This week’s campus cutie is a proud American with a passion for history. You can often find him roaming around campus sending out good vibes with his friendly disposition and heart warming smile. Who says nice guys finish last? Meet Tom.
Name: Tom Ballard
Age/School Year: 18, Freshman
Hometown: Middletown NJ
Major: History Secondary Education
Fun Fact: I’m a quadruplet. I have three other brothers. And I’m running for Board of Education in my hometown.
Sign: Taurus
Relationship Status: Single
Ideal First Date: I’m not sure, something simple like Netflix and Chill (where we would actually Netflix and Chill).
Dream Girl: Betsy Ross or Abigail Adams.
Dream Job: High School History Teacher
Hobbies: Prancing around, watching TV, following politics
Favorite TV show: The West Wing
Favorite book: Catcher in the Rye
Guilty pleasure: Chocolate and Goldfish (not together)
Spirit Animal: Pandas, because they sleep and eat bamboo for most of the day.
Bucket List: I really want to travel to Europe, I’ve never been out of the country so somewhere exotic, but it would be great if they still spoke English.
Favorite quote: Carpe Diem!
Never leave the dorm without: My ID and keys. During our first fire drill I made sure that my roommate had his too!
Funny quirks: I sleep with my socks on and I’m a little OCD, so I like to do everything in even numbers. If I’m eating pretzels I have to have two.
If you were a food, what would you be?: A Jersey Mike’s Sub because I work there!
Role model: My parents, because they helped instill my work ethic.