Student Spotlight: The Kid Who Jingles When They Walk

We’ve all heard that one guy walking down the hallway, rattling with every step like they have a set of wind chimes in their backpack. Everyone always wonders – what could possibly be making that racket? And why would someone choose to walk around like that? 

So, after chasing the faint sounds of clinking metal through the hallways of the EPB for two hours, the Doily Allergen finally caught up to one of these infamous jinglers and asked them a few questions: Kate Jester, a sophomore majoring in Speech and Hearing Sciences.

Doily: Can you walk us through everything you have on you that makes noise?

Jester: Absolutely! So I have an Ita backpack with lots of pins and keychains inside the clear pouch, and inside the backpack I have my pens and loose change and stuff. Then I have my car keys and some more keychains on a lanyard that’s usually in my sweater pockets, and then I’m usually wearing a couple of bracelets. I think that’s it!

D: What inspired you to want to make so much noise all the time?

J: Well, when I moved here, everything was so loud: the dining halls, the cars honking downtown, and even the projectors whirring on in classrooms. I wanted to join in on the sound!

D: Is it true that the amount of noise you make in the halls is correlated to how late you are to class?

J: Yes, it is. The more noisemakers I add on, the later I get, so that I can be as disruptive as possible in every single one of my classes.

D: What advice would you give to help people be as noisy as you are?

J: Well, to start with, the more metals the better. And then I would say gravity is your friend, especially with things like keychains. But overall, I think I just try to emulate those medieval court jesters with the little bells on their hats, and make people laugh and smile with all my clinking and clanking!

D: Thanks so much for your time, we just have one last question for you. Can you stop?

J: Sorry, what?

D: Please cut it out. You are so noisy.

J: Haha, no.

Jester then proceeded to jingle herself away from our interviewer. Some say you can still hear the echoes of her keychains when you’re alone in an empty hallway.