I like nature in general and this is a very open campus, so I get to go explore trails and do all that type of fun stuff.” When he graduates, he hopes to do work in web design or advertising, as he enjoys learning how to program.Ĭoming from Sanford, Maine, Traverso-Penn chose the University of Maine because of the low in-state cost of tuition and the campus. I’ve always been interested in the new media aspect of it because our technology is constantly changing.” “I’ve done graphic arts for like six years now. He describes it as being similar to computer science, but with many different directions that he could explore. In addition to his dog-walking hobby, Traverso-Penn is also studying new media with a graphic design minor. Most dogs I’ve seen I just go up to their face and if they growl, well I’ll fight them.” “I love dogs so I’ll just walk up to any dog and play with it. It’s not just the dogs he walks that he loves. And I’m like, ‘Please don’t let there be a puddle there.’ And he looks at it, then he looks at me, I was like, ‘Don’t you even think about it.’ All you heard was ‘splash.’ I brought him back all wet and she’s like, ‘What happened?’” And we were playing frisbee and he brought it back to me and then he went over to the side. We were out by the field hockey field, in the back where it’s all grassy. “One of the other dogs I watch loves puddles. When asked about horror stories, he said he didn’t really have one, but he did have a funny story. Since he lives on campus, he can’t have a dog, but if he could, he would get one in a heartbeat. “Well, dogs like snow and I like snow,” Traverso-Penn said. He does it year round, no matter what the weather is. This isn’t just a nice weather hobby either. “As long as the dogs are tired by the end of it, then I did a good job,” he said. Traverso-Penn currently walks six dogs and whenever professors have them on campus, they call or text him to see if he’s not busy to take the dogs and play with them. We sort of developed a friendship and then I was like, ‘If you want, I can just walk your dogs for you while you work.’” “I just randomly walked into her office and we started talking. It all started out about a year ago when Traverso-Penn befriended a professor and offered to walk her dogs. When asked about it, he said, “Walking dogs is more of a hobby. He has built a relationship with professors and staff on campus where when they bring their dogs to work, he takes them for a few hours and will take them for walks and play with them before bringing them back to their owners. The first thing he said on being approached was, “It’s not my dog, but you can pet it.” Rhodes kicked out of the Spinning Solo and then won with a Cross Rhodes on a counter of the Samoan Spike.On a sunny Friday afternoon, third-year student Kaleb Traverso-Penn was sitting on the mall, with a chocolate lab by his side. Cody Rhodes: This was a stalemate until The Usos hit the ring to take out Rhodes, but they were stopped by Sami Zayn and Kevin Owens. Dolph Ziggler: Gunther squashed Ziggler with a Powerbomb and The Last Symphony. Intercontinental Champion Gunther w/Giovanni Vinci and Ludwig Kaiser vs. Rey Mysterio: Dom interfered to get the upper hand before their match at Mania. Mia Yim and Candice LeRae: Green got a much-needed win with the Unprettier to advance her team to Wrestlemania.ĭamian Priest w/Dominik Mysterio vs. The Viking Raiders: Erik and Ivar w/Valhalla and The Alpha Academy: Chad Gable and Otis: Ford got the win with a Frog Splash in a fun, offense-heavy match that showcased all four teams. The Street Profits: Angelo Dawkins and Montez Ford and Ricochet and Braun Strowman vs. Mustafa Ali: A pair of stomps from Rollins ended this a lot faster than expected. Sky proved herself to anyone who doubts her but Lynch won with the Manhandle Slam. The go-home show for Mania was weaker than expected with nothing shocking occurring.īecky Lynch vs.
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