Name: Jack Polentes
Year: Junior
Major: Geoscience
Hometown: Bethlehem, PA
Campus Involvement: Geo club, Campus Greens, Club Tennis, Intramural Tennis, German Club, CCL, ORAP, POAP
Relationship Status: single
Interested in: Everyone:)
Celebrity Crush: When I was little I had a huge crush on Jill Biden (Joe Biden’s wife), but other than that, haha, I’d gotta say Aaron Piper
Describe Yourself in 3 Words: Wacky, dynamic, energetic
Favorite…
Place on Campus: The solarium
Place in Geneva: Linden Street
Place to shop: REI
Movie/TV Show: The Life Aquatic
Food: Octopus
Class: Geomorphology
Random
JN: What quote do you live by and why?
JP: “Of course its all inside your head Harry, but why on earth should that mean that it’s not real?”
JN: Where do you see yourself in 10-20 years?
JP: Haha probably still in school or hopefully working for NOAA somewhere on the coast.
JN: If you could spend the day with anyone, dead or alive, who would it be?
JP: Dr. Sylvia Earle- she’s one of the coolest oceanographers and paved the way for so many.
JN: If you could live anywhere in the world where would you live?
JP: Probably Berlin or Boston or some nice town on the coast in Maine.
JN: What is something most people on campus don’t know about you?
JP: I don’t know, I’m a pretty open book!
JN: What’s an embarrassing story you’re willing to share?
JP: One time I was diving for horseshoe crabs with my cousin and when I came to the surface, this big jellyfish was wrapped around my neck. I yelled, grabbed it and threw it as hard as possible away from me. As it was flying in the air, my cousin was coming up from the surface and I nailed her right in the back haha.
JN: How do you feel about being nominated as a Campus Cutie?
JP: Pretty good! Haha.
JN: What would you like to be remembered for?
JP: Brightening others’ days and helping the environment.