In this series, we probe the minds of people around campus by asking them the same set of questions about Harvard and Cambridge life. Want to suggest an interviewee? Leave a comment or e-mail us at flyby@thecrimson.com.

JOHNNY BOWMAN, UC President

What time do you wake up in the morning?

Depends. Once or twice a week I’ll have an 8 or 9 o’clock meeting, but usually I wake up at…maybe 9 o’clock’s the average.

Who is your favorite Harvard alum, real or fictional?

Maybe Tom Morello…he’s the guitarist for Rage Against the Machine. He dropped out of Harvard to be a rockstar, and I respect that. [FlyBy: Morello actually graduated from Harvard in 1986, Johnny, but he's still cool.]

Was Larry Summers sexist?

Yeah. Hell yeah.

Who is the smartest person you know?

Eric Hysen. He’s my VP.

What have you always wanted to tell tourists in the yard?

I give tours of Harvard, and if they understand English I always tell them that John Harvard’s covered in pee. If they don’t speak English, I tell them that it brings them great fortune, just because there’s really nothing else that I can communicate. Urination’s very hard to communicate across language barriers in a civilized manner.

What was your most recent CVS purchase?

It was bronzer. For my yearbook photo last week, I covered myself in bronzer. My roommates did the same. The yearbook is a complete waste of time.