5 questions
WHAT'S YOUR BIGGEST PET PEEVE?
Dennis Haskins actor, best known as Mr. Belding on Saved by the Bell.
People who chew with their mouths full.
Animal abuse. Animals don't have a voice, and it's unfortunate when people use them as an outlet for anger.
IF YOU COULD SEE ANYONE IN CONCERT, DEAD OR ALIVE, WHO WOULD IT BE?
The Beatles, because that was my generation and they changed the world.
Rage Against the Machine, because I like their political outlook and I grew up listening to them.
WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE THING ABOUT YOUR JOB?
I get to make a living doing what I love to do, and that is to act.
I work at Budwelser, driving a forklift, and I like it when I get off early.
WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE CHILDHOOD MEMORY?
Going to Daytona Beach, Fla., with my family. They used to have these cars made of cardboard that you could drive up and down the beach that were a lot of fun.
Going to Disneyland and seeing the ocean in California.
WHAT ARE YOU MOST INSPIRED BY?
I met someone in an autograph line in my hometown last year. She told me that she just wanted to meet me because she had two years to live. People like her inspire me, because they're finding a way to live and do things with a smile.
My past inspires me, because the things that I've encountered in life have made me into a better person and inspired me to push on.
5 questions
WHOWOULD WIN IN A FIGHT: A PIRATE OR A NINJA?
Adam McGonigle Wichita sophomore and student body president-elect.
The pirate, because pirates typically have hooks that are connected to their hands, and ninjas carry swords, which can be taken out of their hands.
The pirate. They have guns.
WHICH TELEVISION SHOW ARE YOU MOST EXCTED TO SEE BACK ON THE AIR AFTER THE END OF THE WRITER'S STRIKE?
The Office. It's my favorite show, and I relate it to the Student Senate office a lot. Although, I hope the parallels between Michael and myself aren't too strong.
Rescue Me on FX.
WHEN YOU WERE YOUNGER, WHAT DID YOU WANT TO BE WHEN YOU GREW UP?
A weatherman, because I was always fascinated by storms.
A basketball player. I watched a lot of basketball as a kid, and they seem like the most fun guys to hang out with.
WHAT CHANGE DO YOU MOST WANT TO SEE MADE AT KU?
I hope many of our platform issues, which related mostly to parking, safety and campus convenience issues.
The comics in the newspaper, because they're horrible. It's like they're not even trying anymore.
WHAT MOTTO DO YOU LIVE YOUR LIFE BY?
"Time's fun when you're having flies."
"Don't sweat the small stuff."
interesting fact: Fred and Wilma Flintstone were the first couple to be shown in bed together on prime-time television: ♥ www.sunshin-hhb.tuff.com.
05.08.2008 17 VOL.5 ISS,31