King’s Hosts First Two Cents
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On Oct. 5, King’s hosted its first Two Cents event of the year with Disney as the central theme. Sam Klozik, Director of Student Events at King’s, hosted the event with guests Kylie Willis, Christian Formation Coordinator at King’s, and Dr. Stephen “Doc” Salyers, Associate Professor of Communications and Humanities at King’s.
In line with the Disney theme, Klozik asked the two guests which character they would most like to dress up as and play in a theme park.
After revealing that characters are cast by height alone, Doc said that in a perfect world he would love to play Mickey, but would also have a good time as Tigger or Eeyore.
“I suppose it comes as no surprise that I would choose Merida, although Joey suggested I choose Ursula… But yeah Merida is just very fiery and bold and direct and I feel like that aligns mostly with my personality,” said Willis.
Klozik then asked Willis what she would do with a living penguin if she found it in a freezer with enough room for the penguin to walk around. She responded that she would put a glass door on the front to watch the penguin walk around all the time.
The next pressing question was what it was like to grow up as a redhead, to which they both responded that it was generally just hard to be different and for people to sometimes point that out in a negative way.
“Everybody wants to be a part of something,” said Willis. “And it’s hard when your differences are pointed out.”
Klozik then shifted to some questions about their personal lives.
“Where is your favorite place that you have been to?”
“I’ve been to Paris many times and with students,” said Doc. “But there was this one time my mom came with me to Paris… the combination of being there and being with my mom was very wonderful.”
The next question posed was, “Do you have any siblings?”
“I do. I have two brothers,” Willis answered.
Klozik immediately followed up with, “Could you beat them in a fight?”
“Yes, but only because they would never hit me back!” replied Willis prompting a good laugh from the audience.
The next question was something more serious and very relevant to students: What are their favorite college memories?
Doc said he lived in a designated quiet dorm his first year and while helping his roommate move in his guitar and amps, he asked, “You know this is the quiet dorm, right?” to which his roommate responded, “Yeah, my parents made me move here.”
Willis spoke of how she was selected for a special competitive marketing program in her school in Ontario, where she made close friends that lasted throughout her college experience.
Klozik then turned to Doc and posed another serious question.
“Doc, what advice do you have for seniors who are about to enter the city not as students, but adults?”
“At least you know a little bit what to expect. You’re not coming into it cold,” Doc said. “Just enjoy the moment, it goes by very quickly.”
The same question was then posed to Willis, but for freshmen.
“You guys are in such a rush to get to the next thing,” she said. “Don’t forget that you’re living life right now, today.”