New to The Sentry this school year, sophomore Maggie Keane is looking forward to a great year on staff, and shared a little bit about herself to help introduce her to the paper. Answering the most important questions first, when asked what type of lettuce she would most want to be, Keane went with a popular favorite.
“Definitely iceberg, because everyone loves iceberg lettuce. Everybody loves iceberg lettuce,” she said.
Keane’s celebrity crush, though, is not such a clear cut answer.
“I would have said Ben Affleck, but after everything that happened this summer I don’t like him as much. So I guess I would have to pick Ryan Gosling, I guess? I know that’s cliche, but it’s understandable,” she said.
If Keane were stranded on a desert island, she would want her dog—who could talk—to accompany her, as well as Indiana Jones.
“I’d want someone who was really good at survival, you know, but also attractive,” said Keane.
When asked what actress she would have play her in a movie of her life story, Keane said, “I’d want Cameron Diaz, I love her! She is so cool.”
Possibly the most startlingly awesome thing about Keane is her hidden talent—the ability to talk with her mouth closed. Though it’s not possible to quote her on this, as one cannot totally make out exactly what she’s saying when she has her mouth closed, Keane’s talent is seriously entertaining.
Outside of her school work, Keane participates in a theatre program, and is starting at badminton club.
“We get to play it in gym, but I want to start a club because it is so fun,” she said.
Finally, Keane’s favorite move is Pretty Woman, and she enjoys the television shows Awkward and Pretty Little Liars.
On the exterior, John Trainum (A.K.A “ Squirrely” to his friends) looks like a laid back high school senior. However, with further investigation, his even more relaxed interior was revealed. It’s rare to find a person that has zero pet peeves. Trainum happens to be one of those few. When asked what bothers him, Trainum had to “come back to that one.” Later, with much thought, there was still not one thing he could think of that gets on his nerves. So, be as annoying as you want to Trainum and he will not be phased.
However, on the off-chance he deems you bothersome, stay out of his way because he is trained in mixed martial arts. Verbally, he has got you beat too because he is the captain of the public forum debate team. Also, if we were in a mythical land, he could easily crush you with his best friend “Oliphaunt”, the giant elephant like creatures from The Lord of The Rings series.
If Trainum had one superpower, he would chose time travel. “Time travel can basically accomplish everything invisibility can … one can just do something over and over,” said Trainum. He could also time travel with his Lucky Charms powers, the cereal Trainum would choose to be.
“They’re magically delicious,” he said, when asked about his choice.
You would most likely find Trainum travelling back to the 1950’s.
“I just like the style of the ‘50’s, like James Dean,” he said.
If stranded on an island, Trainum would choose to have a mermaid “because like they can swim and they’re like half fish” and Scarlett Johansson “for obvious reasons,” to accompany him. Sounds like Trainum knows how to make the best out of any situation.
When not practicing martial arts or debate, Trainum enjoys snowboarding. He really is a jack of all trades. His one true passion, of course, is writing and being an editor for The Sentry.