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Bryar Brandvold ’16 and Tristan Cooper ’16

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

 

 

                                                                         (Tristan is the one on the right!)                                     

Meet this week’s Campus Cuties, Bryar Brandvold and Tristan Cooper! They are freshmen at Oxy and play on the soccer team.

Hometown 

Bryar: Great Falls, MT

Tristan: Fremont, New Hampshire

Major

Bryar: History

Tristan: History and DWA

Single or taken?

Bryar: Taken

Tristan: Taken 

What’s your favorite color?  

Bryar: Forest green

Tristan: Powder blue

What are your career aspirations?  

Bryar: Lawyer

Tristan: Teacher 

What are you involved in on campus? 

Bryar: I’m in the soccer team and a Sigma Alpha Epsilon pledge.

Tristan: I’m part of the soccer team and that’s about it.

What do you think about Oxy so far?   

Bryar: I love it because the campus is beautiful, the weather is great, classes are interesting, and I really like the people.

Tristan: I really enjoy my time at Oxy so far. I love the weather, I love the people. It’s academically rigourous and you can have fun at the same time.

As a first year, what is one thing that you have on your bucket list to do next year? 

Bryar: I want to get to the beach on a regular basis and explore Los Angeles.

Tristan: Because I’m from New Hampshire, I really want to see the surrounding LA area and northern California and go to different national parks.

What would be something that people would be surprised to know about you?

Bryar: That I’m not in a gang. 

Tristan: I know how to knit.

Guilty Pleasure? 

Bryar: I love to eat ice cream and watch Parental Control.

Tristan: I’m a big fan of HGTV, especially House Hunters.

If your life could have a theme song, what would it be? 

Bryar: That Was a Crazy Game of Poker by O.A.R.

Tristan: Simple song by The Shins

Who is your celebrity man crush?

Bryar: George Clooney

Tristan: Ryan Gosling

What is your number one turn off? 

Bryar: Girls who smoke cigarettes

Tristan: Whining 

What is the most embarrassing thing that has happened to you?

Bryar: I was in 7th grade and we were singing karaoke at a school dance and not only was I a horrible singer but right as I hit the last note, this kid came up and pantsed me.

Tristan: I’m kind of a whimp when it comes to taking risks.

Finally, what’s one place that you’d like to travel to?

Bryar: The fjoreds of Norway, land of my people

Tristan: New Zealand