The name is Stephen Saint Michel. I'm a young man living in the truly fabulous city of Boston. I attend Cadmus University, where I major in business administration. I'm currently in my third year. In June of 2010 I'm getting my bachelor's degree. Then I'm sticking around to get my MBA. Hey, even a modern-day superman like myself has got to get his education, know what I mean?
What do I mean by superman? Well, I don't mean to brag but I'm all that and then some. A six-foot-six, 240-pound black stud who can do things most people can only dream of. You see, I'm a vampire. Yeah, vampires do exist. And we don't look like you think we do. We're not human beings transformed into bloodsucking monsters by undead-style blood transfusion. Rather, we're a different species altogether. Vampires can't become humans. And humans can't become vampires. To make a vampire, basically a vampire guy and a vampire chick have to get down and dirty sans condoms and voila! Eleven months later, a new vampire comes into the world. That's how we do it. How we've always done it. Poorly written horror novels and fantasy horror flicks be damned.
I grew up in a small Massachusetts town where many vampires go to raise their families. The town of Brockton. My father, Delinois Saint Michel is a big and tall black guy who works as a policeman in our hometown. He's also a 400-year-old vampire who was once a pirate of the high seas. And he was once worshiped as a god in ancient Haiti. As for my mother, Gretchen Adler Saint Michel, she's a tall, dark-skinned and regal-looking vampire of Haitian-American and European descent. This exquisite lady works as a professor of criminal justice at Brockton Community College. I had an okay time growing up in the City of Champions, and I had the best of parents, but eventually I had to leave. See the world. This right here is the tale of my collegiate adventures. All the mean and sexy things I've done. From the comedic to the raunchy and the truly disturbing, it's all right here. Packed into my favorite tale, which I'm sharing with you. You were warned, folks. That's all I've got to say.
My new home, Cadmus University is a fun place to live. I live in Scots Hall, an all-male dorm located on Commonwealth Avenue. Cadmus is a fairly large private school located in the heart of Boston. Thirty six thousand students. With a diverse student body that's evenly divided between men and women. Lots of nonhumans attend too, which is cool. Finally, a school with a true commitment to excellence. They take care of their students in every way. What other school can you think of that has a Men's Center to counsel at-risk male students? We also got a Women's Resource Center, before you politically correct types go accusing us of being sexist. And we have every club you can think of. From the Men in Engineering Club to the Women in Technology Club, the Black Student Union, the Irish Heritage Society, the Italian Club, the Greek Student Association, and of course the Gay-Straight Alliance.
Cadmus University is one of those schools which truly have their students backs. Offering associates, bachelors, masters and doctorates in eighty nine fields. The school is commuter-friendly, even though they own forty six dormitory buildings spread throughout the Greater Boston area. Nine of the buildings are all-male and nine of them are all-female. The rest of them are coed. Each dorm building houses about four hundred students. And it's all on a first come, first serve basis. When I first came for a visit, I thought I had found paradise.
I didn't think great schools like Cadmus University existed anymore. Seriously. A school with a true commitment to diversity. Thirty percent of the student body was of Haitian-American descent, which is quite surprising considering it's a wealthy private school that doesn't accept federal student financial aid. Cadmus University also surprised me in another way. The sheer bulk of varsity sports offered. It amazed me. Cadmus University Department of Athletics sponsors Men's Intercollegiate Baseball, Basketball, Cross Country, Soccer, Swimming, Ice Hockey, Gymnastics, Fencing, Bowling, Volleyball, Football, Wrestling, Lacrosse, Golf, Tennis, Alpine Skiing, Track & Field, Rugby, Rifle, Archery, Water Polo and Rowing along with Women's Intercollegiate Softball, Basketball, Cross Country, Soccer, Swimming, Ice Hockey, Gymnastics, Fencing, Bowling, Field Hockey, Volleyball, Lacrosse, Golf, Tennis, Alpine Skiing, Track & Field, Rugby, Archery, Water Polo, Wrestling, Rowing and Field Hockey. All competing in the NCAA Division One.
As a student-athlete, I was simply thrilled. I'm the first and only black person on the Men's Ice Hockey team but that's okay. Barack Obama is the first black man to become President of the United States and so far he's doing a real splendid job. I've got no problem with being a trailblazer. People are really surprised to see a young black man playing ice hockey at the University level. Black athletes tend to excel in sports like football, baseball, basketball, cross country and soccer. We tend to steer clear of sports like ice hockey or swimming. I've never believed in limits. They're just obstacles waiting to be torn down.
I used to play ice hockey for Brockton Community High School. I got funny looks when people saw me on the ice too. Hell, my sister Janelle is playing on the women's lacrosse team at Stanford University. You would be surprised at how many people mistake her for a basketball player when they meet her. Black sportswomen who are over six feet tall play basketball, not lacrosse. That's how most people think. Oh, well. We hate to disappoint them but we have to be ourselves. Not embody any damn stereotype. Life is too short for that.