Name: Ian Eric Will
Hometown: Mont Vernon, NH
Major: Environmental Studies/Political Science
Class Year: Sophomore
The Basics:
Favorite book: Born Standing Up, its Steve Martin’s autobiography
Favorite Movie: Either Despicable Me or Sherlock Holmes
Favorite Store: County Stores
Most Played Song on your ipod: Every Time We Touch by Cascada
Favorite Class at Bucknell: International Politics
Campus Activities: Club Rugby, Club Lacrosse, SKI TEAM, Intramural Soccer, Intramural Frisbee
Campus Posse: Mod 34, PKP Pledge Class 2012, Everyone else that I like
General Interests: Interesting Things
Little Known Fact: The name of my first stuffed animal was Beary Bear
Girls, Girls, Girls:
Relationship: Single
What do you look for in a girl: I look for a girl who likes to laugh and can make any awkward situation fun.
Female turnoff: I’m not a huge fan of when girls talk shit about other people.
Celebrity Crush: The oldest daughter from Modern Family. I don’t know her real name
Best of the Rest:
Proudest Accomplishment: Winning the Intramural Soccer Championship (B League)
Where do you see yourself in 10 years: With any luck, in ten years I will be picking apples off of the trees in my backyard, my dog pressing his head into the side of my leg telling me to take him inside out of the cold.
3 words to describe yourself: Nice, Goofy, Egocentric (just kidding)
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Name: Steven Swavely
Nickname: Swaves
Hometown: Reading, Pa.
Relationship Status: Single
Sign: Sagittarius
Campus Life
Major: Business
Favorite thing about UMaine: Hockey
Favorite place to eat in Orono: Margaritas
Best Class: Economics
Worst Class: Music
How do you like to spend your weekends here: Skating in front of a packed Alfond Arena
Miscellaneous
What is on your ipod’s top rated: Country
Boxers or Briefs: Neither
An embarrassing confession: Sleepwalker
Ski or Snowboard: Snowboard
Salty or Sweet: Sweet
Dream job: NASCAR driver
Biggest Pet Peeve: Loud Chewing
Favorite Guilty Pleasure: Soda
Three words to describe yourself: Silly, Romantic and Robust
Favorites
Favorite Barstool Segment: GTA
Favorite Quote: “The price is wrong, B****” – Happy Gilmore
Favorite song to dance to at a party: She Doesn’t Mind- Sean Paul
Favorite food: Parmesan-crusted chicken
Favorite sports team(s): Philadelphia Flyers, Phillies, and Eagles
Favorite App (game or otherwise): Scramble
The Nitty Gritty
How do you let someone know you’re interested in them: Subtle wink
What do you want girls to know about you: Big time bubble butt
What do you look for in a girl: Eyes / cute face
Deal-breaker: Bad breathe
Celebrity Crush: Blake Lively
Celebrity Man-Crush: Zach Galafanakis
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Name: Mike Kuhn
Nickname: Whatever you wanna call me
Hometown: Bridgewater, NJ
Relationship Status: Single
Sign: Virgo
Major: Marketing & International Business
How are you involved on campus: Football in the Fall, Track in the winter, also a member of the notorious Bennoch Bukkake Barrage
Favorite place to eat in Orono: Johnnys or Angelos
Best Class: Best class is personal selling, everybody should try to take that class.
How do you like to spend your weekend: I’m into trying new things and going new places. If something presents itself to me, I’m usually in.
Ski or Snowboard: Snowboard in US, ski in Europe
Boxers or Briefs: Briefs
Biggest Pet Peeve: people who are too pessimistic
An embarrassing confession: I wore a batman cape and cowboy boots everywhere until i was like 6 or 7. It seemed cool at the time but looking back I don’t know what my mom was thinking.
Dream job: I just want to be my own boss, that should be everyone’s goal. I have some ideas of things I want to do and connections to help me get there, but nothing ever seems to go as planned. Thats why I keep my goals open.
Favorite Barstool Segment: Smokeshows… I’ve met a few too if you know what I’m sayin ;)
Favorite song to dance to at a party: I just chill in the corner and look cool- or at least I try to.
Favorite food: Whatever Mrs. Maiorelli is cooking (My friend’s mom)
Favorite sports team(s): diahard NY Giants fan, don’t hold it against me
Favorite Beer: Dos Equis
How do you let someone know you’re interested in them: I usually just talk to them, try to gauge what their interest is of me and work from there. I don’t have any secret techniques, although I wish that I did
What do you want girls to know about you: I can come off as shy but I’m really not at all. I’m bringing the strong silent back- That and the combover
What do you look for in a girl: She’s gotta be smart and easy to talk to.
