Matthew Pollock http://blogs.admissions.buffalo.edu/pollock State University of New York, Buffalo Tue, 21 Feb 2012 00:29:37 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Hello Baseball Season http://blogs.admissions.buffalo.edu/pollock/hello-baseball-season/ http://blogs.admissions.buffalo.edu/pollock/hello-baseball-season/#comments Tue, 21 Feb 2012 00:29:37 +0000 cdestefano http://blogs.admissions.buffalo.edu/pollock/?p=67 As a student athlete, I can’t begin to describe the amount of anticipation that builds before a season.  Since our season begins in the spring, we have had a long but productive wait since school first started back in August.  Everyone on the team becomes more anxious by the day, waiting in excitement for Thursday’s trip to The University of Kentucky, a big SEC school.  All athletes of all calibers know how thrilling that first game of the season is. For the Buffalo Bulls baseball team, that moment is this Friday.  Follow us, and all other teams at UB, on BuffaloBulls.com.  We all appreciate your support. GO BULLS!

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The spring semester has finally started up today after a month off for winter break.  What a relaxing, travel-filled, yet family oriented break it was.  I couldn’t ask for anything better; however, I am all suited up and ready for this semester.  I plan on setting aside one or two days a week to spend a few hours at the library reviewing for my classes…a study tool I’d suggest to everyone.  This should be very helpful in the long run and make studying for tests much easier.  I hope everyone had a great break and is looking forward to the new year.

 

Yours in blogging,

Matt

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Go Bulls!

]]> http://blogs.admissions.buffalo.edu/pollock/baseball-classes/feed/ 0 Distinguished Speaker Series http://blogs.admissions.buffalo.edu/pollock/distinguished-speaker-series/ http://blogs.admissions.buffalo.edu/pollock/distinguished-speaker-series/#comments Mon, 31 Jan 2011 22:43:28 +0000 cdestefano http://blogs.admissions.buffalo.edu/pollock/?p=55 This past week, UB’s Distinguished Speaker Series had Arnold Schwarzenegger come to Alumni Arena to speak to students and the people of Buffalo.  Arnold has been an idol of mine for quite some time now.  I’ve been reading some of his books on bodybuilding and his journey into America.  Arnold spoke of bodybuilding, acting, and politics.  His main conclusion to his talk was that you should never be afraid to fail whether it’s life, sports, relationships, or school.  He’s a great motivational speaker, and I’m lucky I got to hear him here at UB.

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SPORTS UPDATE: Men’s Basketball 79-47 Win; Women’s Basketball 58-42 Win

Many of you who are reading this post right now may likely be a prospective student for The University at Buffalo.  As your senior year inches near graduation, many important deadlines are out there that need to be met.  For UB, the deadline to apply for enrollment in the 2011 year is December 31st.  Whether UB is your primary choice for college or not, it’s important to get this paperwork done as soon as possible.  You don’t want to get turned down from your first choice of schooling without applying to your second and third favorite schools, too.  The application process is fairly simple as UB accepts The Common Application many of you may have already filled out.  Best of luck throughout the end of your college search.

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WORK LOAD: nothing…yet

SPORTS UPDATE: Women’s Basketball Win 66-56; Men’s Basketball Loss 58-54

With Thanksgiving break over, it’s time to crack down on the academics.  We have two weeks left of classes and then finals.  These next few weeks will be filled with many tests and a lot of studying.  With Christmas break less than three weeks away, it can be easy to fall off track; however, it’s crunch-time in the classroom at UB.

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