Weed’s favorite spot on campus is the chemistry floor in Strosacker.
Courtesy | Siobhan Weed
Siobhan Weed is a junior history major from Michigan. She works at the Contact Center and is a member of the Student Federation.
What’s your unofficial “title” on campus?
Probably something along the lines of “that girl who has no volume control in the library and AJ’s.” I’m not proud of this — it’s just that I am excellent at starting and holding conversations when I have catastrophic amounts of homework to do, which at this school is a constant reality. It’s not my fault I go to a school with a lot of cool and interesting folks. I’m just a girl who appears around campus and giggles really loudly with people.
If people followed you around for a day, what would surprise them most?
My breakfast never consists of anything other than a Chobani Flip from AJ’s.
What’s your signature routine before class?
I’m ashamed to admit it, but my routine lately has been to pull up my Self Service schedule to remind myself which building and classroom my classes are in. I don’t know what’s been up with me this year. As I am advancing into my old age as a junior, I think I’m losing it. This semester, I have gone to the wrong classroom building four times and sat in the Lane classroom of a class that was happening in Kendall or vice versa.
Are you known for something specific among your friends?
My productivity patterns are kind of a trademark. I always put off my big projects until the absolute last second and have pulled multiple all-nighters in a row to turn papers in on time or at the already extended deadline. I know it’s not groundbreaking to be an expert procrastinator as a college student, but it just so happens that most of my close friends have actually figured out the whole time management thing, so I would say that’s a habit my friends would say is classic Siobhan.
What song would play every time you walk into a room?
The “Curious George Theme Song.”
What motivates you to get out of bed for early classes?
Mostly the GPA minimum requirement number that is attached to all of my scholarships. That and the possibility of running into Dr. Calvert outside of Delp and hearing him say “What’s up, Weed, are you staying out of trouble?”
What advice would you give your freshman-year self?
I would say, “Girl, stop using your 11 daily hours in the library to yap in heaven. Invest in a pair of noise-canceling headphones, and do your Western Heritage reading because there is no reason you should have gotten a B- in Western with Calvert.”
What’s something you’re currently obsessed with?
The AJ’s chicken quesadillas with salsa and sour cream and guacamole on the side have been taking up a lot of my mental space recently. Holy cow, they are just so good. Whenever I go to Saga and get a proper meal with veggies or whatever, my tummy feels better and I feel better about myself but gosh darn it, I’m usually sitting there eating my quinoa from the fresh plate station and thinking about how much better one of those quesadillas would be.
