Natasha from New York

Our new girl of the week is senior Natasha Bullard. Natasha is from New York. She says that “I found out about SBC through my SAT Prep Course. My teacher showed my class a video.” Natasha says that many things attracted her to the college but “the network of alums and lucrative scholarships,” were some of the main things. Natasha like many of her other college classmates, Sweet Briar’s beautiful campus also attracted her here. Also like many of her classmates she absolutely loves “the small community.”

Natasha misses lots from her home state but she says that “New York City, my friends, and home,” are at the top of her list; and if you ever decide to travel to New York, Natasha says “go to the city, its amazing! Travel upstate, it’s beautiful.”

Aside from Natasha’s busy city lifestyle, she loves to paint. A soothing and calming hobby that she likes to do, that many may not know about her.

Madeline from Texas

Our new girl of the week is Madeline Eubanks from Texas. She is a Junior here at Sweet Briar College. Madeline says that "I babysit for the Prothro family and they encouraged me to look at Sweet Briar." When she did look at Sweet Briar she was attracted to "the small class sizes, and the round table discussion classroom setup." Like most of her other classmates, she loves "the beautiful campus." She says that "even when you're tired and don't want to go to class at least you're in beautiful surroundings."

Although Madeline may love the beautiful campus here at SBC, she misses a lot from her homestate, Texas. "Texas is definitely a state of mind. I miss the friendly, laid back hospitality that seems to shine through in everyone that's proud to call themselves a Texan."

If you ever decide to travel to Texas, Madeline suggest a few places to go. She claims that "on a touristy level I would say you need to go see The Alamo in San Antonio. It's basically the figure head of Texas history." She also says that "on a more fun level I would say hit up the stockyards in Fort Worth." This way " you'll get a real taste for the fun Texas/cowboy lifestyles." Madeline also claims that if you visit, that "you can't go wrong with country music, two-stepping, and a beer."

If you ever run across Madeline and you want to start some good conversation, ask her about what's new with Brittney Spears because she is "totally addicted to celebrity news magazines."

Nikki from West Virginia

Nikki Soulsby from West Virginia is our new state girl of the week. She is a Junior here at Sweet Briar. Nikki claims "I learned about Sweet Briar on the drive home from the beach one year. We drove past the beautiful gated entrance and decided to stop in and see what was here." She was of course attracted to the beautiful campus Sweet Briar has, but what really attracted her was the prefessors. "I met with several professors for lunch as a prospective and one of them was Eric Casey. I was taking a Latin class at the time, and he gave me his home phone number and email in case I ever had any questions to discuss." That is what hooked her to the college.

Nikki loves quite a few things about Sweet Briar. She says that "I love the culture at SBC the most. That is partly because of the Honor Code and partly due to the fact that we attract great women to this institution." She also says that "I don't have to lock my door or worry about leaving my computer in the library if I have to go somewhere for a little bit." She loves a lot about the campus, but she really likes that "I can take my exams whenever I am ready to take them. The professors are more concerned with helping their students understand the material than just getting through a book." Nikki also made the comment that the girls are friendly in general.

Nikki may love a lot about Sweet Briar but she also misses a lot from her home state West Virginia. "I would say that what I miss the most about West Virginia is the evening activities that are available. Sweet Briar is wonderful but the most exciting things to do on any given night are to go to Wal-Mart and Sheetz." "In Charleston there are clubs, bars, coffee houses, and any number of stores to visit until 10:00 p.m. or so."

Nikki suggest that if you decide to visit her home state, to go White Water rafting. "It sounds like a silly mountain man thing to do, but it's very fun, plus West Virginia is beautiful."

Something about Nikki that many might not know is that "I have played piano for 13 years." So if you want to talk to Nikki and know more about her, make small talk about piano playing.

Megan from Delaware

This weeks new state girl is Megan Manubay a senior at Sweet Briar College. Megan is from Deleware. Megan's high school guidance councelor helped her discover Sweet Briar. "He knew how much I love to horseback ride," she claims. "Horseback riding was the first thing that attracted me to the school, but once I visited, I loved the campus and the small class size." Megan says that she loves how beautiful the campus is in the Spring, as well as how big and open the campus is.

While at college for the school yearMegan misses a few things from her home state. She says "I miss that I don't have to drive far anywhere. Deleware is in a pretty good location, it is about 45 minutes from Baltimore and Philedelphia, and two hours from New York City and Washington D.C." Megan also misses "how flat it is because sometimes I feel sick after driving on the mountain roads here." A few other things that she misses is the variety of restaurants. "I also miss Tax-free shopping because I can never figure out how much something really costs here.

If you ever decide to travel to the state of Deleware, Megan recommends some of her favorite things to do. Some include going to the beach. "There is a Steeple chase, Point-to-point, in the beginning of May which is always fun. "In the Fall, a lot of people go to the U of D football games or high school football games." Megan also says that you should visit the Dover Air Force Base. " There are a lot of museums and historical places to tour. It also takes only an hour and a half to get from one end of the state to the other, so it dosen't take too long to see it all."

