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Campus Cutie: Ben Burkey ’17

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

Name: Ben Burkey

Hometown: South Portland, Maine

Class year: 2017

Major: Mathematics

Relationship status: Single, ready to mingle

Interested in: Women

Hobbies: Basketball, mountain biking, running

Dream job: Stay-at-home dad

Favorite aspect of a girl: Backside

Signature dance move: Double guns (stolen from my dad)

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Celebrity man crush: Brad Pitt

Favorite pick-up line: Intense eye contact

Describe your dream date: Fuel (she pays)

Favorite Place on Campus: Commons

Title of your memoir: “How To Lose a Girl in Ten Days”

Item on your Bates bucket list: Academic challenge

Summer plans: Architecture program at Harvard

Tell us a secret: I faint when I see blood

Favorite TV show: Wallace and Gromit

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Commons crush: Vegan bar

Three things you would bring with you on a desert island: A hammock and sunscreen—that’s it

Favorite Avenger: Thor

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Jane is a senior at Bates College, majoring in English and minoring in History. Outside of class, she dances ballet and practices yoga, religiously listens to Dave Matthews Band, and is a firm believer that dark chocolate acts as a well-rounded meal.
Becca Carifio is a senior history major at Bates College. Obsessed with coffee, scarves, videos of cute animals and polka dots. Currently trying to convince her parents that reading comic books for her thesis on Wonder Woman during World War II is worth their tuition money.