Ali Merrell

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Thomas Gounley '12 4/23/2012	Thomas Gounley is a Senior Environmental Conservation and English Journalism major. Although he lives all the way in Virginia, you have probably seen him right here on campus, participating in something dubbed “joggling.” In fact, Thomas even joggled in the Boston Marathon! After the big event, he answered some questions exclusively for Her Campus. What exactly is joggling? Joggling is the sport of juggling while running. Is this a term you invented, or did it already exist? No, people have been joggling since the 1970s, but they are very few of us who do it. How long have you been doing this? Where do you do it most frequently? I started last May. I do it around campus fairly regularly, and sometimes I go to local trails for long runs. I still do plenty of running without juggling too. (So relaxed he can eat while he juggles!) How did you get into this hobby? Over winter break of my junior year, I decided to try and get a Guinness World Record before I graduated. I came across the record for the fastest time to joggle 50 miles, which is currently 8:23:52. I figured I had a shot at beating it, since I learned to juggle proficiently in middle school and I've run four half marathons, three marathons and 50 and 62 mile trail races while in college. I'll make the attempt on May 12.
Amanda Crane '14 3/26/2012	Amanda is a 20-year-old sophomore from Derry, New Hampshire. She is a nutrition and dietetics major. When students started planning their spring break excursions, Amanda decided to do something a bit different. While other students relaxed on the beach in various warm locations, Amanda was in a small van for a 22-hour drive down to Albany, Georgia, to give back to those in need. Amanda gave me the scoop on her amazing experience with the Alternative Break Challenge, and what it was like building houses in the south, delicious southern BBQ, how it was to see where The Notebook was filmed! Why did you choose to do an Alternative Spring Break? I chose the Alternative Break Challenge because it has been something I have wanted to do since I first heard about it my freshman year. I love volunteering my time and I thought this was a great way to do community service while getting to experience a different part of the country and meet new people.
Eliza Mackintosh '12 3/5/2012	Senior Eliza Mackintosh is an English Journalism and Communication double major in the honors program. On top of her busy academic schedule, she is also the Editor-in-Chief of Main Street Magazine, a student culture magazine that has been published by students at the University of New Hampshire since 1986. They print 2,000 copies quarterly throughout the academic year. Read on to learn more about Eliza’s role at Main Street, and her incredible Journalism goals! Describe Main Street Magazine. MSM covers the UNH and NH Seacoast communities through articles featuring students, organizations, campus events, and reviews on everything from music to local restaurants - along with a healthy dose of satire. All undergraduates are welcome to contribute to the mag. We are also now online at mainstreetunh.com. How long have you been involved in Main Street? I started contributing to Main Street during my freshman year and have been involved as a writer and editor ever since. I’ve been Editor-in-Chief since the second semester of my junior year when I came back from studying abroad in London. Why did you choose to get involved? I first got involved in Main Street because I was looking to apply my major to something tangible. I wanted some experience and have always loved magazines because they provide a platform for longer form journalism, they offer a lot more flexibility than newspapers - they’re just simply cool.
Shanon Farley '12 2/27/2012	This week’s campus celebrity, Shanon Farley, is from Newburyport, MA. She is a senior at UNH, majoring in Sociology, and a dual graduate student in the Elementary Education Masters Program. She loves to run, running in both the Marine Corp Marathon in Washington, DC and the Smuttynose Half Marathon in Hampton Beach. On top of her already busy shcedule, she is also on the UNH synchronized skating team. I caught up with her to learn a bit about her experience with the UNH Synchronized Skating team! How long have you been skating? I started skating and taking lessons when I was 3 years old and started synchronized skating when I was 9. Did you always want to do Synchronized Skating? Synchronized Skating has always been my focus with skating. I started off with a small team, The Ice Liners, from Newburyport MA for 2 years before switching to a more competitive team, The Colonials from Acton, MA. I skated with the Colonials for 3 years, winning a U.S. Championship in 2003. Many of my current teammates on UNH have skated for the Colonials and represented the U.S. in international competitions. I also skated for a synchronized skating team out of Lexington, MA- The Lexettes with several other girls who are now on the UNH team. Through skating with the Lexettes my senior year of high school, I realized that skating was something I wanted to continue throughout my college career. When did you start wth the UNH team? I started skating for UNH my freshman year, and have loved being a part of such a strong team throughout the past 4 years. It was a great experience as a freshman starting off with 20 great friends to make the adjustment easy. Since then, I now live with many of my teammates and they have become my best friends. What is your practice schedule like?
