It’s not very often you see so many sexy faces in one place — and for good reason. “Sexiness” is an ill-defined and controversial concept: What’s sexy for me might be busted for you, and we’re not even sure what we’re supposed to be measuring — Looks? Allure? Heart-breaking potential?

The 25 students gathered here exemplify a unique Sun version of sexy. They’re pretty damn good-looking, we admit, but that’s not the main point. What we sought while racking our brains for our sexiest peers was a certain je ne sais quoi, a head-turning quality that makes you say, “Damn, I wanna hang out with that kid.” Also required was a willingness for self-abasement and a great deal of humility — after all, we’re not in the business of stroking egos.

So take a look at these smiling (or sexily frowning) faces, read their blurbs and rejoice in our good fortune. Everyone’s sexy in their own way, but hey — there’s only room for 25 today. And don’t get angry if your hot T.A. or your girlfriend isn’t featured. Remember: there’s nothing sexy about complaining.

Cornell's 25 Sexiest Seniors: Top row, from left: Cyrus Gentry, Eddie Rooker, Veronica Fischmann, Elise Blasingame, Laurel Garber, Toby Huttner; middle row, from left: Matt Bourraee, Sasha Dobrolioubov, Morgan Hale, Benj Gilman, Kendall Brunette, Luke Valente, Vince Davis; bottom row, from left: Bryan Walters, Jeff Aziakou, Rachel Ensign, Juliana Richer Daily, Sebastian Heilpern, Linka Preus.­ Not pictured: Kristine Kim, Ellie Emery, Rachel Bloom, Tom O’Connell, Adriana Coderch and JT Keller.

Jeff Aziakou — NYC, Fontainebleau, France / AEM. Every girl goes crazy for a sharp-dressed man. This New York City native has got a monopoly on sophisticated style, and those eyes don't hurt either. Devoting his time to The Cornellian, Student Agencies and the Cornell Design League, Jeff's an up-and-coming mover and shaker. That sexy French he speaks doesn’t hurt, either. Says the man of mystery about his relationship status: "Wouldn’t you like to know?”

Elise Blasingame — Atlanta, GA / ILR. R-E-S-P-E-C-T this fierce woman! Elise is a proud defender of women’s rights: She’s the director of the Vagina Monologues, a board member of the Women’s Resource Center and is also working to design a program that educates about the importance of consent in sexual relationships. She is also the VP of Watermargin and a writer for the Bully Pulpit; this sexy woman — a woman whose interests align with most women everywhere (whether its feminist advocacy or authentic Mexican food) — tells us that she’s dedicated to her long-term shorty, Petunia Garcia.

Rachel Bloom — Brooklyn / Human Development. Nominated by our editorial board as the “sexiest girl you want to take home to your mom,” Rachel is not just drop-dead gorgeous but also involved on campus. She participates in Cover Africa’s efforts to improve the lives of others, “tipping canoes” as a sister of Kappa Alpha Theta and works with EARS, the on-campus peer support program. Straight out of Brooklyn, she’s got eyes to die for and is also, per her own words, looking for a man who “brings out her wheezy laugh.” You can find this sexy senior with the Cool Kids Who Live on Catherine Street.

Matt Bouraee — Manasquan, NJ / Natural Resources. Word on the street says that this bad ass got arrested for selling frozen foods on the highway, and was freed by the judge after a strange court case. Details have yet to be confirmed. This varsity soccer player, with a body like nothing we’ve ever seen — a torso so hot that it might blind fans of eight-packs — was a model in the fashion show put on by the Minority ILR Student Organization. He is also known, among certain circles, as “The Prince,” for his Egyptian heritage, and god knows what else. He is also in the Red Key Athlete Honors Society and is a Bill Clinton Scholar. Are you qualified? He’s looking for a girl with a “cute face, and a little waist.”

Kendall Brunette — Pinedale, WY / Natural Resources. The Wonderwoman of Wyoming, the Vixen of the West, Kendall brings a little bit of country to our hallowed Hill. She’s a treehugger and a ski bum, helping to lead the Cornell Ski and Snowboard Club for the last four years. Says Kendall: “I love a guy who is a bit of a bad boy; rough on the outside, but sweet and tender on the inside. I'm looking for the guy your mother always warned you about.” Ow-ow!

Adriana Coderch — Rio de Janeiro, Brazil / Enology. Adriana Coderch is a Brazilian beauty dedicated to the Enology & Viticulture program. When recruiting potential majors she organizes grape stomps (think: I Love Lucy) and sales, in addition to being Student Director for Cornell’s Alumni Association, doing further promotion for her major. The Rio native is all about the incredible people surrounding her, who captivate her mind, excite her body and enlighten her soul. But most importantly she’s looking for Tem que ser gostoso. Yeah, good luck with that one.

