We tried to change some of the philosophies to get the RAs to understand that they can make or break the first year for freshmen.

It's more than a building; it's a community. It's more than a job; it's a role model.

But I always really loved to sing and I felt like I should try to figure out a way to have more time for that in my life. It ended up being a career but I never anticipated that several years ago.

I never thought of being a musician as a proper career.

He said, 'that's incredible that you've got this opportunity so you have to follow your dream and we'll give you the time to do it.' The price for me was I also had to work, so I took a laptop and a phone and I just worked on the road and then checked in with the office every day.

I was so lucky that the head of my department was an Elvis Costello fan,