Homecoming King and Queen Candidates

Andre Foxx
Major: Information systems
Year: Senior
Hometown: Caroline County, Va.
Favorite VCU sport: Basketball
Favorite thing about VCU: The diversity amongst the student body.
Favorite color: Red
Hobbies: Surfing the web and spending time with my family
Clubs: President of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., vice president of Black Caucus, BLSA, APB, NAACP

Why do you want to be homecoming king? I want the faculty, staff and student body to recognize me for my accomplishments.

What would you most like to accomplish as king? Uphold myself with my morals and high standards — the way a king should be.

Tremell Jeffries
Major: Science/chemistry
Year: Senior
Hometown: Danville, Va.
Favorite VCU sport: Football… intramural that is.
Favorite thing about VCU: The diversity.
Favorite color: Red
Hobbies: Making myself and others around me as happy as possible.
Clubs: Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc., Phi Eta Sigma (honors), Resident Hall Leadership Council, NPHC

Why do you want to be homecoming king? I want to be homecoming king because I believe that I am a true representative of VCU pride. Even though this is only my third year at VCU, I managed to take enough classes to graduate in May while still being actively involved in my fraternity, campus activities and activities with my residence hall. For example, I hosted VCU’s first residence hall step-off Tuesday, Feb. 7.

What would you most like to accomplish as king? Just to show that anything is possible.

Jenni Jones
Major: Nursing
Year: Sophomore
Hometown: Chesapeake, Va.
Favorite VCU sport: Basketball, men’s and women’s
Favorite thing about VCU: The urban life, city, Nick George, Alpha Gamma Delta, Beating ODU!
Favorite color: Red, buff and green
Hobbies: Volleyball, saving squirrels from the crazy drivers of Richmond, doing the worm, Facebooking
Clubs: Alpha Gamma Delta, Phi Eta Sigma (honors), RA, Nursing Ambassador

Why do you want to be homecoming queen? I represent VCU the best. To sponsor VCU events. To meet more students. To meet Nick George. I love VCU!

Why would you most like to accomplish as queen? Support VCU in everything. Get the student life involved in more college activities and events. Meet as many students at VCU before I graduate.

Monica Motley
Major: Clinical exercise science
Year: 2007 (May)
Hometown: Danville, Va.
Favorite VCU sport: VCU Rugby Club
Favorite thing about VCU: The diversity.
Favorite color: Purple, chocolate brown
Hobbies: Riding motorcycles, music, VCU Women’s Rugby Club, Strut. 2005
Clubs: SGA, resident hall representative of the Student Media Commission, Group Moda

Why do you want to be homecoming queen? I am running for homecoming queen because I take great pride in attending this university. I believe the queen should be a representation of that. I mix with all crowds. I enjoy meeting new people. I also enjoy playing rugby — a true representative of diversity and of a genuine person.

What would you most like to accomplish as queen? I would love to use this as a tool not only for students but also people (young) in the Richmond community to see that it doesn’t matter what you look like or what organization you are in (or) how much money you have – as long as you believe in yourself and have pride your goals are limitless.

Christin Hardy
Major: Criminal justice
Year: Junior
Hometown: Blackstone, Va.
Favorite VCU sport: Basketball, baby!
Favorite thing about VCU: (no answer)
Favorite color: (no answer)
Hobbies: (no answer)
Clubs: Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., NPHC, NABCJ, Resident Hall Leadership Council, Ramz Hall Step Team, Back to Black

Why do you want to be homecoming queen? I want to be homecoming queen because I feel that I represent the diversity of this campus, and I have the most school spirit.

What would you most like to accomplish as queen? (no answer)

Rachel Podolsky
Major: Fashion design and marketing
Year: 2007
Hometown: Rockville, Md.
Favorite VCU sport: Basketball and soccer
Favorite thing about VCU: The amazing people who help make the experience wonderful.
Favorite color: Purple… it looks good with black and gold.
Hobbies: Dancing, singing, playing sports, watching movies and hanging out with friends
Clubs: Rowdy Rams, Hillel @ VCU, RA, SAAC

Why do you want to be homecoming queen? I want to represent all the students who have pride in the university.

What would you most like to accomplish as queen? As the host for the awards assembly, intercultural festival and spring ball, I would like to increase the participation as well as represent the entire school.