Deal-breaker: either smokes cigs, or if I know shes a big flirt with alot of guys i usually don’t even bother.
Celebrity Crush: Jeff Falvey
Boobs or Butt: its all about the legs!
Photo Credit: Katie Donlon Photography
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Name: Alexander Bailey
Nickname: Zander
Hometown: Gorham, ME
Relationship Status: Single
Sign: Leo
Major: Civil/Environmental Engineering
How are you involved on campus: That’s where my classes are.
Favorite thing about UMaine: Not sure
Favorite place to eat in Orono: Harvest Moon
Best or Worst Class: Worst: Wastewater Treatement
Dream job: POTUS
How do you like to spend your weekend: Relaxing
What’s on your ipod’s top rated: Sublime
An embarrassing confession: I like turtles.
Boxers or Briefs: Neither
Ski or Snowboard: Snowboard
Salty or Sweet: Can’t decide
Boobs or Butt: Butt
Favorite Quote: “What we do in life echoes in eternity” – Maximus
Favorite song to dance to at a party: Anything by J Lo
Favorite food: Pizza
Favorite sports team(s): Packers, Red Sox
Favorite Beer: PBR
Celebrity Crush: Mila Kunis
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Basic Facts
Name: Chris Gennaro
Nickname: Dr. C&B
Hometown: Saco, Maine
Relationship Status: Single
Sign: Cancer
Campus Life
Major: Marketing
Favorite thing about UMaine: Snow Days
How are you involved on campus: Intern with the Football Team
Favorite place to eat in Orono: Margaritas
Best Class: Law and Society
Worst Class: Strategic Management
How do you like to spend your weekends here: I usually go out with some friends trying to pick up girls but it almost always fails miserably and we end up getting pizza.
Miscellaneous
What’s on your ipod’s top rated: I’m Awesome by Spouse & Jay-Z’s entire Black Album. I relate to both of them so well.
Boxers or Briefs: Boxers
An embarrassing confession: I get very nervous around pretty girls.
Ski or Snowboard: Ski
What are you plans for Summer: Hopefully I get an adult job, but if not I’ll be working at the Lobster Claw in Saco and playing golf.
Salty or Sweet: Sweet
Dream job: Saving puppies & kittens from abusive homes and giving them to families where they can be loved.
Biggest Pet Peeve: Bro Stories
Three words to describe yourself: Gentleman, Scholar, (and I guess now) Cute
Favorites
Favorite Barstool Segment: “Milton’s Pimp My Look” because I need some new clothes.
Favorite Quote: “You know how they say we only use 10 percent of our brains? I think we only use 10 percent of our hearts.” -John Beckwith
Favorite song to dance to at a party: My Humps by The Black Eyed Peas
Favorite food: Burritos
Favorite sports team(s): New England Patriots
Favorite Beer: Budweiser Light (haven’t tried the Platinum kind yet…not sure if I’m ready)
Favorite App (game or otherwise): Fruit Ninja
The Nitty Gritty
Craziest place you’ve ever had sex: At the drive-in movies in the back of my SUV while Kung Fu Panda 2 was playing in the background.
How do you let someone know you’re interested in them: I’m not what you’d call ‘smooth” around the ladies, so I usually just stare at a girl awkwardly until she either tells me to stop or she walk away.
What do you want girls to know about you: I think girls look for three things in a guy: his attractiveness, a great sense of humor, and money. I can offer you two of the three.
What do you look for in a girl: A girl that is smart, witty, and willing to make the first move.
Deal-breaker: If she ”knows” a lot of guys on the football team.
Celebrity Crush: Kaley Cuoco. (Penny from Big Bang Theory)
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Basic Facts
Name: Jon Noyes
Nickname: No-Yes
Hometown: Caribou, Maine
Relationship Status: Single
Sign: Virgo
Campus Life
Major: International Affairs/History
Favorite thing about UMaine: Spring
How are you involved on campus: Intramural Sports
Favorite place to eat in Orono: Verve
Best Class: A skipped class
Worst Class: Anything before 10am
How do you like to spend your weekends here: Hanging out with my boys
Miscellaneous
What’s on your ipod’s top rated: Blind Melon, Sublime, and Dispatch
Boxers or Briefs: boxer briefs
An embarrassing confession: The Notebook is a great movie.
