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If student tucks the tag into your shirt, it’s nothing personal

Audrie Mcconkie

Danielle KiteSophomore majoring in Social Work

Caught: Family Life buildingHometown: Athens, Tenn. Age: 23Favorite Color: Aqua

Utah Statesman: Why did you come to Utah State University?

Danielle Kite: My mom’s an alumni.

US: What’s the craziest thing you’ve ever seen on campus?

Kite: Probably the basketball games – those half-naked, fat guys that paint themselves.

US: What is the biggest risk you’ve ever taken?

Kite: I’m not really a risk taker. Moving to Utah was a big risk for me.

US: What is your personal motto for life?

Kite: It’s kind of cheesy, it’s: God doesn’t build a mountain I can’t climb.

US: What is your biggest fear?

Kite: Spiders. All the spiders here are kind of scary.

US: Do you have any pet peeves?

Kite: A lot, actually. One of them is that I hate tags in shirts. I go up to people I don’t even know and stick their tags back in their shirts.

US: Have you ever had any serious injuries?

Kite: I almost broke my butt once. I was 13 and it was the only time we’d ever got snow in Tennessee. I was so excited, I was running around the house and I slipped and fell on the stairs.

US: What did you eat for breakfast today?

Kite: I had chocolate Easter candy and peanut butter. I eat chocolate and peanut butter pretty much everyday because I like both and I never grocery shop.

US: What kind of sheets do you have on your bed right now?

Kite: White with blue floral. They match my bedroom.

US: What is your most prized possession?

Kite: Probably my shoebox that holds all of my pictures.

US: Where would you say you spend the majority of your time?

Kite: Either studying or working out.

US: What is your dream job?

Kite: Anything outside of the U.S. I want to work with needy children in a foreign country.

US: How many pairs of shoes do you own?

Kite: I used to have tons ’til my rottweiler ate them all. Now I probably have 10 pairs. Three of them are running shoes.

US: Are you the kind of person who takes the stairs or the elevator?

Kite: The stairs. Elevators are only for handicapped people.

US: If you could have a one-year supply of anything what would you choose?

Kite: Peanut butter. Actually, I think I already have a one year supply.

US: When eating, how do you feel about your food touching?

Kite: Real breakfast food like pancakes or eggs, they cannot touch, but anything else is OK.

US: Describe the best day of your life?

Kite: When I walked out of high school and knew I never had to go back.

US: If you could be famous for one thing, what would it be?

Kite: Winning the Boston Marathon. I have a goal that my kids are going to run it and win. I need to find myself a Kenyan, get some of that Kenyan blood in there.

US: Have you ever ran a marathon?

Kite: I trained for one, but then my friends decided to go to the Bahamas. I had to choose, marathon or Bahamas? I choose the Bahamas. I’m going to run the Top of Utah though. -amcconkie@cc.usu.edu