Wednesday, October 8, 2008
mini profile
Publish your mini profile here. Again, it's a minimum of 250 words. As with our trip to the art studio, the most important thing is that the piece coheres as a whole. You (probably) won't be able to fit all the details you got from your interviews into this mini profile, so pick the ones that a) are the most interesting, and b) fit together as a coherent piece. Have fun!
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Hayley Asaro
Jadi Nicolle Pylant was born as the second and last child in Shreveport, Louisiana. She attended Captain Shreve for high school. She was voted “most unique style” because her classmates were more conservative, while Jadi wore many different kinds of skirts to fit her unique style. To make a little extra money, Jadi worked at Arts on Fire, a pottery and painting shop, which sparked her creativity and introduced her to a new hobby.
While trying to decide what college to attend, Jadi came to the decision of LSU because it was the cheapest, and a lot of her family members had attended LSU. To get involved and meet new people, Jadi joined a sorority, ZTA. She hopes to make the best of her years at LSU.
As a career Jadi plans to major in political science, but that is subject to change to mass communication. Already having visited New York, Baltimore, New Mexico, and Chicago, Jadi, hopes to take advantage of the study abroad program issued by LSU. After college she plans to travel for about ten to twelve years to Florida, California, Europe and many more places before settling down and starting a family. Due to Jadi’s outgoing personality, unique style, and openness to opinions, she should not have a problem relating to the people she meets from the places she travels. Also, while Jadi was brought up as a Southern Baptist, she hopes that traveling abroad will help her gain more respect for other religions and open her mind to a religion that may better suit her.
Megan Kinchen was born a cute, tan, little girl with brown hair and brown eyes on August 28, 1990. Although she is eighteen years old now, she remains a beautiful lady with the same hair, eyes, and dark complexion. Her parents own a trucking business together, and she has an older brother twenty-eight years of age. Megan attended Dunham School her Kindergarten through senior year of high school. While at Dunham, Megan was on the Volleyball team, served as the football teams’ manager, and was a member of the homecoming court. Megan now attends Louisiana State University and has not decided on a major. LSU was on the top of Megan’s college list because of the academic rewards from TOPS and the fact that it is still very close to her family. She resides in the Pentagon on LSU campus along with her two friends as roommates. One of her roommates, Anna has been Megan’s good friend for a long time, while Addie, the other roommate, is just a buddy. Megan is a member of the Phi Mu sorority where she has made a lot of new friends. She spends a lot of time at the Drunken Fish where she enjoys working. Her favorite television show is Law and Order, and her favorite movie is Grandma’s Boy. One of Megan’s favorite things to do is shop at Urban Outfitters. The Beatles are her all time favorite band, and her favorite color is yellow. Megan is an awesome girl, and I think I have found a new friend through this exercise.
Paul Fontenot....
Kyle Johnston was born on June 1, 1990 and grew up in Benton, Louisiana, which is a city near Shreveport. He also lived in a small town of Planedayland. He is eighteen years of age and has one brother and one sister in his family. Kyle attended high school at Benton High, where he was involved in sports such as baseball and golf. He chose Louisiana State University because wanted to get a good education and because he was awarded a TOPS scholarship. He has yet to declare his major, but he is a Kappa Sig pledge and likes to party sometimes. His favorite color is orange and he also enjoys watching family guy when he gets the opportunity to. Kyle also enjoys traveling and playing his guitar. He goes to the University Recreation Center sometimes to enjoy a game of tennis or racquetball. Kyle says his favorite class to attend would have to be history, just because he finds the concepts of the past interesting. Although Kyle does not have full season tickets, he did receive the Gold package tickets from the freshman lottery that was held this year. When Kyle attends church he goes to a Methodist denomination church. The last cool fact I learned about Kyle, is that if he had to choose one super power he would like to be able to fly. Overall, I would have to say Kyle is a cool guy that if anyone gets a chance to hang out with they should.
