I first met Andrew Goble in Lawrence Hall early last year, he was sitting shirtless on a futon singing along to “Take the Back Road” while his suitemate, Paul, accompanied on the guitar (which makes total sense, now that they have created their own band – Nero, My Panda). Over the course of the night, he surprised me by dancing to the Backstreet Boys, speaking in Italian, pulling out his ukulele, and sassing everything that anyone else said. And if that’s not example enough of just how much fun this boy is, I can attest – Goble (his nickname) is one of the most charming, fun-loving, and witty kids on campus. At Yale, he splits his time between the track team, Sig Ep fraternity, his band, and of course, his hilarious suite in Stiles. He also has plans to start an online T-shirt business, was in the workings to open a campus creperie last year, and is currently a contributing photographer and writer for GQ online, having worked for the magazine as an intern this past summer (casual). With all that being said, an interview with Goble could last for hours, so I sat down to ask him some rapid fire round questions so he could fill in some blanks for our Her Campus readers:
Year: 2015
Hometown: Mission Hills, Kansas
Relationship Status: It’s complicated
Major: American Studies
My party anthem is: “Hey Juliet,” classic.
The TV show I’d most like to make a cameo on is: Modern Family
The best compliment I’ve ever received was: “I can’t think of any that don’t make me look like a douche for talking about myself…” (I’m sure he gets a lot).
AG: “Let’s talk more about my weaknesses…”
HC: “You never clean your room…”
AG: “Yea, and sometimes I have a short attention span. I wake up at sunrise, on accident, which is annoying…”
The best part about my suite is: “We’re are all very different. I like being around people who are different from me. Three of us met each other on the first day and have been best friends, but they’re all also just very honest relationships. People just say what’s on their mind…so I get yelled at a lot…which is needed.”
My favorite place on campus is: “Blue State…wait…yea.”
When I’m feeling down, I’m always cheered up by: “Jackson!”
If I was an animal I’d be a: “Cheetah, because I’m either not doing anything at all or going as fast as I can.”
The superpower I’d most like to possess is: “Invisibility, just because there’s so much to explore when no one else is there.”
I’ve always wanted to try: Sky-diving
My favorite book is: “The Bible.” I forgot to mention that in his non-existent free time Goble also attends Bible Study. “Also, Freakonomics…These are good questions, they’re making me search within myself.”
If I could eat one food for the rest of my life it would be: “Pizza, pepperoni pizza.”
My favorite word is: “Shoot!”
I find it really cute when girls wear: “Um, T-shirts.”
HC: “Guy’s shirts or girl’s?”
AG: “Either! Both.”
My celebrity crush is: Milas Kunis
Jackson, the resident Sig Ep puppy is: “An unbelievably nice dog.”
The coolest part about working for GQ is: “Sometimes people give me ties when I do a good job. Oh, and getting to go to the NBA draft and a polo match (the Veuve Clicquot Polo Classic).”
HC: “Oh yea you took that photograph of Dree Hemingway…”
AG: “The funny thing is I didn’t know who she was when I took that, I just thought she was hot…well not hot, transcendent of that…”
If I didn’t work at a magazine, play in a band, run track, and go to Yale I’d: “Hang out with friends more…and sleep.”
Yale girls are the best because: “You can always have good conversations with them.”
Love him. If you want more Andrew Goble in your life, check out his story submissions on GQ.com, his photographs on Pinterest, and his signature GHeav sandwich “The Gobbler” (if you don’t, you’re just missing out).