Bree Sison
Major: Political science and mass communications
Year: 2006 – Senior!
Hometown: Chesapeake, Va.
Favorite VCU sport: All of them! Especially intramurals.
Favorite thing about VCU: So many opportunities to be involved. So many people to smile at!
Favorite color: Royal purple
Hobbies: Stalking Facebook, reading, sleeping, playing with my kitten and singing (only when no one is listening).
Clubs: Tri-Sigma, VCU Insight, Tobacco Co. VIP, The Source, VCU Honor’s Program, cheerleader

Why do you want to be homecoming queen? I’m just honored to represent such an awesome group of women. Being crowned would be a fun way to cap off an amazing college experience.

What would you most like to accomplish as queen? I would love to be a liaison between VCU and the Richmond community… represent the Rams with pride.

Brandy Turner
Major: Business marketing
Year: Senior
Hometown: Colonial Heights, Va.
Favorite VCU sport: Basketball, soccer
Favorite thing about VCU: The diversity and the city. Everyone here has made my college experience so wonderful!
Favorite color: Pink
Hobbies: Dance, music, movies, being around people who make me laugh.
Clubs: Alpha Sigma Alpha, National Society of Collegiate Scholars, Order of Omega

Why do you want to be homecoming queen? I feel that I add to the diversity of our campus. I love being social and going out and meeting new people. I also think I have excellent school spirit. I am an extremely active member in my sorority, Greek life and campus activities.

What would you most like to accomplish as queen? Bring more people out to school activities. Help to instill more school spirit in people.

Zarah Liz Gonzales Panaguiton
Major: Biomedical engineering, math minor
Year: Junior
Hometown: Newport News, Va.
Favorite VCU sport: soccer, football
Favorite thing about VCU: It’s my second family!
Favorite color: yellow, orange, pink
Hobbies: music, soccer, beachin’ it, skiing, bowling, AIM, Facebook, traveling, tutoring, practicing my Spanish, braiding hair
Clubs: president of FACT, vice president WISH, publicity committee BMES, Tau Beta Pi, Engineering Honors Society, VSA, CSA, ASC, LSA, B2B

Why do you want to be homecoming queen? I want to represent VCU to the best of my abilities.

What would you most like to accomplish as queen? I would like to get more of our student body invovlved by acting as a role model.

Shannen Duren
Major: English
Year: Senior
Hometown: Richmond, Va.
Favorite VCU sport: Basketball
Favorite thing about VCU: Diversity
Favorite color: Pink
Hobbies: Writing and cooking
Clubs: Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., fall block planning, National Panhellenic Council, Black Caucus, Greek Council

Why do you want to be homecoming queen? I’d like to be homecoming queen because I’m actively involved on campus and through that I have represented VCU very well.

What would you most like to accomplish as queen? To encourage members of NPHC to get more involved in all areas of VCU.

Jason Primrose
Major: English
Year: 2006
Hometown: Alexandria, Va.
Favorite VCU sport: Dodgeball
Favorite thing about VCU: The people.
Favorite color: Black and gold… just kidding, blue.
Hobbies: Writing, reading, dancing, hanging out with friends, movies, bowling
Clubs: Pi Lambda Phi, Greek Council, Interfraternal Council

Why do you want to be homecoming king? I want to be homecoming king because I think I represent VCU very well. I have huge pride in VCU, and wherever I go I let people know I love VCU.

What would you most like to accomplish as king? Bring VCU together.

Brandon Baker
Major: Sports management
Year: Junior
Hometown: South Hill, Va.
Favorite VCU sport: Basketball
Favorite thing about VCU: Diversity
Favorite color: Blue
Hobbies: Basketball, volunteering, working out
Clubs: Webmaster of the golf club, coach of the men’s basketball club, VCU Young Democrats

Why do you want to be homecoming king? I wish to be homecoming king because I contribute a great amount to the community and that can be further highlighted with this new title.

What would you most like to accomplish as king? As homecoming king, I would like to try to change the face of the university in a way that would change how university people and even university faculty view college students through volunteer activities in the community.

Meriam Ahari
Major: Fashion design
Year: 2007
Hometown: Great Falls, Va.
Favorite VCU sport: Basketball and baseball
Favorite thing about VCU: The people.
Favorite color: Don’t have one
Hobbies:
Clubs: Vice president of Phi Mu Fraternity, Circle K, NSCS, Order of Omega

Why do you want to become homecoming queen? Because I want to represent the student body. I have a lot of pride in this university and I have a lot of school spirit. I love meeting new people and hanging out with different crowds.

What would you most like to accomplish as queen? Increase school spirit and pride, unite different groups of people.