End of the Week

I like to add a random picture once in a while, this one comes from one
year when I was an Orientation Leader

Well, it is the end of the week, and a short one at that. It was nice not having class on Monday and now it is Friday. I have a lot that i want to get accomplished this weekend, but once this weekend is over I hope to have a majority of my "homework" done for the semester and for that much my undergraduate career. I have to finish revising my senior seminar paper, put together a presentation for the paper, finish my group proposal, type up a summary paper for lifespan development, and do the study guides for them. After that is completely, we can say that I am done with homework. Yes, it may seem like a lot, but I have a lot of the leg-work done for it, which is nice.

Anyways, in other interesting news, I found the Moderator, our campus newspaper, a quite interesting hit this past month. I actually was featured in an article that ran "Tony Laz, the busiest man on campus." I sort of chuckled at that because while I keep myself busy, that is the best part about college and I think more than just me keep ourselves busy like that. However, one section of the paper is devoted to Rants and Raves about college and one made me frustrated. It talks about the Resident Assistants being too "nit-picky" with our jobs. I found that comment interesting because as RA's we are making sure the campus is safe, but we haven't been too enforceful the past month-in-a-half, in terms of what the writer referred to as "looking for trouble." As an RA staff, we make sure that things are secure and people are happy, but we do not look for trouble because it just creates more work for us, so it is nice when we can just deal with things on an informal basis, which is how I tend to handle most of the situations anyways.

Anyways, that being said, you can sort of see that my weekend will be busy with homework, work, and baseball; but the money is always nice and it is always good to keep yourself busy.

Until Next Time,

Tony "Laz" Lazarowicz

The Countdown Begins

So the countdown begins, what am I referring to? Well let me tell you
9 Days until my first and only College performance in a play
19 days until my last Jazz Band/ Choir Trip of college career
21 days until my last Jazz Band Performance
28 days until my presentation at a regional social sciences conference

29 official classes left ( not including band or choir)

31 days until my last band concert
42 days left until my last day of school
43 days until I have my BACHELORS OF ARTS DEGREE

So if that doesn't give you a little idea of my next month. It will be very hectic and exciting at the same time. This time of the year tends to go really fast, but it is very exciting. It starts to get nice again and we can be outside once again. Things begin to fall into place for the summer and the once all the homework is done relaxation begins to set in.

Fortunately for me, I don't have to say goodbye to school just yet as i am going to grad school. I haven't really had to say an official good bye in anything school related yet, but I know the day that I am done with education in terms of full-time it will be rough. Education is a time that everyone should enjoy and live to its fullest. You never know when life is going to be over, and this is the most exciting time of your life so I say you need to live it up fully.

As I get set to continue my ways, I look back on my education experience and I am thankful for the opportunities that I have had to be involved with different things. While, if I could go back I may make a few different decisions with situations I got myself into, but ultimately I do not regret anything I have done. I think that that is one of the most important things in life. Do not regret what you have done, but simply learn from your mistakes. You need to be able to move on and accept that things happen for a reason. Carry on with your life, make amends where you need to and grow up.

Well thats my advice for the day. I know things are happening for a purpose and I am excited to see what will happen next in my life. For those of you just starting the college journey. Keep your head held high and let life come to you day by day and jump on and hold on because its truly a great experience, especially here at Mount Marty.

Until Next Time,

Tony "Laz" Lazarowicz

Start to Break

Well its about time to start break. Does that really mean that I am actually starting to have a break? Not really. My goal over Easter break is to try to complete my senior seminar project. That entails making sure that all of my paper is proofread and cut down to length. Right now it is 46 pages including 4 pgs of graphs, 4 bibliography pages, 4 pages of appendixes, 1 abstract page, and 1 title page. So that cuts it down a but, but nonetheless, still a lot of writing. I am also here helping with baseball. Tomorrow we are going to Sioux City for some jv games. We will be playing a community college and it is a varsity game for them, so since I do not play this year and I am just a coach, they needed certified umpires so my job tomorrow will be umpiring. Friday and Saturday we head to Nebraska to play games against Nebraska-Wesleyan and Doane. I can tell you the last month or so of school begin to get very antsy for people here. Everyone is excited for summer and everyone needs to get outside. Hopefully the weather is going to cooperate here the rest of the way out so people can begin to get outside and release some of the pent up energy they have. I can tell you being a senior and knowing that graduation is right around the corner is really making me want to move along faster to get done. I think it just happens to be how seniors are.
My plans for this summer are to work for the city where I live doing odds and ends and then also working as a full-time umpire each night. I make good money with that so it will help with getting established for grad school. As I mentioned before I will be going to grad school at UN-L. I just found out today that in mid-April I will be able to sign up for season tickets for football games as well as in the beginning of April registering for classes. While I am ready to graduate, I am also ready to get on to the next phase of my life, that being graduate school.
Anyways, I think it is time to call it a night, as it is getting late and I have a busy day tomorrow. I hope all is well where you are at. Feel free to hit me up if you need to ask any questions.
Until Next Time

