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Jalen Fairborne Chapman ’15

This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at American chapter.

 

Name: Jalen Fairborne Chapman 

Age: 20

Year at AU: Junior

Hometown: White Plains, NY

Relationship Status: Single 

Major: Public Communications/Sociology/Spanish

Dream Job: PR Maven/Real Housewife 

Hobbies/Interests: Beyoncé, playing my clarinet, and eating

Guilty Pleasure(s): Eating nachos while getting emotional to Mariah Carey performances.

Pet Peeve(s): Stupid people, small repetitive sounds, children, and door slamming

Describe your dream date: April 25th because it’s not too hot and it’s not too cold; all you need is a light jacket!

Best Present Received: August 5th, 2013: my mother got me Beyoncé concert tickets for an early birthday present (the tickets went on sale in February). Jay Z made a special appearance and I cried at four separate occasions.

If you were an animal, what would you be? A Red Panda

If you could get coffee with any famous person, who would it be and why? Alive: Kanye West, Passed Away: Amy Winehouse. They are both musical geniuses. I’m intrigued to see where our conversations would take us, and there is no doubt they would be so chill to hang out with.

Who is your celebrity crush and why? Zac Efron. And why the hell not?

Born and raised in Princeton, New Jersey, Claire Shriver is a Public Communication major and Marketing minor at American University in Washington, DC. She is the Editor-in-Chief for Her Campus American, Vice President of Communication for AU Social Media Club and an AU Ambassador. This past summer she interned in the Features Department at Marie Claire magazine and has a passion for travel, magazines, and film photography. Kristen Wiig makes Claire cry with laughter and Adele makes her swoon.