21 Questions with...Amira Polack '12
BUSINESS TODAY PRESIDENT AMIRA POLACK '12 LIKES GREEN EGGS, HATES WAITING IN LINE AT WUCOX--AND CALLS IT "BOBA," NOT "BUBBLE" TEA. Name: Amira PolackAge: 20Major: WWS, Cert. SPAHometown: Glendale, CAEating club/residential college/affiliation: Ivy/Wilson/NAWhat’s the first thing you do when you wake up? Hit snooze.Do you see yourself ever deleting your Facebook? I have yet to delete my Myspace account, which has sat around unused for a couple years now. I'd have to say that at this rate, deleting my Facebook is unlikely.What’s the coolest new start-up? Princeton's Social Entrepreneurship Initiative - a start-up that will start up start-ups - or Prepidemic, even though I don't wear men's clothing. Small World or Starbucks? Small World - their chai is like dynamite.What magazines do you read? Uh. Business Today. Please.What is your favorite cookie? Murray Dodge - the ever-changing cookie.When was the last time you pulled an all-nighter and why? 9/24/10, the Friday before BT's quarterly report. Happily, this was a team all-nighter.What does "purple" mean to you? Thick (like syrup), F. Lorée, and my favorite color.What is your greatest guilty pleasure? Lady Gaga YouTube marathons, which include but are not limited to music videos, music video parodies, live performances, covers by freelance YouTubers, and makeup tutorials.What’s the last student performance you saw? During a weekend trip to visit my sister at Carnegie Mellon, we saw A CaPittsburgh, an annual a capella concert to benefit a local non-profit in jazz education. At Princeton it was, well, an arch-sing. Clearly, my interests in student performances are diverse.At age 6, what was your dream job? Easy - President & CEO of the world. Actually, I wanted to teach the first grade. I had a particularly inspiring teacher, and on top of that, really loved getting to edit peer papers and use the dry-erase board and overhead projector.What do you hate most about Princeton? Long lines at WuCox, hands-down. The sight of them makes my stomach drop. As far as improvements go, I really think we could do more to encourage academic, social, and vocational risk-taking together. Doing gap/deferral years, studying abroad, taking poetry classes, switching activities as an upperclassman, spending summer post-Junior year writing a memoir, starting up a random enterprise in a distant country or something besides sealing a full-time offer -- these things aren't Xtreme sports, but I'm surprised how often they're looked upon as such around these parts!How do you like your eggs? 1. Green; 2. Benedict; 3. Organic omega-3; 4. Salted and peppered.What would you do if you won the lottery? Change my digits, pay for tuition (my sisters' too), and give the fluff away to some good causes.What's the best sentence you've ever heard? We'll not risk another frontal assault, that rabbit's dynamite! (Monty Python and the Holy Grail - where many, many good sentences can be found.)When was the last time you were in a car? This past Friday in preparation for Casino Night, which required me to get some massive fake bling. A taxing trip indeed, but at least the bling came cheap. Holler.Where do you do your best thinking? Firestone -- I mean any corporate setting. In a suit. Especially 48 University Place Suite 305 (BT Office).Do you call it "boba tea" or "bubble tea?" BOBA. Bro, it's boba. What song are you playing on repeat this week? Taio Cruz's Dynamite! Dynamite is my general theme this week.In 25 years, I will be… 45, I hope. Happy, healthy, a better person, and in good company as well.What makes someone a Princetonian? Being able to say so and mean it with your heart and soul...Nassoul. :)