Natalie Beck
Year: 2016
What is your major and how did you choose it?
Social Work. I have so many interests and there are so many options within this field…also I think it’s so important to advocate for people. This career path feels right for me.
What’s your hometown and what do you love most about it?
Pittsburgh! I love all the different neighborhoods and the great shops and restaurants and museums. I love the parks and all the different dogs people have. People are pretty friendly too, and that’s nice.
Favorite Books:
Kafka on the Shore
Mysteries of Pittsburgh
Slaughterhouse Five
The Lathe of Heaven
Looking for Alaska
Harry Potter
The Glass Castle
Fingersmith
I like a lot of books.
Favorite Movies:
Mean Girls
Harold & Maude
Garden State
But I’m a Cheerleader
The Graduate
Bill and Ted’s Bogus Journey
Favorite TV Shows:
Veronica Mars
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Daria
Adventure Time
Spongebob
Orange is the New Black
Boy Meets World
Freaks and Geeks
Firefly
Doctor Who
That ’70s Show
Avatar Series
I watch too much TV.
Favorite Musicians/Bands:
Waxahatchee
The Front Bottoms
Tegan and Sara
Blackbird Raum
The Manx
Get Bent
Hop Along
Elliott Smith
They Might Be Giants
Third Eye Blind
Bon Iver
Neil Young
The Dodos
Slutever
Songs for Moms
Thorn & Shout
Dinosaur Jr.
Bright Eyes
Ramshackle Glory ….
What is your favorite holiday treat?
Pumpkin pie, hands down.
What do you love most about the holiday season at Chatham and why?
Thanksgiving Dinner! I just really like food.
Why did you choose Chatham?
It’s small and pretty and a women’s college, and everyone that works here actually seems to care about you.
What do you love most about being a Chatham Cougar?
You can somehow get along with almost anyone on campus.