Not Your Average Viewer

On Friday nights many college students are either out getting their money’s worth at happy hour or killing kegs at house partys, but not Erin Sheerin. UT sophmore, Erin Sheerin spends her friday nights watching her favorite WNBA team the L.A. “Sparks.” Erin says she feels like a loser when her room mates get ready to go out and get their drink on while Erin is in her baggy sweatpants with no makeup on.

Erin loves the L.A. “Sparks” so much she has to commute to her friends house off campus because they have bright house network which has the correct channel she can watch the games on.

Sheerin, expressed her emotional side at the last “Sparks” game which aired Friday night at 10 o’clock. She said the game was so sad because their two best players Candace Parker and Lisa Leslie fouled out of the game. Parker fouled out with four minutes remaining and Leslie with a mere two. Leslie also announced her retirement before the season started. When she fouled out she went over to Parker in tears who was also crying. Leslie and Parker were exchanging hugs during the last couple of minutes of Leslie’s career. The team lost 74-85.

Candace Parker is an inspiration to Erin Sheerin. Erin said ever since she saw the team play at St. Pete Times Forum, she immediately fell in love with the game. Parker is only twenty three years old and is married to Shelden Williams for the NBA Boston “Celtics.” While her husband is playing basketball, Parker takes care of their new born child and still plays for her team. Candace Parker was also the first woman picked for the 2008 WBNA draft. Parker had her child in May and only took off one month before returning a month late for her season.

On the other hand Sheerin’s room mate Olivia Young loves to watch more popular shows on T.V. such as “Gossip Girl” and “Greek.” Every monday Olivia said, “I look so forward Gossip Girl all day and when nine o’clock hits, I ignore everything else but the T.V. for an hour.” Erin said when she gets back from her night class on mondays Olivia’s eyes are glued to the t.v. screen while she makes either agreeable or displeasing sounds.

Another sophomore Carol Clayman also loves “One Tree Hill.” She said, “Even though is it so overly dramatic, I am addicted.” After she watches “One Tree Hill,” her other room mates join her in the common room as she tunes in for “Gossip Girl,” which is conveniently right after the show on the same channel.

While many college students are enjoying dramatic shows on CW, Sheerin wishes the L.A. Spark’s did not loose their playoff game. At the same time she said, “Well at least now I won’t feel like a loser staying in on friday nights. Now I can go out with my room mates and get shwasted.” Erin says she probably will start watching “Gossip Girl” with her room mate to get her T.V. fix. Stay tuned for the next episode of the show Monday nights on CW at nine o’clock.