Valerie Kolko's RARB bio

I attended Brandeis University and joined the coed group Company B. We competed in the N/ICCA, sang at a marriage proposal in the Boston Common, and put out an album. I graduated on my 22nd birthday with a B.A. in American Studies and program certificate in Journalism.

After college I relocated to Indiana University Bloomington for my Masters in Higher Education and Student Affairs, when I also became Varsity Vocals' Midwest producer to the ICCA for 2001-2002. Finished my M.S.Ed. in May 2003 and did a two-year stint in Buckeye country (Columbus, Ohio), where I spent two years working for Hillel: The Foundation for Jewish Campus Life at The Ohio State University.

In June 2005 I moved again to Carrboro, North Carolina, with the greatest co-op market down the street, and a gorgeous lake across the street from my apartment. After working in Chapel Hill for two years, I've traded in my Carolina blue for royal blue with a new position at Duke University's Office of Judicial Affairs.

I'm a Taurus with a penchant for travel and groovy music. I see all the musical theater I can get my hands on - I've seen over 75 Broadway shows - and I play a mean game of Trivial Pursuit and Scrabulous on Facebook. (I'll take a challenge any time.) I'm rather addicted to Panera's hazelnut coffee. My must-see shows on TV are Lost and Jeopardy (but not Teen or Kiddie Jeopardy - yuck), and the new show Pushing Daisies is pretty awesome, too. I'm working on my knitting skills, want to get a pug, and hope to learn guitar in the near future.

I have visited Israel five times, and have also been to London, Paris, Italy, Toronto, and Springfield, Missouri. My next adventure will be to Las Vegas in January, 2008.

