Brandon Olearsky

I have always been interested in sports.  I enjoy sports both as a spectator and keeping my body active with exercise while participating.  I like watching football, basketball, baseball, and hockey on TV. I played on basketball, baseball, and soccer teams throughout my life.  I think playing on a team is important because working together for a common goal is a vital skill to obtain in sports and in life.  Communication is a major part to achieve this accomplishment. Having said that, running by myself is my private niche passion.

I often run on the Perkiomen Trail and my high school’s track near my house in Collegeville during the summer.  I prefer running outdoors more than running on an inside track or treadmill.  I am always pleased to see the many animals on the trail including turtles, deer, dogs, birds, and horses.  In addition to the sights, I find the sounds on the trail amusing such as, birds chirping.  There is one thing I dislike about my outdoor jogs, and that is, the riders of the horses belonging to the local farm do not pick up the horse dung. Sometimes I run at 6 AM in the morning because it is the coldest time of the day and I say, “Good morning,” to the people on the trail.  I have an obsession with my many Nike sneakers and decide on which pair of Nike sneakers matches best with the outfit I am wearing for my run.  I often occupy my mind while helping the time pass, with comparing my Nike sneakers to the people on the trail’s sneakers.

Beki Winchel, a Brigham Young University graduate in Public Relations in social media wrote an article about Billy Bush’s comments in 2005 with Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump.  NBC has officially fired the Today Show broadcaster, Billy Bush.  Billy Bush’s comments were recorded on tape while he and Donald Trump talked on an NBC’s Access Hollywood bus.  Noah Oppenheim, Today Show’s producer, shared the news on Monday with a short email to his employees stating “Dear Colleagues, Billy Bush will be leaving the TODAY show’s 9am hour, effective today.  While he was a new member of the TODAY team, he was a valued colleague and longtime member of the broader NBC family.  We wish him success as he goes forward. Sincerely, Noah.”  Donald Trump is caught saying disrespectful comments about seducing a married woman.  On the tape, Billy Bush is caught laughing and making jokes with Donald Trump. Billy Bush issued a statement saying: “I am deeply grateful for the conversations I’ve had with my daughters, and for all of the support from family, friends and colleagues.  I look forward to what lies ahead.”  Donald Trump’s wife, Melania Trump, told the Associated Press they were elaborating in “boy talk, and he was led on — like egged on — from the host to say dirty and bad stuff.”

During my senior year of high school, I enrolled in two classes at Montgomery County Community College in Pottstown, Pennsylvania as a dual enrollment student.  After graduating Perkiomen Valley High School in Collegeville, Pennsylvania in 2013, I attended Montgomery County Community College full time.  I was unaware of the choice of my major early as a college student, but knew I would continue attending at Montgomery County Community College for two years to earn my Associate in Arts Liberal Studies degree. I then, realized I wanted to transfer to West Chester University to achieve my bachelor’s degree in Communication Studies.

As a full time student at Montgomery County Community College, I completed my general education requirement classes such as Sociology, Physiology, Science, Math, and History.  My professors were very helpful to me and I enjoyed their classes. Despite commuting to Montgomery County Community College, I made many friends with similar interests and majors and socialized with them over coffee or in the library.  Additionally, some of them transferred to West Chester University so I see them often on campus.  I have been on the Dean’s List every year as a college student and was honored in my second year at Montgomery County Community College with a distinguished award as a Phi Theta Kappa International Honor society member.

I am currently in my senior year at West Chester University and will graduate in the spring of 2017.  I enjoy myself at West Chester University and am pleased with my classes, particularly my Communication Studies classes.  Many interesting events occur on campus, for example, I participated in Banana Day, and received a free t-shirt. Unfortunately, I am not involved in any clubs on campus because my school work takes up a large part of my time. I managed to find some spare time to support my school’s football team at the games.  Living at West Chester University during my junior and senior year has allowed me independence which makes me very happy.