Age: 20
Current year/grade: Junior
Expected graduating year: 2012
Major: Fiction writing
A few interesting things you’d like to share about yourself: My favorite show is “Supernatural,” and my favorite books include “Mystic River” by Dennis Lehane and “Generation Kill” by Evan Wright. I’ve had two stories on my mind lately involving sibling relationships. This may be a result of having three older sisters and three younger foster sisters myself, but I’ve been interested in taking the individual bonds I have with each of my sisters—which, like all relationships, have positive and dysfunctional sides—and exploring every moment I possibly can through the eyes of brothers.
Zodiac sign: Gemini
Favorite color: Red
Favorite food: I’m a sucker for sweets, especially those containing chocolate.
Biggest pet peeve: When the Chicago Transit Authority gets crowded and some riders don’t move their bags so others can sit down.
Favorite song at the moment: “Tennessee Waltz” by Sam Cooke
Favorite place to shop: Target because it’s cheap, and I love its v-neck T-shirts.
What you like/don’t like about Columbia: I like that Columbia encourages creativity and innovative thinking throughout all departments, but I wish the critiquing of our work in the Fiction Writing Department began in Fiction I instead of in the third level class, Prose Forms.