Reviews by Valerie Kolko

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	Dulcet (Southern Oregon University) - Musical Justice [05 Apr 2008]
	No Better Cause - Arrival [11 Mar 2008]
	The Sil'hooettes (University of Virginia) - Sauce [01 Mar 2008]
	Jukebox Logic - Let It Snow [23 Feb 2008]
	Kol Echad (Boston University) - Shesh Besh [01 Jan 2008]
	Out of the Blue (Oxford University) - Redshift [08 Dec 2007]
	Ursa Minors (Brown University) - Minor Details [02 Nov 2007]
	The Amateurs (Washington University) - mmm...Pie! [22 Oct 2007]
	The Vocal Suspects (University of Massachusetts - Amherst) - Snuffalisten to us..? [16 Oct 2007]
	Vote For Pedro - Cocktail Napkin [10 Oct 2007]
	Choeur du Roi (The University of Richmond) - Choeur du Roi [06 Oct 2007]
	Jackson Jills (Tufts University) - Don't Try This In Heels [04 Oct 2007]
	Tar Heel Voices (University of North Carolina) - Would You? [22 Sep 2007]
	Last Call (Cornell University) - Brewed In The Attic [07 Sep 2007]
	Eleventh Hour (Kettering Fairmont High School) - Eleventh Hour [01 Sep 2007]
	Jabberwocks (Brown University) - Listening Session [19 Aug 2007]
	Tigeroar (Clemson University) - The Ruckus [29 Jul 2007]
	Ois Voice - garegge-daradegge-deng [18 Jun 2007]
	Undertone - It's About Time [16 Jun 2007]
	AACI - Sing 3: Mélange a Trois [05 May 2007]
	Exit 245 (James Madison University) - Barbershop Tragedy [17 Apr 2007]
	Realtime - Ain't That A Kick [31 Mar 2007]
	UGA Noteworthy (University of Georgia) - 99 Problems But A Pitch Ain't One [26 Mar 2007]
	Maennerwirtschaft - Bitte Nicht Aufraeumen! [19 Mar 2007]
	Vocal Six - International [05 Mar 2007]
	The Amalgamates (Tufts University) - Baggage Claim [21 Feb 2007]
	High Street A Cappella - In the Cool of the Evening [22 Jan 2007]
	Out of the Blue (Oxford University) - High Tide [20 Jan 2007]
	The Octaves (The University of Richmond) - Shotgun [31 Dec 2006]
	Mile 21 a cappella (University of Colorado) - Sing [28 Dec 2006]
	Grains of Time (North Carolina State University) - True [17 Dec 2006]
	Random Chants - Chants Encounter [09 Dec 2006]
	Freshman Fifteen (Northwestern University) - Game Time [22 Nov 2006]
	Out of the Dawg House (Butler University) - On Track [20 Nov 2006]
	UNC Loreleis (University of North Carolina) - Downstairs [18 Nov 2006]
	WIBI - 20/20 Hearing [14 Nov 2006]
	The Sil'hooettes (University of Virginia) - To Homer and Back [06 Nov 2006]
	UGA Accidentals - 14 and Change [15 Oct 2006]
	Mighty Echoes - A Cappella Cool [05 Oct 2006]
	TakeNote (Clemson University) - Now That We Have Your Attention [09 Sep 2006]
	Mixed Company (Yale University) - Two Steps [26 Aug 2006]
	Harmonic Motion (Brown University) - Unzipped [28 Jul 2006]
	The Royal 8 - My Saviour, First Of All [06 Jul 2006]
	Random Voices (University of California Los Angeles) - Incognita [03 Jun 2006]
	Caltech Fluid Dynamics (Caltech) - Making Waves [01 Jun 2006]
	Bare Naked Statues (St. Louis University) (Saint Louis University) - Please, Don't Feed the Statues! [24 May 2006]
	Twisted Measure (Elon University) (Elon University) - Lawful Piracy [09 May 2006]
	5-Alone - Heavenly [30 Apr 2006]
	Pieces of 8 - Gift [31 Mar 2006]
	Boston College Acoustics (Boston College) - Fake Instruments [11 Mar 2006]
	The Sirens (University of Southern California) - Big Ugly Birds [21 Feb 2006]
	Higher Keys (Brown University) - It's Natural [01 Feb 2006]
	The New Blue (Yale University) - Since 1969 [31 Dec 2005]
	Voice Trek - An A cappella Trek [30 Dec 2005]
	The Yale Spizzwinks(?) (Yale University) - Simply Put [28 Dec 2005]
	Zulal Armenian A Cappella Trio - Zulal [26 Dec 2005]
	Sons of the Day - Light [05 Nov 2005]
	Harvard Callbacks (Harvard University) - ...and three wishes [26 Oct 2005]
	Michigan Jake - How Rhythm Was Born [07 Oct 2005]
	Academical Village People (University of Virginia) - Academical is Not a Word [27 Sep 2005]
	Tar Heel Voices (University of North Carolina) - Nice Shoes [01 Aug 2005]
	Penn Masala (University of Pennsylvania) - The Brown Album [30 Jul 2005]
	Reverse Osmosis (University of Southern California) - Purity Guaranteed [23 Jun 2005]
	Pieces of 8 - Across the Blue Meridian [19 Jun 2005]
	No Southern Accent (University of Florida) - Lots of Pitches [05 Jun 2005]
	The Sil'hooettes (University of Virginia) - Tangled [20 May 2005]
	Similar Jones - Can't Get There From Here [03 May 2005]
	The 18 Wheelers (The Wheeler School) - Hold My Jacket [21 Apr 2005]
	Amazin' Blue (University of Michigan) - Self-Titled [29 Mar 2005]
	Realtime - Four Brothers [14 Mar 2005]
	The Amalgamates (Tufts University) - Stopping For Breakfast [12 Mar 2005]
	Random Voices (University of California Los Angeles) - Danger: Curves Ahead [15 Feb 2005]
	Jackson Jills (Tufts University) - Headcase [13 Feb 2005]
	TakeNote (Clemson University) - On the M60 [09 Feb 2005]
	Integration by Parts - MetroGnome [29 Jan 2005]
	UNC Loreleis (University of North Carolina) - Take a Big Whiff! [25 Jan 2005]
	muSix - Everything We Want [24 Dec 2004]
	The Princeton Singers - Old New Borrowed Blues [20 Nov 2004]
	Twisted Measure (Elon University) (Elon University) - Barefoot & Beautiful [16 Nov 2004]
	Melica (Elizabethtown College) - Ding! Fries are Done! [28 Sep 2004]
	The Amateurs (Washington University) - Amateurity [26 Sep 2004]
	ManSound - If It's Magic [12 Aug 2004]
	Jackson Jills (Tufts University) - Out of the Red [30 May 2004]
	5-Alone - Good Vibrations [03 May 2004]
	The Bison Chips (Bucknell University) - Appalling and Ridiculous [19 Apr 2004]
	NINE - Keep On Movin' [02 Feb 2004]
	Voice Trek - Voices of Light [31 Jan 2004]
	Academical Village People (University of Virginia) - Scantily Plaid [26 Jan 2004]
	ManSound - Slavic Roots [07 Jan 2004]
	NINE - Miles To Go [14 Dec 2003]
	Penn Masala (University of Pennsylvania) - Soundcheck [07 Dec 2003]
	Reverse Osmosis (University of Southern California) - Fifty Million Reverse Osmosis Fans Can't Be Wrong [05 Dec 2003]
	Chattertocks (Brown University) - All Modesty Aside [24 Oct 2003]
	Boston College Acoustics (Boston College) - Vintage Denim [15 Oct 2003]
	UNIQUE Acappella Vocal Ensemble - Still Anchored [21 Sep 2003]
	On the Rocks (University of Oregon) - The Backgammon Sessions [19 Sep 2003]
	Compulsive Lyres (University of Michigan) - 12 Step Program [24 Jul 2003]
	Octopodes (Johns Hopkins University) - Octopussy [20 Jul 2003]
	On the Rocks (University of Oregon) - OTR [07 Jun 2003]
	Sweet Honey In The Rock - The Women Gather [23 May 2003]
	WIBI - In the Pocket [31 Mar 2003]
	Coco's Lunch - A Whole New Way of Getting Dressed [02 Mar 2003]
	Grains of Time (North Carolina State University) - UNION [31 Dec 2002]
	The Sil'hooettes (University of Virginia) - After Shock [24 Dec 2002]
	Tar Heel Voices (University of North Carolina) - Two Weeks From Today [21 Dec 2002]
	Blue Jupiter - Ear Candy [22 Nov 2002]
	Reverse Osmosis (University of Southern California) - Aural Pleasure [11 Nov 2002]
	Pieces of 8 - Falling Together [08 Oct 2002]
	Hookslide - Original Spin [09 Sep 2002]
	Voices In Your Head - On Point [29 Aug 2002]

110 total reviews