21 Questions with... David Karp '10 and Marguerite Colson '10

VALEDICTORIAN KARP '10 HIBERNATES IN WU AND SALUTATORIAN COLSON '10  CHILLS IN CHILDREN'S LIBRARIES Name: David Karp / Marguerite ColsonAge: 21 / 21Major: MAE / HistoryHometown: Berwyn, PA / ManhattanEating club/residential college/affiliation: Charter / Forbes & Ivy ClubWho’s your favorite Princetonian, living or dead, real or fictional?Karp: Hobey Baker '14 Colson: Brian Kernighan (He was my professor Freshman fall, and I am convinced he knows the name of every student he has ever taught, including me). Unsurprisingly, he was the first person to congratulate me on my nomination. He's a remarkable professor and a genius.What’s the best meal you’ve eaten in Princeton?K: Deep-fried pigs-in-blankets from the Charter fry-o-later. Fried brownie bites are a close second.C: An Olives turkey burger with melted Monterey Jack cheese.In one sentence, what do you actually do all day?K: Sleep and watch hockey or baseball games. C: I wake up and eat about three servings of sugar cereal, go to class, spend time with books and friends, and then eat a little more cereal before I fall asleep.What is your greatest guilty pleasure?K: 90's slow songs, middle school dance style - Savage Garden, Mariah Carey "Hero", etc. C: Like I said, lots and lots of cereal.What’s the last student performance you saw?K: The Plagarists performing at a Charter Friday C: Disiac -- Rituals.Do you know all the words to Old Nassau?K: Just the chorus. C: I confess I do not know any of the words to Old Nassau.Biggest fear?K: A strange hypothetical situation in which my life depends on my short game. C: ComplacencyWhat do you hate most about Princeton?K: The lack of a good cheesesteak place. C: Living in perpetual fear of forgetting a citation.What’s your drink?K: Tanqueray (10) & Tonic. C: Iced Coffee or Red Wine.What’s hanging above your desk and/or bed?K: A poster-sized menu from a German restaurant with the daily special: "Karpfen" (Es ist so weit!). C: A wall calendar from the wrong year (I bought it on sale at Michael's Craft store).Where do you do your best thinking?K: The shower. For hours at a time. C: Running in New York's Central Park.When’s bedtime?K: Usually 3AM, but in thesis-mode it's shifted to about 6. C: Anytime, anywhere.What’s your personal anthem?K: "Red Flag" by Billy Talent. Sometimes I just need to cast off the crutch that kills the pain. C: "Solsbury Hill" by Peter Gabriel.What is the most interesting class you've taken?K: MAE 332, Aircraft Design. Definitely the most immediately practical course I've had here.C: Abnormal Psychology.Where is the best place on campus?K: The MAE wind tunnel lab in J-wing. C: Cotsen Children's Library. There's a tree house, and the staff doesn't kick you out for reading near little kids (unlike employees at the Lincoln Center Barnes and Noble). Where is the worst place on campus?K: Guyot. I've never seen anyone enter or leave that buildling looking happy. C: The line for Frist late meal.Who is your mortal enemy?K: Jose Cuervo. C: Voldemort. Isn't he the nemesis of every young wizard?When’s the last time you used cash?K: Every day. Cash is King. C: To buy an iced coffee.In 25 years, I will be…K: A scratch golfer. C: 46Where do you go to study alone?K: The library above Wu.  You can disappear for days up there. And you can get food without going outside. C: Home, in New York City.What makes someone a Princetonian?K: Subscribing to the Gospel of Jack Donaghy.C: Making a snide comment about Harvard or Yale, and then sort of chuckling afterward (even though you are entirely serious).