Student Spotlight Wednesday: Better Know a Ross Student

This is the second weekly installment of our 149 part series, "Better Know a Ross Student". Every week on Wednesday we will be introducing another member of our fantastic class. 

This week: Jon!

Where are you from?
Howard Beach, NY 

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How did you end up at Ross?
Most of the Vets I worked for all came to Ross and they spoke highly of the school. 

What do you like most about the veterinary profession?

There are so many things that you can do in the profession and it’s a combination of working with people and animals.

Favorite thing about St. Kitts?
The weather! Not many other vet students can go to the beach right after classes.

Yeah but they also don't have to wear SPF 50 all day like me some people I know. Least favorite?
I’m not too sure how I feel about the slow pace of things and I still can’t figure out this whole milk situation. Every time I buy milk it goes bad like a day later!

Definitely too hot for milk here. If you were going (hypothetically) to skip school for a day, how would you spend it?

Anything outdoors- beach, hike, beach bar….

Since it is Halloween this week what was your best Halloween costume?
I made a pretty awesome Ronald McDonald last year.

That one could net you a lot of candy. Or frighten children. What is the best "fun" sized candy bar to get?

Snickers!!!

Who was your first crush and how awesome was she(or he, I don't judge)?

Pink power ranger!!! She was awesome.

I assume you mean Amy Jo Johnson with Pterodactyl/Crane morph power? Classy choice. Describe your fighting style:
I’m a lover not a fighter…

Now we know why it didn't work out with the Pink Ranger. What was your favorite job before vet school?
Working at the Bronx zoo- kind of always been my dream job.

Bet you have worked with a ton of different animals. Which farm animal would you be and why?

Donkey – they have a mind of their own… stubborn animals!

What do you miss the most about home?
My girlfriend, friends and family… Oh yeah and fast food.

Speaking of NY fast food: What is the most important ingredient on a pizza?

The cheese makes the pizza!

Everybody seems to love cheese around here. On a scale of 1 to Ben Roethlisberger, how was your last Friday night out?
Awesome. Vet school makes me appreciate my weekends


Many thanks to Jon for taking the time. Good luck on your test today!

Semester T-Shirt Vote

It is up to all of you to decide our first semester t-shirt, see the poll in the sidebar to vote. As most of you know our color is black, so that will be the base for our design but the rest will be up to the poll. Here are the submissions we received:

-"Shake and Bake" on the front with "That just happened on the back"

-The Rolling Stones song "paint it black". Words on the front, Stones logo on back.

-Things I Learned in Vet School:
"Rape is not a sexually deviant kind of plant everyone!" -Naylor
"Don't lick an unknown mineral block on the ground in mexico." -Naylor
"And what is Insulin telling Hormone Sensitive Lipase? Insulin is telling it to shut the f*** up!!!...or inhibit it." -Dr. Reich

-"Melanistic Perfection" (pigment joke!)

-Tuxedo t-shirts and on the back write "We're here to be doctors, but we're also here to party"

-"I'm not a tourist, i live here" on front, then the St Kitts logo on the back.

-“Meat is Murder. Tasty, tasty murder.”

Voting ends in a week, tell us what you want!

St. Christopher Children’s Home 5K and walk

We asked one of your fellow classmates to report on her experience at this fundraiser last month. It was simple act for a good cause and many students and teachers from Ross were among the participants. Apparently this is slated to become an annual event so we hope to see you all out at the Marriott golf course next year. Take it away Elizabeth:

“Running the first annual St. Kitts 5K!”



“This was a fun little 5K around the golf course to support the St. Christopher Children’s Home, a local orphanage. The run started out with a quick warm-up including a little jogging in place and some balance exercises, then we’re off! The course was a lot of fun and bit of a challenge due to the relentless humidity. The rain sat elusively off in the distance, teasing us with only a few drops. Personally, I have not run a 5 K in at least 5 years, but it still felt good to sprint in those last 50 meters or so to the finish line.”



“Afterward, we all partook in the barbeque while the trophies were handed out and Kim Collins, a previous “World’s Fastest Man” and a native Kittitian, was there to shake hands and take pictures (very nice guy, by the way). In all, a fun day (not to mention productive, $100 000EC raised for the children’s home!) and I look forward to next year’s race!”


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TGIF Everybody!