Interview and photo by Allie Duda
Name: Alden Roth
Age: 19
Year in school: Sophomore
Hometown: Charles Town, WV
Major: Cinema Production
Relationship status: Taken
Sign: Cancer
Hobbies/interests: Traveling, sports, being outside, camping, music, and art
Hidden talent: I can wiggle my ears
Dream job: Making movies for Redbull, Gopro, or National Geographic
Boxers or briefs: I’m a briefs kind of guy
Favorite movie: Donnie Darko
Favorite music: Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros are my favorite band, but I also love Childish Gambino and other hip hop artists
Favorite TV show: Falling Skies
Favorite teams: I don’t have any. The few times that I watch sporting events, I pick a team at the beginning of the game
Celeb crush: Jennifer Lawrence. Duh!
Biggest turn on: Being smart
Biggest turn off: Smoking of any kind
Ideal date: Going somewhere and having a genuinely good time, preferably with a movie being watched at some point
Best pickup line: I don’t think I’ve ever actually used a pickup line, but I find Harry Potter pickup lines particularly entertaining
Fun fact: Last summer, I traveled 11000 miles across America in 25 days and visited over 20 national parks with two of my closest friends. We didn’t take any money for food or lodging. We camped the entire time. I also have an adopted sister from China. And I’m the president of the Rugby Club here at Point Park
If you could be any fictional character, who would it be and why? Christopher McCandless. I know he was an actual person, but I’m picking him because he’s a movie character from Into the Wild. Although aspects of his life suck, his philosophy and mindset are very close to mine on a lot of things. I would love to leave everything behind and just go to Alaska like he did. Except I would like to avoid the whole dying part
If you could travel anywhere in the world, where would it be and why? Anywhere. I want to experience the world, not just see its pretty places. I want to learn about cultures and their people and their histories and get in the middle of their societies. I’m willing to go anywhere on this planet at least once
Keep an eye out for Alden behind the camera or on the rugby field!Â