Ben Liddle

Name, Major, Year?
Alex Brauer, third year Graphic Design major.

What made you decide to do Graphic Design?
I was always into art, and it was between Illustration and Graphic Design. I think I wanted to do something other than just illustrate.

Have you always wanted to be a “That Girl?”
Yeah, I’m such a dork. I don’t know. I think that I love being in the spotlight in any form—so dorky.

What do you think sets you apart in a crowd?
I think that one of the reasons I applied for [MTV’s] The Real World is that I am very outgoing and creative. I tend to say whatever goes through my mind. It’s never mean, I just say my thought process out loud which people find funny. I love being spontaneous and doing things people would not usually think to do.

Are they still judging Real World contestants?
Yup! I’m, like, on the fourth round, I think. It’s been crazy.

How crazy?
Well, first I sent in an audition tape; basically just me being me. They sent me an application which was intense, like 70 deep issue questions. And at the bottom there was a “rate these on a scale of 1 to 10” section: sex, sleep, drinking, etc. Then I interviewed with a casting director, and [now] I am getting e-mails about waiting for the next step.

Do you know when you would be going on, if you get it?
Very soon, if I get accepted! I really want to get out of Rochester and do something I have never done before. You’re only young once!

Have you ever applied to any other shows before Real World?
I work on TV as an interviewer for SportsZone. And, I don’t know, I have a habit of just somehow ending up in the spotlight. I have had so many crazy car accidents! They’re like urban legends now. For some reason, people always ask me about them.

What happened?
Which one? Okay, I hit a cop car, a tree, an RIT shuttle bus, my dad’s car twice. But I mean, at the time, it sucked. But what can you do? It happened. At least they make good stories now. And what makes it better is that I drive a minivan. It’s red and we call it Rodge the Dodge....I had a white one. I ran it into the ground....That was my dad’s car, but now I have a red one, because my old Intrepid died. Okay, it’s Halloween and I’m dressed up, and it breaks down in Rochester, and so I’m standing outside my car crying in an Eskimo outfit, and people keep pulling over. I’m not sure if they thought I was crazy.