The Dynamic Duo
Wyatt Aloisio
Issue date: 5/13/09 Section: News
If one were to set foot in Ellis hall they would be greeted by many different characters and faces of the campus community. But of the students who live there currently, few are quite as interesting and unique as the freshman duo of Ethan Garhartt and Asher Chaffin.
Hailing from Bennington, the pair of best friends since seventh-grade has become two of the most well established figures that reside within the hall and are perhaps two of the most cherished people of the class of 2012.
Garhartt, a well-built individual with a reputation for his famous bear hugs, is by every measure of his being someone who brings instant happiness to those who meet him. Majoring in history, he plans to receive his teaching license and teach secondary education.
Quite often he can be found in his room and can be heard before you even get there, singing along to a never-ending set list on his computer of jazz, alternative, folk, and so on.
"Karaoke all the way! I love music and want more!" Garhartt remarks happily.
Though Ethan is a dedicated and quite talented video gamer who is rarely ever found away from a computer screen or X-box controller, his passion lies somewhere else entirely -- in his poetry.
"I was really bad at English in school. So my dad told me I should try writing poetry to improve my grammar. I ended up liking it so much that I decided to keep with it," he said.
Garhartt now has numerous writings ready to be compiled into his own book that he would like to have published.
And rarely far from Garhartt is his counterpart, Asher Chaffin.
Also an avid video gamer and huge anime fan, Chaffin frequents the volleyball court daily and seemingly never runs out of energy to spare when it comes to being around other people.
Having a pension for adding the word "ladies" to the ends of his sentences -- even if no women are present at the time -- only serves to add to his Ellis hall reputation of being a "man's man" who is liked by almost everyone.
Hailing from Bennington, the pair of best friends since seventh-grade has become two of the most well established figures that reside within the hall and are perhaps two of the most cherished people of the class of 2012.
Garhartt, a well-built individual with a reputation for his famous bear hugs, is by every measure of his being someone who brings instant happiness to those who meet him. Majoring in history, he plans to receive his teaching license and teach secondary education.
Quite often he can be found in his room and can be heard before you even get there, singing along to a never-ending set list on his computer of jazz, alternative, folk, and so on.
"Karaoke all the way! I love music and want more!" Garhartt remarks happily.
Though Ethan is a dedicated and quite talented video gamer who is rarely ever found away from a computer screen or X-box controller, his passion lies somewhere else entirely -- in his poetry.
"I was really bad at English in school. So my dad told me I should try writing poetry to improve my grammar. I ended up liking it so much that I decided to keep with it," he said.
Garhartt now has numerous writings ready to be compiled into his own book that he would like to have published.
And rarely far from Garhartt is his counterpart, Asher Chaffin.
Also an avid video gamer and huge anime fan, Chaffin frequents the volleyball court daily and seemingly never runs out of energy to spare when it comes to being around other people.
Having a pension for adding the word "ladies" to the ends of his sentences -- even if no women are present at the time -- only serves to add to his Ellis hall reputation of being a "man's man" who is liked by almost everyone.
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