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Page 3 • Tuesday, January 14, 2003
Stickins to It
Students share how they plan to keep their resolutions for 2003
By Lyndsey Sage
THE BATTALION
New Year’s resolutions are as much a part of the new
year as the dropping of the ball at Times Square or eating
black-eyed peas for good luck.
According to www.how-to-keep-your-new-years-resolu-
tion.com, New Year’s resolutions date back to the
Babylonian celebration of the new year almost 4,000
years ago. It was the Babylonian belief that what a
person does on the first day of the New Year will
effect the entire year. In a way, that mentality continues to
be maintained as people observe the New Year as an
opportunity for change.
However, as the year progresses, many find that these
resolutions are easier said
major, said he is able to maintain
his resolution to get in shape because
has an incentive.
“I want to be in shape by the time spring break
comes because I will probably go to the beach,” he
said.
Neel plans to adhere to his resolution by running more
often and drinking alcohol less often.
Neel thinks he will be able to keep his resolu
tion. but admits he may not be as fit as he wants
to be by spring break. Although Neel’s purpose
for his resolution was specifically for spring
break, he plans to continue to exercise even after
March has come and gone.
“I used to work out a lot,” he said. “I just need
to get back into the routine.”
The average American makes 1.8 New Year’s
resolutions each year, with losing weight and get
ting in shape as the most common, according to
www.aynrand.org.
Another common resolution that ranks high
among college students, including Matt Matherne,
a junior recreation, parks and tourism major, is to
spend more time studying.
“This was my first semester here and I didn’t
know what to expect. I didn’t really put forth the
effort needed in my studying,” he said. “I’m going
to have to take responsibility and make myself do
it.” ■
Although he has made past resolutions,
Matherne said this is the first worthwhile New
Year’s resolution he has made, and he intends to
keep it.
“I have made out a plan to designate certain
times to study every night, such as reading a chap
ter,” he said.
Matherne said to keep a resolution for the New Year, one
must remain focused on achieving it.
While many students pledge to exercise, save money or
improve study habits, others have side-stepped some of the
most common resolutions in favor of those that apply more
personally.
Lisa Ramirez, a junior biomedical sciences major, made a
resolution to become a better leader this year.
“Leadership is something that everyone can work on,” she
said. “It’s about being a servant to others.”
To keep her resolution, Ramirez purchased books on leader
ship she plans to read. Through the books, she hopes to
compose a list of leadership qualities that she
can put into practice in her own life.
“The first step to accomplishing any
thing is writing it down, then fulfilling
what you’ve written down and are learning
through it,” Ramirez said.
Ramirez said she will be able to keep
this New Year’s resolution.
“Being a leader in an organization, I have
the opportunity to fulfill this,” she said.
Giving blood every two months is one of
Leah Gordon’s, a junior education major at
Baylor, New Year’s resolutions.
“It is something you can do on a cycle and be
consistent about. It takes about 30 minutes and
you can help more than one person by doing it,” she
said. “A lot of people can’t give blood for whatever reason, so it
is important for
those people that
can do it.”
Gordon said she
also resolved to
stop drinking car
bonated drinks,
something she
claims she is
addicted to.
“I drink a lot of
water and juices in
replace of it,” she
said. “I also drink
tea instead of coke,
which I would nor
mally order, when I
go to restaurants.”
In one day,
Gordon said she nor
mally drank two car
bonated drinks.
Since giving them up
at the first of the
year, she has already
noticed a difference.
“It makes me
feel so much bet
ter,” she said.
In order to suc
ceed at keeping
New Year’s resolu
tions, www.how-to-
keep-your-new-
years-
resolution.com
offers suggestions
on how to set and
abide by them. It
advises narrowing
resolutions to one or
two. The site also
suggests posting one’s
resolution plan to serve as
a constant reminder and
motivator.
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