Victor Salvo is a senior from York, Pennsylvania, majoring in literary studies and minoring in creative writing with a concentration in publishing and editing. He is a fellow with the Center for Civic Engagement and is the president of Sigma Tau Delta, which is the literary honor society on campus. Sigma Tau Delta is looking into doing service projects soon, so if you’re interested and are in the literary studies or creative writing departments, feel free to join.
On the Thursday before Thanksgiving break, Community Day brought students and faculty together on a scavenger hunt across campus to define what it means to be a maroon. “It was really fun! I wasn’t planning on participating, but I was invited, and I’m glad I said yes. I enjoyed finding different things and paying attention to things that I might not usually stop and look at, looking at you, Authors and Architects.” Talking about what makes our community special, Victor 100% recommends taking a class with Dr. Milbrodt or Dr. Garrison if you haven’t already. “They have really been amazing mentors. Anytime I have a question, they are always super open to answering, and I think they are both very smart and very funny.”
As the weather continues to have trouble deciding whether to snow or rain, Victor shared some Salvo family Christmas traditions. “On my dad’s side of the family, my grandparents are immigrants from Sicily, so there’s a lot to do with that. My nonna gets really excited about Christmas because the family is also very Catholic. This year, we are doing the seven fish as a theme. Otherwise, when I was younger, it was a big tradition to make reindeer food. We would have paper bags, and we’d put all of the reindeer food in them, and we’d draw little reindeer faces on them, and that was always really fun. Then New Year’s goes even harder with a 20 to 30-person party, where there’s a lot of alcohol, food, movies, and music. The Salvos go crazy for the holidays.”
“My nonna makes a fantastic tiramisu. It is one of the best foods that I have ever had. I’m really not supposed to eat it, but I might just because it is so good. I know too many people who haven’t had it or who haven’t had good tiramisu, and that’s important, because you must soak the lady fingers appropriately. If they’re not absolutely soaked in espresso, you haven’t done it correctly. My grandmother would make tiramisu, and her sister would make cannoli. Those were the two big desserts, and there would never be any of them left by the end of the night. So I’m looking forward to it.”
For Victor’s first fun fact, his third favorite scent is coffee. “I am a religious coffee drinker, specifically black coffee. If I don’t have at least two cups a day, it’s a problem.” Also, Victor has had a bearded dragon named Kato since about 15 years old, who is presently in PA. As for his post-graduation plans, he intends to take a year to build up his savings and then pursue a graduate degree in English literature.
“I would like to thank my parents, my family, my friends, my girlfriend, and all of my professors. There are so many people that if I hadn’t had one conversation with them, or if they hadn’t given me one piece of advice, my entire college journey would have been so much different.”
Juniper Rogers
Folks at ‘Noke Editor