New Yorker
By: Anthony Goldsmith
Taraj is a unique, Rebel-riding, Indie music-jamming New Yorker. Taraj drives a Honda Rebel motorcycle that could be envied by any motorcycle enthusiast. Although she likes Louisiana State University, this was not her first choice; her first choice was the State University of New York at Binghamton. She originally wanted to attend that college because she was born in Goshen, NY; but New York and Louisiana aren’t the only states where Taraj has resided. Taraj also lived in South Dakota before moving to Louisiana, which is where she has lived for four years. The reason for all of Taraj’s frequent moving is that her father is in the military. Taraj has two brothers and two sisters, one of which is her twin.
Taraj plays a variety of stringed instruments: violin, viola, and she is currently learning how to play the guitar. Taraj is an adventurous person that would try almost anything at least once. When she was fourteen Taraj went to a friend’s house where her friend’s brother, who had broken his hand a few days earlier, gave her her first and only tattoo. She has also recently pierced her eyebrow, which she said “didn’t hurt at first, but after a little while began to burn.” I believe that Taraj is a very unique and interesting person, who shares the same interests as I.
Eric Fernandez is part of a huge family. He has one younger brother, which he considers a pain. Eric considers his dad his hero; he said, “my dad is a your average ‘good guy;’ you know, the type of guy that would give anyone the shirt off his back.”
Eric now lives in Baton Rouge and is a freshmen. LSU was not necessarily his first choice in college. He explained to me in our interview, that at first, he didn’t really have a preference in college.
Eric was enlisted in the Marines; he was stationed in Hawaii with some of his friends. After spending much time with his friends, he tells me that they are the biggest influence in his life. He also said that in his spare time, he would rather just “chill with his buddies,” than anything else.
From our conversations, I have gathered that Eric is rather opinionated when it comes to politics. Even though he is a registered Independent, he has allowed me to know he planning on voting for McCain. He told me, “I feel that voting is a necessary evil.”
Being a person who likes to travel, Eric said if he could go one place overseas it would be Ireland. He explained, “Ireland would be so beautiful and our course I’m sure the best beer. It was no surprise to me that his favorite type of music is British Rock. He has lived in Hawaii as well as New Orleans. He said his least favorite experience of travel was California. He‘s reasoning was that “there are too many opinionated people in California.”
--Abby Theriot
Picture the smallest place in the world, and Natalie thinks West Monroe is smaller. She has been living there since she was ten, and she was convinced that if she went to college in that microscopic town, there would be no difference from high school. Well, she got the hell out of dodge. Considering she’s far from her family, I expected her to get a bit homesick. However, she’s not alone. Her best friend from West Monroe, Grace, lives with her and they embrace the huge campus together. I had no idea she wasn’t from here because she lights up a room with her bubbly personality, and it seems like she has friends every where she looks. She instantly fell in love with the girls in her sorority, KD, and she explained how she lives for going out with them and getting low to her favorite jams, like Lil Wayne. Don’t get me wrong, she’s fun, but she defiantly has a good head on her shoulders, and isn’t letting her social life get in the way of pursuing her major in Math. Most girls collect dolls or shoes; but Natalie let me know that she collects business cards. Her creative brain was shown to me through that one hobby, and I instantly knew she could handle her interesting major. Up until Monday, I assumed Natalie was just another pretty face around campus, however, as she explained to me the little details about her, she proved to me there was much more to her.
Southern Girl
Abby Theroit might tell you she doesn’t know who she is yet, but that doesn’t mean she doesn’t have her values down. “Family” she says, when I ask her what’s most important in life. She has a big family on both sides (though she doesn’t specify a number) and claims that they get along well, “most of the time”. Abby plans to get a degree in broadcast journalism and to be a professional woman with a family ten years. In her spare time she enjoys reading and seems to keep herself politically involved. While Abby couldn’t wait to get out of Thibodaux, she does admit that high school was her biggest influence. Although this might be where she picked up her expertise in sarcasm, she seems to have picked out good role models. She looks up to her little sister, who makes good decisions, and her grandmother. Without identifying how she mentions her grandmother takes care of people. Although it might not be her motto, a quote Abby uses is “Dream as if you’ll live forever, live as if you’ll die tomorrow.”
