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Name: Brad Bean

Title: Senior

Hometown: Duncanville, Texas

Number of years at SMU: Four

Favorite thing about SMU: The campus

Your most embarrassing moment: When I accidentally said s**t on air during “The Daily Update”

Favorite movie: “Napoleon Dynamite”

Favorite book: The Bible

Favorite food: My grandmother’s rum cake

One piece of advice for SMU students: You will realize towards the end of your tenure at SMU that there are things you wish you could have done. Always give your best to everything.

Name three people you would like to have to dinner: Oprah, Tony Blair and Nelson Mandela

Hobbies: Playing golf and boating

Horoscope sign: Gemini (Watch Out!)

Fondest childhood memory: Jumping on my trampoline

Favorite song: How about group — Rascal Flatts

Favorite quote: Winning isn’t everything; it’s the only thing!

Dream car: Ford F250- Lariat. Navy and silver to be exact.

Person who has influenced you the most: My family. They all contributed to the person that I am.

Favorite sports team: SMU … duh

One thing you would change about SMU: The stereotype

Dream job: To be a correspondent for a national television network or work for National Geographic.

One game show you would like to participate in: “Wheel of Fortune”

Favorite drink: Diet Coke or Vodka Tonic

Favorite city: Boston, Mass.

Dream vacation: Traveling Europe and the Far East with my fiancé — Megan King

Three items you could not live without: Cell phone, debit card and golf clubs

Greatest achievement to date: Graduating from SMU and meeting Megan

Birthday: June 15, 1983


Name: Chip Hiemenz

Title: Student Body President

Hometown: St. Louis, Mo.

Number of years at SMU: Three

Favorite thing about SMU: The thing that makes SMU special is the people. The people I’ve had the opportunity to interact with are very special and have a true love and passion for SMU.

Favorite movie: “Shawshank Redemption”

Favorite book: Purpose Driven Life by Rick Warren

Favorite athlete: Peyton Manning

Favorite food: Steak

One piece of advice for SMU students: Utilize your surroundings. SMU has so many opportunities and students don’t often take advantage of them.

Name three people you would like to have to dinner: Mother Theresa, Martin Luther King, Jr. and Abraham Lincoln

Hobbies: Playing lacrosse, going to movies and hanging out with friends

Horoscope sign: Taurus

Fondest childhood memory: Going on spring break to Florida with my entire extended family.

Favorite song: “Ants Marching” by Dave Matthews Band

Favorite quote: “I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.” Philippians 4:13

Dream car: Porsche Boxter

Person who has influenced you the most: My father

Favorite sports team: St. Louis Cardinals

One thing you would change about SMU: To make SMU a more unified campus.

Dream job: Head of philanthropic organization

One game show you would like to participate in: “The Price is Right”

Favorite city: St. Louis

Dream vacation: Going on a cruise of the Virgin Islands.

Three items you could not live without: My Bible, car and cell phone

Greatest achievement to date: Attending SMU

Birthday: May 14

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