Name: Jennifer Lima
Year: Junior
Hometown: Brooklyn, New York
Major: Communications with a concentration in Public Relations and a double minor in Sociology and Women’s Studies
Birthday: February 9th 2015
Campus Involvement: Student Activities Manager, SMP as a mentor and community service chair, African Women’s Alliance as Public Relations chair
Relationship Status: Single
HC: What is your favorite place in New Paltz?
JL: “Academic Row. It’s a nice place to sit and watch people walk.”
HC: Who is your celebrity crush?
JL: “Trey Songz”
HC: What is your dream job?
JL: “To own my own PR firm.”
HC: What three words would you use to describe yourself?
JL: “Passionate, hardworking, and sarcastic.”
HC: Who do you consider a role model?
JL: “Gandi or Karen Sivil”
HC: Dogs or cats?
JL: “Dogs”
HC: What current issue do you think millennials need to focus on?
JL: “Racism in the U.S. due to the fact of the current and past racial tension, which has been swept under the rug. We concern ourselves with so many other countries but don’t focus on the homefront. Don’t throw stones if your house is made of glass.”
HC: Where do you get inspiration from?
JL: “90’s hip-hop fashion, I’m in love with Clueless. I wish the 90’s would come back. I love shoes and think they are a girl’s best friend. No matter how much weight I gain or lose, shoes and bags always fit me.”
HC: Do you have a personal motto?
JL: “Live for you, don’t live for anybody else. Don’t talk for anybody else, dont love for anybody else. Live for yourself. That is the biggest lesson I learned between my teens and my twenties.”