ANSCOMBE PREZ OBSESSED WITH JIM & PAM FROM THE OFFICE (PLATONICALLY, OF COURSE), HATES TERRACE

Name: Brandon McGinley
Age: 20
Major: Politics
Hometown: Pittsburgh, PA
Eating club/residential college/affiliation: Princeton Charter Club
Activities on campus: President, Anscombe Society; Editor-in-Chief, Princeton Tory; Opinion Columnist, Daily Princetonian

Who’s your favorite Princetonian, living or dead, real or fictional?
Jimmy Stewart

What’s the best meal you’ve eaten in Princeton?
My first time at Lahiere’s: crab cakes, duck with hoisin sauce, creme brulee. Thank goodness I wasn’t paying…

In one sentence, what do you actually do all day?
I don’t know.

What is your greatest guilty pleasure?
My completely normal and healthy obsession with Jim and Pam on The Office. I guess that’s more embarrassing. As for guilty… ice cream, cheesecake, chocolate, cheesecake, brownies, cheesecake…

What’s the last student performance you saw?
Princeton Orchestra last fall.

Do you know all the words to Old Nassau?
I knew them freshman year during the football championship run.

What do you hate most about Princeton?
Too much work and stress…not enough time to pursue all of my passions.

What’s your drink?
Call me on June 25 : )

How often do you cook?
Does french toast count? No? Full meals then…once every ten years or so.

What’s your favorite medication?
Legal? Anything that will alleviate my last spring allergies and won’t knock me out. Illegal? Same answer.

What’s hanging above your desk and/or bed?
Six Pittsburgh Penguins jerseys are on my walls.

Where do you do your best thinking?
When I’m writing. Or showering.

When’s bedtime?
Usually around 4am.

New Butler or Old Butler?
New. Clearly.

What do you think of Dean Malkiel?
“The Anscombe Society takes no position on Dean Malkiel.”

Where is the worst place on campus?
Terrace. Clearly. (Apologies to my good friend Andrew Kinaci, VP of Terrace F. Club. It’s true, though.)

Who is your mortal enemy?
Mike Richards of the Philadelphia Flyers.

When’s the last time you used cash?
A donation at mass.

In 25 years, I will be…
middle-aged.

Where do you go to study alone?
My room.

What makes someone a Princetonian?
J. Crew.

(image source: dailyprincetonian.com)

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