This week's Spotlight shines on Sarah Hesch '03. An international studies major, anthropology minor, and super-star basketball player, Sarah and I sat down in the Mac Café Grillé so she could grab some food after her game against Hamline.
 

How's your chicken salad and cookie?

On Valentine's Day my first year, my roommate Anne and I put paper hearts and cards all over your dorm room door. We are your biggest fan.
 

I'm flattered. Let's keep our relationship strictly business—but I do like being flattered. How was the game tonight?

We have been in the habit of getting cheated lately. We were down by one point and with four seconds left I took a shot and scored two points. So we're up by one and they inbound the ball with only three seconds left. They inbound and this girl takes four dribbles before the clock even starts. She heaves up almost this half-court shot and they win by 2.
 

That's terrible. Fuck Hamline. The chicken salad is like the only good thing the Grillé serves. I really like it.

Yeah, but you can't order a side salad with chicken. How hard is it to add chicken to a side salad?
 

Yeah, but those chicken salads are pretty good. You're on the meal plan, right? What's the best thing about living on-campus?

It's nice. You can just roll out of bed and go to class.
 

I bet the free meals are pretty good too.

Yeah. Except for Sunday nights. Café Mac is so busy on Sunday night and you don't want to mess with long lines.
 

I live off-campus and never get a chance to eat at Café Mac anymore. Last year I used to order the chicken salads all of the time. They were really good …

Ok, so how about before Macalester?

Well, I was born in Vermont but I lived in Uganda from when I was 6 to 14 years old. I also went to high school in Morocco.
 

So you can still be President of the United States. How did you get to live in all of these places?

My dad works for a non-governmental organization. It's kind of a community development group.
 

And now, you play basketball for Macalester.

Yeah, I played in high school and really liked the game. At Macalester I play the post position.
 

Mmm…

Center.

Ah. Did you study abroad?

I studied in Durban, South Africa. It was so beautiful—gorgeous. Now my parents live there so I could see them too. It's fun being back though. I have two Celender classes, another that I'm taking pass/fail, and one for my major.
 

What about after Macalester?

I'd like to work until about January-ish and then start looking at grad schools. In the meantime I'd be fun to just work a low-stress, fun job—like a program director or something. Or maybe I would just stay here and run after the running boy. Maybe start a cult following him around.

I have a question, can you use the golden condom if you find it?
 

I'm asking the questions, Hesch.

I used to work in Kagin. It's kind of nostalgic. I've got a special place in my heart for good ol' Kagin times.
 

What I really miss about on-campus dining is the food. Do you have any tips for surviving the winter?

Don't go outside. Wear about five shirts. The first time I saw snow was when I came back to Minnesota during my eighth grade year.
 

I used to wear 5 shirts in my eighth grade year to make myself look big and mean.

How did it work?
 

Not so good. Did you ever pull any college pranks?

No, but I was friends with a guy that got kicked off-campus. He wrote this song afterwards to a tune by Wes Life. The refrain went something like:

'till that day my only reply was

Res Life staff must die.
 

If I say pretty please Can I have one of your cookies?