Ronj Staff
Andre “Gobi Won Kanobi” Gobbo
The man, the myth and the legend of Andre Gobbo originated in the small town of Chesterfield, NH. Aside from occasionally gracing Le Ronj with his presence (and sometimes helping out by applying some elbow grease), Andre lends his talents to the rowing team, the club hockey team, and the Model United Nations club. If you ever see him walking around, be sure to receive a handshake, because they’ll be worth millions in a few years. He also would like to remind you to stay classy, just like Ron Burgundy.
Billy “Hurricane Bill” Manchuck Jr.
A twenty-something hailing from West Hartford, CT, Billy spends most of his time connecting plots and looking at pictures of big cats on Google. His biggest pet peeve is when people conjugate both parts of a compound verb, e.g.: “slid-tackled” in stead of “slide-tackled”. Come to his shift Sunday evenings because nobody else does!
Brad “Bond Man” Gee
Raised in San Francisco, Brad has transplanted to Maine to avoid the coddling, temperate weather of California. Brad enjoys Scrabble, scuba diving, tortellini with Prego, and David Attenborough educational nature documentaries. Ask Brad about his open obsession with American-made handmade antiques and old junk!
Cameron “Cam-anator” Sheldon
A true Nutmegger, Cam takes an avid interest in hiking, kayaking and music. A few of her favorite favorite smells include fire, pine trees, and pumpkin pie! You may often find Cam riding her fire-breathing dragon, Leviathan, in Thorncrag Sanctuary or studying in PGill.”
Carter “Caveman” Kindley
Hailing from the ice-bound wastes of Minneapolis, Carter matriculated to Bates with the goal of learning how to walk on warm ground. He thinks rocks are neat because they build mountains and allow him to study gravity’s effects on winter sports more thoroughly than in pancake-flat Minnesota. Carter’s favorite food is gado gado, his favorite drink coffee, and his favorite pastime is, of course, curling.
Emily “Skulls” Cull
Emily Cull hails from South Carolina, and after two years at Bates, still has not learned how to walk in snow. A fan of puns and lobster paraphernalia, Emily firmly believes that all food tastes better when made into a sandwich. Last summer, she learned to use a chainsaw and a flame thrower to carve a bear out of a block of wood, a skill that is admittedly time consuming and completely useless.
Hally “Comicazi” Bert
Hally is originally from Tacoma, Washington; and she attended the high school where the movie “10 Things I Hate About You” was filmed. Hally has ridden the world’s second longest gondola and her favorite television shows are “Arthur” and “Jeopardy”. Shawn Corey Carter (otherwise known as Jay-Z) is her role model and when she grows she wants to be a dinosaur.
Isaac “The Stealthy Ike” Thompson
An excerpt from his autobiography, I Ronj, Therefore I Am : “I am Isaac Keeler Thompson. Some people call me Ike, after my Great Grandfather. I come from Yorba Linda, in sunny California. I am the youngest of five kids, and an Uncle of two, and all I really have to say is, “If you can’t deny the truth, then the truth can’t be denied…”
Kellen “AK-47” MacFayden
Kellen was raised by wolves in the Alaskan mountains. She loves temporary tattoos, taking rando pics, and eating otter pops in summertime. She is also anti-shoes and pro-dancing.
Lindsay “Ugly Duck” Swan
A Brooklyn babe at heart, Lindsay “Ugly Duck” Swan, was raised among the cannolis of Carol Gardens and subway graffiti of Midwood. She loves everything nuts and everything chocolate, is neurotic about how her shirts get tucked into the drawer, and can’t spend a day without sitting down and hearing someone’s life story. She spends her best moments on the trains, buses, and public vehicles of the world, or in the crowded corners of cafés being anonymous. She like to dance on stage, and recently reawakened her photography pastime (donate film to her cause!).
Lyndsay “Wallawalla Bingbong” Wallace
As a current resident of Delaware, Lyndsay has returned to her home state of Maine to embrace the outdoors as a first-year student at Bates. Lyndsay enjoys camping, swimming, exploring new places, and is addicted to her favorite crime TV shows.
Lorena “Busta Monty” Bustamante
Lorena is famous around the highlands of the Andes for her tiny legs and big heart. She has spent the last two years in an intensive independent study of Commmons desserts options: so far Moulton Cake leading the ranks, while Sugar Free Jello is a threat to society. Lorena is a Sagittarius, even though she has no idea what that means.
Merrill “Gym” Brady
Merrill sprouted from Massachusetts and has lived there all of her life. Start conversations with her about anything from SNL to Mexican food. She is fascinated with both. She doesn’t like coffee but is obsessed with everything else in and about the Ronj.
Rusty “Rain Man” Epstein
Rusty, unlike the majority of the Bates population, grew up in a small town just outside
of Boston, Massachusetts. Contrary to popular opinion, he believes chicken-fried beef steak is one of the most satisfying meals Commons has to offer. Rusty especially enjoys ironic situations and knowing the words to classic Disney films.
Sam “Flapjack” Gretz
Sam hails from crab country in Maryland. His likes can be boiled down to two things: pets and tea. If you want tea, come visit Sam. If you stole a cat or dog, show it to Sam! All other pets need not apply.
Sarah “Bombshell” Koatz
Sarah Koatz is a senior originally from New York City. She likes back scratches, cats, making friendship bracelets, and raspberry snapple iced tea. Although these might seem like the interests and hobbies of an 87 year old woman, she is actually 21. If she could only watch one movie for the rest of her life, it would be Big Fish.
Ursula “Twitter” Sandstrom
Twitter grew up in the land of coffee, Seattle, where she spent her childhood sewing doll dresses and reading. Since then she has spent more time working for political campaigns and loggerhead sea turtles. At Bates, will not majoring in stress, she studies environmental economics.