Name: Sam Nickell 

Year of Study (Fr/So/Jr/Sr): Senior

College Major: Political Science 

1. Where are you from? 
Lexington, KY

2. What has been your favorite class at Principia? 
Does going on the China Abroad count as a class?

3. What brand of running shoes do you wear?
Brooks for training, Nike for racing. 

4. What was the last song you listened to?
The theme to the Bourne Identity

5. If your dorm room was on fire, what objects would you try to save?
Jake (becaue I would never hear the end of it if I didn’t), my laptop, Steve Madden loafers, Earth Wind & Fire poster, and my ties.

6. What is happening in your Facebook profile picture? 
It’s a close up self-portrait of me taken at the Summer Palace in Beijing, China. 

7. If you could own any animal as a pet, what animal would you choose?
German Shepherd. 

9. Where was the last place you went on vacation?
Murfreesboro, TN 

10. What is something you are really good at? 
Coming up with random historical facts in conversation, and making people laugh.

11. What makes you happy?
Being amongst friends and family….. However, my non-cliché answer is: An ice-cold Dr. pepper on a hot and humid summer night while being surrounded by friends. 

12. Did you notice that question #8 was missing (during your first read-through of these questions)? 
Yes, so I pose this question in its place: If you could pick the house you were going to be sorted into upon your arrival at Hogwarts, which would you pick?

13. What will you do after answering this survey? 
Continue with planning my post-graduate activities and hit up the C-Store for an Izze.


Nickname? Ice Man

When did you start playing this sport and why?

When I was 12 years old because it seemed like a good idea at the time.

What do you love the most about playing this sport?

The team, the fact that my friends do it, and the "freeing" feeling it brings.

What's your favorite...

Movie? Gladiator

TV show? That 70's Show

Food? Italian

Restaurant? Chop House

Hobby? Playing the drums

Pro athlete? Anthony "the brow" Davis

Dream job? World Traveler