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What was the name of your college’s sports teams, and what did you think of that name?
The Vandals. It’s a pretty good name.

What was your favorite thing about your college specifically?
Apart from marching band? The rec center. U of I has the best rec center I’ve seen for a college. If COVID is miraculously gone by the time I get to visit Moscow again, I’d love to spend some time there.

What was your least favorite thing about your college specifically?
Apart from the many, many layers of incompetence at the administration level? I’m still pissed that they denied my petition to take 28 credits one semester. Like…I petitioned to take 25 (nine classes) and they were like “lol sure.” So I did it, got a 4.0, and petitioned for 28. They were like “lol nope get a life nerd.” Really?

OH WAIT I LIED I just thought of something that is definitely my least favorite (and is even more petty). The U of I had a plaque in the SU building for people who had completed their degrees with a 4.0 GPA. I finished my degree with a 4.0 GPA. But they didn’t put me on the plaque because they said that people who had gotten college credit from high school didn’t count. And I say 1) what the fuck kind of rule is that, and 2) one of my friends from high school got on the plaque and I know for a fact that she had some college credits from high school, so why does she get to be on there and not me?

(Petty? I DON’T CARE I WORKED HARD FOR THAT 4.0 AND I DID IT IN 2.5 YEARS)

Where was the best place on your college campus (or near campus) to get lunch?
Subway was close and tasty. Pita Pit was also good when it was there. I never personally went to that campus dining thingy in TLC, but I spend all my flex dollars there to buy my buddies snackies, haha.

Where was the best place on your college campus to spend time alone with someone?
I had a date in the Fish Bowl once. It was open 24 hours when it was there, so we just kind of stayed the night.

Which of your college sports teams was the most competitive? Which was the least?
I have no idea which sport was most competitive. Basketball? It certainly wasn’t football, haha. Holy hell.

What organizations did you belong to on your college campus, or what campus jobs did you have?
I was in Psi Chi (the psych student honor society) for like a semester before I was like “screw this, I’m busy with other stuff.” Is marching band an organization? I technically worked on campus over the summer of 2008 (cleaning) and then, of course, again when I taught from 2012-2014.

What was the best thing you could get from a vending machine on your college campus?
I only ever got candy.

What’s something you did in college that your parents would have disapproved of?
Not sure. I never did anything too crazy.

If you HAD to pick one, which of your college instructors was the hottest?
Dr. Cannon was pretty freaking cute. Philosophy. But he also introduced me to Leibniz, so maybe some of Leibniz’ residual hotness rubbed off on him.