Meet our hilarious, hardworking and fashion-forward campus correspondent, Dania!
Name: Dania ElGhazal
Year: 2018
Major: Strategic Communication, PR and Advertising
Hometown: Our very own Electric City
HC: Do you have any tattoos? If so what are they?
DE: I have one! It’s my last name in Arabic.
HC: What is your favorite restaurant in Scranton?
DE: Savory Maza open Tuesday-Saturday, reservations recommended!
HC: What is your favorite thing to do at the gym?
DE: Regret my life
HC: Would you rather… Harry or Ron?
DE: Dobby
HC: Do you have siblings? Are you close to them?
DE: I have two older sisters Leah and Georgia. They are the coolest people to me, but don’t tell them I said that.
HC: Cats or dogs?
DE: Hippos
HC: Who is a celebrity you would trade places with for a day?
DE: Rihanna
HC: What is your favorite color to wear?
DE: Everyone says my closet is 50 Shades of Gray. Only neutrals for ya girl. Wearing colors freaks me out.
HC: Why did you choose your major and what do you plan to do with it?
DE: I accidentally signed up and here I am years later. I plan to graduate.
HC: What sports have you been involved in?
DE: I was a young baller with dreams of joining the WNBA until I realized I sucked!! I play tennis and used to be a skier and track runner.
HC: What is the best thing you have dressed up as for Halloween?
DE: I love being food for Halloween so probably my carrot costume last year.
HC: What countries have you visited?
DE: The Death Star
HC: What country do you want to visit?
DE: Why does everyone want to go back to Jakku??
HC: What was your favorite childhood show?
DE: Was and still is Spongebob Squarepants
HC: Have you ever met a celebrity?
DE: Yes, Ryan Gosling, twice. This answer actually is not a joke.
HC: What is your favorite social media platform?
DE: You can take everything away from me as long as I get to keep Twitter
HC: What are your current favorite and least favorite classes?
DE: I don’t even know what I’m taking right now.
HC: How do you help people pronounce your name correctly?
DE: “Tanya but with a ‘D’ and rhymes with lasagna” but don’t emphasize the dawn part just say it naturally, two syllables, but sometimes two and a half if you stress the “ia.”
HC: What is the best thing about being Scranton campus correspondent?
DE: I could go on and on about the benefits it has toward my future and how much it’s shaped my work ethic. It’s so fun to be someone’s guide and resource. I need all the help I can get from my partner Elizabeth Transue. She can vouch it’s way more work than anyone would expect. But it’s so rewarding seeing how much HC members love doing what they’re doing!