Richard Elliot Calhoun ’12

Meet Elliot, our campus cutie for the week. Elliot is not only a tri-athlete but also a future lawyer ladies. Brains and brawn is what he stands for. You can find him cactusing on a Thursday night or studying it out in the Purdue libraries. Lets get to know this boilermaker a little bit better.
 
Name: Richard Elliot Calhoun
They Call me: Elliot
Year: Senior
Age:  24
Relationship Status: Dating
Involved in: Triathlon Club
Interests: Golf, traveling, triathlons and I’m a bomb ass chef!
 
HC Purdue: What is something people don’t really know about you?
Elliot: That I’m a softie. Like a good rom- com hits the spot.
 
HCP: What do you love in a girl?
E: I love a girl with a sense of humor, and is willing to do everything with me!… Like literally sit around and do everything and anything.
 
HCP: What is your idea of a perfect date?
E: A perfect date would definitely consist of an extravagant dinner, cooked by your’s truly, followed by a walk around town, and a night out roaming the town, somewhere awesome like Rome, Venice, Rio de Janiero.
 
HCP: Major pet peeve?
E: A girl that can’t take a joke. I hate that because I am constantly joking around. Also, insecurities, I like a girl who believes me when I tell her I like her.
 
HCP: What’s your favorite Purdue spot?
E: Harry’s, and then anywhere, after a few hours at Harry’s it doesn’t matter where you go it will definitely be fun.
 
HCP: What is the most daring thing you’ve ever done?
E: That would probably have to be Backcountry snowboarding in Montana, or Cliff diving off a 55′ cliff, take your pick. I would say the cliff diving was more daring.
 
HCP:  Most embarrassing moment?
E:  I think I embarrass myself all the time .
 
 
HCP: What are your career goals?
E: Well I want to go to law school and specialize in real estate law and open up a commercial real estate developing firm.
 
HCP: What do you love about Purdue?
E: I love… the people. For the most part, everyone here is happy.  Everyone is here to have a good time and they want everyone else to have a good time too.
 
HCP : In 10 years I see myself?
E:  In ten years, I see myself starting the real estate development company, married with 1 or 2 kids .
 
HCP: Do you have a special talent?
E:  I think I give the best massages ever – years of practice, too.
 
HCP: Favorite food? 
E:  It’s a Brazilian kind of steak called Picanha. I love it because no one cooks steak like the Brazilians.
 
HCP:Favorite team?
E:  The Saints. I’m a diehard.
 
HCP:Bucket list?
E: 1. Visit every continent.
2. Go skydiving.
3. Eat at the top 5 restaurants of the world.
4. Finish an Iron Man race.  It’s swim 2 miles, bike 120 miles and then run a marathon.