Juliana Richer Daily — Syracuse, NY / Design and Environmental Analysis, Interior Design. Make room for the Renaissance woman. Juliana made it onto our sexy radar by being the hottest songstress around, but the short-haired beauty also plays for Cornell club lacrosse, takes photos for the yearbook, does freelance graphic design and chills will her Alpha Phi sisters. Boys: Juliana wants you to know that “he hasn't bought me a kitten yet ... so all bets are off.”

Sasha Dobrolioubov — Lexington, MA / Economics. Sasha Dobrolioubov is the co-captain of the men’s swimming and diving team where he was an honorable mention D1 All-American last season. The Psi Upsilon brother loves traveling, safaris and exotic foods. If you want to wake up with this Economics major you better be ready for a deep conversation the morning after, followed by him staring into your green eyes.

Vince Davis — Lockport, NY / Communication. Vince Davis is the king of the nightlife (and also in an open relationship with it). When he’s not at Alpha Delta Phi or Slope Media, he’s spinning records under his stage name, Tron Vegas. If you’re looking to get down with Vince, work on your dancing bod and your iPod. This Lockport, N.Y. native spends time perfecting his Communication in CALS but if you want to contact him, visit vinceawesome.com.

Ellie Emery — North Granby, CT / College Scholar. This Truman Scholar (Ed. note: Yes, that’s a HUGE deal) works hard and plays hard: the recipient of one of the most prestigious national scholarships for public service, Ellie tells us that she’s “always celebrating.” She loves all the best things in life — The Office, good food, exploring. Committed to bettering the lives of others as the Director of Outreach and Advocacy for Cover Africa, Ellie puts her interest in global health toward recruiting others to the cause as the student coordinator for the Global Health program. Looking for love all over the world? She is, ultimately, in her own words: “Holding out for [her] very own Dwight Schrute.”

Rachel Ensign — NYC / English. Rachel Ensign is the editor of Kitsch Magazine where she enjoys writing about strippers, cat shows, Internet eating disorder communities and ghost hunters. Rachel is also president of the Student Publications Council and works at C.U. Press. Since her breakup with the Olive Tjaden computer lab, this English major is looking for someone to share the cost of her New Yorker subscription (those allergic to cats need not apply).

Veronica Fischmann — Allentown, PA / English and Italian. Looking to be wooed in Italian? Veronica spent last year abroad in Bologna where she “ate gelato as often as possible and lived with some crazy Europeans.” Back here in Ithaca, she’s surrounded herself with high-American culture as the Selections Director for the Slope Day Programming Board and is a member of the CCC. The fiction afficiando — formerly an editor for Kitsch Magazine — Veronica, unfortunately, only dates people named “Dan,” and if we know anything, she’s got a specific Dan in mind.

Laurel Garber — Ithaca / Art History. Did someone say artsy? President of the History of Art Majors’ Society and an intern at the Johnson Museum, Laurel Garber rocks the Arts Quad (read: Temple of Zeus) like no other and shows that she’s learned a thing or two about beauty in her time on the Hill. Alas, she’s no fan of vowels: "Lrl Grbr lvs: snckrs, skttls, nrds, rs's pntbttr cps, twx, tts rlls, lll pps, sr ptch kds, mlky wy, gmmy wrms, pch rngs, crnch brs, twzzlrs, rsnetts, swdsh fsh, thr msktrs, dbl stf rs, lffy tffy, hrshy ksss, yrk ppprmnt ptts, pp rcks, nw nd ltrs, swtrts, lf svrs, gbstpprs, nd, fnlly: bttrfngrs. Lv cndy nd cnsnnts? Cll hr."

Cyrus Gentry — Chesire, CT and London / AEM. Cyrus Gentry, or as he was exclusively called by Hugo Genes (who is, by the way, also an extremely sexy senior — number 26?) last semester in Spain, “El Gato,” is a Class of 2010 Class Officer and a member of Sigma Phi society. This British / American combo is T.A. for Business Statistics and the person you’re going to want to get #78 on the “161 Things to do Before You Graduate” with. While this AEM major is currently uninvolved, he is looking for a woman who cuts him down to size (and doesn’t mind his obsession with all-male pregames).

Benj Gilman — The PHL / English. Cornell's Adam Levine, John Mayer and Eddie Vedder all rolled into one, Benj likes to serenade the ladies and see them swoon. He plays in The Everybody’s Gettin’ Laid Tonights (Cornell's hottest motown cover band), and Los Madres de Juarez, and also has an eye toward the stage and the silver screen, having acted in numerous productions on campus. Take it from him: “I’m here to tell you that I’m at that road, and I’d rather walk it with you than walk it alone.”

Morgan Hale — Toms River, NJ / AEM. Morgan is the tri-captain of Women’s lacrosse, recruitment chair for Kappa Kappa Gamma, a brother of Alpha Kappa Psi, and a member of the Red Key Society. Yikes — that’s a handful. This Jersey girl is looking for Sammy Perlmutter ’10, Sun Associate Editor, to change her status from unattached to attached, unfortunately he is otherwise attached.

