On the second floor we have Samantha Ketcham, better known to the rest of us as Sam. She might be related to Ash (Pokémon reference here), but we will never know. She returns to Alger as an RA after serving for one semester. She plays rugby for the women’s rugby team. She also hopes to one day work with the DEA or FBI as a possible career option. She loves to shop online for clothes and other stuff, especially when a sale comes up. She also loves to cook in her free time and can cook some fantastic meals if she has the time. She tends to be very busy with her schedule since she is interning, taking a lot of credits, playing rugby, and serving as a student justice. If you see her in the staff offices stop by and chat with her! On the fourth floor the HULK resides. He returns to us after serving two semesters here in Alger. We know him as John Kenney. John is an athletic training major so in his spare time he fixes up injured athletes. He is known as the hulk because when John is not fed on time he can become very agitated. John can be a very animated individual when asked to be, such as his performance as Fred Flintstone last year. He also enjoys all manner of sports, but his favorites are baseball and football.
On the fifth floor the RA is Noelle. Noelle is new to Alger hall staff this year but looking forward to an exciting year at Alger. She is in the fraternity Alpha Phi Omega. One day she wants to work for the World Health Organization (WHO). She likes to read National Geographic and play a very addicting game called the plague! Her interests lie in Eastern culture such as Buddhism. She also loves music, but her favorite type is Indie. Finding new music and listening to it is one of her favorite activities. Her favorite book is A Clockwork Orange and her favorite film is Midnight Paris. On the sixth floor we have the baby of the staff Kristen! She volunteered for Cortaca duty and has gained great respect for this heroic action! Respect her for that and don’t make her job difficult! She is new this year but full of pep and cheer! She is majoring in biomedical science and wants to become a nurse after graduating. She has a love affair with corn. I mean, the girl loves corn. She once ate four ears (we made eight) at a staff dinner. She also likes to cook and bake for her residents and staff. She also likes cats and has another obsession with unicorns (notice unicorn has the word corn in it… coincidence? I think not!) She is also new to Alger Hall!