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Liya Rechtman ’14 and Cherry Kim ’14

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Evelyn Kramer Student Contributor, Amherst College
This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at Amherst chapter and does not reflect the views of Her Campus.

This week we have the dynamite roommate duo Liya Rechtman ‘14 and Cherry Kim ‘14 as our Campus Cuties!
 
Hometown:
LR: Brooklyn, NY
CK: Queens, NY
 
Class Year: 2014
 
Dorm: Marsh
 
High School:
LR: St. Ann’s School
CK: Hunter College High School
 
Major:
LR: Religion and English
CK: Studio Art and History
 
Ideal Job:
LR: A supreme court justice
CK: “I want to open up a chocolate shop, and make a lot of money off it, and just live off of it.”
 
Ideal Date:
LR: Racing on sail boats
CK: Something fun, free, and with food
 
 
Spirit Animal:
LR: A lion
CK: “I would be something that digs and flies.  A flying mole.”
 
 
Favorite TV Show/Movie:
LR: Battlestar Galactica
CK: Misfits and Pirates of the Caribbean
 
 
If You Could Have One Superpower, What Would it Be?:
LR: Definitely flight
CK: Flight
 
 
Extracurriculars:
LR: President of Hillel Society, member of Israel Alliance, member of Debate, Shebomb.com staffer 
CK: Member of Reader to Reader (a program that advocates literacy)
 
 
Relationship Status:
LR: So single
CK: Single and ready to mingle
 
 
Craziest Thing You’ve Ever Done:
LR: “I partied in three different times zones and two different continents over the course of twenty-four hours over winter break.”
CK: “Well the craziest thing I did this week was making my friend run all the way back from Limered to Marsh to get my teddy bear, Mr. Bear.  Mr. Bear is the best thing in my life.  He is wonderful because he is always there for you.  He was a bit disgruntled that I made him take this picture, but he is always happy.”
 
 
Why They’re Our Campus Cuties: These roommates are together through thick and thin.  They’re also adorable, obviously.  And their room has awesome decorations.  

Evelyn is the Editor-in-Chief of the Amherst branch of Her Campus. She was a features intern at Seventeen Magazine during the summer of 2011 and a features intern at Glamour Magazine during the summer of 2013. She is a French and English major in the class of 2014 at Amherst College. She is also on Amherst's varsity squash team. She is an aspiring travel writer/novelist, and loves running, ice cream, and Jane Austen.