Year: 2015
Hometown: Birmingham, AL
Major/Minor: East Asian Studies major, History minor
Her Campus: What are you involved in on campus?Sara Brande:Â I am a Queer Resource Center staffer, I work as the Intern at the newly opened Gender and Sexuality Center in Usdan, and I am involved with various productions through the Undergraduate Theatre Collective.
HC: Describe your dream date. SB:Â Dressing up, going out for a nice dinner and dessert, and ending up curled up on a couch playing video games.
HC:Â Single or taken? SB:Â Happily taken :)
HC:Â What do you look for in a partner? SB:Â Carly Chernomorets.
HC:Â What are your top three pet peeves? SB:Â Feet, casual racism, and the gender binary.
HC: What’s the first thing you notice about someone? SB: Their smile.
HC: What’s something you can’t live without? SB: The Internet.
HC: What’s one piece of advice you’d give to your younger self about life at Brandeis (school life or social life)? SB: Don’t worry about what people think. Chase after your dreams and make them happen. Join Quidditch and go to Boxing club.
Favorites
Food: Korean BBQ
Movie: Captain America
Board Game: Stratego
Class at Brandeis: Black Feminist Thought with Professor Jasmine Johnson. I’ve learned so much and the class discussions are amazing.Â