It was a cloudy, rainy, and all around gross day when I sat down to interview this week’s Campus Cutie, but I swear the room instantly brightened the minute Blair walked into my apartment for our chat. I have been #blessed by Blair’s friendship for almost my entire Davidson career, and let me say that one would be hard-pressed to find someone as compassionate, kind, caring, selfless, sassy, and cute as this girl. Here’s a quick look at our gnome-loving, Spanish-speaking, secretly competitive campus cutie:
Name: Blair Carpenter
Graduation Year: 2015
Eating House: Rusk
Hometown: Cleveland, Ohio
Major: Hispanic Studies
Minor: Religion
Studied Abroad: Madrid, Spain
Relationship Status: Single
Activities: Be the Match, Tutoring, Journey to El Salvador, Sleeping, Lake Forest Church
Tell me about yourself: “My name is Blair. Gosh, I feel like I’m an interesting person until someone asks me these things. What are you writing? Chandler?”
Something Interesting People Don’t Know? “I can’t wink, and so I feel like an imposter when I use the winky emoji.”
Advice to your freshman self? “Chillllll out. It all gets done.”
Dream job? “Getting paid to travel the world with my family.”
Favorite part of Davidson? “The people. Lunch dates in general, and standing lunch dates especially (mostly with Chandler).”
Guilty pleasure? “Sangria or Kinder Buenos bars or Nutella. Also Scandal” (Blair would not disclose how quickly she finished the first two seasons last year).
What would you do with one million dollars? “I don’t…know? Ok, here’s the thing, I know what I would do, but it’s not funny or cute. I would set up scholarships for my tutoring kids.”
Favorite place on campus? “Phi Hall.”
Blair meets the cast of the show Swamp People
Fun fact(s): “I really like fuzzy socks. I’m a big fan of corn on the cob, I eat it as a snack and my apartment-mates judge me for it. I’m an emotional baker. I have a wax seal that I use to close letters. I hate spicy Cheetos.”
So there you have it, ladies and gentlemen. The next time you see Blair walking around campus, don’t be afraid to stop and say hi or strike up a conversation. I guarantee that your day will improve exponentially.