If any of you would like to get to know Megan Better, bring her some Reese's Peanut Butter cups, and she will be your friend in a minute.

Jo from California

The girl of the week is Freshman Jordan Shoemaker of Springville California. She is also known to others on campus as Jo. Jo says "when i was applying to colleges, I found a website that had every college in the counrty. I saw Sweet Briar on the list, and I thought it had a unique name. When I visited the website, it looked interesting. So I applied." The schools beauty and small classes were attractions she loved about the school. Most impotantly she says "when I visited I felt like I fit in really well." Jo loves that the campus is so beautiful. " I take pictures on the way to class all of the time."


Jo misses a lot from her home state California. The authentic mexican food, the warm weather and the shopping are just a few that she really misses. Jo says that "Cali has a variety of places to go." The following are some places that she likes to visit and thinks that you would enjoy them to. "I love Santa Barbara fot the beach, San Fransico is my favorite city, Palm Springs is in the desert, and Mammoth Lakes is the best place to go for the mountain setting." Summer is just around the corner, get some friends together along with your camara and drive cross country for for some great scenic views.


Jo loves the mountains and fishing if you didn't already know. The picture of her above with her dog Zoey is taken at her cabin in Mammoth. She lives here all summer and "all I do is read books and go fishing with my sisters." Hold on just a few more weeks of school Jo, and you can enjoy the warm summer days of reading and Fishing!

Katie from Arizona

Our new girl of the week is Katharine Fish from Arizona. She is a Junior at Sweet Briar College, and is also known as Katie. When asked how she discovered Sweet Briar, Katie says that "I was flipping through the FISK Guide to colleges my sophmore year of high school, opened the book to the page, thought the name was funny, read about it, loved it, researched it, and decided I couldn't go anywhere else." She claims that she was attracted to the school because it is a women's college, and it has a really welcoming and sweet environment. Katie's says that the college is "very homey." The south was also a very big attraction for the school. Since living at Sweet Briar, katie says "I love that it's a completely different experience then you'll get at any other college. I like the cute little traditions, and the idea of tap clubs. I also actually enjoy that we're sort of in the middle of no where." When Katie was asked what she misses the most from her home state Arizona, she says "SUNSHINE, I really miss the warm weather. I hate the wind and snow." She also makes the comment that she misses having her car here on campus.

While talking about her home state, she tells some of her favorite places to go and claims that if you every travel to Arizona you should visit the following places as well. The first place she says to visit is Sedona Arizona, Katie says that this "is the most beautiful place on earth." The second place she recommends for you to travel to is of course the Grand Canyon; and last but not least, if you want good shopping, Katie claims that "Scottsdale Fashion Square is better than any mall in Los Angeles, or in the country for that matter." So if your out west and want some great shopping as well as some great scenic views you should most definetly make Arizona a must STOP!

Katie was also asked one quick last question; She was asked to tell one interesting thing about herself that her fellow classmates would probably not know and Katies says that "I'm afraid of walking on snow. It's terrible." It's O.K. Katie, summer is right around the corner and you can catch plenty of sun rays then.

Jenny from Oregon

Our girl this week is Jennifer Walkiewicz from Oregon. She is also known to many on campus as Jenny. Jenny is a Junior at Sweet Briar , and claims that when she was looking for colleges, she wanted a school with great academics and a riding program. Since she has been riding horses for a longtime and the academics had great ratings, Sweet Briar made her list. Jenny claims that she loved a lot of things about Sweet Briar as a perspective student. She loved the tour she was given, as well as the land and the stables that SBC has; So if you are a campus tour guide keep up the good work on making our campus look great to others! While Jenny has been living here on campus the last three years, some of her favorite things are, the biology professors and the barn of course; but she absolutely loves how involved she is with her major and the junior class. While being at SBC during the school year she misses a lot from her home State, especially the city, since she lives in Downtown Portland. Jenny also misses not being able to get in her car and drive a hour to the coast, one of her favorite places about her state. While still discussing what Jenny misses from her home state she says that it "sounds so weird, I miss the rainy weather. Having grown up with constant rain it's weird to be here where it's just windy! I don't like the wind."

If you are ever traveling and stop in Oregon, Jenny suggest three places to visit, that you will absolutely love. The first Place of course is the coast, She says it is "one of the most beautiful places in the world." The second place she suggest you visit if you are there in the month of May, is the Japanese Rose Garden. Jenny says that while at this garden you will see some beautiful flowers as well Downtown Portland and Mt. Hood in the background. The Third and final place she suggest that you should visit is 23rd avenue in Portand. There is some great shops as well as you should eat Pizzicato Pizza. Jenny Claims this pizza "is the Best!" So if you're ever in the area, make Oregon a must stop on your list of places to go.