Alexander Golovko is a fourth-year international relations student, and an international student who has lived in six countries. He is president of Carleton Academic Student Government, and a member of Carleton’s senate and board of governors. If you attended new student convocation Sept. 7, you probably heard him speak.
What do you value most in your friends?
Loyalty.
What is it you most dislike?
Lateness.
What is the quality you admire in a woman?
Caring.
What is the quality you admire in a man?
Reliability.
Where would you like to live?
Moscow, Russia.
What do you consider your greatest achievement?
Getting where I am in life.
If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be?
I would not change anything.
What is something that’s on your “bucket list?”
Get a pilot's license.
Which words do you overuse the most?
Essentially, understand, focus.
What do you most dislike about your appearance?
I feel great about my appearance.
What is the trait you most hate in others?
Rudeness.
What is the trait you most hate in yourself?
Impatience.
What is your most obvious characteristic?
Determination.
When and where were you happiest?
My teenage years growing up in Africa.
What is your most treasured possession?
The close bond to my family.
Who are your real-life heroes?
My grandfather and my grandmother.
Who is your favourite fictional hero?
Dobrynya Nikitich.
What is your greatest fear?
Failure.
What is your motto?
Carpe Diem.
Who has been the greatest influence on you?
My father.
On what occasions do you lie?
Only when I believe that it would make more good.
What is your current state of mind?
Content.
Which historical figure do you most identify with?
Georgy Zhukov.
Which living person do you most admire?
My mother.
If you could have a superpower what would it be?
To fly.