Overall Abby seems like a homegrown southern girl with a positive outlook on life. She is driven yet has a relaxed demeanor that comes off as old fashioned. I have no doubt she’ll be able to accomplish what she sets out to do here at LSU.
Bryan Hagen
One looking at Ashley Suazo would think she is just another Latin American student attending LSU. With her dark brown hair and dark completion, it is easy to tell that she is of Latin American decent. This mass communications major attended Carr high school in New Orleans. Although she lived in New Orleans, it is not her place of birth. Ashley was born is Honduras where she attended a small elementary school and practiced dance at her local dancing school. Unfortunately, her parents decided to move due to the then growing economy of the United States when she was seven years old. She said, “The hardest thing about moving away is leaving your family behind.” Knowing it would be hard, Ashley would have to leave behind her grandparents and cousin to go off into a new world. Ashley had to start from scratch, finding new friends and learning a new language was “going to be the hardest.” As time progressed, Ashley learned to like the new country she lived in. “School is easier here. I’m used to taking 14 classes a day, when here I only take about 7.” Although living in Louisiana, LSU was not her only choice of where to go to school. Many of her friends and cousins were attending various schools in Florida. “I was very interested in attending Florida State University or University of Miami.” During the summer, she tries to go back home and visit her grandparents and cousins. This is an enjoyable time for her, and one she would like to cherish every second of. For now, Ashley is our classmate here in English, but she will always be a native born from Honduras.
Bryan Hagen
Amanda Paxton was born and raised up until hurricane Katrina forced her and her family to move from Chalmette to Abuta Springs in Louisiana. Though she was reluctant to leave she knew that her parents really didn’t want to go through another possible hurricane in Chalmette. However even though she attended another school in Covington it only last for one year before she realized how much she hated it there. So she and her friends from her old school decided to go back to there old school an hour drive everyday. Naturally all throughout her childhood growing up near LSU and having had family members go there she was enthusiastic to go. Through her participation in clubs such as the key club and dance team couldn’t do anything but help her get into LSU. Her major she is in pursuit of here is mass communication so she can go into public relations. She says she has a pretty good relationship with her little sister although as with all siblings they do occasionally fight, but from there fights I think she has learned a good deal of information to help her in her desired career. During high school she held a job at Raising Canes where she worked as a cashier again a place where she learned to deal with people and work through possible problems.
If you can’t catch Grace during her LSU hours, you can run into her hanging out with friends at The Union, working out at The Reck, or even in Paris, France; when she works up enough money. This eighteen year old freshmen was born May 1st, 1990 in Shreveport, Louisiana. She grew up with an older brother by 4 years and although she now misses home, Grace prefers Baton Rouge for it’s new, exciting appeal. When choosing a college, her choices were Baylor, La Tech or LSU. With her family being graduates of LSU, the outcome was not surprising and attending the previous school of her parents was a great choice she doesn’t regret. Grace seems to be adapting to the college life pretty well while her room mates aren‘t, she says. With her favorite celebrity being Paris Hilton, you’d be surprised how independent and intelligent Grace is. Although she admires Paris’s ability to be herself without any outside influences, Grace lives her own separate life that is a lot more mature than Hilton’s. With good grades, public relations and the law in her future, Grace is the ideal student teachers look for. She’s a beautiful, sometimes loud young woman who’s enjoying her new life; responsibly. Just watch out for her on the road; she likes to drive fast. Along with everything else Grace has going for her, she also seems to have an incredible amount of luck. As of now, she has no tickets and has no plans of slowing down in her future.
