Twins join forces at CSC
Melissa Pope
Issue date: 5/13/09 Section: News
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Meet Bianka and Brittanie Nolan, identical twin sisters from Greenwich, N.Y. who came to Castleton State College this past fall.
"I was here first because of field hockey, but then when they saw Bianka, the team was like 'holy cow we can't tell the difference,'" said Brittanie.
Both girls played field hockey in high school, but Bianka tore her ACL her senior year and was not able to participate her first year here at Castleton.
When the Nolan sisters sat down to pick out colleges, they didn't even consider going to the same school, especially Brittanie.
"I was planning on going to school separately," Brittanie said. "I was sick of spending all my time with her, and in high school she always would copy my homework and I didn't want her to do that anymore because she always got good grades because of me. I kinda wanted some freedom to do my own thing, and meet new people. But as you can see that didn't happen."
For Bianka, the decision to come to Castleton was easy.
"Since my sister and everyone applied, I thought hey, I didn't really want to go away to school by myself my first year so I thought I'd apply. Also I wanted to go here because of field hockey too (before the ACL injury) and I liked how it was small and close to home because I wasn't ready for a big school because I went to a small high school," said Bianka.
As their first year went on, the dynamic in their relationship started to change.
"I don't care anymore that we go to the same school. She is the only one I pretty much hang out with. I guess it worked out for the better," said Brittanie.
Brittanie spends almost all her time in her sister's dorm room, hardly ever sleeping in her own room. And nine times out of 10, when someone is looking for one twin, they find the other because they are always together. On a typical night, Brittanie positions herself on Bianka's roommate's bed and dances the night away to American Idol and Bianka lip synchs.
"I'd probably be pretty lonely if she wasn't here. She is always in here. Since I don't do anything, go to parties or anything, I would probably be pretty bored, and want to go home more than I do now," said Bianka.
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