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Brandon Sherbo ’15

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Kathryn Saulinas Student Contributor, Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania
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Brandon Sherbo ’15

Year: Sophomore
Major: English, Creative Writing
Hometown: Harrisburg, Pa
Relationship status: In a relationship

Her Campus: What activities are you involved in on and off campus?
Brandon Sherbo: Bloomsburg Men’s Swim Team, Writing Tutor at Bloomsburg Writing Center, Sigma Tau Delta Honors Fraternity

HC: What made you choose to come to Bloomsburg?
BS: I thought it was a really nice campus, they had a Creative Writing major and I came to swim for Stu and Erin, our two amazing swim coaches. I also got an athletic scholarship.

HC: What’s your favorite class you’ve ever taken at Bloom and why?
BS: My favorite class I’ve taken is European Literature I with Stephen Whitworth. He’s an amazing professor and friend and I love the texts we read like the Iliad, the Odyssey, and the Aeneid because I’ve always been into mythology.

HC: As a creative writing major, do have any specific career aspirations?
BS: Yes, I’m a really motivated person and I hope to be a famous author one day through my own fiction novels. I also want to move to New York and work as an editor at a large publishing company.

HC: With the weather warming up, are you looking forward to any spring activities?
BS: I’m just looking forward to being outside more, being able to wear less clothes, and not having to bundle up to go out for the night.

HC: We all know campus food leaves much to be desired. Do you have a go-to food place in or around town?
BS: I like going to Husky. You can still get good food even when your flex runs out. I always get a chicken salad bagel, chips and a pickle for a meal swipe now that my flex has been out for a month.

HC: As finals approach, do you have a favorite study space that really gets you focused?
BS: This sounds pretty awful but I don’t really study that much. I never did in high school either. When I do study, though, it’s usually at my work-study job as a tutor at the writing center when I’m not working with any writers in a session.

HC: Once finals are over and we’re free to go home, do you have any great summer plans? Or, perhaps more practically, a summer job?
BS: I usually lifeguard every summer in a neighborhood near my house. Near the end of July, I go to the Outer Banks for two weeks and this August my uncles are getting married in Washington D.C. so I can’t wait!

Kathryn is a loquacious and driven senior at Bloomsburg University studying English. Journalism has been her focus for almost eight years and she's slightly excited but mostly petrified of exploring her career options in a few short months. She can be found roaming the halls of Bakeless, yelling into the abyss in BU's student newspaper The Voice's office or making pancakes for her roommates.Check out her personal blog and her study abroad blog.