14V College Investment

Investment - an act of devoting time, effort, or energy to a particular undertaking with the expectation of a worthwhile result.

Investment is a very important in college. Not only are college students investing their money, they are also investing their time, effort and energy into studying and doing well in their classes. If a student isn’t invested into their education they will not be as successful as those students who put their whole effort into studying and doing well in all their classes.

Two words I have learned this week are tenuity and decant. Tenuity refers to the state of being tenuous. Decant refers to pouring a liquid gently from one container to another.

14I Basketball Season Begins!

Its that time of the year again, basketball season! On saturday November 23rd I cheered at the second home girls game. Since there are 24 girls on the cheerleading team, we had to split the team up to cheer for the first game which was that past wednesday. About 15 girls cheer each game. Cheering at my first college game was very exciting, especially because the girls basketball team won against Post University. This game was so much different than any basketball game I had ever previously cheered at. My team and I stood behind the basketball hoop compared to sitting on the bleachers as my high school team did. We were able to do cheers whenever we felt they were needed easily. I am very excited to see where the rest of the basketballs season takes us!

14B I Am Thankful

I am thankful for so many things here at Southern. The first thing I am thankful for is how friendly and supportive the Southern community is here. Ever since I have stepped foot on the campus back in June for orientation I have felt as if I really belong here because of how friendly the staff and the students are. I know I have the support of the staff and the friends I have made if I ever need assistance in my studies or my life on campus.

Another thing I am thankful for is my cheerleading team. We all support and push each other to achieve our potential inside and outside of practice. At practice we motivate each other to get new skills such as tumbling and stunting. Even when we fail, we push each other to do better the next time. Outside of practice, we make sure everyone’s grades are in good standing. We also try to spend time with each other when we aren’t at practice. The support of these twenty four girls, one boy and two coaches have really made this semester easier. I know if I ever need help with anything, my team will always be there for me!

Overall I am so thankful for the time I have spent here at Southern the past couple of months. The support I have from this school really has made this transition into college so much easier than it would have been without them. I am so thankful for the friends I have made this semester also. Outside of school and cheerleading I know there is always someone else there for me, to talk to and to have fun with. I am thankful for the past couple month I have spent here at college, the friends I have made, the support I am given, and the success I have had so far!

14A Time To Relax

My first semester of college has had its ups and downs and I am ready for some stress free relaxation with my friends and family. When I get home I am going to spend the first night with my Mother, Father and especially my sister Candace, who I haven't seen since August. I am also going to visit my grandma Sophie at her nursing home, I miss her a lot and haven't had the chance to see her since I’ve been at school. Along with spending time with my family, this year, Thanksgiving dinner is going to be held at my house and my entire family will be there. I am very excited to see my family this week, they have always been a huge part of my life and its been really different not seeing them everyday.

Along with spending time with the family, I am going to catch up with friends from high school. My high school’s Thanksgiving football game is home this year and I am going to visit my old cheerleading team. It is also senior night and I want to be there to watch the girls that I have cheered with for many years walk across the field and cheer at their last game. Cheshire’s Thanksgiving game is biggest game of the season, not only because they are playing their rively team Southington, but all Cheshire high school alumni and recent graduates attend the game and catch up with friends. I can’t wait to meet up with my cheerleading team and old friends at this game.  

I am going to use this break as time to destress and relax before finals begin. Spending time with friends and family will definitely take my mind off of the stress of being a college student. This break will help me focus when I come back to school on my finals and all my final assignments as the semester comes to an end.

13V Purpose

Purpose - the reason for which something is done or created or for which something exists.

Purpose is this weeks vocabulary word. Having a purpose in whatever you are doing is very important. I strongly believe that those who find purpose in everyday situations, tend to be more successful. For me, being a college student gives me a lot of purpose. What I am doing now, will affect me later in life, so I’m trying to make my college experience very purposeful for my future.

Two words I have learned this week are trumpery and snarky. Trumpery refers to worthless nonsense. Snarky refers to testy or irritable; short.

13I Registration... Oh My

Registration was just as stressful as I’d imagine it would be. I woke up at 5:30 AM to ensure I was going to get all the classes I needed. The night before registration, the internet in everyone’s rooms on the 5th floor of Chase stopped working. Everyone was sitting in the common room about twenty minutes before registration opened at 6:01 AM. About ten minutes for registration, the wifi turned off on my computer, which logged me off banner web, and kept flashing an “Access Denied” screen whenever I tried to register. A wave of panic come over me and I dreaded not getting the classes I needed to get! For over a half an hour I sat on the homepage of myscsu and kept refreshing the page until finally I was able to get onto the registration page.

Once I typed my pin in, I quickly typed the CRN numbers and to my surprise, I got 3 out of 5 classes right away. I was so excited to get into psychology, spanish and journalism because I knew those were the classes that were going to fill up quickly. I then tried my second choice classes for math and english and was out of luck. I then tried my third choice, and once again I was out of luck. Frantically I searched up classes in the add/drop and was devastated that there were only a few spots left during times I could take classes. I found an english and math class and quickly signed up for them before they filled up.

Registration was a process I am going to dread every semester, but I’m hoping it will get easier every semester because as freshmen we were the last to pick and there was barely any classes left. I am also hoping that I can find a way to get early registration from either cheerleading or becoming a note taker because trying to plan classes before 5pm without early registration was extremely difficult! Hopefully next semester will be a little easier, and that I have internet in my room!

13B The More Creativity, The Better

Now that I know what topic I am doing for my final video project (adjusting to dining hall food) I can start thinking about how I can make my video stand out and be different from everyone elses. I also want to make a fun and entertaining video that wouldn’t bore anyone who watches it. The only way I can create a video that stands out and is exciting is to add creativity to my ideas. Instead of just presenting my ideas and facts for five to six minutes in a boring way, I can present the information in a fun and creative way. The first thing I can do is add music to my video. Having background music in this video will keep the audience’s attention by keeping their focus. Music helps set certain moods and can sometimes persuade how a person feels about a certain topic. Another way I can make a creative video is making a funny skit that showcases what a student experiences walking into a dining hall and having so many options healthy and unhealthy food choices and their internal struggle to pick to eat healthier. This could be a skit that many people could relate to because many students do truly try to eat healthy but when they see pizza for example, they give in. For my skit I can show a student who is conflicting between eating a healthy well balanced meal and eating fries, pizza, etc.

Creating a video that has a high level of creativity will help keep the audience’s attention and make my video more exciting. Using music, good visuals and a funny skit will help create a video that is rich in creativity.