This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at Bucknell chapter.
Hometown: Lebanon, Pa.Major: Neuroscience and ClassicsClass Year: 2015
The Basics:
- Favorite Book: The Count of Monte Cristo (Unabridged)
- Favorite Movie: If you know me, you know I LOVE movies, at least good movies. I can’t choose one so I’m going to list a few of my favorites; The Town, Seabiscuit, The Iron Giant, Moneyball, Ocean’s 11, Back to the Future, Mud, How to Train Your Dragon, The Godfather, Crazy Stupid Love, Boondock Saints, Return of the Dragon, The Lion King, The Usual Suspects, Good Will Hunting, yeah I could go on and on.
- Favorite Store: The Lego Store. Yes, I am the adult you see who is just as pumped as all the kids.
- Most Played Song on Your iPod: “Sugar” by Maroon 5 (courtesy of Danny Gevirtz) and I’m in a Hoodie Allen phase. Of course “Shake it Off” by T. Swift is up there as well.
- Favorite Class at Bucknell: A few really standout, my seminar “The Italian-American Connection” with Dr. Perrone, “The Neuron” with Dr. Page, “Cognitive Neuroscience” with Dr. Halpern, Orchestra with Dr. Para, “Ancient Technologies” with Dr. Jones, and “Humanities” with Dr. Hunter
- Campus Activities: I run on the track and field team and I am a first-year RA.
- Campus Posse: Men’s sprint squad #bangbang
- General Interests: Woodworking, thrift shopping, bicycling, eating breakfast food, hiking and exploring the outdoors, sports, dancing, rooting for the Oakland A’s, drawing, music (listening and I play the piano and clarinet), and just making stuff.
- Little Known Fact: I am deathly afraid of haunted houses.
Girls, Girls, Girls:
- Relationship: I haven’t been in one since high school.
- What Do You Look for in a Girl: Down to earth and a little witty. Being an animal lover always helps.
- Female Turn off: Girls who are too cool for school.
- Celebrity Crush: Emily Blunt and Coco Ho.
Best of the Rest:
- Proudest Accomplishment: Most recently, making the indoor track roster for the Patriot League meet. It was three years in the making, I had some rough patches and trained hard to get where I am.
- Where Do You See Yourself in 10 Years: On the run in Europe for robbing a museum with priceless art, or settled down and employed. I’m not sure, I’ll let future Matt figure it out.
- Three Words to Describe Yourself: Competitive, Trustworthy, and Ridiculous