This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at Duke chapter.
Name:Â Kathryn BensonÂ
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Hometown:Â Blacksburg, Virginia
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Year:Â Sophomore 2018
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Major:Â Disease, Religion & Global Health Policy (Program II)
1. If you could have a lifetime supply of anything, what would it be?
0.38mm pens from Japan (you will understand if you ever encounter these pens)
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2. What is your favorite word/phrase to use?
Well flick a penny off an apple pie and strum a banjo
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3. What is your weirdest habit?
Constantly grooming my cuticles
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4. What is your biggest irrational fear?
Earwigs crawling into my ears at night and eating my brainÂ
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5. What is your favorite class that you have taken at Duke?
A class I am actually taking this year. Â Its called Sickle Cell Disease and it is through the nursing school and taught by one of my incredible advisors, Dr. Royal. Â
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6. What are you most looking forward to in the next week?Â
Running my marathon!
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7. Month?Â
LDOC
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8. Year?Â
Spending the summer researching cardiovascular disease in rural UgandaÂ
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9. For any prospective Blue Devils, why Duke?
Duke has allowed me to meet so many incredible friends. I have never known such passionate, loving, and supportive people.