Have you ever read about a student body president candidate and wondered who they are? Well, here’s your chance to get to know the person behind the candidate. This is the third in a series of three candidate interviews!
Meet Tim Longest
Hometown:
Greenville, N.C.
Favorite color:
Carolina blue
Favorite TV show:
“‘Criminal Minds’ or ‘Mad Men.’ Ideally, a show where Jon Hamm plays a behavioral profiler.”
Favorite movie:
“Casablanca”
Favorite band:
The Avett Brothers
Favorite class:
PHIL 470: Modern Political Philosophy with Gerald Postema
Favorite place to study on campus:
Graham Memorial
Clubs/organizations:
Di-Phi, Community Empowerment Fund, Presbyterian Campus Ministry, student fee audit committee, Young Democrats
Website where you waste the most time:
“Memebase.com — no shame.”
Life motto:
“Ideas are bulletproof.”
Best piece of advice you have ever been given:
“Be an idealist without illusions.”
If you had one day left to live, what would you do?
“Pass legislation to put a walk-up Cook-Out on Franklin Street, then have a celebratory peanut butter-banana-walnut milkshake with friends.”
Meet Calvin Lewis Jr. here., and Will Leimenstoll here!
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