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Krystal Charles

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

Year: Senior
Major: Psychology
Relationship status: Taken
Hometown: London, England

At Eckerd…
What clubs or activities are you involved with on campus?: “The Basketball team is pretty much the majority of what I do, but I am also apart of the Student Athlete Advisory Committee and the Afro American Society.”

What’s your favorite part of being captain of the women’s basketball team?: “Giving advice to teammates to let them feel comfortable, because I remember being a freshman and not knowing what to do.”

Who’s your favorite professional basketball player?: “I’m going to represent the women and go with Candice Parker.”

What is your favorite place on campus?: “Definitely my Dorm room and my bed.”

Best class?: “I really liked cognitive psychology because it’s all about the tricks of the brain.”

Worst class?: “Statistics…it was awful with a lot of papers and it was two semesters, too!”

Fun Facts…
What type of music do you listen to?: “Hip hop mostly, I really like music with a high tempo.”

What is the most played song on your iPod?: “‘Rack City’ by Tyga. I listen to it practically every morning.”

What is the craziest thing you’ve ever done?: “Freshman year I was in Nu and tried to jump off the balcony but my friends wrestled me from doing it.”

Who is your celebrity guy crush?: “I’ll have to go with Channing Tatum.”

Biggest pet peeve?: “Bad teeth.”

Favorites…
Favorite food: “Fried Plantains.”

Favorite movie: “Pursuit of Happiness.”

Favorite TV show: “Dance Moms.”

Favorite animal: “Snakes, I wish I could have one for a pet but vegetarian snakes don’t exist and I would never be able to feed it mice.”

Love…
What’s your type?: “Tall, I’ve always dated guys who were 6’8”-6’10”. “

What’s your idea of the perfect first date?: “Walking around in the city, people watching and talking.”

Biggest turn off?: “If a guy tries to talk to me and has missing teeth.”

Have any advice for underclassmen?: “Definitely get involved with the Eckerd community with different clubs. It could really change your college experience here.”