Monday, October 29, 2012
Personality Profile Damiano Melcarne
University of Maryland sophomore Damiano Melcarne likes to mix music as a disk jockey in his spare time. Damiano has been DJing since he was 17.
Damiano uses a program called Virtual DJ to mix his music. The program allows him to seamlessly transition between songs, and reveals specific about the musical elements of each track.
His turntable, a Pioneer WeGO, allows him to manipulate the music in a variety of ways. He can change the pitch, adjust the bass and treble, and add many different effects to the music.
As a DJ, Damiano finds it important to create a fun atmosphere, and uses his Blizzard Snowball! and Colorstrip Mini lights to do so. These lights change colors to the beat of the music, and enhance the performance by creating a lively environment.
Damiano likes to DJ because he loves the music. He is never sitting still when he performs, always jamming out to the music like the audience.
Personality Portrait: Camilla Thompson
Camilla Thompson is one of the few longboard chicks on campus. She rides daily, except for days when the weather is bad.
Camilla, 18, of Westminster, is a an undecided major in the Digital Cultures and Creativity honors program.
She's one of two girls in the university's Longboarding club. They ride around campus looking for the best hills to go down.
Camilla is also into music and art. She loves the Koi Fish design on the bottom of her board. It reminds her of her best friend, who helped her pick it out.
She said she likes to sit down on her board when she's tired and watch the world. She says riding makes her feel like she can conquer anything.
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Rich Salloum is a sophomore in high school from New York. He is captain of his school basketball team and trains 4 days every week with a personal basketball trainer.
Rich tries to shoot around 100 foul shots every day to improve his accuracy.
Dribbling is also an important part of Rich's practice routine to improve his ball handling skills.
Rich never leaves home without his basketball. He also always has one of his three pairs of Nike sneakers on so he is always ready to hit the court.
Experimenting with different types of shots is one of Rich's favorite ways to practice his skills and also teach himself something new he can use during his basketball games.
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Jordan Hollady is a sophomore mechanical engineering student at the University of Maryland. When she is not in classes or studying, Hollady can be found playing the violin as a way to relax from her heavy workload.
Hollady tunes her violin before she begins practicing. Hollady began playing violin when she was in fourth grade and has continued playing in college.
Hollady admits that she does not have as much time to practice as she did back in middle school and high school. She still tries to find time to practice when she's not working or participating in her engineering sorority's events.
On campus, Hollady doesn't have time to participate in any organized orchestras or ensembles, but she does play in a string quartet called "Serendipitous Strings" with three other women. The quartet has performed at events around campus, including ceremonies for the Honors' College.
Hollady plays a song that she has been practicing with her quartet. While Hollady does not envision making music her future profession, she hopes that she can continue to play as she gets older and busier.
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Alex Levy shows off his disc collection at the beginning of the Calvert Road disc golf course. When the weather is nice, the University of Maryland sophomore can often be found playing 18 quick holes between classes.
After a poor first throw, Levy throws around a tree to avoid a bogey. While he has been playing disc golf since coming to the University of Maryland, he recently joined Maryland's Club Frisbee 'B' team, the "Solar Flairs."
Levy winces in disappointment after narrowly missing a throw for par on the second hole.
Although there are discs created specifically for disc golf, Levy uses a 175 gram Discraft Ultra-Star instead. These discs, the standard in Ultimate Frisbee games, help him work on his accuracy.
Levy catches a disc while tossing with friends after the game. In addition to disc golf and ultimate frisbee, Levy plays other frisbee-related games, including a team game called Kan-Jam.
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