Senior Salute - Lexi Sarne

Our "Senior Salute" series continues with Lexi Sarne, a neuroscience major from Media, Pennsylvania. Sarne is a member of the women's lacrosse team. 

Q: Why did you choose to attend The College of Wooster? 
A: I chose The College of Wooster because of the research experience the Independent Study capstone provides since I want to apply to graduate school, and the team culture of the women's lacrosse team.  

Q: What does being a Fighting Scot student-athlete mean to you? 
A: It means being a part of a community committed to both their sport and their academic goals. 

Q: What are some of your favorite memories as a student at The College of Wooster?
A: My favorite experiences have been all of the trips we have gone on as a team. On almost all of our trips, we end up in freezing cold ocean water. Whether it be in Virginia or Brussels, Scotlax never says no to a body of water. 

Q: What is the best part about being a student-athlete at The College of Wooster? 
A: The best part is having a great community of student-athletes committed to their sport, academics, and each other. 

Q: What else were you involved with on campus besides your sport? 
A: I am a member of two great organizations on campus – the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee and Wooster Volunteer Network.  I am a teaching assistant for Neuroscience classes, I live in a volunteer program house, and I was a four-year play-by-play commentator on streams of home field hockey contests.

Q: Which College of Wooster faculty or staff member has made the greatest impact on you and why? 
A: Dr. Alfredo Zúñiga, who is also my Independent Study advisor. His teaching in neuroscience classes taught me more about what I want to focus on in my research career.

Q: What other people or resources impacted your Wooster experience in a positive way and how did these people and resources set you up to be successful at Wooster? 
A: Coach Elizabeth Ford and Coach Katie Shideler have always taught me to push myself to be my best on and off the field. They have also been very understanding about academic conflicts, allowing me to spend a lot of time completing my Independent Study. 

Q: Tell us a bit about your Independent Study project? 
A: I am doing a procedure that involves injecting a virus into the brain of mice. This allows me to tag neurons in the hippocampus that relate to a certain conditioned memory, and administer a drug that inhibits serotonin, something known to decrease memory. 

Q: Tell us a bit about something cool you did as a student at The College of Wooster?
A: This fall, the lacrosse team went abroad to Belgium and the Netherlands. We had the amazing opportunity to play a few different teams, try a different style of play, and see a new part of the world. It was great to experience that with my friends. Some of us even got matching tattoos. 

Q: Reflecting back on your time at Wooster, what advice would you give your first-year self? 
A: The ice bath will hurt. But you know what hurts more? The stairs tomorrow. 

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