Ski or Snowboard: Ski
What are you plans for Spring Break: Went to Puerto Rico
Salty or Sweet: Sweet
Dream job: Getting paid to travel
Biggest Pet Peeve: Commercials
Three words to describe yourself: awesome, awesome, and awesome
Favorites
Favorite Barstool Segment: Smoke show
Favorite Quote: Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
Favorite song to dance to at a party: No Diggity- Blackstreet
Favorite food: Ice Cream
Favorite sports team(s): Red Sox
Favorite Beer: Alexander Keith
Favorite App (game or otherwise): NESN app
The Nitty Gritty
How do you let someone know you’re interested in them: I talk to them
What do you look for in a girl: a sense of humor
Deal-breaker: grey hair
Celebrity Crush: Mila Kunis
Boobs or Butt: Butt
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Sean Ryan is not your average business major. Sean, a senior, will graduate this spring but you won’t find him on Wall Street or working for a big marketing firm come next fall. Instead Ryan will return to the job he holds while not at school–asa professional snowboarder. Sean began seriously competing at age 15 and turned pro in 2009 when he was offered a contract with Kicker Action Sports. Her Campus sat down with him to learn how he balances riding with school and about his plans for after graduation.
Her Campus: How did you become interested in snowboarding?
Sean Ryan: My parents have a house in Okemo, Vermont and I started skiing when I was two. Eventually, I picked up snowboarding around age nine, and I had so much more fun snowboarding than skiing because it was a whole new progression. In high school I decided to take it more seriously, so during my sophomore year, I got into a weekend program at Okemo and that was the first year I started competing.
HC: So what does it mean to be a pro snowboarder?
SR: Kicker Action Sports was the first contract I got that technically classified me as a professional snowboarder. But sometimes I still don’t like to fully call myself a professional because I definitely can’t support myself solely through snowboarding. There are different degrees of contracts and before Kicker, I rode semi-professional for a bunch of companies, like Dakine, Forum, Oakley, and Special Blend, on their AM team, which is right before pro.
HC: What have been your best competition results so far?
SR: I usually travel around and do the Burton Global Open Series. In general, people are most familiar with the US Open but they have Opens all around the world. That whole circuit is ranked under TTR World Snowboarding, the highest-ranking system for competitive snowboarding. Two seasons ago I finished 25th in the world.That’s when everything was going really well and I knew I needed to stay focused and continue to take time off from school. This year, I finished 12th in the European Open and 17th in the U.S. Open, which were two big contributing factors to my world ranking.
HC: I noticed you’re on crutches now, so what kinds of injuries have you dealt with throughout your snowboarding career?
SR: Last January I was training in Switzerland right before the European Open and I broke five bones in my foot and dislocated my lisfranc juncture, which is a pretty complicated injury. My foot was almost half metal and I had to come back to school. I wasn’t sure if I would be able to snowboard again after that because they had to fuse three joints in my foot, but I stuck with it, did a lot of rehab, and got back to pretty much 90%, which in a snowboarding boot, was like 100%. I got back into riding this year and things were going really well. I was riding probably better than I ever have before and was doing a bit of riding with the U.S. team and the U.S. coach. But I just recently broke my fibula and spiral fractured my tibia.
HC: Do all these injuries ever worry you about continuing with the sport?
SR: I’ve ridden competitively for a really long time and up until now have mainly had sprains or bruised heels but nothing that made me stop riding or require surgery. It’s been really unlucky. When I broke my foot I realized I was messing up a trick so I got my board back under my feet for the landing; however, this produced a lot of weird pressure that broke my bones all across my main binding strap. That leg injury caused me to train on an airbag, which you’re supposed to fall into without getting hurt, and I just had a freak accident. When I landed my board stopped and my body kept rotating. So because of those two accidents, I kind of feel like I’m supposed to be in school right nowbecause they were too coincidental, and not really my fault.
HC: So after building up to a career of snowboarding, what made you choose to go to Skidmore?
SR: I thought I was going to go to CU Boulder in Colorado and then at the last minute I applied Early Decision II to Skidmore just because I thought the academic programs were better and that was more important for my future. Also, my sister went to Skidmore and I really had no idea what I was doing when I was applying to schools, so I trusted my sister’s judgement. I figured if she liked this school I would like it too.
HC: How have you ended up liking the past four years here?
SR: Skidmore has been good for me. They have a really good business department and I’ve enjoyed all those courses a lot. But at the same time I’ve learned a ton from my liberal arts education by taking random courses outside my major like anthropology, sociology, and psych. That’s really made me a much more understanding person than I would have been if I did anything else.
HC: Has it been difficult to balance school and sports?
