We staked out the top floor of the Park Student Union and found pre-business freshman Ian Taitague going to pick up something to eat.

Wildcat: You’re on the spot. What are you getting today?

Taitague: Thinking about getting some snacks, like some chips.

W: What kind of chips?

T: Like Tostitos. Restaurant style chips.

W: Aren’t those kind of overrated, though? You could go to a real restaurant and get real chips?

T: But they’re restaurant style.

W: Oh. Are you going to get these Rold Gold’s?

T: No, not my thing.

W: The Lay’s?

T: No.

W: What about the cheddar sour cream ones?

T: Tempting, but I think I had my mind set on this earlier.

W: What else are you going to get? Candies? Are you going to get those pumpkin seeds?

T: No. Just probably getting these chips.

W: That’s all? No cereal or salsa? Dried fruit?

T: My friends and I are just getting some snacks and watching movies.

W: So what’s your favorite food to eat in the morning?

T: I don’t usually eat in the morning. Burger King.

W: What’s your favorite food to eat in the afternoon?

T: Burger King.

W: What’s your favorite food to eat at night?

T: I … Burger King.

W: What’s your favorite food to eat in the mid-morning between the morning and the afternoon?

T: You know, occasionally I’ll have a Philly cheesesteak here and there.

W: Do you think a person’s snack foods illustrate how they are as a person?

T: I have no idea.

W: Say you get these Almond Crunch, it shows that you’re kind of … vegan and wheat-free.

T: Oh, well.

W: Whereas, these LifeSavers mints don’t really say much about you.

T: I don’t usually get any healthy stuff. I’m still a nice person.

W: Have you ever eaten these? Stretch Island Fruit Co.? What about TigersMilk?

T: I’m not much of a workout person.

W: But you can just eat it anyway. It’s milk.

T: Sure enough.

– interview by Andi Berlin