Brofessor Plum

Jamie Batho

WRC - Sophomore - CHBE - Baltimore, MD - Advisor

Amanda MacDonald

WRC - Junior - CEVE - Andover, MA - Advisor

Every man has a little beast within, but Jamie Franec Batho has a lot ... of little beasts. Boasting the lax daily routine of a koala, Jamie sleeps most of the day high in his top bunk. When he awakens, the karnivorous koala spends the majority of his waking hour eating, replacing the typical diet of Eucalyptus leaves with one composed solely of mochaccino protein powder and Baker chicken sandies. Staying true to his home state of Maryland, Jamie spends the remaining minutes of a usual day with the motto of a terrapin: "Slow and steady wins the race." On occasion, he enjoys a game of "League of Legends" to relax after a long day spent tapping the snooze button about as many times as he did to reach his famed high score in "Flappy Bird." The list of creatures analogous to Batho goes on, but Jamie has distinct human qualities as well. With a chiseled jawline undeniably reminiscent of Michelangelo's David, our college's very own Mr. Will Rice is quite the Renaissance man. With athletic prowess second to none, "Red Lightning" led Will Rice's Freshman Flag team (not that far), played a couple outings for Club Lacrosse (when he felt like it), and smashed some heads for Rice Rugby all in his Freshman year. What's more, James brilliantly engineered an innovative technique of feeding tigers efficiently at the zoo VIA ZIPLINE. Just as he did the starving tigers at the Houston Zoo, Jamie will surely take great care of his new students during O-Week. Above all of his astonishing attributes, this ginger’s got the heart of a lion.

- Jeremy Vollen, WRC ‘17

Audrey Smith

Martel - Junior - EBIO - Santa Cruz, CA - Co-Advisor

Mr. and Mrs. Smith is loosely based on Audrey’s most recent divorce. She once met John Stamos on a plane and he told her she was pretty and that her flips are cool (she’s on the club gymnastics team!). Glitter is Audrey’s weapon of choice. If you ever see her with glitter, you better run. Like seriously, run for your life. She has a shrine of Jennifer Lawrence in her closet (it’s kind of like the shrine Helga had of Arnold. You know, like made out of gum). Audrey is pretty busy saving the world as an Alternative Spring Break site leader, where she plans awesome trips for Rice students to help others during spring break. She also saves the world using her ecology and evolutionary biology major as head of the Martel environmental committee. And she literally saves the world everyday as an undercover superhero (don’t tell her you know her secret though!). If Audrey is your advisor, you’ve lucked out because this girl is amazing. Run to her if you ever need help planning an event (she’s a professional!), a Mean Girls quote, a lesson on ridiculous sounding California slang, an adventure of any kind, or someone to show you around Martel!

- Cassie Peretore, Martel ‘16 + Shannon McKearnan, Martel ‘16

Hailing from Andover, Massachusetts right outside of Bahhhston, this spunky Will Ricer is one of the coolest people you’ll ever meet. Amanda is hilariously funny, so much so that sometimes we all wonder why she doesn’t have her own TV show (or maybe that was really her on The Amanda Show??). She’s often been called a hipster, but really it’s just that she’s way too cool for school with her eclectic and obscure musical tastes, fantastic drawing skills, signature dance moves, and edgy clothes. She spent a year studying biology until she realized that her true love was Civil and Environmental Engineering, which came as no surprise, as there are few things she loves more than the earth and keeping it beautiful. Most importantly though, Amanda is going to be the best advisor you could ever have. She’s an amazing listener and friend, and cares a ton about the people in her life. Amanda has a huge place in her heart for her own freshman year O-Week group (they still have O-Week lunches together after two years!). She’ll be there for you when you need a laugh or just someone to talk to, and she’s extremely dedicated to everything she does. Believe me when I say I know she’s going to be the best O-Week advisor and friend to all of you, just you wait!

- Giulia Campana, WRC ‘16

Christine Mai

Lovett - Sophomore - BIOC - Houston, TX - Diversity Facilitator

Hey friends, I’ll let you in on a little secret. Christine Mai is Beyonce. Beyonce was born and raised in Houston, Texas. Christine was born and raised in Houston, Texas. Therefore, by the transitive property of being born and raised in Houston, Texas, Christine is Beyonce, and she is fierce. Often spotted hitting up Club Fondy (Fondren Library) in her Minion onesie, Christine is quite the study-bug. When she says that she means business, you best believe that she means business. With a heart as big as Shamu, Christine unconditionally splashes and sprays others with her comforting, motherly love and care. She is kind, and she is trustworthy. Got a secret? Christine is a keyless vault. Need a hug? Even if you don’t, you can always expect to be enthusiastically greeted with her beaming smile and rib-cage crushing bear hugs. Some people enjoy running marathons… Christine? Well, she marathon watches…On Netflix. So if you are reading this and you enjoy watching Bones, Arrow, Supernatural, How I Met Your Mother, CSI, Leverage, Glee, or Despicable Me, you and Christine just basically became best friends. I’m so excited for you all to meet Christine, and it’s absolutely fitting that you’ll be meeting her during IncognitO-Week. In this week full of mystery and surprise, every new tidbit that you learn about Christine will be sure to leave you saying “Oh Mai!”

- Kivani Sanchez, Lovett ‘17