Each week, the Cavalier Daily asks a student 25 questions and allows him or her to eliminate five of them. This week's interviewee is Michael Jangl, a second-year Civil Engineering student from Yonkers, New York.
Q: What's one thing you didn't do over Spring Break?
A: A lot. That's a horrible answer. Can I think about that?
Q: What is your second favorite book?
A: "The Alienist" by Caleb Carr. I read it, I think, between my sophomore and junior years of high school. It took me about the entire summer.
Q: What do you think about right before you fall asleep?
A: Probably someone special.
Q: If you could be any superhero, who would you be?
A: I kind of always wanted to be Spiderman, but he's such a big wuss. Maybe Superman if he didn't die.
Q: What's your favorite thing to eat at the dining hall?
A: Hamburgers with ketchup.
Q: What are you most superstitious about?
A: Numbers. I'm always looking at numbers, I don't know why.
Q: If you could take any class over again, which would it be?
A: Probably Advanced Physics in high school because we just blew things up.
Q: What color is your wallet?
A: I think it's brown. I'm actually color blind [asks what color his wallet is. It is indeed brown].
Q: On a scale of one to 10, how obnoxious is the U.Va. bumper sticker that says "The University"?
A: It's pretty obnoxious, that'd be around a 9.5.
Q: Who was the most important person of the Twentieth Century?
A: Maybe Franklin D. Roosevelt. He fixed the Depression and led the country during the war.
Q: Do you consider the tomato a fruit or vegetable?
A: Vegetable.
Q: What is your favorite thing to do in October?
A: I don't really have specific things that I do during months. Well, Halloween is pretty fun, but I don't dress up anymore, so that kind of ruins it. Man, I've got nothing in October.
Q: What food would you like to be eating right now?
A: I guess penne à la vodka.
Q: Best vacation you ever went on?
A: I went to Disneyland the summer before last, which was pretty fun. But Belle from "Beauty and the Beast" laughed at me for being 18 and wanting to take a picture with her. She was the one princess I wanted a picture with, but the Little Mermaid was a hell of a lot nicer.
Q: Would you initiate an honor case against a close friend?
A: Probably not.
Q: If a giraffe could have another name, what would you want it to be?
A: Longneck. Wait, no -- that's from "Land Before Time." That's what they called the brontosaurus.
Q: What time do you think you'll go to sleep tonight?
A: Depends how long my lab takes. Maybe one, maybe not.
Q: Would you live on the thirteenth floor of a building?
A: I don't think Charlottesville has any buildings with 13 floors, but yeah, probably.
Q: How great do you feel right now on a scale of mediocre to fantastic?
A: Right now? I'm doing all right.
Q: Does barbeque sauce make everything taste better?
A: I'm not big on barbeque sauce myself.
The Verdict: Mrs. Jangl, Michael's mom, called at the end of the interview. Michael said, "A-J is interviewing me for the paper because I'm awesome." She agreed.
Compiled by A-J Aronstein, Cavalier Daily Associate Editor
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