballots come out, usually 45 days before Election Day.
3) Get an absentee ballot. If you’re registered in your home state and you’re away at school, you can also request an absentee ballot to be sent to your school address. You can call your town clerk to set this up, or you can fill out a form online.