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Campus Cutie: Weston Nielsen

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

Name: Weston Nielsen
Hometown: Newport Beach, CA
Year: Sophomore
Relationship Status: Single
Major: Undeclared

Activities/Interests: Volleyball, beach, attempting to frat with Elliot Waniek, 6562.
Campus Involvement: Men’s Volleyball intercollegiate team.
Favorite Thing About UCSB: The location, my friends, and the weather.
Favorite College Moment: Slip n’ Slide with Baseball team and company.
Dream Job: The person that picks all the songs for movie soundtracks.
Fun Fact: I got my pilot’s license over the summer…so…yeah.
Dream Girl: I enjoy a woman that is confident but not cocky, can impress my friends and make us all laugh.
Celebrity Crush: Charlize Theron.
Three Things You Can’t Live Without: Renn Spooner shirts, Game of Thrones, and Spring Quarter.

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Rachel is a senior at UC Santa Barbara and studies Communication and Global Peace and Security. Rachel is from a small, beautiful town in southern California called Palos Verdes. However, Palos Verdes is just one of the many places Rachel has lived. Rachel spent her childhood moving and traveling all over the world, living in places such as Indianapolis, Indiana; Santiago, Chile; Vienna, Austria; and Orlando, Florida. Rachel has found her heart and her home in California, choosing to spend her college years in sunny Santa Barbara. However, Rachel continued her wanderlust when she studied abroad in Barcelona, Spain in Fall 2012. At UCSB, Rachel is an immensely dedicated and involved member of her sorority Kappa Kappa Gamma, where she held the positions of Panhellenic Delegate, Inter-Greek Counselor, Rho Gam, and a member of the Nominating Slate. Best Buddies, a nonprofit organization dedicated to creating opportunities for one-to-one friendships, integrated employment, and leadership development for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, is a passion of Rachel's, as she is their Social Media Coordinator as well as an active and proud member. As a member of the Lambda Pi Eta Communication Honors Society, Rachel is able to implement her prowess and affinity for communication and communication-related issues. When Rachel is not writing, participating in Kappa events, or volunteering, you can find her in the gym, on the soccer field, watching Modern Family, or cooking. Rachel's love for sports, food, and writing often times go hand-in-hand, as one may see in her weekly blogs. For the past two summers, Rachel has been freelance writing for the Los Angeles Times, and hopes to continue her career pursuit of journalism after she graduates. Rachel is elated to be a part of Her Campus's fabulous team and loves every moment of it!