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Kalane Abbey
Hometown: Laurel, MD
Major(s): Health Administration and Public Policy
Years: Sophomore
Favorite Book: The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison
Favorite Musician/Group: Beyonce
Favorite Quotation: "The best is yet to come."
Favorite UMBC Memory: Breaking UMBC's school record in the 4X4.
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Christina Animashaun
Hometown: Lanham, MD
Majors(s): Media and Communications Studies, Visual Arts - Photography
Year: Senior
Favorite Book: The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Favorite Musician/Group: Feist
Favorite Quotation: "To lead you to an overwhelming question…
Oh, do not ask, “What is it?” Let us go and make our visit."
Favorite UMBC Memory: Changing my major.
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Max Barnhart
Hometown: Bethesda, MD
Major(s): Philosophy, Political Science
Year: Sophomore
Favorite Book: All the King's Men by Robert Penn Warren
Favorite Musician/Group: Vampire Weekend
Favorite Quotation: "The greatest trick the Devil ever pulled was convincing the world he didn't exist."
Favorite UMBC Memory: The first performance of the song I arranged for the UMBC Mama's Boys.
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Dylan Cooke
Hometown: Port Republic, MD
Major(s): Interdisciplinary Studies, Political Science
Year: Senior
Favorite Book: Waiting for Godot by Samuel Beckett
Favorite Musician/Group: Brand New
Favorite Quotation: "Change is the law of life. Those who look only to the past or present are certain to miss the future." - President John F. Kennedy
Favorite UMBC Memory: It's incredibly difficult to settle on just one memory, but if I had to decide it would either be joining my fraternity or being snowed in on campus for a week my Freshman year. Both of these were incredible times to really get to know some of my closest friends at UMBC.
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Zach Engleman
Hometown: Atlanta, GA
Major(s): Spanish
Year: Junior
Favorite Book: Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
Favorite Musician/Group: Guns N Roses
Favorite Quotation: “Obstacles don’t have to stop you. If you run into a wall, don’t turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it.”
Favorite UMBC Memory: The homecoming soccer game in fall 2011. Definitely one of the more fun and memorable events I have been to!
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Michael Fell
Hometown: Blacksburg, VA
Major(s): Psychology
Year: Junior
Favorite Book: The Perks Of Being A Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky
Favorite Musician/Group: Greg Laswell
Favorite Quotation: "A dream you dream alone is only a dream, but a dream we dream together is reality"--Yoko Ono
Favorite UMBC Memory: Participating in the STRiVE retreat with 48 other amazing UMBC students. I learned so much about responsible leadership, taking action about the things you care for, and building genuine relationships with people from all different backgrounds.
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Buruk Hagos
Hometown: Windsor Mills, MD
Major(s): English, Political Science
Year: Senior
Favorite Book: The Holy Bible
Favorite Musician/Group: Cory Asbury
Favorite Quotation: Galatians 2:20
Favorite UMBC Memory: Welcome Week
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Autumn Harmon
Hometown: Silver Spring, MD
Major(s): Biology
Year: Sophomore
Favorite Book: Where The Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak
Favorite Musician/Group: Nicki Minaj
Favorite Quotation: "Friendship is like wetting your pants, everyone can see it but only you can feel it's warmth!" - Unknown
Favorite UMBC Memory: Singing Karaoke with my friends, we sang "A Whole New World" and even though we sounded terrible, everyone clapped for us.
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Erin Helms
Hometown: Reisterstown, MD
Major(s): Chemistry
Year: Junior
Favorite Book: A Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket
Favorite Musician/Group: Panic! At The Disco
Favorite Quotation: "The simple things are also the most extraordinary things, and only the wise can see them."--Paulo Coelho, The Alchemist
Favorite UMBC Memory: I would probably have to say the numerous dance rehearsals and late nights in preparation for the FASA(Filipino American Student Association) semi-formal last fall. It was my first semester in FASA, and I made a lot of new friends through this experience, and even learned some hip-hop moves. (My execution of them however, is questionable.)
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Pooja Kothari
Hometown: Abingdon, MD
Major(s): Financial Economics
Year: Senior
Favorite Book: My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult or Confessions of a Shopaholic by Sophie Kinsella
Favorite Musician/Group: Sublime!!
Favorite Quotation: Life comes at you fast, so always live for the moment and never regret.
Favorite UMBC Memory: When my sorority had a Vera Bradley Bingo to raise money for an alumni that needed help, and for Children's Miracle Network. Being able to help others, raise awareness, and have fun while doing it is wonderful to me! I also really enjoyed being an OPA and Woolie last year too. I loved being able to talk to new students and be there whenever they needed anything, or had any questions.
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Anlara McKenzie
Hometown: Baltimore, MD
Major(s): Psychology
Year: Sophomore
Favorite Book: Every single Harry Potter book
Favorite Musician/Group: Luke Bryan
Favorite Quotation: "The great man is he who does not lose his child-like heart" -Mencius
Favorite UMBC Memory: Performing with the UMBC Dance Team for the first time at Midnight Madness! |
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Akua Nimarko
Hometown: Columbia, MD
Major(s):Biological Sciences, Psychology
Year: Sophomore
Favorite Book: Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes
Favorite Musician/Group: Justin Bieber
Favorite Quotation: “Fight the urge to be Average”
Favorite Memory: Homecoming!
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Jason Palumbo
Hometown: Edgewater, MD
Major(s): Visual Arts - Graphic Design
Year: Senior
Favorite Book: The Room by Emma Donoghue
Favorite Musician/Group: Mumford and Sons
Favorite Quotation: "When words fail, Music speaks"
Favorite UMBC Memory: The first time that I performed with the UMBC Mama's Boys in front a HUGE audience of people. That is when I confirmed my love for singing/performing and changed my college career and life forever. I went on to be a leader in the group and now as an alumni I have gotten to watch the group grow and change
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Kaitlyn Snyder
Hometown: Horsham, PA
Major(s): Political Science, Social Work
Year: Junior
Favorite Book: 1984 by George Orwell
Favorite Musician/Group: Jason Mraz
Favorite Quotation: "If you're not living on the edge, you're taking up too much space" -Unknown
Favorite UMBC Memory: STRiVE-- A leadership retreat during the winter open to all students.
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David Stonko
Hometown: Manchester, MD
Major(s): Mathematics, Biological Sciences
Year: Senior
Favorite Book: The Return Of The King by J.R.R. Tolkien
Favorite Musician/Group: Linkin Park
Favorite Quotation: "That which is beautiful is difficult"
Favorite UMBC Memory: My favorite memory is getting to know so many people during welcome week. |
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Van Ta
Hometown: Gaithersburg, MD
Major(s): Information Systems
Year: Junior
Favorite Book: The Harry Potter Series
Favorite Musician/Group: Taylor Swift
Favorite Quotation: According to the song, Rudolph's nose is shiny, which means it reflects rather than emits light. Useless for navigating fog. - Neil Degrasse Tyson
Favorite Memory: Slip n' Sliding during Welcome Wee
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Morgan Thomas
Hometown: Severna Park, MD
Major(s): Political Science
Year: Senior
Favorite Book: The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
Favorite Musician/Group: Jill Scott
Favorite Quotation: "As your faith is strengthened you will find that there is no longer the need to have a sense of control, that things will flow as they will, and that you will flow with them, to your great delight and benefit."
Favorite UMBC Memory: My "Coming Out" Show for Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. |
