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The Daily Tar Heel Tuesday, October 21, 19865
Mr. UNC
"Dressed to impress." No other
words can be used to describe senior
Jeff Taylor as he appeared on stage
as contestant No. 7 in the Mr. UNC
contest Oct. 1 5. Uncannily playing
the role of a nerd. Taylor appeared
to many as being true to the part.
Never fear, though, for nothing
could be further from the truth.
Taylor, who attended East Meck
lenburg High School in Charlotte,
has always been a big man on
campus. At East Mecklenburg,
Taylor played baseball and led the
school as student body president.
"He's an all-around guy who is
everyone's friend. He has always
been a real funny character, Susan
Heath, a junior from Charlotte, said.
Senior Melissa Brandt from Char
lotte agrees. "He is always cutting
up."
Taylor does not deny this fact. As
East Mecklenburg's student body
president, Taylor broadcasted
announcements on television to the
students. He admitted, "1 like being
up in front of people and I love
hamming it up."
As one might expect, this attitude
was an essential part in Taylor's
decision to run for Mr. UNC.
Prompting by fraternity brothers in
the Delta Upsilon house, though,
was the factor which resulted in his
completed application. Taylor, who
pledged Delta Upsilon as a second
semester freshman, looks at the
fraternity as a great experience.
Giving credit to the guys in the house
for their support, Taylor said, "The
brothers have always gotten behind
me 100 percent."
Thinking back to the contest,
Taylor said he had actually been
looking forward to the talent section
in which he sang a duet with another
member of Delta Upsilon disguised
as a woman. With a smile on his
face he said, "It got the other
brothers involved, plus 1 love the
song 'Endless Love. "
When asked whether he ever
considered pursuing a career in
music, Taylor replied. "Yeah ... no.
not really. But acting if someone
ever discovered me . . . Really,
wouldn't everyone like to have their
own TV show?"
On a more realistic note. Taylor,
a political science major, sees himself
teaching at a private school for a few
years after graduation. Following a
short teaching career, Taylor is
considering a public relations job.
Taylor isn't sure if he will return
to his summer jobs of the past three
years. Taylor said his employment
at Reynolds Aluminum provided
him necessary spending money.
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really great program," he said. In
addition, Taylor spends part of his
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feeling cheated like you had
gotten nothing out of your four years
here," Taylor says. "There are so
many outlets to put your energy
into."
Energy was a key factor in one
of Taylor's prestigious positions at
UNC. Serving as UNC's 1985 mike
man, Taylor used personal skill and
wit to get the crowds going. He said,
"I wanted to be a cheerleader rather
than a comedian my aim was to
get the crowds loud. I'm happy with
the job I did. I accomplished what
I wanted to."
Back in the limelight one year
later, Taylor's popularity is growing
rapidly, his friends say. Insisting that
he is not going to get a big head,
Taylor explained, "Getting all the
attention is fun it opens up
conversation with people I don't
know and probably never would
have been able to have met
otherwise."
Reflecting on his senior year and
his new role as Mr. UNC, Taylor
said, "This title is an honor because
of my views of UNC. Hopefully, I
encompass the ideals of a UNC
student - that is, getting an edu
cation and loving UNC for what it
is, especially student life."
Elizabeth Turner, a junior from
Conover, puts her trust in Taylor.
She said, "Jeff is kind, sincere and
concerned about others. He is also
fun and a great dancer. He knows
everyone!"
In looking ahead to May gradua
tion, Taylor admitted, "I'm not ready
to graduate yet, but I will be. You
can't be in college all your life, and
it will be good to move on. Life does
get better if you believe it does."
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Personals put students
on road to romance
By CORIN ORTLAM
Staff Writer
They are silent soap operas;
daring, witty, playful tidbits from
thoughtful or conniving students;
and symbols of everyone's wistful,
romantic ideals.
Daily Tar Heel personals com
municate everything from happy
birthday wishes to revealing
secrets to cleverly disguised inside
jokes.
For those students who read
the DTH, a glance (or serious
scan) at the personals cannot be
avoided. "I think everyone at least
reads the funnies and the person
als," said Mary McDonough, a
sophomore.
Why are there so many new
appeals and replies each day? "It
all boils down to simple human
curiosity," said sophomore John
Heeden. Many also confess a
secret desire to be that blonde in
front of Phillips that picked up
someone's pencil and heart at the
same time.
"The DTH personals are the
height of college entertainment,"
said Katie Moore, a freshman.
"They get me through my 8
o'clock classes every morning."
There is also considerable interest
in seeing if a friend has gotten
one (and just how provocative it
might be).
Believe it or not, real live people
do receive personals. Personals
can make a person's day or make
him a bit self-conscious, said Rob
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Friedman, a junior. "Everyone
saw the one to me before I did,"
he said. "It was kind of embar
rassing, but it got me to take
notice of the personals."
There are even those dedicated
readers who try to witness the first
meeting of couples that met
through the personals. "I was
dying to see the blonde in red with
the apple meet her admirer from
afar, but I was fifteen minutes
late," Moore said.
To show the extent to which
a journalist can dig, an actual
flesh-and-blood mystery man was
uncovered to attest to the success
of a DTH personal.
TJ (who wishes to remain
anonymous) ran a personal which
read, "If you think all guys are
after one thing, call TJ and let
me change your mind." Within a
few days, he had received over 20
phone calls, three of which he
followed up on. "They were kind
of worried that only losers put
stuff in," he said. None of his
correspondents rode off into the
sunset with TJ, but all became
good friends, "which you can
never have too many of," he said.
One rule to follow is not to
expect too much, according to
personal writers. By the way, if
the guy in yellow boxers and jeans
in line for State tickets who gave
me three one-cent stamps, stuck
his tickets into his sock and rode
into the sunrise on his bike is not
taken . . .
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