by Chamberlain Zulauf<\/p>\n
There is no one quite like Andrew Deel on campus. Or in the world. This week’s Folk is a one of one\u2026 in more ways than one. If the name doesn\u2019t ring a bell, you\u2019d probably recognize him by his poofy hair at least.<\/span><\/p>\n Another defining feature, which Deel would describe as an extension of himself, is his beloved Honda Ruckus,<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cSpecifically, a 2012 Honda Ruckus, is the most superior form of transportation because you can park it literally anywhere and people will just think it’s cute. It’s not like you’re parking a big Harley Davidson. People think it\u2019s funnier than anything else. Who\u2019s gonna fight the guy who pulled up on a scooter? Another thing about the Ruckus is that you don\u2019t have to tag or insure it in the state of Virginia. So, you have the initial purchase and that\u2019s it. It\u2019s also a two-seater\u2026 which can make things pretty intimate\u201d said Deel.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n After graduating this spring, Deel hopes to be an art teacher, making his way up to being a professor eventually. A graphic design career adjunct to that is also doable in his eyes. Though, his dream job would be to collect motorcycles.<\/span><\/p>\n As for his last year at \u2018Noke it\u2019s been, \u201cso far, so good. A lot more ups than downs. I feel like through the college process, especially compared to your freshman year, you spent a lot of time finding things out and figuring out what sticks and what doesn’t. So, by the time you’re a senior, it’s just kind of like smooth sailing across the finish line\u201d, said Deel.<\/span><\/p>\n On campus Deel might have a larger presence than most realize in doing graphic design for CAB, \u201cI make all their social media posts from scratch in illustrator. That\u2019s one way graphic design classes I\u2019ve taken here have helped me. Shout out Cole Hartson. He taught me everything I know and everything I don\u2019t know.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n Off campus Deel is a student teacher at the Roanoke Academy of Mathematics and Science, \u201cIt\u2019s great coming in to help out and watch the kids and stuff. It’s a cool experience because it’s a whole different world<\/span><\/p>\n when you’re actually helping the class. You see the flip side of things you’ve seen, like behind the curtain of how things work in the education field, and how much thought goes into something that you would think is not a big deal. It\u2019s reaffirming my desire to go into teaching myself,\u201d said Deel.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n As an underclassmen Deel was committed to a chemistry major but found that where he truly enjoyed himself was in his art minor classes. Soon enough he switched his major to art education, keeping his art minor. As someone who is true to himself by going against the grain, perhaps Deel was looking for a system to rebel against in entering the art department full time.<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cI would say so far in every class that I’ve taken here in art; they have actually done the opposite of what you would think class would do. I’ve been penalized for wanting to express myself as if I’m not hitting a specific mark.<\/span><\/p>\n For example, I got a C in ceramics, because instead of making a tea set and ladle, I was making little goblins and a toilet bowl and stuff. And in my final critique with my teacher, he said my work was cooler than the assignment. But he gave me a C, so I was just like, okay.<\/span><\/p>\n The same thing with other art classes. I was told this or that isn\u2019t what I was supposed to do. But all my peers always loved it. There’s definitely a place for humor art. And I think that’s kind of the niche that I want to go for. It’s more difficult to separate the two for me. When I’m told to be serious, it’s kind of hard because that\u2019s just not me. So, I’ve had some pretty bad consequences. When I was in STEM my grades weren\u2019t bad. Like I was making A’s, maybe some B’s. But in some art classes it went \u2018here’s a C kid\u2019. I\u2019m not trying to trash the art department by the way. I know that my objective is to challenge. That\u2019s really what\u2019s important to me overall. Sticking to my guns. Art should never be there just to satiate a wall,\u201d said Deel.<\/span><\/p>\n In a way, Deel is a modern philosopher. The idea of being silly and never growing up keeps him out of the dumps and makes every small mundane moment funny, and therefore worthwhile. Deel would say that it\u2019s important to be able to express yourself in various ways so as to never grow stale with yourself. One of his favorite things as a student is being able to submit videos for classroom submissions, \u201cthey\u2019re always silly but also always on topic. That\u2019s just how I can express my thoughts the best,\u201d said Deel.<\/span><\/p>\n \u2026<\/span><\/p>\n Given an opportunity to give fellow Maroons a piece of advice Deel, of course, has the following to say.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cDon\u2019t even worry about what other people think about you, because everyone’s in the same boat. We’re all in the same college and we’re all peers, we’re all equals and, you know, there’s different things that different people are better or worse at. We’re all working towards this goal of graduating and growing together and that’s special, and that’s something that we’re not gonna be able to get to do again. Don\u2019t worry about how others will feel about the way you present yourself. Focus on how things make you feel. 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