Learn about some of our fellow students
Dylan Quigley
By Jayden Hooper
Observer Contributor
Dylan Quigley, age 21, a Liberal Arts major at MWCC focusing on Professional Writing, said that music has impacted and shaped some of his memories.
Quigley spoke of how he enjoys listening to Nirvana’s album In Utero as it brings forth feelings of nostalgia and reminds him of how, in his first car, he owned that CD and it had gotten stuck in the CD player. He said that he had no choice but to listen to it until he got a new car.
Quigley also said that his father and brother’s taste in music influenced his own. He humorously reminisced about how his brother put him to sleep with tracks by Rage Against the Machine, a band known for their hard rock and metal songs.
Quigley said that he has been playing the guitar for approximately 10 years and enjoys playing songs by Nirvana and Soundgarden. He also plays Blues songs because they have a calming effect. He said that he hopes to keep playing music even after finishing college.
Peter Edwards
By Velhelmina Akosa
Observer Contributor
Peter Edwards, an Engineering and Physics major, seeks to become a climate scientist after completing school at MWCC.
Edwards said his interest in becoming a climate scientist started at a very young age when he went hiking, fishing, mountain climbing, and spent time with nature. Some of his favorite subjects in school are physics, weather, climate, and competitive math courses.
Edwards hopes to transfer to either UMass Lowell or the University of Colorado in Boulder. He also said that he hopes to have the chance to study abroad and that his career choice permits him to travel around the world.
Jan Troche
By Abbi Rameau
Observer Contributor
Jan Troche is a first-year student who enrolled at the Mount after living in Puerto Rico for most of his life.
Troche considered mechanical engineering as a career path but has since switched to writing. He finds that his writing is greatly impacted by the music he listens to. He listens to “a little bit of everything,” and said that depending on the beat of the song, his writing will be upbeat or slower and more pensive.
Troche lives with his immediate family here, but visits his grandmother in Puerto Rico who has taken over care of his cat. Troche said his cat was a stray and very skittish but has since warmed up to people, even sitting on his grandmother’s lap at times. His grandmother has two cats and four dogs, including his cat. He hopes to visit again soon.
Jayden Hooper
By Dylan Quigley
Observer Contributor
Jayden Hooper, a 20-year-old Biology major, is in his second semester and is taking Journalism as an elective.
Hooper said he listens to all kinds of music and doesn’t really have a favorite. He has multiple playlists and most of them have a variety of genres; each playlist is made to reflect Hooper’s mood. He likes varieties of Rock and Hip-Hop/Rap and has even gotten into violin music.
Hooper has been to a few concerts. He saw ZZ-Top and Godsmack with his dad, and said that the crowd at ZZ-Top were just “a bunch of dads in cargo shorts.” Hooper also went to Warped Tour 2019 to relive his “middle school days.”
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