Healthy Choices

The nutrition tips for college student’s article had some good and bad points.  A good point that the article made is that you should include a serving of vegetables and fruit at lunch and dinner.  This is a good tip because if you want to stay healthy in college you will need to eat vegetables and fruit.  That’s common sense.  One thing the article mention that I did not agree with is that it is acceptable to eat a slice of pizza for breakfast.  I’m like most of America and my favorite food is pizza. However I would not recommend eating pizza for breakfast.  You need to have a well balanced breakfast full of protein and grains.  If I wrote the article I would have said for breakfast you should eat egg whites, fruit, or certain cereals.  Another good point this article made is that you should avoid fried foods and bread.  Fried foods are some of the unhealthiest foods you can eat.  They are cooked in grease and full of fat and calories.  I would not recommend them to any college student.  You should also try to stay away from large amounts of bread.  Bread is full of carbs and can be very unhealthy if you abuse it.  However, in small amounts such as sandwiches it can save you from eating a lot of fat and calories.  If you substitute a peanut butter and jelly sandwich for slices of pizza that is going to be a good choice.  It is very hard for me not to think about food.  It is almost impossible to get it off of my mind, so, I also found the healthy alternatives section to be very useful.  I am also looking for ways to avoid going to Conn, and it gave me some good options for things I can do instead.  

Southern Football

One thing I’ve have always been interested in is sports. I grew up playing any sport I could.  Baseball, basketball, soccer, football, it was the best.  I would play hard in every sport because I played for the love of the game.  As I grew up I found out that being a high school student is not cheap.  So, I could not play these sports anymore.  However, now that I am a college student and do not work that much, I have more time for other things.  So I decided to focus in on sports again.  I am nowhere near the shape I need to be in to be a college athlete.  But, I have been following the southern football team very closely.  I have a handful of friends who are on the team and they have been keeping me up to date about the game I could not attend.  Our team has only one loss to division two opponents this season.  That was to our rivals UNH. It would have been so crazy if we won that game.  Their quarterback is a transfer from Louisville, which is a division one school. However, you cannot win every game.  Our last game was last weekend against Stone hill.  I was very upset I could not attend this game.  It was our homecoming game, and those are always the best game.  But, I had to go home for work.  On top of that my town got 18 inches of snow, and the roads were too bad to come back Saturday afternoon.  The owls have a bye this weekend, but next weekend is a pivotal game.  If we win we make the playoffs.  This is very exciting for all of the football players, and all of Southerns fans.   I cannot wait for next week’s game!

More Than a Game

Next weekend’s Giants Patriots game seems like just a normal regular season football game.  However, it is a lot more than that.  This is a very exciting game for the state of Connecticut because we are right in-between New York and Massachusetts.  Therefore the majority of the state is either a Giants or Patriots fan.   This is the first time since Superbowl 42 that these two teams are playing each other.  The Patriots were 18-0 and about a two touchdown favorite.  However the Giants were not afraid.  The Blitz the whole game and sacked Tom Brady multiple times.  They ran the ball effectively and controlled the time of possession.  They played to the Patriots weaknesses and won the game 17-14.  Although that was four years ago, the Patriots are looking for revenge.  Another reason this is an important game, is because both teams are in the Playoff race.  The Giants are in first place in their division, but they have the Philadelphia Eagles Breathing down their neck.  The Patriots are tied for First place in their division with the Buffalo Bills.  So whoever loses this game could be in a lot of trouble in their divisions.  The Giants have had a moderate schedule through the first eight weeks of the season.  However, their next five games are going to be very hard.  They play the Patriots this week, then their next four games they play the Eagles, Packers, 49ers and Saints.  All five of these games are not going to be easy to win.  Plus, they have four more divisional games to play this season (every division game is always a dog fight).  The Patriots schedule does not get easier either.  They will have to play the Bill and Eagles after the Giants so they really need to win this game too.

Lorraine Warren (Safari 12)

On Wednesday October 26^th I went to the Lorraine Hawkins presentation about ghost hunting.  This took place in the Lyman Center on campus.  She talked about how she has been ghost hunting for about 60 years.  I do not think she could have faked having a sixth sense for 60 years.  There isn’t a doubt in my mind that she is the real deal.  One thing that really interested me was that she was a big part of the Amityville Horror.  She and her husband Ed went into the house and tried to talk with the demons.  This only made it worse off for the Hawkins.  They would have demons appear at their own home.

Goals for Part Two of The Semester

Over the past few days I have been looking on vista for my midterm grades.  This has been a very scary process.  Everyone wants to do well so that is why it is a very nerve racking process.  The first midterm grade that was posted was in my anthropology class.  I received a B which I was very happy with considering that I do not understand the class. I also got a B on my math midterm.  I was satisfied with this grade but I know I could have done better.  The next grade that I got was in my Inquiry class.  I got a B- on that midterm.  I will usually never complain if I get a B, but I know that I could have easily got an A in this class.  I slacked on a couple of the blog assignments, especially the campus safaris.  I also forgot to put pictures in a couple of blog posts and this brought my grade down as well.  In my computer science class I received an A on my midterm.  This class has come very easy to me throughout the first semester.  I completed all my work, and studied hard so I felt like I really earned this grade. Hopefully the class stays easy.  My microeconomics grade was not so hot.  I definitely need to try harder or get help from my professor.  For the remainder of the semester I want to set some goals for myself.  In my Inquiry class I want to do all of my blog posts, especially the safaris because they should be an easy A.  In my microeconomics class I want to do well on all my quizzes.  Easier said than done, I will study for all my quizzes and if that does not work I will stay after and get help.  These are the only set goals I have for a specific class.  But my overall goal is to do better in all of my classes.

Credit Cards.

Doing something out of your comfort zone is never easy.  That’s why it is called a comfort zone.  There isn’t too much that is outside my comfort zone.  I consider myself a pretty outgoing guy.  But what I did was apply for credit card.  I figured that I am eventually going to need loans for a car or a house so I wanted to work on my credit score.  Most people would think this is a pretty simple and care free task, but credit cards in general can be very scary.  They have their benefits like booking a hotel.  They are also a good replacement for cash.  If you’re at a store and you do not have enough for something you have to have, you can just use your credit card.  Also one of my biggest fears is not paying attention while I’m pumping gas and putting in more gas than I can afford.  This is where the credit card comes in.  Although all these things are good, there is much more to it.  I took business classes all throughout my high school career and they warned us about the risks of having one.  If you are not responsible with it, it could ruin your life.  if you do not pay your bills on time it will negatively affect your credit score.  This will result in higher interest rates and possible denial of loans.  You also have to make sure you do not lose it.  If you misplace is or by accidentally lose it, someone could steal it and purchase items in your name.  You are also risking identity theft.  This is what scares me the most.  Getting your identity back is a long and difficult process.  This is why I am so worried about getting a credit card.  I have not gotten the card yet but I know I will be responsible with it.

Majors Expo (safari 10)

On October 19^th I attended the major’s expo that was held on the third floor of the adanti student center.  It was held in the ballroom and was very interesting.  Although I have already declared my major I thought it would be fun to check out what Southern has to offer.  Me and a couple of my friends who are undecided on their majors decided to check it out.  We looked around and found the psychology table.  I have always been interested in psych so I grabbed three very useful pamphlets from the stand and took out feeling accomplished and able.