Humans of USU: English major sees dress in gold and white

The Utah Statesman interviewed Stormy Knaak, a freshman from Salt Lake City.

US: What brought you to Utah State?

SK: It was close enough to my family that I could see them, but far enough that I had some distance, and it was cheap.

US: What’s your favorite thing about being here?

SK: The people. The people are really chill and it’s a good environment. I really like that.

US: What are you studying?

SK: English and education. I want to be a teacher; I’m thinking high school. I don’t really know exactly what age, but just the high school age because they’re old enough that you don’t have to, like, calm them down, and they’re past that pubescent, awkward age, so it seems like the easiest age to teach.

US: What are your plans for spring break?

SK: Go home, just hang out with my family. Plus catch up on sleep and not do homework, stuff like that.

US: I’m sure you’ve heard of “the dress,” but what color is it actually?

SK: The dress? Oh you mean the white and gold one? The one that’s definitely white and gold and not black and blue? It’s definitely white and gold.

US: Elections week just ended. What did you think about the process? Did you vote?

SK: No. I felt like it was an uneducated vote. I mean, I knew that people were begging me to vote for them, but I didn’t actually know about the people. I didn’t want to be that person that was voting for them and was like “Well they talked to me, they gave me candy, I’ll vote for them,” type of thing.

US: What’s the first thing that you notice about another person?

SK: Usually their hair.

US: For both guys and girls?

SK: Yeah, it’s with guys and girls. Like, I’ll walk by, and I’ll be like, “Oh that girl has really pretty hair,” or if I see a guy from behind and he has nice hair, I’ll be like, “I bet that guy is hot,” just because he has nice hair.

US: So hair is a deciding factor for you?

SK: Oh yeah, hair is a big deciding factor.

US: If you could wake up tomorrow having gained any one quality or ability, what would it be and why?

SK: The ability to “math” — like accurately. That’s something that anyone could use actually.