This week, the Pulse checks the vitals of Alyssa Brown – animal lover, early childhood educator, cowgirl, honor student and alleged lunatic.
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Name: Alyssa H. Brown
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Nickname: Lys
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Birthday: Feb. 18, 1985
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Sign: Aquarius
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Hometown: West Chester, near Cincinnati
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Major: Early Childhood Education
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Favorite Movie: “The In-Laws” with Michael Douglas
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Favorite Cereal: Frosted Flakes
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Plans for the holidays: Going home, riding my horse and decorating the house
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Why do you want to become a teacher? I just want to make a difference in children’s lives and plus it’d be fun.
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Last CD you purchased: Hot Apple Pie, I love country
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Favorite Food: Obsession with ice cream – I love “Phish Food” by Ben ‘#38; Jerry’s
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Reality TV or sitcoms: Reality TV because I love “Extreme Home Makeover.”
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Golden Key International Honor Society? It’s for upper-classmen. It’s a nationwide honors society and it’s just like any other organization. I was initiated this year.
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What is the Friends of the Humane Society and how’d you become president? It’s an organization that helps The Humane Society with events. I actually helped start it again and it’s my third year since it came back with 35 members.
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Plans for the future? Go back to Cincinnati or wherever I can find a job and ride my horse. I always loved horses and took lessons from seventh grade up until senior year of high school.
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Last concert: Rascal Flatts at Riverbend in Cincinnati.
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Favorite BG bar: Junction
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Why BGSU? My older sister
came here and I went on 10 college visits but I was comfortable here and liked the atmosphere. It wasn’t ghetto.
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Favorite board game: Catch Phrase
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Words of wisdom: Keep an open mind.
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Something interesting: My roommates think I’m crazy because I can’t sit still. I always have to be doing something interactive. I have a horse and am in love with country music. I love animals and am in Big Brothers Big Sisters with a brother in BG.
