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Gary Morton ’12

This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at Columbia Chicago chapter.

Gary was our first ever Campus Cutie and we decided to re-feature this southern gentleman because he’s just that great. Although he no longer works in the Journalism Department office, you can catch his smiling face as he hosts his own segment on Columbia’s Frequency TV. He plans on moving up the ranks to being Hollywood’s favorite entertainment reporter. Meet Gary, again:

Hometown: Louisville, Kentucky

Grade level & major: Junior, broadcast journalism

Relationship Status: Single

Favorite food: “French fries, I will eat them with anything. Literally.”

 Describe yourself in one word: SAVVY: [adjective] shrewdly informed; experienced and well-informed; canny.
 
 Favorite Celebrity: Kim Kardashian
 

Shardae is a senior journalism major and honor student at Columbia College Chicago, class of 2011. Born and raised on the South Side of Chicago, Shardae considers Lake Michigan and its surrounding land to be her "backyard." In addition to being a Campus Corresponent for HerCampus.com, she's an Assistant Campus Editor for The Chronicle, Columbia's newspaper.  She also writes for Gloss Magazine Online and is also an intern for Special K at 103.5 Kiss FM. Shardae is an avid reader of celebrity gossip blogs, and believes news is just organized gossip. She is also the mother of a one-year-old daughter and would like to show other young women that all the above can be achieved. Shardae is extremely excited about graduation next spring, and plans to wear her cap and gown for an entire 24-hours after the ceremony. Her favorite thing to do is eat and her passion is writing, she hopes to one day work for Food Network magazine.