Name: Will Lehrer
Year: Sophomore
Hometown: Greenwich Village in Manhattan, N.Y.
Major: Psychology major with possible History or Music minor
Relationship Status: Single (and loving it!)
Favorite Food: Pollo con Mole
This music-loving guy is a hipster at heart, but also loves ‘the prep.’ Meet this week’s Campus Cutie, Will Lehrer!
HC (Her Campus): Are you excited to be back?WL (Will Lehrer): I am. I really missed Wake. It’s a little different from Manhattan, and it’s a good change of pace. I have good friends here, and I missed the actual productivity of being in class. It’s good for me, and I love being here. And I love that it’s not cold … ever.
HC: Tell me a little bit about your involvement here at Wake Forest!WL: Well, I am a brother in Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity. I volunteer at HOPE every year, which is volunteering in special needs elementary schools. I’m trying out for club baseball this year – it’d be nice to get back into it. Other than that, it’s just balancing classes and social life.
HC: And you said you were thinking of adding a minor in Music? Do you play an instrument?WL: I play guitar, piano, and saxophone. When I was really little, I really wanted to learn the “Pink Panther” theme on sax. Once I got tired of saxophone, I picked up piano. I‘ve always been a fan of rock music, so then I picked up guitar.
HC: So you’re really into music then? What’s your favorite band?WL: Now? Or ever?
HC: Either.WL: Ever? I’ll take the safe pick with the Beatles. Right Now? I’d say The Strokes or Artic Monkeys.
HC: So is something by Artic Monkeys your top-played or #1 song right now?
WL: “Do I Wanna Know?” got released as a single, and it really stuck with me.
HC: You said going to see Artic Monkeys is on your bucket list – anything else exciting?WL: Lots of traveling – I want to study abroad in Europe next semester; there’s a lot in South America I want to see and a lot in the United States. But the most obvious one is skydiving and all that crazy stuff.
HC: Very cool. So you like traveling and going to concerts; what are your other hobbies or passions?WL: This summer was my first summer working with special needs kids. I’ve worked with kids a bunch of years in the past, but this was my first time working with [kids who have] developmental disabilities, and I loved it. That’s why I’m a Psych major – it’s what I want to do and something I’m very passionate about. If everything goes to plan, I’ll have my PhD within the next however many years, and then I can be a therapist for special needs kids in particular.
HC: That’s so awesome! Do you have a hidden talent?WL: I wish. Not that I can think. I mean, if I have hidden talents, they’re still hidden to me. I’m hoping my next few years in college will reveal them to me.
HC: You said you love hanging out with friends and being social; how do you think they would describe you?WL: Pretty reserved and levelheaded. I’m outgoing but not the loudest person by any means. Pretty sarcastic, but to a point that’s funny and not condescending … but sometimes condescending (laughs).
HC: (Laughing) Only at the right moments?WL: Only at the right moments – I like that.
HC: So what was it like coming to Wake Forest?WL: I don’t think anyone is completely ready for it. It definitely was a bit of a transition, but I’m happy here now. The biggest thing to get used to is that the people are friendly here. It’s weird. I’ve come to embrace it, I think. I prefer it.
HC: What’s your favorite food? Or type of food?WL: Anything Mexican. Pollo con Mole might be my favorite comfort food. It’s complex; the sauce has 40 some-odd ingredients. You know you like it at first – you don’t love it – but every time you taste it again, you taste something new. So, I’ve eaten it enough times that I’ve come to appreciate it for what it is – the complexity of it.
HC: So if you had to stick to one type of food forever, that would be it?WL: Oh definitely. Definitely. That, and Arnold Palmers. I drink a lot of those. I can’t pick anything else.
HC: Who would play you in a movie about your life? Or who do you want to play you?WL: Well those are two different questions. See, realistically, I would pick Jesse Eisenberg. Unrealistically, I would pick Justin Timberlake (laughs).
HC: So you think Justin Timberlake is your celebrity look-alike then?WL: I’d like to hope so. I’ve gotten it once before, and I like to pretend people were telling the truth.
HC: (Laughs) Then you stick with it! If you’ve been told it once, then it’s true. I can see it.WL: (Laughs) Thank you. Now I’ve been told it twice, so it’s definitely true.
HC: I have to ask…are you single or taken?WL: I am currently single and loving it. I had a serious relationship that ended right before I got to Wake, and now I’m just enjoying being a college sophomore and living in the moment. But if I meet the right person, that could change.
HC: Are you looking for anything specific in a girl?WL: Well, I came to Wake to try something new. I’d like the opposite of the type of girl I’d find in New York – I think a nice southern belle, sweet and bubbly.
HC: Well I think you’ve come to the right place. So what would be a turn-off in a girl for you?WL: Poor music taste. Anyone that’s snobby about their music taste, but listens to country obnoxiously, loud EDM, or dubstep. I like someone who listens to music that I’ve never heard of. Even if I don’t love their music, I’ll appreciate something new and original – whatever doesn’t fit the mold.
HC: What’s your idea of a perfect date?WL: For me, it would be a concert – obviously. To woo a girl, maybe the classic dinner and a movie. If it works, it works. Although if I’m in New York, going to Central Park is never a bad thing.
HC: Who’s your celebrity crush?WL: I’m a big Emma Stone fan. I love Emma Stone, but with the red hair, not the blonde. I rode in an elevator with her once. I didn’t know it was her at first, but I saw the red hair and I was like – this girl is stunning. As soon as I walked out, I was like – wait a second; there’s something about her. She’s independent, absolutely stunning, and witty. Witty is a big thing. I like that. It works for her.
HC: Finally, is there anything you’d like to tell the world?WL: Never listen to Creed or Nickelback … and go Deacs!
*Photos by Tori Boyle.