Where will they be?

The Breeze tracks students resolutions, if they will be kept

The Christmas tree is in the garbage. Dad is outside on the ladder in below-freezing weather, trying to take the lights off the house. Your little brother is chugging the rest of the spiced eggnog. All wintry holidays have passed, leaving only one thing lingering in their wake: the New Years’ resolution you made up at that party on New Years’ Eve.

So, you’ve made your resolutions because you felt you had to, or because you are a deeply motivated individual. The question is — can you keep it?

I found three students who agreed to share their New Years’ resolutions with the rest of us. In a couple months, we’ll check up on them again to see whether or not they stuck to their guns.

Name: Amanda Anderson
Year: Senior
Resolutions: To beat senioritis and to get the scoop on weddings

Most students have a hard enough time keeping one New Years’ resolution, but senior Amanda Anderson decided on a double whammy.

First, Anderson wants to seriously get her nose in the books.

"I want to avoid senioritis this semester but still have fun," Anderson said. "So I’m taking scuba and sign language. But I still need to concentrate on microbiology and go to class."

With her head in the game, Anderson also wants to learn more about something completely non-academic: weddings.

"I’m the maid of honor in my best friend’s wedding in July and a bridesmaid in my good friend’s wedding in August," Anderson said. "And I don’t know anything about weddings."

Anderson has a plan to help her stick out her resolutions.

"I’ve gone to all of my classes so far, so I’m gonna keep trying to do that, and the homework," Anderson said. "And [as for the weddings] I’ve been reading message boards on modernbride.com and theknot.com and such."

Name: Jamie Giardina
Year: Junior
Resolution: To grow an impressive-looking mustache

Not everyone has the stereotypical resolutions of losing weight or eating right. Junior Jamie Giardina’s New Year’s resolution is anything but typical. Giardina resolved that in 2005, he will grow a manly mustache.

"I want to grow a mustache worthy of the great St. Larry Csonka," Giardina said.

There’s only one way to grow a healthy face full of hair, and that’s going razor-free.

"[The mustache] shall be achieved through a strict regiment of not shaving the upper lip whilst in a state of nirvana," Giardina said.

Name: Chris Hagan
Year: Junior
Resolution: To hit up the gym

After a month of grandma’s homemade pies, and holiday meals of turkey and stuffing, it’s no wonder that countless Americans make a pact with themselves to get back in shape.

Junior Chris Hagan resolved to put his doubts aside and hit the gym.

"I usually don’t believe in New Year’s resolutions because they’re probably something we should do anyways," Hagan said. "[But] I really slacked off last semester and want to get back into shape."

Hagan’s job at UREC sometimes hinders him from actually working out there in his off time.

"[I’m going to make] the time to actually get to UREC to workout, instead of going to just work," Hagan said. "I love working out, but I think I just lost the motivation last semester to work out, and it all of a sudden came back to me."

With his newfound motivation and a little help from his friends, Hagan believes he can keep his resolution to tone up.

"I also get friends involved so we end up motivating each other to keep it up," Hagan said.