Vic Satir '12 2/13/2012	You may have seen Vic around campus, whether he’s next to you in class, or hanging out with his SAE brothers, he’s someone who isn’t easily forgettable! Most recently, you can find him planted on a stage, mic in hand. That’s right – not only is he smart, cute, and funny, he’s a musical genius! He can play the piano, guitar, sing, and now he is adding rapping to his repertoire (it’s okay, you can swoon)! I caught up with him to find out how he got involved in music, and how Her Campus readers can get a listen! On his Twitter bio (@vicentesatir), he describes himself: I write lyrics about things I read in Cosmopolitan while listening to John Mayer on my way to Neiman Marcus before hockey practice.
Jill Granucci '12 12/12/2011	This week’s campus celebrity might look familiar. That is because she was featured as a campus celebrity just a few weeks ago, BUT her latest achieved is SO GREAT that it was worthy of being a two-time celeb! Jill is a Whittemore School of Business Dean’s List student who also works, maintains an Executive Board position in her sorority, volunteers, and (sorry boys!) has a boyfriend! On top of all that she does, on Friday, December 2nd, Jill was competed in the Miss University pageant, held right on campus at New Hampshire Hall. Not only did she score the overall achievements of Best Interview and Best Swimsuit – she won the entire competition! The newly crowned Miss University carved out some time to give her first exclusive interview to the one and only HerCampus! How did you get involved in this pageant? A good friend of mine, Adria Farr, is a former Miss Londonderry. She encouraged me to get involved with pageants after telling me all about her pageant experiences in New Hampshire as well as in Tennessee. What made you decide to do a pageant? I have always had the thought of doing a pageant in the back of my mind. This literally was a last minute decision. I thought, I am only getting older so I might as well give it a shot and see where it takes me. With a little help and encouragement from Adria and a few of my friends I decided to go for it.
Jordan Sullivan '15 11/28/2011	You may have seen this week’s campus celebrity around campus or in your classes. One place you probably didn’t realize you saw her? On the big screen! That’s right, if you are one of the millions who went out to see Anna Faris’ latest rom-com What’s your number, then you definitely saw Anna’s body-double, Jordan, too! I caught up with her to learn a little bit more about her amazing experience. What exactly was your role in the film? My role in the movie was to be Anna Faris’ “photo double”, which means whenever they could use someone else instead of her, they used me. If they show the back of her head, hands, feet, driving a car, etc. they would use me instead. So I’m watching the movie…which parts are you?? Scenes they used me most for were for the bachelorette party at the bar, and driving the little blue Honda fit. How did you get this awesome gig? I have a modeling agency in Boston, and they set me up with this role. They brought in 10 girls who they thought looked most like her, but my size, hair color, and skin color matched her best. (Jordan and her celebrity look alike Anna!)
Jill Granucci '12 11/14/2011	This weeks campus celebrity is our very own Her Campus blogger, Jill Granucci! Although you may read her witty and informative blogs on Her Campus each week, I bet you didn’t know she also participates in one of the coolest philanthropy events called Art Bra. Putting the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show to shame, Jill struts the runway every August wearing creative, home-decorated bras to be auctioned off for a great cause. I chatted with Jill to get all the deets! Tell Me All About this Event: This event is called ArtBra and it happens every August. ArtBra is put on by After the Storm, Inc. which is a non-profit group located in Connecticut. ArtBra takes place at a beautiful wedding and event place on the Connecticut River called The Riverhouse at Goodspeed Station in Haddam, CT. The event begins with heavy appetizers and complimentary pinktinis (martinis that are pink!) There are about 5 models and we model the bras that people have created. We walk up and down the runway and people bid for the bras that we are wearing. There is a real auctioneer running the show and he does such a great job getting the crowd riled up! (Jingle Bra!)
Nichole Frechette 11/1/2011	Nichole Frechette is a Theater and Dance Major. She has always loved to dance, but really found her passion when she learned to belly dance! She has worked with High Schools and dance studios to teach young girls and women the importance of a good self image through the creative movement of belly dance. She explained to me what she loves most about belly dancing and why it is important to her.
Alex Freid '13 10/24/2011	Alex Freid is a Junior Political Science and Philosophy Double Major. He grew up locally, in Lee, NH, and attended Oyster River High School here in Durham. His involvement in politics began back in high school, and today he is a political activist, involved in a number of groups on campus. Most recently, he has been particularly involved in the current political movement called Occupy Wall Street. I caught up with him to learn more about his involvement, what he hopes to accomplish, and why this cause is so important to him. How'd you get involved in Occupy Wall Street? I have a subscription for Adbusters magazine, which is the magazine that made the official call to occupy Wall Street on September 17th. I received the issue over the summer and my friend and I have both been following the movements progression ever since. He goes to NYU so he was already only a few blocks away so I decided I would go visit him on the weekend of the 17th and attend the protests to see what it was like. We never expected it to be this big or to last this long.

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