SR: I almost have a split personality. If I think about snowboarding when I’m in school I get too anxious. I’m in the Winter Sports club here but when I’m at Skidmore I try to pretend snowboarding isn’t going on. I just try to focus on school, otherwise I don’t think I’d ever get my work done.
HC: So if school took priority, then when did you build in time for snowboarding?
SR: When I first got to Skidmore I didn’t know where snowboarding would take me. I knew I was good but I didn’t think I could ever do well in the top competitions. At that point, I hadn’t been professionally contracted yet. My parents have always put a big emphasis on education, so I thought I would go to a school with good academics and just go through the program. But I kept progressing and getting great results so I thought I needed to start dedicating enough time to snowboarding, too.
HC: So how did you accomplish that while still staying in school?
SR: When I was a freshman my Dad wanted me to complete at least a full year of school. So in the Spring I only took 12 credits with classes on just Tuesdays and Thursdays, and did a ton of travelling. Occasionally I would skip class on Thursday and just have one day of class a week. But that was a bit rough to do. It was really hard to keep up with the progression of the sport and still be in school. The next year I took off Spring semester and that’s when I started having amazing results and going up in the rankings because I was dedicating enough time to snowboarding. A lot of the people who I compete against don’t go to school. It’s really hard to balance an education and be a competitive snowboarder.
HC: What are your plans for after graduation this May?
SR: I still don’t know because these back-to-back injuries have been tough. With my foot injury I couldn’t risk falling on it at all so I had to use an electric scooter for about three months and then crutches for a month after that. And then the rehab was intense. I was really just getting back to 100% and then I injured myself again. But I don’t think I’ll stop snowboarding yet. I talked to my snowboarding roommate in Colorado about injuries because he’s been injured too. When your body is healthy and you’re back to 100% you haveto snowboard. When you’ve done it for so long it becomes a part of you.I’d like to say I don’t know what I’m doing yet but in my heart I know I’ll get back to competitive snowboarding.I think I’ll at least keep going to see if I can make the 2014 Olympic Slope Team. If that works out, great. If it doesn’t, then at least I have my education.
To see more about Sean’s pro snowboarding stats, check out his profile on Kicker. Keep his name in mind the next time you watch the X-Games; we’re bound to see amazing feats from this athlete in the near future.
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Basic Facts
Name: Jimmy Cox
Nickname: J Co. J Smoov. Killtor
Hometown: Bangtown
Relationship Status: Single
Sign: Peace
Campus Life
Major: Business Management
Favorite thing about UMaine: the people
How are you involved on campus: By pulling into the parking lot and walking into class wearing a backwards hat.
Favorite place to eat in Orono: Woodmans/Pats
Best Class: Leadership with my man Scott Anchors
Worst Class: Prob some finance class…
How do you like to spend your weekends here: Getting Nasty with my boys and making it a point to see some beautiful women.
Miscellaneous
What’s on your ipod’s top rated: ”Teenage Dream” by Katy Perry.. I swear my younger cousin got ahold of it for a week or two..
Boxers or Briefs: There are occasions for both.
An embarrassing confession: I still really like listening to Ja Rule’s classic jams
Ski or Snowboard: Ski
Salty or Sweet: A mix of both
Dream job: Realistically.. being a baseball coach at a big school. Or a professional beer taster.
Biggest Pet Peeve: People who use the word “like”…so unnecessary.
Three words to describe yourself: Unconventional, Versatile, Blessed.
Favorites
Favorite Barstool Segment: Smoke Show of the Day obviously.
Favorite Quote: “What you do is so loud, I can’t hear what you say.”
Favorite song to dance to at a party: ”See you again” by Miley Cyrus
Favorite food: Tough one… cant go wrong with a bomb pizza.. but usually its gotta be something with meat.
Favorite sports team(s): Boston Red Sox
Favorite Beer: Becks
Favorite App (game or otherwise): I dunno, I just check the weather on my phone and twitter…
The Nitty Gritty
How do you let someone know you’re interested in them: amazing what eye contact can do..
What do you want girls to know about you: I’m here for them.. through thick and thin..!!
What do you look for in a girl: If a girl can make me laugh without me faking it. Pretty eyes and smile. And a girl who can challenge me mentally….
Deal-breaker: If you punch me in the face
Celebrity Crush: Christina Milian
Boobs or Butt: Butt
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Basic Facts
Name: Casey Taber
Nickname: CaseFace
Hometown: Tenants Harbor
Relationship Status: Single
Sign: Gemini
Campus Life
Major: Nursing
Favorite thing about UMaine: The Rec Center
How are you involved on campus: Sad to say not really at all, school keeps me pretty busy!
