Name: Ivan Lopez
Year: 3rd Year
Major: Sociology and Chicano Studies
Hometown: San Jose, CA.
Relationship Status: Single and ready to mingle
How often do you say “hella”? Not that often anymore – my first year, I said it a lot. Now that I’m surrounded by SoCal people, it wore off.
Beard or Mustache? Beard
So, how do you feel about men with mustaches? With just a mustache it looks kinda creepy…they look older…it just looks creepy…yeah…unless it’s my dad’s.
Knee socks or short socks? Short!
Are you a feminist? Yes!
How do you feel about men who oppress women? I feel like they’re stuck on ideas that were in the past, like, even though like those ideas were a way of how people behaved in the past, things have changed now and they have to realize both (genders) are equal and there shouldn’t be a dominant gender…sex…
Hobbies? (laughs) I’m trying to think of appropriate hobbies… I like to dance folkloric, not just dance. I like getting involved; it keeps me busy.
What’s your ideal date? My ideal date would be…I guess, just dinner and like, having a mutual conversation not just constantly thinking about what to talk about, feeding off each other’s energy. Just having a natural flow, and having chemistry. It wouldn’t matter what we would do as long as there is no awkward pauses of what to say to ach other.
Celebrity crush? Victoria Justice and Jessica Alba
Would you rather go on a date with a girl who looks almost exactly like your mom or with a girl who acts exactly like your sister? Oh god, I would say (laughs) someone who acts like my sister. Oh god… (keeps laughing)
Turn ons? (laughs) A good laugh, it can’t be an annoying laugh… (laughs) They have to be an appropriate size for me because I’m not that tall, so if they’re too tall then no. A nice smile!
Turn offs? Someone who speaks really loudly, like they’re normal voice is super loud or high pitched, I’m just like, no. From experience, if their feet smell, if they come and hang out and they take their shoes off and it smells. Or if they put their feet on your lap and you can smell their feet.
What’s the most “environmentally friendly” thing about you? Umm…..I guess I always carry around a reusable water bottle, I have three of these so I don’t buy the plastic bottles so that saves planet earth, it decreases the amount of waste that goes to…I don’t know…where does it go? The amount of waste that is produced?… I’m also the one at home that turns off all the lights that no one is even using. Even though we don’t pay for electricity I’m still conscious of it.
What kind of fashion advice can you give to the men of IV? (laughs) Let’s see…umm, I guess, just because we live by the beach doesn’t mean you have to wear those Hawaiian shirts. It’s the middle of fall and they are still wearing Hawaiian shirts and shorts, with sandals. Umm, what else? That’s the biggest one. Umm… I don’t know what else.
Life quote you life by? “If you’re gunna be passionate about something, be passionate about learning, if you’re gunna fight something, fight for those in need and if you’re going to hate something, hate the false idea that you are not capable of your dreams”.
What is your greatest UCSB accomplishment? My greatest accomplishment would be joining Theta Nu Kappa (Fraternity).
Favorite thing about UCSB? Umm, my favorite thing about UCSB is being involved on a lot of organizations. They are unique in their own way, but when I’m present in the groups, I feel welcomed and even though I’m not as involved as other members are in those groups. I still feel accepted into the family they have formed.