When I first sent Alexander Hoffarth a message to tell him that he had been nominated to be a Her Campus BC Campus Cutie, he responded, “It’s not April Fools’ Day, Caitlin!” If you haven’t met this intelligent, genuine, humble and very involved student on campus, he is definitely someone you should want to get to know.
The Basics
Name: Alexander Hoffarth
Hometown: Rochester, NY
School/Year: Arts & Sciences, 2013
Major: Political Science
BC Life
Activities/Clubs: Facilitator for the Emerging Leaders Program, Tour Guide and Panelist for the Student Admission Program, Chair of the Distinguished Speaker Series, and College Coordinator for Generation Citizen
Best Class: “Hmm, you know that’s tough, Caitlin, that’s tough. I like to joke, as a poli-sci major, that How to Rule the World is my favorite (laughs), but I really like all my Honors classes and my Political Science courses. Alice (Behnegar)’s Western Cult class was pretty legendary last year…”
Worst Class: “I haven’t had any worst classes! I’m not a negative person, so I always look for the optimism in everything.”
Bapst or O’Neill: “Neither! The dorm! Why not Bapst? I have this irrational (not so irrational) fear that if I even so much as drop a pencil I’ll be kicked out and blacklisted for life.”
Favorite Place to Eat: Hillside if you can get a table.
Biggest Pet Peeve: People showing up late. I’m not a saint in this regard, but I at least try to let people know if I’m not going to be on time. It’s not too hard to send a courtesy text.
One thing most excited about for senior year: Not much; I like my time here!
Most embarrassing moment: “If I had my sister here, she’d be able to answer so quickly! But here’s a good one. When I was in 9th grade, at lunch one day, someone in the cafeteria announced that I needed to come to the front. They handed me an envelope and when I opened it, it was an invitation to audition for the Miss New York State Pageant or something like that. I opened it up in front of my guy friends, and once I realized what it was for, I was concerned. I tore it up and threw it away, but then decided it was too priceless, so I took the scraps back and I still have them at home!”
Fun Fact: I umpired and coached little league baseball and softball.
Favorite Movie: It depends on the day. Harry Potter, Star Wars, and any superhero movies
Favorite TV Show: Sports Center and the occasional episode of Jeopardy
Celeb Crush: “Megyn Kelly on Fox News. She’s pretty stunning, I’m not going to lie about it.” Also, Natalie Portman and Keira Knightly.
Dream Job: “Is it too ambitious to say President of the United States?”
Favorite BC sport: When we’re winning, football. The atmosphere is incredible, especially at a night game. If you want to root for a winner, you root for hockey.
Ideal Girl: Someone who cares about herself, has class, is intelligent, and has an awareness about the world. She should be caring and nice to talk to, have good integrity, strong morals, values, virtues and character. “I’m a personality person rather than a looks person.”
Ideal date: Dinner and a movie are fine with me! I’ll pay for dinner and she can choose the movie.
Deal Breakers?: Arrogance.
Advice to Freshmen: 3 things: Get involved as a way to meet people and make BC a smaller campus. Get to know your professors, they’re great resources. Befriend a Jesuit. It’s rewarding.
3 Things on Your Bucket List: Teaching somewhere between now and whenever. Or mentoring. Spend time in political life (public service is honorable when honorable people enter into it). Raise a good, solid family and make sure my kids have the same good morals and values I’ve been blessed to have.