GETTING TO KNOW ......

Name: Hillary Buren

Favorite Food: Pizza

Favorite Movie: Star Wars (all episodes)

Favorite Television Show: Nip/Tuck

Favorite Musical Artist: Eminem

A word to describe me on the court: Competitive

A word to describe me off the court: Fun

My most memorable athletic moment was: Getting locked in a locker just before champion game for districts in volleyball my sophomore year

My most memorable Emory athletic moment: Getting stuck in Texas for an extra day after missing our connecting flight in Dallas

What I like most about Emory: The people who work and attend the university

I would like to switch places for the day with: Oprah

My favorite place on the Emory campus: My dorm room

Favorite pro athlete:  Ben Wallace

The sports teams I followed when I was younger: The Bulls

My favorite class at Emory and why: Psychology because I am very interested in the study of the human brain and behavior

The people who have helped me most at Emory are: My volleyball coach Jenny McDowell, and my teammates

Any pre-game rituals: Listening to my pump up play list on my iPod

The sport I would be playing if I wasn’t playing volleyball: basketball

If I could have dinner with only three people in history, they would be: John F. Kennedy, Martin Luther King Jr. and my family and friends

The best advice I have ever been given and who gave it to you: To not care what others think about you. From my dad

What is something that very few, if any, people know about you: That I really wanted to be Jedi Knight when I was younger. I just knew that I had to be a  jedi!

Hillary is a freshman from Kansas City, Missouri. She would love to answer e-mail questions from Emory recruits and fans.