Some interesting stuff..

         This week we are given articles to read by our fellow classmates about topics related to college. My group decided on healthy relationships, but we don’t have to present until the 15^th so we’re good and relaxed. The suckers, I mean poor poor people that have to go first gave us two articles each about there topic.

The first article I read was from Dion’s group that chose the topic of Sex, Drugs, and Alcohol.  Their article actually wasn’t an article at all, but a fact sheet on college drinking (http://www.alcohol101plus.org/downloads/collegestudents.pdf). Opening this linking and discovering it lead to a fact sheet was a really awesome surprise. You see I just finished writing a paper for a class that I hate, (you can probably guess which one), and I really did not want to read a twenty page long article about alcohol and college…plus I really like facts :). I read that sheet at least three times to find one fact that I found surprising, but the truth is I herd all those things before. I was being lectured on alcohol since I committed to Southern’s field hockey team. The NCAA and Southern have both come up with some pretty interesting ways to inform athletes that alcohol is bad and drugs will kick you of the team. Plus we can’t forget that very educational online alcohol course all freshmen had to take at the beginning of the year. I have to say that did absolutely nothing for my.  I’m very interested in what Dion’s group will put together for tomorrow and if I will learn anything new about Sex, Drugs, and Alcohol.

The second article I read was form Ashlee’s group that chose the topic of Nutrition, Sleep and Dorm life. I read the article called Beating the Freshman 15. Now if you haven’t herd of the freshman 15 you’ve been living under a rock, and gaining the 15 extra pounds common for freshman in their first semester was one of my biggest fears entering college. But surprisingly I have lost wait. I used to think believe it was because of field hockey. Working hard than I ever have, 6 days a week, is a pretty good reason of why I have lost and keep losing wait. But field hockey has been over for a few weeks now and even though I’m lifting waits 3 times a week, I haven’t changed my eating habits, I usually eat a lot during season, I haven’t gain any wait back. Its not like I’m complaining or anything, it just got me thinking that the fact that I’m losing wait instead of gaining is more than athletics. I took a step back and really looked at my days. At most, I eat one full meal a day, which is usually a coffee and sandwich from Dunkin Doughnuts. The only things I can eat at Conn is cereal, pizza, stir-fry and salad, which are all made to order, everything else that’s pre-made makes me sick to my stomach. So I guess the combination of crappie food and a  lot of exercise cause my to lose wait rather than gain.