Name: Ryan Paulekas
Year: 2019
HC: Intended major?
RP: Double major in government and business.
HC: Campus activities?
RP: I’m a double bass in orchestra and philharmonia, VP of the F&M freshman class, varsity coxswain on the crew team, and a member of the Chessmen (F&M’s very talented all male a capella group.)
HC: Ideal date?
RP: I’m a dinner date kinda guy. After going out for the dinner date, I like to go for walks; there are a couple good spots in my town that are prime for walks, especially for watching sunsets and stuff like that.
HC: Relationship status?
RP: Single
HC: Fun fact about yourself?
RP: I’ve raced in the biggest regatta in the world.
HC: Nicest thing someone has done for you?
RP: Senior year, during hell week (the week before the musical opens) my friend randomly gave me a box of candy with two of my fave candies – milky ways and skittles.
HC: Favorite book?
RP: Germinal by Émile Zola
HC: Most played song on IPod?
RP: Well, I use Spotify. It’s definitely Billy Joel, probably For the Longest Time.
HC: Female turnoff?
RP: Oh God, if a girl smells bad that’s probably the biggest one for me. If her perfume doesn’t smell good, that’s not good.
HC: Fave movie?
RP: The King’s Speech, it won best picture a couple of years ago. Just a really, really, good movie.
HC: Who inspires you?
RP: I would say my parents; I have a brother and a sister, and my parents have been able to take us through tough and good times without us really knowing.
HC: What are your life goals?
RP: I want to be a successful businessman, and then I want to go into politics with the end goal of perhaps being the governor of a state, but definitely a state level congressman.
HC: Most attractive quality in a girl?
RP: I look for a girl who has people skills; I’m a talkative kinda guy, so I wanna be in a relationship with a talkative kinda girl.
HC: Text or call?
RP: I’m a call kinda guy. I’m really not good at texting; I’m better talking to people.
HC: First thing you notice about a girl?
RP: The way they smile and laugh.
HC: Life motto?
RP: “Whatever you are, be a good one” – Abe Lincoln