Weekly Wes Celeb: Josh French '00 By Oliver Haslegrave Assistant Features Do you have any nicknames? "I sometimes go by ‘Slim.’" Where are you from originally? "I live in Western New York." What are some of your activities and interests here at Wes? "I am the graphic design editor of The Grail magazine and the House Manager of 356 Washington. I also have a radio show on WESU from 10-2 on Thursday called ‘The Tim Howard Show.’ And I’m into blatant self-promotion."

Do you enjoy being a House Manager?

"It’s a lot of money for not much work."

Could you describe a typical day?

"I get up pretty early because I have class at 8:30 or 9:00 every day. I do more work between then and lunch, and back to class after that. Then whatever comes my way, maybe some extreme sports. I’m pretty good on a pogo stick."

What is your personal record for consecutive hops on the pogo stick?

"I haven’t counted, but I used to start on Friday afternoon and go straight to Monday morning, but then I’d have to stop because school comes first."

What are your plans for the future?

"I hope to get into publishing, magazines in particular."

Do you have a favorite magazine?

"I like the UTNE Reader ."

What is UTNE ?

"They scour little magazines looking for interesting articles and they pull them all together. It’s usually based on a common theme."

If you were stranded on a desert island, what person, food, and article of clothing would you bring?

"Um, I’d bring E.T., General Tso’s Chicken, and definitely sand-proof underwear."

Martina Hingis or Anna Kournikova?

"Anna Kournikova."

What is the flavor of the month?

"Red."

East Coast or West Coast?

"I’m not really a fan of either coast."

What do you do for fun?

"I spend a lot of time corralling the belligerent drunks in my house. And I churn butter."

How long have you been churning for?

"Ten years."

Do you have a favorite movie?

"Yeah. Dead Man by Jim Jarmusch.

What is your favorite pick-up line?

"Hi. I’m Luke Del Tredici."

For one last question, what is your motto or favorite slogan?

"Let’s party like it was 1899."