Sunday, October 30, 2011
Sunday, October 23, 2011
Tuesday, October 18, 2011
Fans go "Goo Goo for Gaga"
This year at Bulls Madness, Coach Mac went above and beyond for our "6th Man" fans. She dressed in her Lady Gaga attire, sung her heart out and got everyone on their feet. The performance got all of our fans excited for what we have to bring this season. Fans- get ready for an exciting season! GO BULLS! ~ Sharkey #25
My Super Summer Experience...
What did I do over the summer? I had an amazing time! No, I wasn't in Venice or chilling with Kobe Bryant (although that would have been a GREAT time!), but I was working. I had the magnificent opportunity to do an internship. It was more of an internship/work/volunteer opportunity, but you get my drift. I worked on campus for Dr. Heather Orom. She had me participate in numerous learning experiences. Among the many things I did, we continued writing a systematic review and I worked on a study involving men with prostate cancer. For the study I not only worked behind the scenes, but I was able to interact with potential and on-going participants. In addition, I was able to shadow a urologist at work, Dr. Willie Underwood III. Not only was I able to observe his clinical interactions, but I was able to watch several surgeries - one of the highlights of my life! The surgeries can only be described using one word (and a thesaurus), they were AMAZING, SPECTACULAR, EXTRAORDINARY... just PHENOMENAL!This experience taught me many things. First, it is always worthwhile to explore the opportunities around you. I did not realize all the potential learning experiences that UB has to offer and due to the kindness of others and the willingness of them to expose me to things of my interest, I was able to do so. Second, it takes a lot of hard work to do what you love. Despite the wonderful experience I had, this summer was a lot of hard work (especially in addition to all the work we were putting in on the court!). What motivated me the most was my environment, since I was surrounded by extremely determined people. Despite the hard and often stressful work, their passion and determination never lingered. In fact, it seemed to grow with every interaction or task completed. This speaks well to what our coaches preach, which is that in order for us to be successful, we must be willing to put in the work (blood, sweat, and tears included!). Finally, this experience confirmed my aspiration to help people. No matter how good or bad the days were, one thing that was always evident with my summer colleagues was their genuine commitment to the health of others. It was a special thing to see the joy they got from helping others and the appreciation of those who were aided. I am humbled to have been given such a great life experience and I am determined to continue along a similar path of work in public health in the future.
~ Teresa Semalulu # 22
Thursday, October 13, 2011
Tuesday, October 11, 2011
Tuesday, October 4, 2011
Niagara Falls Up Close & Personal
The best part about living in Buffalo is all the different attractions. This past weekend, my teammates Beth Christensen and Nicki Hopkins joined me on a trip to one of the Seven Wonders of the World, Niagara Falls. We went on the Maid of the Mist, which turned out to be one of the most amazing experiences of my life. Maid of the Mist is a boat excursion that takes you right to the throat of the falls. After we bought our tickets, we headed to the elevator, which brought us from the ground level to where the boat was docked. There were twenty people packed into this little silver space that took us on a ride for thirty-five seconds. Standing arm to arm with a sweaty, smelly stranger made those thirty-five seconds feel like hours. Once we got to the docking area, the elevator doors opened and people spilled out of it rushing toward the line. Being the competitive college athletes that we are, we were determined to get to the front of that line so that we had a spot in the front of the boat. Needless to say, we managed to get to the front of the boat and enjoyed the ride into the mist.
~ #25 Kristen Sharkey
~ #25 Kristen Sharkey
Sunday, October 2, 2011
Engaging the Youth...
On Saturday, September 17, our team, along with the men's team, participated in the annual University Heights Basketball Clinic held on UB's South Campus. There were about 25 campers who worked on their shooting, defense, passing, and ball handling. At the end, the kids had an opportunity to challenge a coach to a game of 1 on 1. Free lunch for all was at stakes should a camper win. Long story short, the kids won their lunch, but it wasn't thanks to Brittany or anyone else...
Ask Reggie Witherspoon what happened... :)
Ask Reggie Witherspoon what happened... :)
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