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Ryan Bueckendorf ’12

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

Meet Ryan Bueckendorf, this week’s Campus Cutie. Not only is Ryan involved with Venture Out, but he’s also the president of Delta Chi Fraternity and does campus community service. Ryan was part of this year’s steering committee for Dance Marathon, an event that raises money for pediatric cancer research. He’ll be spending spring break in Pensacola, Fla., with Mizzou’s alternative spring break program.

Hometown: St. Louis, Mo.

Dual major: Secondary Language Arts Education and English

Relationship status: Taken

Freshman dorm: Gillett

Favorite Mizzou memory: Climbing Jesse Hall

Last song played on iPod: “Down by the Water” by the Decemberists (feat. Gillian Wench)

On his bucket list: “Buy a motorcycle and ride to the West Coast.”

Little known fact: “I’m really, really ticklish.”

Favorite quote: “The past cannot remember the past. The future can’t generate the future. The cutting edge of this instant right here and now is always nothing less than the totality of everything there is.” – Robert Pirsig

Kelsey Mirando is a senior at the University of Missouri, class of 2011, studying Magazine Journalism, English and Sociology. Born and raised in Tulsa, Okla., Kelsey enjoys travel, volunteerism and any Leonardo DiCaprio movie. She is a member of Kappa Alpha Theta women's fraternity and has served as President of the Society of Professional Journalists, MU chapter. She has reported among the Tiger fans of Columbia, Mo., the hustle and bustle of Beijing and the bright lights of New York City. Kelsey recently completed the American Society of Magazine Editors (ASME) summer internship program and is now soaking up every moment of her senior year at Mizzou.