Ryan: Profile

Mike VanKleef, 26, is a Resident Assistant at U-mass Amherst. On Tuesday night VanKleef gave us an exclusive interview on his life. VanKleef is currently working on a double major of Management and Plant & Soil Sciences. He is also very active in the computer field and enjoys the difficult task of assembling a computer by hand. . When Mr. VanKleef isn’t protecting the halls in Leach he is living in Osterville Massachusetts with his family. His Father works at a local Home Depot and his mother works at a local K-Mart. He also has a younger sister who is seventeen years old. VanKleeef enjoys his work as an RA, and the steps he takes to keep the university safe. “We {U-mass} need to discourage outsiders (who cause the most trouble - because they don’t have a vested interest in the University) from harming the campus and its reputation,” said VanKleef, “because eventually that will lower the value of degrees from this University if we are known to the world as a party school.”