{"id":2774,"date":"2016-06-06T12:34:36","date_gmt":"2016-06-06T16:34:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/commons.trincoll.edu\/ebuckhor\/?page_id=2374"},"modified":"2016-06-06T12:34:36","modified_gmt":"2016-06-06T16:34:36","slug":"karan-malik","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/commons.trincoll.edu\/reporter-spring-2016\/features\/faces-of-2016\/karan-malik\/","title":{"rendered":"Karan Malik"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Karan<\/a>

Karan Malik \u201916<\/p><\/div>\n

Major: <\/strong>economics<\/p>\n

Minor: <\/strong>religion<\/p>\n

Hometown: <\/strong>Bangalore, India<\/p>\n

Awards and honors during your college career:<\/strong> Second Team All-American; First Team All-NESCAC; NESCAC All-Sportsmanship Team; Belfiore Award for exemplification of team spirit; Belfiore Award for overcoming adversity<\/p>\n

Extracurricular activities:<\/strong> Co-Captain, College Squash Association (CSA) National Championship men\u2019s squash team; member, CSA National Championship men\u2019s squash team; member, CSA National Runner-up men\u2019s squash team; volunteer, intern, and mentor, Capitol Squash urban squash program; student worker, sports, Communications Office<\/p>\n

How would you describe yourself as a first-year student? <\/strong>As a first-year student,\u00a0I was more shy and timid than I am now. I had no idea what to expect from life at Trinity or life in the U.S. I had never visited\u00a0Trinity\u00a0or been to the U.S. before my first\u00a0year.\u00a0It took me a while to get used to the life and\u00a0academics as it was a lot different from how colleges are back home. It probably took me\u00a0a little bit longer\u00a0to find my feet at Trinity than most\u00a0first-years. My first-year roommate\u00a0helped me out a lot with adjusting to life at Trinity. I owe him a large debt of gratitude for everything he did for me.<\/p>\n

How would you describe yourself now? <\/strong>I\u2019m a lot more outspoken and outgoing than I was my first year. Over the course of my four years at Trinity, I\u2019ve been put in situations that have allowed me to show my\u00a0strengths and also times when I\u2019ve had to overcome some weaknesses. Trinity has\u00a0molded\u00a0my personality for the better and made me more confident and assertive. I might have changed a great deal over the four years, but I\u2019d still\u00a0like to think that I\u2019ve maintained some of the innocence and na\u00efvet\u00e9\u00a0from my first year.<\/p>\n

Which course has been your favorite? Why?<\/strong>\u00a0I\u2019ve been pretty lucky with the classes I\u2019ve taken. I can\u2019t remember being in a class that I didn\u2019t like. One of the most enjoyable courses I took was\u00a0\u201cGlobal South,\u201d which was taught by one of my favorite professors, Vijay Prashad. It was an international studies class but touched on economics, political issues, and social injustices in the Southern Nations. I was surprised by how much information I walked away with\u00a0from that class.<\/p>\n

\"Karan<\/a>Which professor has influenced you the most? Why? <\/strong>I\u2019ve had a number of outstanding professors at Trinity, but there are a few who have helped me\u00a0in\u00a0immeasurable\u00a0amounts\u00a0along the way. My adviser, Professor [Diane] Zannoni, has always been an excellent resource for me and has guided me through my four years at Trinity. She has a big hand in me being an economics major. Another professor that has helped me a lot is Professor [Elli] Findly. I\u2019ve had the pleasure of taking a bunch of classes with her since freshman year and have enjoyed every single one of them. The biggest influence outside of the classroom for me\u00a0has been Coach Paul Assaiante. He was one of the major\u00a0reasons I chose to come to Trinity. It\u2019s been an immense\u00a0honor\u00a0to be able to play for him, and\u00a0just getting to know him has helped me become a better man. He has definitely been a father figure to me during my time at Trinity.\u00a0\u200b<\/p>\n

What is the most important thing you have learned at Trinity? <\/strong>The most important thing I\u2019ve learned at Trinity is just to live in the moment. Just like any senior, I\u2019ve struggled with the idea of graduating but have\u00a0come to the realization\u00a0to enjoy the time I have left. It\u2019s something that I learned in class through Buddhism where you learn to appreciate moments as they are, good or bad, and accept that eventually the moment will pass, and that is okay.<\/p>\n

What has been most important to you outside of class?<\/strong>\u00a0The most important thing outside of class has been the experience of being\u00a0part of the squash team. I\u2019ve always loved the sport but have mostly been\u00a0competing\u00a0individually. Being part of a team and to be able to share wins and losses with people who care about it as much as you do has been really special. I share a special bond with each and every person on the team and have made a lot of\u00a0friends\u00a0for life.<\/p>\n

What is your favorite Trinity memory \u2026 so far? <\/strong>My favorite Trinity memory has to be winning the National Squash Championships\u00a0in 2015\u00a0at Trinity. We were coming\u00a0off a heartbreaking loss\u00a0the year before\u00a0in the final to Harvard. It was also\u00a0the first time Trinity was hosting the championship at home. It was an immense feeling to be the captain and to win the national title in front of the home crowd. That has to be the best moment in my Trinity life.<\/p>\n

Where do you hope to be in 10 years? <\/strong>I\u2019m not sure where I will end up in 10 years. I just hope I can maintain the same attitude I\u2019ve had at Trinity and still be happy, wherever I am.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Major: economics Minor: religion Hometown: Bangalore, India Awards and honors during your college career: Second Team All-American; First Team All-NESCAC; NESCAC All-Sportsmanship Team; Belfiore Award for exemplification of team spirit; Belfiore Award for overcoming adversity Extracurricular activities: Co-Captain, College Squash Association (CSA) National Championship men\u2019s squash team; member, CSA National Championship men\u2019s squash team; member, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":34,"featured_media":0,"parent":2780,"menu_order":10,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-full-width.php","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/commons.trincoll.edu\/reporter-spring-2016\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2774"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/commons.trincoll.edu\/reporter-spring-2016\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/commons.trincoll.edu\/reporter-spring-2016\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/commons.trincoll.edu\/reporter-spring-2016\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/34"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/commons.trincoll.edu\/reporter-spring-2016\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2774"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/commons.trincoll.edu\/reporter-spring-2016\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2774\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/commons.trincoll.edu\/reporter-spring-2016\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2780"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/commons.trincoll.edu\/reporter-spring-2016\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2774"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}