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Tiela Halpin ’12

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

This week’s Cutie is the gorgeous Tiela Halpin. She’s a 25-year-old junior photography major that’s tattooed, pierced and a total sweetheart!

A few interesting things you’d like to share about yourself: I was named after a cartoon character; Teela from He-Man and the Masters of the Universe. I took 2 years off of school after my sophomore year and lived in Atlanta, GA for really no reason. I have 14 piercings and 16 tattoos, so far. I also know how to stilt walk, random right?
 
Zodiac sign: Cancer
 
Favorite color: Red
 
Favorite food: Bacon! You could put bacon on just about anything and it becomes a million times better.
 
Biggest pet peeve: It’s a tie between people who the wrong versions of your/you’re and there/their/they’re online and skeezy dudes who lewdly catcall women on the street.
 
Favorite song(s) at the moment: Violet Eyes by My Gold Mask. They’re a Chicago band that my friend saw at SXSW and told me about and they’re completely blowing my mind right now.
 
Favorite place(s) to shop: I live on the north side and have become a total sucker for the little boutiques in Lakeview and Andersonville; Kopi cafe and Presence on Clark are at the top of my list lately.
 
What you like/don’t like about attending Columbia: What I do like is the facilities and location. As a photo major, there’s no other school in the midwest that offers the amount of technology that Columbia does. On the other hand I dislike how segmented Columbia feels. When I was at Monmouth College, before I transferred to Columbia (for the photo program) I was able to be involved with things outside of my major. For example, I was very active in theater and I just don’t have that opportunity here. I miss it.
Shardae is a senior journalism major and honor student at Columbia College Chicago, class of 2011. Born and raised on the South Side of Chicago, Shardae considers Lake Michigan and its surrounding land to be her "backyard." In addition to being a Campus Corresponent for HerCampus.com, she's an Assistant Campus Editor for The Chronicle, Columbia's newspaper.  She also writes for Gloss Magazine Online and is also an intern for Special K at 103.5 Kiss FM. Shardae is an avid reader of celebrity gossip blogs, and believes news is just organized gossip. She is also the mother of a one-year-old daughter and would like to show other young women that all the above can be achieved. Shardae is extremely excited about graduation next spring, and plans to wear her cap and gown for an entire 24-hours after the ceremony. Her favorite thing to do is eat and her passion is writing, she hopes to one day work for Food Network magazine.