New Year's Resolutions at Penn State Harrisburg By KATIE CATINA STAFF WRITER KMCSISS@PSU.EDU As the ball in Times Square touched its base, millions in the Eastern Standard zone celebrated the beginning of 2009. The next day, the fumes of pork and sourkraut filled our homes. Why? Because sourkrautpromotes luck, and pork comes from hogs, which are always "snout forward." Symbolically, this dish represents a successful forward into the New Yf New Year's resolutiot are part of this tradition of success. But across the Penn State Harrisburg campus, few students have made any. When asked wh' not, by the classrooi full, they simply rep._ "I haven't thought about it." Out of the handful who keep this tradition alive, four students decided to lose weight in 2009. So far, half ofthem have failed to follow their Sophomore Allyson Gard has been successful in her resolution FRIEDMAN: Traveling and teaching Photo courtesy of DOUG FRIEDMAN Professor Friedman and his family pose with Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell. to eat better. Gard's secret: team work. Her mother made the same resolution, . and the two of them help to keep one another on track, she explained. In middle school, Gard said she was successful in her resolution to control her foul mouth. She hopes it will be as easy this year. Sophomore Nneka Fells is also working on her eating habits for 2009. Fells, once a vegetarian, . began to eat meat a few explaining, "I don't wantto eat anythingthathada face." To stay on track, Fells said she will avoid steak houses and eat more ;anic fruits and vegetables. students resolved to smoking in 2009. owever, all of them Photos by KATIE CATINA/ The Capital Times to . right: Allyson Gard, Nneka Fells and Professor Deborah Kearns. ago. This , she aims return to a vegetarian lifestyle. She said she is motivated by the iue of mal rights, lave lit up since the ball dropped. Some individuals at PSH have made unique resolutions Professor of Humanities and English, Deborah Kearns aims to write W 0 r ever day. Before 2009, s h e wrote 1,0 0 0 word daily. doubling her output, she wishes t o make writing more of a priority, she explained. So far, she said, it has not been going well. She vowed to try to wake up earlier in order to reach her goal. Chris Shearer, an English major at PSH, made a similar resolution, he calls it an "unconscious effort" to write more. He plans to reach his goal by writing whenever he gets the chance. In the past, he said, he has been successful in his efforts. "You just have to do what you've said you're going to do," he said. This reasoning may or may not be helpful for the rest of the resolution-driven among PSH. The tiny handful of them. Continued from page 9 the 1996 Micro Prose computer game Civilization 11. He used to play ice hockey while living in Washington and Michigan, but he now plays indoor soccer. Surprisingly, despite his extensive travels all over the world, Friedman does not especially enjoy traveling. While he enjoys the locations themselves, the actual travel takes out most of the fun and he primarily travels for family and work now. His words of wisdom for his students here at Penn State are "Live long and prosper." Around Campus What is your New Year's resolution? Get in shape, do well in academic work, get more in ,ed in school and to save igh money to go back to Taiwan. - Lisa Mei, Sophomore Maintaining good grades - Erin Morris, Sophomore Photos by JUNA LEE/ The Capital Times Making Dean's list this semester - Jen Jenkins, Sophomore To decrease smoking - Johnny Hamilton, Freshman
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