Rhody Trader

I just found out from an old friend that Emma Watson, AKA Hermomine from Harry Potter, will be attending Brown University in the Fall. In case you weren’t aware, I was a coach for the women’s volleyball team at Brown for six years. I can think of a few of my former players who would no doubt have found a way to befriend Emma had they been classmates with her.

I’m sure Emma will enjoy her time at Brown. The alumni I’ve spoken with have basically nothing but good things to say about the school. I, of course, had a somewhat different view of things. Not that I’m dissing the university in terms of its academics, which I would really have enjoyed as an undergrad. I did, however, have some serious issues with the way the administration – from the top on down – treated the volleyball team during my time there. I almost quit a few weeks before my final season there because of yet another thing they did. Maybe I should have given how that final season went, but it would have left the team in a tight spot.

Emma certainly won’t be the only high profile student on the Brown campus. There have been many and no doubt are several there now. I met Danny DeVito, his wife Rhea Pearlman, and their youngest daughter on a visit. They came to the volleyball office to talk about the team. The girl was never going to be a prospect for us, and she knew it, but Danny really got into the video we showed them of the team in action.

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