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Lauren Bartlett
Hometown: Mequon, WI
Graduation Year: 2020
Major: Science-Business
Dorm: Farley (the finest dorm on campus and Women’s Hall of the Year)
Hobbies/Interests: Reading, swimming, chilling, Netflix, also a little band
Favorite Quote: “A ship is always safe at shore, but that is not what it’s built for” -Albert Einstein
Favorite Color: Blue
Interesting Fact(s): I can wiggle my ears and have never owned any pets besides fish
Dream Job: Ice cream expert
Favorite Song: Come on Eileen
Favorite Place on Campus: The view near the library of Stonehenge and the dome (and the women’s HOTY)
Favorite Band Memory: San Antonio Shamrock Series
Andrew Copp
Hometown: La Grange Park, IL
Graduation Year: 2020
Major: Environmental Engineering
Dorm: Keough Hall
Hobbies/Interests: Net sports, clarinet, all of the bands, baseball, board games, camping, Minecraft, Boy Scouts
Favorite Quote: “Do or do not. There is no try.” -Jedi Knight Yoda
Favorite Color: Blue
Interesting Fact(s): No one really knows I am related to my brothers because they look like twins and have red hair.
Dream Job: Anything Outdoors and/or working in the Catholic Church
Favorite Song: Whatever It Takes - Imagine Dragons (subject to change upon me hearing ID new album “Evolve” coming out June 23)
Favorite Place on Campus: In between the two lakes there is a small clearing with a crucifix and statues of John (my confirmation name) and Notre Dame. It’s very quiet and peaceful. I like to stop and pray when I am running around the lakes.
Favorite Band Memory: The Freshnets fancy Italian dinner in San Antonio (and the rest of freshman year)
Iris Garcia
Hometown: Alabaster, AL
Graduation Year: 2020
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Dorm: Welsh Family Hall
Hobbies/Interests: Netflix. Idk I actually really like band. Is that lame?
Favorite Quote: I’m pretty sure there’s a lot more to life than being really, really, ridiculously good looking. And I plan on finding out what that is.
Favorite Color: Maroon, teal
Interesting Fact(s): I can do a mean cartwheel
Dream Job: Disney Imagineer
Favorite Song: Right now they’re “Crazy=Genius”, “Me Too”
Favorite Place on Campus: Subject to change: my bed. I am tired 25/8
Favorite Band Memory: Band of the the Fighting Irish memory? Meeting all you lovely peopl!! Band in general? Going to Disney World with all my band friends last year
Matthew Gschwind
Hometown: Burlingame, CA
Graduation Year: 2021
Major: Architecture and ACMS
Dorm: O’Neill Hall
Hobbies/Interests: Playing piano, computer programming, watching anime
Favorite Quote: “We, finite beings who are the embodiment of an infinite spirit, are born to suffer both pain and joy, and it could almost be said the most distinguished of us know joy through pain.” -Ludwig van Beethoven
Favorite Color: Green
Interesting Fact(s): To my knowledge I am the only person to have attempted a double major in architecture and ACMS at Notre Dame
Dream Job: Architect for Google or Facebook
Favorite Song: “Defying Gravity” from Wicked
Favorite Place on Campus: Bond Hall
Favorite Band Memory: My first halftime show
Peter Koszuta
Hometown: South Glastonbury, CT
Graduation Year: 2020
Major: Chemistry, Music Theory
Dorm: Dillon
Hobbies/Interests: music, composition, badminton, science and medicine, bassoon and clarinet
Favorite Quote: “The important thing is to not stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existing.” - Albert Einstein
Favorite Color: green
Interesting Fact(s): In my summers, I play clarinet in one of the oldest community bands, the Vineyard Haven Band.
Dream Job: doctor and composer
Favorite Song: “Non piu mesta” - Rossini
Favorite Place on Campus: McCourtney Hall
Favorite Band Memory: first marching band practice in the stadium
Kate Oh
Hometown: Northbrook, IL
Graduation Year: 2020
Major: Economics & English
Dorm: Howard Hall
Hobbies/Interests: Ice skating, finding good reads, singing, The Office ;)
Favorite Quote: “Determine that the thing can and shall be done, and then we shall find the way.” - Abraham Lincoln (1848)
Favorite Color: Forest Green
Interesting Fact(s): Spent my 18th birthday on campus during the early action student welcome weekend, same birthday as Abraham Lincoln
Dream Job: Something in business! Not quite sure yet.
Favorite Song: Anything Adele - more specifically “When We Were Young” & “Make You Feel My Love”
Favorite Place on Campus: Benches outside of Bond Hall looking out to the lake
Favorite Band Memory: Singing “Rover” as an entire band during the Shamrock Series game in San Antonio, TX
Kat Shelby
Hometown: For Collins, CO
Graduation Year: 2021
Major: Architecture
Dorm: Farley
Hobbies/Interests: Band (Clarinet) and Art
Favorite Quote: “Every child is an artist… the problem is staying an artist when you grow up” - Pablo Picasso
Favorite Color: Sky Blue
Interesting Fact(s): Love Cats
Dream Job: Architect
Favorite Song: I’m Yours
Favorite Place on Campus: Bond Hall
Favorite Band Memory: State Championships Freshman Year in High School for Marching Band