- wes robertson.
Ashley Suazo
“How would your friends describe you?” was the first question I asked Bryan. He was a person I knew nothing about but hopefully left with a pretty good understanding of what he strives for and his motivation for life. “I’m loyal and trustworthy”, he said. By the looks it his response seemed sincere. One part of him that really was genuine is that his father was a role model for his life, which leads him to want to earn a sense of leadership and experience in college and make father proud. He is a political science major and hopes to one day pursue a career in the FBI. Thought of course for now fears of Law school and the Bar test seem to be put aside as sometimes he tends to pick up a guitar and catch a nice tune, while playing alongside John Mayer or just have fun playing flag football and recalling the time he won MVP in 7th grade. An all around good person is what Bryan is, from what I can tell of these few moments of getting to know him. He says his focus for college is to stay active, get involved and try to avoid some of the bad influences the “college experience” can introduce into one’s life. Besides asking him these questions, I’m glad to say it was a pleasure to get to know him. I feel he is an easy person to get along with. I never felt uncomfortable getting to know who he truly was. We even came to find out we lived really close to each other in New Orleans , just never knew. Bryan would be someone interesting to get to know.
Josh Bennen was born in Ohio. His family moved to Texas when he was about two years old because his dad got transferred. He grew up in a city called Plano. He likes living there, except for the weather which is very hot. He went to a very big high school and his graduating class had over one thousand people in it. In high school he ran cross-country. His parents are married and he has a little brother. He and his family are very close. He came to LSU because many of his family members live around here and went to LSU. He lives in Brusly now with his aunt and uncle. He said that it is not that hard being away from his immediate family because he has many other relatives that nearby. He likes going to LSU, but just wishes that they had more student tickets for the football games so that he could have gotten some. He is not involved in anything at LSU yet, but he hopes to join an intramurals team. He is majoring in history and hopes to someday become a lawyer. He wants to be a lawyer because he has always been interested in law and is interested in helping people. Josh does not have a favorite movie or band; he is interested in many types of music.
Wes was born in Jackson, Mississippi but moved to Mandeville, Louisiana a few years later. He is an only child and has a small family. Although his parents are divorced, one lives in Madisonville and the other lives in Mississippi, they are still a close family. He lived in their old house by himself the last couple of months before college but his parents would still swing by every now and then. He was supposed to be cleaning it, but that’s far from what he did during those months. He says he’s shy and quiet but I hardly believe that when talking to him. When asked what he would change about himself he says he wishes he was more outspoken. He’s eighteen years of age but soon to be nineteen with his birthday coming up on October 24. He likes to play soccer, guitar, and the drums. He used to play the trumpet too so he’s pretty musically in touch. His favorite band is Led Zepplin and he looks up to Jimmy Page, one of the bands guitarists. Being an English major, Wes’s goal this year is to have a story published in the newspaper. He chose LSU over Southeastern but would love to attend either Belmont or New York University. Although he didn’t apply, he would go to New York University tomorrow if he was accepted. You can find him hanging out with his friends on the weekend, writing music, or maybe even at a concert. Don’t mistake Wes for the quiet boy in the back of the classroom. There’s a lot more to him than what meets the eye.
Grace Hiller
Madelyn Messina
This cute, five foot tall, New Orleans girl is LSU down to the bone. Nicole is an only child and gets along with her parents who are in architecture and advertising. She is your typical college freshman. Nicole is a fan of Grey’s Anatomy and the Office, something college students take seriously and love with a passion. She came to LSU for many reasons- her grandmother works here, her grandfather paid for the baseball team, and just because everyone in her family has done the same thing. She lives on the fifth floor of Joan Miller Hall and her roommate has been her friend since junior year of her Mount Carmel High School career in NOLA. Nicole ran track in high school and is a fan of the store Forever 21. She is no stranger to Baton Rouge though. She evacuated here after Katrina left her family with a present of six feet of water. She stayed true to her New Orleans roots and loves her crawfish and boiled crabs. She is definitely not a fan of drama, considering New Orleans is a very laid back place in her opinion. She says, “Her favorite thing to do in New Orleans is to go out.” She doesn’t go home often but decided to take a break from the college life this weekend and go back to her hometown. I think Nicole is on the right track of college already with Delta Gamma and just being her sweet self, ready to take on anything.
