Mickey and PlutO-Week: The Happiest Week on Earth
Avery Landrum
MATH '16
Houston, TX
McMurtry College
Mark Trainer
SOCI '15
Seattle, WA
Jones College
The Seattle superstar loves anything and everything sports, and always has time to discuss the most recent happenings in the sports world with anyone... unless you are a 49ers fan. When Mark is not watching, playing, or dreaming sports, he spends his time perfecting his knowledge of obscure trivia or honing his world level Minesweeper skills. These valuable skills will serve him well as he delves deeper into his policy studies major. Along with dedicating himself to his studies, this European connoisseur also enjoys sipping fine wine at world-famous art galleries as he backpacks across the old world during his semester abroad in Denmark. Known around campus as one of the sweetest and most geniune young gentlemen around, he is armed with charming wit and infectious charisma. Being matched with Mark as your advisor might just be one of the greatest things that will ever happen to you.
Avery Landrum: Beast on the volleyball court, Queen of Snapchat, and your new advisor! Avery is a Math and Managerial Studies major, a rising junior, and a member of McMurtry College. Avery is from Houston so she can help you navigate and explore the city! She’s super athletic and is involved with Rice Club Volleyball and McMurtry Powderpuff. She’s always down for new adventures; she’s even been skydiving - twice! Avery is really friendly, open, and fun; don’t be surprised if you find her in the middle of a dance circle doing the Wop! She’s a great listener and also a great talker. Avery will be an amazing advisor to you, but more importantly, she will be one of your best friends who you can always depend on.
Meet your RHA affiliate! What does RHA stand for, you may ask? Registered Hipster Analyst? Royal Hungarian Acrobat? Random Happiness Activist? No, no, and sort of. An RHA is a Rice Health Advisor, or, in other words, a person with an endless supply of band-aids, basic medicines, and a listening ear, amongst other things. On February 2nd, 1995 the child, called Matthew Roorda, arose out of the waves of Galveston Beach. The island’s citizens were astounded and elected him mayor of the town. Over the next 18 years, Matt lived in various places around southeastern Texas and Louisiana until he ended up at Rice as a voice performance major. After much soul searching, he made the switch to Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, which he will begin this upcoming fall. You can probably catch Matt having a deep conversation over a slice of lemon pie with the soothing sounds of opera in the background. Don’t be intimidated by his size or loud voice. He’s just a big teddy bear.
What do Michael Jordan, Michael Phelps, and Michael Jackson all have in common? An unhealthy obsession with half-man, half-fish Chris Sabbagh. This former Olympian Adonis-like swimmer gave up on achieving gold (the competition was too easy) to attend Rice University. While he isn’t busy deadlifting 500 kilos (that’s right, he uses the metric system) with a single pinky, or consuming pure protein in the form of a 10 raw egg shake, he can be found performing senatorial duties as an outstanding member of the Student Association. As a prospective electrical engineer, he can already build a computer given only marbles and limited chicken wire. Hailing from Sugar Land, AKA “the Shug,” AKA where Tracy McGrady currently plays baseball (GO SKEETERS!!), @crstopha (follow him on Twitter and Instagram) is anything but sweet.
Matt Roorda
CHBE '17
Richmond, TX
Rice Health Advisor Affiliate
Chris Sabbagh
ELEC '17
Sugar Land, TX
Jones College
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