Tony "Laz" Lazarowicz

Weekend Wrapup

Howdy,

Hope everyone had a great weekend. I can tell you mine was very eventful and at times not extremely fun, but that's the nature of the job I took on. I am a resident assistant as I mentioned before, so that means that I am on duty certain days. My duties include walking around the dorms to ensure the rules are being upheld, make sure security is good on the campus, and make sure that doors are locked, etc. Friday night we had BISTRO dance. Why is it called the Bistro dance? The place we have the dances in is called the BISTRO. It is the old theatre down on 1st floor Bede. It has a really cool set up and a nice DJ booth so that is what we use. Student Government Association put the dances on and so I helped out with the DJ'ing because I am on SGA. However, I was also on duty this weekend, so during the dance I had to go around dorms and do rounds to make sure that everything was under control throughout the dorms. For the most part it was the typical being loud and noisy and just needing to calm down. Overall, the people were well behaved with the exception of a few people being noisy and trying to be in the dorms past hours, but other than that it was a relatively quiet night. Saturday, I had quite an RA ordeal that took a lot of the day from me, but it was good to work with the problems at hand. I then went to church Saturday night so I could focus on some other things Sunday. Saturday night was not too bad but kept me really busy. Sunday, I had to work for ARAMARK for Lunch and Dinner. Between lunch and dinner I went to a co-classmates senior recital which was well attended and a very good performance. I then worked on some senior seminar work all night and studied for my Lifespan Development test that I had today. Overall a long and busy weekend but that's just the nature of the job.

Until Next Time

Tony "Laz" Lazarowicz

Time sure does fly

So the week just seems to be rolling right along doesn't it. We got back from baseball Sunday night, and ever since then I've been in rapid fire mode. For only having two classes, I keep pretty bogged down with things to do. For Lifespan Development, I had to do 2 chapters worth of study guides this week, start working on finding a person to interview for a project, as well as prepare for an upcoming test. Senior Seminar keeps me busy with finishing up my paper and research. I have all of the data collected and entered. Tomorrow is going to be my big day of going through research and deciphering what it all means. Meanwhile, I have to memorize my lines for the play, help out as much as I can with baseball, memorize music for chamber and mixed choir, as well as make it to band for 3 1/2 hours a week.
Now that I have chosen to go to UN-L for grad school, I am writing my official acceptance letters, thank you letters, etc. for all of that fun stuff. That is taking time, plus I am in the process of ironing out all of the details for my summer jobs as well as ordering new equiptment for umpiring this summer.
So, yes, I keep busy and maybe I'm complaining, but I really like what I do, and wouldn't have it any other way. I like to stay busy and make a little cash on the side. The next month and a half will not only fly by but will also be a fun month in a half. Its the last time I'm going to be here at Mount Marty as a student, so I really need to take advantage of this as much as I can. I want to enjoy it and be able to visit and remember all of the good friendships I made. Afterall, that is what college is all about.
I am on duty this week for Resident Assistant and we just happen to have a BISTRO dance that night as well, which will keep me on my toes. The dances are always fun and people like to go, but they can sometimes get a bit rowdy. This dance theme is black-and-white so we'll see what people end up coming in. I will have to work for ARAMARK too this weekend, so I think I'll keep my hands tied for a few days.
Anyways, I'd like to get some rest so I'll chat up with you later. Hope all of your planning is coming along smoothly.

Until Next Time

Tony "Laz" Lazarowicz

End of the first run

Well spring break is in full swing, but finally a well-needed break. We have been playing since Friday nonstop. 1 game Friday, 2 on Sat, 1 on Sun, and 2 today. While we have lost 3 of the 5 games, we have played relatively well, and I look forward to see the rest of the games this week. Tomorrow we have our first break day. I'm not quite sure what we have in store yet. The weather has not been great, but bearable. Hopefully, the weather will get a little better over the next few days.
So, in regards to school, this is spring break where we really should not do a whole lot of homework. I do have one thing I will get done while on break. I am currently working on my senior seminar project and that includes doing a research project. I surveyed over 200 people, and now I need to input the data into the computer for analysis. It shouldn't take too long, just a matter of sitting down and doing it. Once I get all of that typed in, I will be able to do the analysis portion, and get moving on the final portion of my paper.
So, that is where I stand now. We are just sitting in the hotel watching tv and relaxing. Tonight we are going to a bar-b-que restaurant, so it should be a nice meal. The girls are getting into the hotel here in a little bit, so we'll probably run into them a few times today although girls and guys can not be in each others' rooms since we are liable for the safety of the students. Anyways, I need to finish getting ready before we leave, so I'll talk to you guys later.

Until Next Time

Tony "Laz" Lazarowicz

Start to Spring Break

Well, its the start of spring break, and its off to a good start. On Thursday, we left at 3:00 for the girls basketball game. I am a student assistant w/ the baseball team this year, so I am helping coach and taking stats, etc. We went to the girls game, and they ended up winning by a fair margin toward the end. After that we took off to Oklahoma City, where we stayed the night. We traveled Friday to Red Oak, Texas where we played Southwest Assembly of God University. We beat them in a thriller 11-9 in nine innings. Following that, we went to Taco Bell. Saturday we played a double header against SAGU again and we won the first one 8-2 and lost the second one 4-3. Following the game, we showered, then headed to Ryan's Buffet and Bakery, and they have some amazing food.

Overall this week should be a fun and exciting week. However, this past week I was flying on cloud-nine because I was accepted to grad school at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln for counseling psychology. I am pretty sure that is where iI will go, so I'm not too concerned about the other two schools I am currently still possibly going to be accepted to. Now I will begin appling for assistantships, look for housing, and fill out necessary paperwork.

The rest of the week, now, will be relaxing, but busy. We have games Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday. We will have Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday off. Needless to say, it will be a fun time. I thought I would just upload some pictures for you guys to see of us here in Texas. Hope all is giong well for you guys. Its 75 degrees down here, which is way nicer than Yankton. Take care.

Until Next Time

Tony "laz" Lazarowicz