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THE TIMES-DELPHIC
MONDAY, APRIL 19, 2010
Bryan Loya Originally from San Bernardino, Calif., Bryan Loya is a junior international business and politics double major, with a concentration in law, who was instantly inspired by the movie, “The Boondock Saints.” “I’ve seen the movie and thought it was sweet,” Loya said. “I eventually looked into the meaning of the tattoos.” These tattoos, commonly mistaken for Greek, are Latin for ‘truth’ and ‘justice.’ “They’re words to live by,” Loya said. Since he is pursuing a career in law, the titles seemed fitting. Although his professors, peers and colleagues may not find Bryan’s tattoos as appealing, Loya cares little about what others think of his mark. “No regrets,” Loya said. “It doesn’t bother me if people judge. If you have a problem, I don’t care. People either think it’s cool or they stare. It gets annoying, but it’s whatever.” Lydia Clark, a first-year international relations major, has a politics class with Loya and has not noticed his tattoos for the majority of the semester. “He is so intelligent, they’re easy to look past,” Clark said. “Honestly, I wouldn’t have noticed them had he not sat in front of me and raised his hand. “If future employers take his tattoos into negative consideration, they are truly selfish and judgmental.” Bryan has been in Iowa for a few years and now lives here in Des Moines. He recently joined Lacrosse Club, but spends the majority of his time off campus. Loya enjoys and thrives on his uniqueness. “People don’t have to like or accept them, it’s my signature thing,” he said.
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Harold Dudley Even when he is not in sight, Harold Dudley can be heard throughout campus. His operatic voice rings over Helmick Commons as students pass from class to class. Dudley is a senior voice performance major from east Des Moines. “My senior year of high school a man came to offer a scholarship to one student from every local high school,” Dudley said. “It entitled a student to one free year of lessons and courses at Drake. And my director picked me.” After his first year at Drake, Dudley received a year of free lessons from professor Aimee Beckmann-Collier, better known as ABC. “I guess she saw something in me,” Dudley said. “Or maybe because she liked what she heard.” Harold grew up singing in church and sang when times were hard. Before college, he had little formal voice training. “Often, singing is an outburst of what I’m trying to communicate,” Dudley said. “And I don’t always know what that is. I’ve always sung. Even in high school, but I was unaware of that.” Singing has always come naturally to Dudley and is a form of self-expression. “If more people were more themselves, everyone could make others happy through something that they do,” Dudley said. Little do most people know, if Dudley were to pursue a career in music, he would much prefer to play the piano. He has taken three years of piano lessons and has to work much harder than he has ever had to work for his vocal skills. In the following years, the famous Drake singer plans on living in another country and traveling to “see what life is like out there.” “I would prefer a simple lifestyle,” Dudley said. “It is so easy to jump into the work force, but jumping in seems like the expected thing to do. Once you do that it’s kind of the end-all-be-all. Singing is essentially what I’m best at. It’s kind of expected of me to go ahead and go after that, but I don’t know if that’s what I’m going to go after. And I don’t think I should have to know.” Dudley has always had a desire to travel. “Some people’s sense of home is where they come from, others—it’s who they are,” he said. “I just want to find a place I can relate to more, a place I can call home, I guess.”
Grant Caswell
Grant Caswell is a sophomore bassoon perform his many colorful kilts and a lengthy ponytail. “I’ve always wanted one, just because,” Casw told me I could only have one if I made it myself Caswell has made four of his own kilts, but ha tion. Kilts can be purchased in various places and “Kilts can be found mostly online,” Caswell sa com. It’s a Monaghan—an Irish brand kilt. Of the while I was in Germany over the summer. I think Although Caswell models his kilts like a profes life. He made his first skirt his senior year of high Kealie Rogers, a first-year biochemistry-mole High School with Caswell. Rogers, along with noticed the change in apparel during Caswell’s se “Everyone noticed; he was hard to miss,” Ro tradition.” Caswell pays little attention to the interest ot “I wear kilts because they’re comfortable,” C Patrick’s Day and during my time in England.” When the winter months arrive, Caswell adm “During the winter I wear pants, but I also lighter winters, I can wear my kilts all year round
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