Sebastian Heilpern — Buenos Aires, NY / Biology concentration in ecology and evolutionary bio. Hip-hip hooray for hipsters and their sexy ways. Sebastian is a scientist and a songster, splitting his time between biology and his bands, The Everybody is Getting Laid Tonights and Los Madres de Juarez (and yeah, he's sort of like Benj’s Kramer). When he’s not at Watermargin or serving coffee at the Green Dragon, Sebastian likes “washing” his teeth, his sheep rug and “burning stuff.” Look out: he’s “single on Fridays, Saturdays and some Thursdays.”

Toby Huttner — Pittsford, NY / English, Economics. Literary angst has been sexy since at least John Keats, so thank god for Toby Huttner. Whether he's pondering Pynchon ’59 in the Temple of Zeus or scanning Stevens in Libe, Toby is sure to rock your brainwaves and pull your heartsrings. An editor at Rainy Day and the Cornell Book Review, he’s got a lot of words in that noggin. Not that he’s too busy: Toby “is a man seeking a woman of average height, maybe tall but not weirdly tall, and average weight, with skin comparable to alabaster, if not ivory, if not fresh-water pearl; hair should be auburn, but not of the vulgar variety — that is, it should have hints of red at certain angles, and blond at certain times of the day.” Watch out, though, Toby says that his lover, “ABSOLUTELY MUST NOT BE A TWIN!!”

J.T. Keller — Cleveland, OH / English. J.T. Keller can be seen prowling the gym and taking your ID at The Palms. He claims to be a pioneer of the “meow-cappella” genre of music and president of a super-secret fraternity, so you know he has a sense of humor. Girls with a great manicure and voices that ring with the song of sincerity should track down this English major from Ohio. Unfortunately he is still technically with his fifth grade girlfriend as they never had that break-up discussion … or any other discussion.

Kristine Kim — LA (Flossangeles / Hollywood), ILR and International Relations. When Kristine­ — affectionately known as YKK by friends and acquaintances — isn’t rocking out as a self-proclaimed “proud member” of the Cornell Policy Debate Team, she can be found relaxing with her Sigma Delta Tau sisters in a fort litearlly made of scarves. It’s weird, we know. Even still, we’re sure she'll find her “ideal boo” that “will exude intelligence out of every which pore and love me long time like-a marriage.”

Tom O’Connell — Eastchester, NY / Natural Resources. If you go to Cornell, you know Tom O’Connell. He is, no joke, our mutual friend with everyone else who has ever drank a beer on the Hill. This sexy, passionate environmentalist fighting for change with Kyoto NOW! (find him anti-fracking on a given day on the Ho) is also the Sustainability Chair of Beta Theta Pi, the VP of Greeks Go Green and the — yes, you heard it here — Compost Master of the Cornell Cooperative Extension. When not unplugging your unused appliances, Tom is getting naked for Rocky Horror and making you laugh in the Whistling Shrimp. Our green warrior has, self-proclaimed, “slutty senioritis.” Take advantage while you can.

Linka Preus — Binghamton, NY / Linguistics and Cognitive Science. Linka Preus can be spotted on campus with her color-changing hair (currently pink), topless as Rocky in Rocky Horror, juggling in the juggling club (where she is a former president), flying through the air in the Awkward Circus or participating in Funk and Disorderly’s music video “Hourglass.” When this linguistics / cognitive science major isn’t bringing back burlesque or being part of a clown’s acid trip, she’s looking for girly fun in a person who likes David Lynch, anything psychedelic and cute bunnies.

Eddie Rooker — Weedsport, NY, ILR. A vertiable “Ivy Man,” Eddie is a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon, served as president of the Interfraternity Council and is now the representative for the 4th Ward on the Ithaca Common Council. It's no surprise that the tall, dark and handsome Mr. Rooker wore a toga to our photo shoot. In his free time, this lady killer volunteers as a mentor with the Ithaca Youth Bureau and the Franziska Rackers Center. Interested in becoming this king’s queen? He’s “looking for a First Lady of Frat and future Queen of Collegetown who can tolerate country music and needs a reason to visit Ithaca for the next four years.” Arguably Cornell's most eligible bachelor.

Luke Valente — Northport, NY / ILR. This Italian rides stallions: a member of Cornell's polo team and consensus pick for Ralph Lauren's next sweater model, Luke slays the ladies with a combination of grace, charm and corny jokes. An average day might find him crushing weights, weeping for his Mets or sipping on a Pimm's cup. Catch this sexy beast behind the bar at Dunbar's. Take it from him: He'’s a "Wily wunderkind seeking spicy Scorpio full of moxie to share hijinks and hiballs."

Bryan Walters — Kirkland, WA, Economics. Bryan Walters is a wide receiver / kick returner for Cornell varsity football where he was an All-Ivy selection of 2008 and chosen twice for Cornell special teams. Want to be the one this Washington native chooses to spend long romantic Xbox sessions with while playing Bon Jovi? Sorry, unless you’re Erin Andrews (read: a hot sports lover) you’re out of luck with this Econ major.