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Campus Cutie: Brett Young

This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at UCSB chapter.

Name: Brett Young ’12

Major: History and Psychology double major

Hometown: Mission Viejo, CA

Campus Involvement: chair of the UCen governance board, student hub manager, intramural basketball

Career Aspirations: lawyer

Plans next year: LMU Law School

Height: 6’6

What is an advantage of your height? Whenever you walk into a room people look at you. When you are this tall, people have to notice you. Girls like tall guys.

What is a disadvantage of your height? Buying clothes is impossible.

Describe your perfect date: In Santa Barbara, I’d like to go downtown to the pier and hang out around the beach, and then go get a nice dinner followed by dessert at Crushcakes. I love Crushcakes.

Describe your perfect girl: An attractive girl who is thoughtful, smart, funny, and gets along well with my group of friends. Someone who isn’t too self centered. Someone that I can have a lot of fun with.

Best college memory: studying abroad in Paris

Most embarrassing college memory: I’m on my fifth bike. It’s embarrassing that I can’t hold onto bikes.

Favorite food? tri tip

Favorite drink: mojito

Elizabeth ('12) is studying Communication and Professional Multimedia Writing at UC Santa Barbara. Born and raised in Calabasas, California, she is a valley girl at heart, but loves spending her time in big cities or at the beach. Elizabeth is currently interning at Santa Barbara Magazine, and is also a writer and reporter for the food, arts, and entertainment sections of her university's newspaper. After a semester studying abroad in Europe, she spent the past summer in New York City as an editorial intern at TV Guide Magazine through the highly competitive ASME Summer Internship Program. Aside from previous internships including a local radio station, Elizabeth worked in Los Angeles at FOX 11 KTTV as a production intern for the top-rated morning show, Good Day L.A and FOX 11 News, and was also recently published in Seventeen magazine. An entertainment fanatic, Elizabeth has interviewed E!'s Giuliana Rancic, the cast of Glee, Entourage, Curb Your Enthusiasm, and more. She is also a dedicated member of the Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority, and served her chapter as Vice President and executive board member. When she's not editing Her Campus articles, you can expect to find her at the gym, shopping, eating chocolate, or watching any show on Bravo. Elizabeth is preparing for a career in print or broadcast journalism, and loves working for Her Campus!