Being a California native, Brittany Smith has an appealing personality. Her parents divorced early in her life because her father was getting into trouble and had gone to prison. Throughout her life she has been very close to her mother, who remarried. Brittany and her stepfather have developed a healthy relationship as well. The first trait one would recognize in Brittany is her patriotism and courage. She has a strong desire to support her country and stand up for what is right. She even thought of joining the army to fight for our freedom. Instead of the army, she wants to maintain justice in the homeland by becoming a judge and helping people. That is what she is studying for at LSU. She even hopes to work her way up to the Supreme Court, even if it means never retiring. She is extremely competitive in everything she does and admits to having a huge ego and being a workaholic. This is indicated by her academic success of being on the honor roll all throughout school.
Brittany has traveled to many places on the globe, and traveling has become one of her favorite activities. She has been to Germany, Austria, London, the Philippines, and Australia. For her next trip/vacation, she would like to travel to India because she wants to experience the unique culture. Here in the U.S. she loves to attend concerts of all different genres of music, from rap to country. Apart from her adventurous side, she also just likes to relax and do simple things like fishing.
Andy Chance
kristin alonso
Ashley was born as the youngest daughter of two in New Orleans, Louisiana. Her life revolved around the high jazzy life of New Orleans. Her love for the city went way beyond the parties, music, or wonderful food. It was her home, her safety circle, and her family. “I can’t see myself truly living anywhere else. I think I would miss New Orleans too much.” However, two years ago her family found that their lives were changed forever. When Katrina hit New Orleans, Ashley, her sister, and her mother all had to evacuate their beloved city. Leaving behind their father and all their cherished belongings. “We didn’t hear from my Dad for two weeks. It was very hard on my family and me because we didn’t know if he was alive or dead.” Ashley had always battled the hardships of injuries, battles from playing sports, and the craziness of the outdoors, but none of this could ever have prepared her from possibly losing her home and her father. However, with the faith of God above her shoulders and praying to God every Sunday during church, her prayers were one day answered. Her father was safe and alive. It was that moment in her life, that Ashley took on a new respect for her parents and new determination to strive in school to make as much money in her career as possible. Watching her family suffer from Katrina and lose all their possessions, Ashley swore she would never let that pain come between their family again. She found herself studying harder and working longer to earn the best degree possible so she can help her parents financially and one day take her mother to Hawaii. I never would have thought by looking at this skinny, brown haired, light skinned, young lady that inside was a driven and generous lady.
Tara Sullivan
10/09/08
Mini Character Sketch of Anthony Goldsmith
Anthony Goldsmith has a very confident and determined manner about him. This is admirable and will help a lot especially for a mechanical engineer major. The feisty classes that he will have to overcome will be quite difficult, and along with having to pass an all-inclusive curriculum in order to graduate. This workload will make for a rigorous next few years, and although college is the fundament for most after school careers. Anthony, when asked where he would be in ten years, told me that, “This is my backup plan. I have a family business of gas, restaurants, bars, and motels backing in Foucheon that I’ll probably be working on.”
As a hobby Anthony practices on his beautiful Synyster custom guitar. This is the same guitar as used by his favorite duo Synyster Gates and Zacky Vengeance of The Avenged Sevenfold. Along with guitar Anthony displays a sign featuring a cross-bone skull with wings coming out of each side; the words Avenged Sevenfold appear under this logo sticker that expands across his back window. He has been practice guitar for six years now, and appeared in Battle of the Bands for two consecutive years at South Lafourche High School.
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