Name:
Chris. Trepky. Chris Trepky.

Nicknames:
"Ice", "Ice Man", "Shut up no one calls you that"

Jersey Number:
69

Hometown:
Williamston, MI

Major:
Earth Science

Year in School:
This is my third year.  But third of how many?

Musical Influences:
I like the raw energy of rock and roll. I like the kind of appalachian soul of bluegrass. I like the way James Taylor and Don McLean sound like they're talking to you when they sings. I'm constantly trying to get rid of all the silly habits I learned in high school choir, but I like the beauty and power of broadway voices. I respect Domingo and Pavarotti but singing like them is not at the top of my lists. I like it when a singer can sound different on every song. Billy Joel is a good example. And lastly, I like people who really sound genuine when they sing, like Harry Belafonte. But my best musical experience thus far is singing with my friends in this group. It truly is an amazing thing.

Favorite Album of All Time:
Lester Road-Hog Moran And His Cadillac Cowboys Alive At The Johnny Mack Brown High School

Favorite Quote:
"Didn't know what happened but I knew it beat the hell outta sniffin' burlap."

Favorite Movie:
Forrest Gump and Mary Poppins

Favorite Flavor-Ice:
I gave up trying to open those damn things a long time ago.

Dream Car:
Horse and Buggy, but sometimes just the horse. Western saddle, I have no desire to break my juevos riding English.

If you had to pick, who would win in a fight? An elephant or a rhinoceros?
After devoting a semester of extensive study to this very question, it is obvious to me that the rhino would prevail in this situation. I say this for three reasons, the finer details of which I will not bore my reader with.

First, after a study of bone densities and relative force, I found that, if an elephant attempted to use its tusks against such a massive foe, they would, quite simply, break. Furthermore, the dull tusk of the elephant would not be able to puncture the incredibly thick dermal layer of the rhino, especially considering the angle at which the elephant would have to apply the force because of its tremendous size. The rhino, however, has a highly developed defense mechanism in its horn, which is both strong enough and, since it is coupled with strong muscle groups, powerful enough to pierce the relatively thin hide of the elephant, causing severe internal damage, if not tremendous loss of blood.

The second reason that a healthy rhino would prevail against an elephant is that the rhino is naturally more aggressive. While the elephant, with it's long legs, is forced to take up a defensive position, the rhino can easily charge in, with surprising speed, no less, and either pierce the elephants soft underbelly, or strike one of the legs, knocking the elephant to the ground. A similar concept can be seen in the second star wars movie during the Imperial invasion of the Rebel base on Hoth. Once the elephant goes down, it's all over.

My third reason for favoring a rhino over an elephant is not a matter of strength, but a matter of allies. Elephants and rhinos both are known to have symbiotic relationships with certain species of birds. In turn for food, the birds keep the skin of the animals free of bugs and other pests. This birds can often be seen cruising around town or shooting pool with their host. What is important about this relationship is that a rhino simply has more birds than an elephant because rhinos spend more of their time in the brush and on the ground picking up parasites. Since they have such and important relationship with their host, these birds would certainly not stand idly by while their respective friends engaged in mortal combat. These "air forces" battle above, but since the rhino has more birds, while some engage the forces of the elephant, there are birds remaining to peck at the eyes of their tusked foe, rendering him partially or completely blind. A blind elephant is short work for a grassland hardened rhino.

Thus, it is never in the interest of any elephant to attack a rhino and, as elephants are relatively intelligent creatures, this is the probable reason that there are very few rhino-elephant conflicts. For more information and a complete record of the study visit www.whyrhinoskickass.com

What is the greatest invention ever?
Internal frame backpack suspension. Oh baby.

I am a Gentleman because:
G-Men is loaded with flavor and has 90% less fat than other name brand a cappella groups.  My choice was obvious. G-Men hits the spot.

Favorite G-Moment:
Singing House of Stone and Light in Luray Caverns.  We were in a large space with stalactites and cool cave features everywhere.  It was almost acoustically perfect, and I swore I could feel where every other G was standing while we sang.  A few old ladies cried.  One man was taken up.  I needed a new pair of pants.  "I must go there, to find my soul, yeah."

If you were a professional baseball player, what would be your at-bat intro music?
Rocky Top or something else with banjos.

Tell us a little about yourself in as many words as your jersey number:
If you haven't had enough of me by now you should probably get your head examined. And there is no way I am counting out 69 words. Keep smiling, have a great day, and keep your stick on the ice.