Campus Cutie Best Friends Edition: Jack and Jarad

Names: Jarad Asselin and Jack Lajoie

Year: Sophomore

Hometown:

Jarad: Milford, New Hampshire

Jack: Leicester, MA

Major:

Jarad: Cognitive Brain Science

Jack: International Relations

Boxers or Briefs?

Both: Briefs

How did you guys meet?

We met through Facebook as pre-frosh, and we’ve been roommates ever since.

So tell us, are you single, taken, complicated…?

We’re both single.

What qualities do you look for in a girl?

Jarad: I like my girls tall and with big ears.

Jack: She has to like X-Factor, and I love a good accent.

What are the deal breakers?

Jarad: She can’t eat skittles.

Jack: Not applicable. I don’t discriminate.

If you could be a celebrity for a day, who would you be?

Jarad: Jon Bon Jovi.

Jack: Steven Tyler.

Do you have anyone you look up to at Tufts?

We look up to Sahar Roodehchi.

What’s the craziest thing you have done?

We launched water balloons off of the rooftop of Tisch.

What’s your dream job?

Both: Stay-at-home dad.

Biggest pet peeve?

Jarad: I hate when parents give children umbrellas. People like me (6’4”) are constantly jabbed by the tops and sides of umbrellas that short people carry.

Jack: I hate when people run on the street even though there are sidewalks to run on.

Choose one word to describe each other.

Jarad: He’s terrific.

Jack: He’s a bear.

What are you involved in at Tufts?

Jarad: I run track.

Jack: I’m involved in Tufts University Refugee Assistance Program (TURAP) and I did Burlesque last year.

Top three songs on your Spotify lists:

Jarad: “I Wanna Dance With Somebody” by Whitney Houston, “December, 1963 (Oh, What a Night)” by Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons, and “We Were Us” by Miranda Lambert.

Jack: “Dancing Queen” by ABBA, “Pachuca Sunrise” by Minus the Bear, and “Trouble” by Taylor Swift.