As a group in society, we've simply been ignored.

As a group in society, we've simply been ignored.

I remember sleeping in places that were infested with rats and waking up with one trundling over my face. Actually, read more

I remember sleeping in places that were infested with rats and waking up with one trundling over my face. Actually, I hate rats! In my time, I've picked up all sorts of things in hotels-fleas, lice, tapeworm.

The hangars were not destroyed from bomb damage but it brought back a lot of little memories of that.

The hangars were not destroyed from bomb damage but it brought back a lot of little memories of that.

At the timeout we talked about that we had fouls to burn -- 'Be very aggressive on every pass, get read more

At the timeout we talked about that we had fouls to burn -- 'Be very aggressive on every pass, get after your man,' and that's what happened. We were able to knock the ball loose and go down and score.

It's kind of a mess, and they wanted some fix. This would be a good fix.

It's kind of a mess, and they wanted some fix. This would be a good fix.

December is an anomaly. We had an array of trouble. We had contractor problems, where contractors weren't able to clear read more

December is an anomaly. We had an array of trouble. We had contractor problems, where contractors weren't able to clear the tracks in time for rush hour. We had a broken rail, missing third-rail shoes, locomotive engine failures, and then we had the (New York City transit) strike in December. That affected all the lines because of slower boarding and congestions. We had trains stacked.

To minimize some of the challenges we try to standardize the process with our pre-departure orientation, binders full of information read more

To minimize some of the challenges we try to standardize the process with our pre-departure orientation, binders full of information on housing, registration, financial aid and other Northeastern logistics and contact details.

We were treated like animals.

We were treated like animals.

It has been hard to fit Scott in, but we are aware of his record and I'm sure he will read more

It has been hard to fit Scott in, but we are aware of his record and I'm sure he will do very well for them.