Favorite place to eat in Orono: Ohop, two for one Mondays are the best!
Best class: Pathophysiology
Worst class: Pharmacology
How do you like to spend your weekends here: Sunday is of course the day of football! Besides getting all my homework done I put off for the entire week, hitting up the Orono night life is never a bad Idea.
Miscellaneous
What is on your ipod’s top rated: Right now I’m on a Hip-Hop kick; Biggie, 2 chainz, Juicy J, and Meek Mill usually get the job done.
Boxers or Briefs: Briefs hands down.
An embarrassing confession: I drive like an old lady.
Ski or Snowboard: Snowboard
Salty or Sweet: Salty
Dream job: Nurse Practitioner, owning my own practice
Biggest pet peeve: BEING LATE
Favorite guilty pleasure: Romantic Comedies
Three words to describe yourself: witty, confident, driven
Favorites
Favorite Barstool Segment: Everyone knows cool kids Chive On!
Favorite quote: Impossible is Nothing
Favorite song to dance to at a party: Control Myself LL Cool J
Favorite food: Thai Kitchen!
Favorite sports team: Celtics
Favorite beer: PBR
Favorite app: The Chive
The Nitty Gritty
Craziest place you’ve had sex: In the woods
How do you let someone know you’re interested in them: Try to be funny, smile, and flash my blue eyes
What do you want girls to know about you: I’m pretty laid back, like to laugh, and I don’t sweat the small stuff.
What do you look for in a girl: Personality is key, If she can joke around with me than that goes a long way!
Deal-breaker: Smoker, afraid to be themselves
Celebrity Crush: Emmanuelle Chriqui (Sloan from Entourage)
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Name: Alex Wilkins ’15
Hometown: Alameda, California
Major: Management
Year: Sophomore
Campus Activities: Purdue University Ski and Snowboard Club, Sigma Alpha Epsilon Fraternity member
Interests: I like fast cars, football, and fine dining
Relationship Status: Single
HCP: Most embarrassing moment?
AW: Last semester at Wiley I dropped a full tray of food on myself.
HCP: What is the perfect date for you?
AW: I like taking a girl someplace she has never been before.
HCP: Biggest pet peeve?
AW: Whenever a girl is rude to someone.
HCP: Favorite candy?
AW: Reeses peanut butter cups.
HCP: Weirdest thing about you?
AW: I have to clean my room before I start all of my homework.
HCP: Your most memorable moment?
AW: I saved an underclassmen from gang violence.
HCP: Life motto?
AW: If you want something bad enough, you’ll do anything to get it.
HCP: Role model?
AW: Alexander the Great of Macedon.
HCP: Favorite clothing brand?
AW: Express.
HCP: Shoes you can’t live without?
AW: Grey pair of vans classic lace-ups
HCP: Favorite movie and most hated chick flick you’ve ever been forced to watch?
AW: Casino is one of my favorites, but the worst chick flick I have ever seen was called “How Do You Know.” It had Owen Wilson in it.
HCP: Cutest thing you have ever done for a girl?
AW: I used to help my sister finish her homework.
HCP: Biggest crush you’ve ever had?
AW: I still have a crush on a girl from sixth grade.
HCP: Most awkward moment on a date?
AW: One time this girl really didn’t like the music that I played when we were driving. It ruined the whole night.
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Name: Sal Monforte
Year: Sophomore
Major: Mechanical Engineer
Hometown: Squaw Valley, California
Relationship status: Single
What are your extracurricular activities?
I play intramural soccer, I’m part of the water ski club, and the ski club.
What are your hobbies?
I like to snow ski and used to compete for 10 years. I’ve also gotten more into water skiing, surfing, and mountain biking.
What is your dream job?
I would really want to be a helicopter skier. That’s when you travel to the top of mountains in a helicopter instead of a ski lift and jump out to ride down the mountain.
What is your ideal job?
Someday I want to work for a company and be a designer for outdoor sports equipment such as bikes or skis.
What’s your favorite movie and why?
Forrest Gump because it reminds me of my dad since it’s one of his favorite movies too.
What are your accomplishments?
I was valedictorian of my high school, varsity captain of my high school’s ski team, and I made the President’s List last year.
What’s your ideal girl?
She’s intelligent, has a good smile, easy going, be able to laugh with me, active, and willing to try new things. She definitely has to be up to going backpacking with me.
What’s your favorite part about Cal Poly?
I love the diversity of activities there is to do here, and there’s always new things to try.