Did you have a part in creating the Baker History Club?<strong>Did you have a part in creating the Baker History Club?</strong> Did you have a part in creating the Baker History Club?

Yeah, we’re actually bringing back a club from, like, 10 years ago, and so I was one of the people that really wanted to bring it back.

Why did you want to bring it back?<strong>Why did you want to bring it back?</strong> Why did you want to bring it back?

There’s just nothing on campus for history students really, and so I thought it would be really cool if we could have a club where we could just get together, you know, hang out, kind of talk about history stuff and that kind of thing.

So, are you a history major?<strong>So, are you a history major?</strong> So, are you a history major?

Yes.

What’s your favorite area of history to study?<strong>What’s your favorite area of history to study?</strong> What’s your favorite area of history to study?

I can’t really say that I have a favorite area of history to study. It is all interesting and fun to look at.

What do you plan on doing with that major after you graduate?<strong>What do you plan on doing with that major after you graduate?</strong> What do you plan on doing with that major after you graduate?

That’s a good question. I don’t really know yet.

What is your position in the History Club?<strong>What is your position in the History Club?</strong> What is your position in the History Club?

I’m, like, the president.

I heard rather than your position being called the president, you might actually be referred to as the emperor.<strong>I heard rather than your position being called the president, you might actually be referred to as the emperor.</strong> I heard rather than your position being called the president, you might actually be referred to as the emperor.

I don’t know, some of them were talking about that. So, I think it just kind of depends on what everybody else decides.

Do you have any past experience being a leader of a club or group?<strong>Do you have any past experience being a leader of a club or group?</strong> Do you have any past experience being a leader of a club or group?

A little bit, with (Boy Scouts of America), but that’s about it.

What do you hope to accomplish within the club and on campus?<strong>What do you hope to accomplish within the club and on campus?</strong> What do you hope to accomplish within the club and on campus?

We really want to just bring about, like, history education. We really want to get more majors for the program and we want people to not be afraid to say, you know, I’m a history major, I like history, that sort of thing.

Why might people be afraid to claim the fact that they are a history major and they like history?<strong>Why might people be afraid to claim the fact that they are a history major and they like history?</strong> Why might people be afraid to claim the fact that they are a history major and they like history?

As far as being afraid to admit that you like history, it is an area of study that most people find boring and many of us have found that it takes quite a bit to admit to people that you enjoy it.