"It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas"...especially at Mercyhurst! Today we held our annual Christmas on Campus event that we put on every year for children groups and organizations such as the YMCA, John F. Kennedy Center and Mercy Center for Women. About 150 children come to have a Christmas celebration in our Student Union where we put on different arts and crafts and games. These are all run by our many RSCO's and the kids also get to eat some pizza and can get a picture with Santa. Afterwards, Santa will pass out all the gifts to each and every child and there is a reading of The Night Before Christmas. It really shows how important community service is to our campus and we get great turn outs every year! Sometimes children look forward to it so much that they can't wait to come and spend some time with the Mercyhurst students!
Tonight's agenda involves sweats and cuddling up in my pink blanket and watching The Santa Clause marathon on ABC Family. I just love the 25 Days of Christmas! It'll be so nice to get to go home at the end of the week! The most thing that I'm looking forward to this week is my new books that I ordered, Kardashian Konfidential and Sliding Into Home, Kendra Wilkinson's first book. I know that sounds a little dumb, but I LOVE watching their shows on E!, I'm a huge fan.
It's unbelievable how fast this year is going! I'm still in disbelief that I'm a junior and I have one year left here! I don't know how to wrap my head around this! My goal for the new year is to go to pilates and yoga at least once a week each and the gym 2 times a week as well. My goal when I get home is to just relax and enjoy time with my family and boyfriend make some good earned money!
I will keep everyone updated as the week goes on!
Carpe Diem!
Hi! I'm Marleah, a Senior at Mercyhurst College and Psychology major and I'd like to welcome you to my blog! This is a great opportunity to get to know some of the most amazing students at Mercyhurst! Here you'll be able to read my exciting experiences that I've had the past 4 years. Enjoy!
Saturday, December 11, 2010
Saturday, December 4, 2010
It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year
So we've made it to the end of the first week of classes! Sigh...only 9 more to go. I just was visiting Winterfest in the Union and there was definitely a lot of Christmas cheer. SAC (Student Activities Council) put together a number of events for us to have fun at and to catch a break from studying. Here's what SAC had planned for this snowy Saturday afternoon and evening.
Unfortunately, I had other things going on in the afternoon and was not able to attend the hockey game or take a ride on the carriages, but I was able to get a FREE Chic-Fil-A sandwich (key word=FREE) and vote for my favorite decorated RSCO tree (Recognized Student Club and Organization). Here's some pictures that I took of the Ambassador Tree and the Leadership Student Certification Program Tree.
Here is the Ambassador Club Christmas Tree decked out in a green jacket design that the Ambassadors got to cut out create themselves. It's a great tree and I hope that students' voted! I certainly did:)
And here we have our LCP Christmas Tree that the
Executive Board named "The Leaders of Christmas".We cut out drawings of Frosty the Snowman, Santa & Mrs. Clause, The Grinch and many others.
I also voted for this tree as well!
Snow has certainly made it's way to Erie, Pennsylvania. Our first small snowfall was on November 27th, but it melted away in a few hours. Our first real snowfall was December 1st, and it definitely stuck. It hasn't really stopped snowing since then and I busted out my winter coat and boots. Here's a picture that I took while taking a walk from the Union to class the other day. It was beautiful and the snow was coming down so perfectly as if it was from a movie right before I took it.
So as we've said goodbye to the sun, which we won't be seeing much of until at least March or April roles around, we welcome snow and hope that Winter term moves by just as fast as Fall term did. It's crazy to think after just one more term I will be a senior. I can't seem to wrap my head around that yet, and I don't think I'm just about ready to do that yet. I'm enjoying my college experience as best as I can, because my time left here is limited.
Monday, November 29, 2010
Mixed Feelings
As Winter Term begins a lot of things have not changed at all. Classes are still the same and you see the same people everyday, but what has changed is the Mercyhurst atmosphere. I came back to school with mixed feelings about how I was feeling. As most of you viewers might have heard, one of our own students, Jenni-Lyn Watson, unfortunately did not come back to school with us as planned. After she was missing for a week, her body was found in a marsh. It was a complete shock to everyone that someone would do such a thing to a girl that didn't deserve that at all. Jenni-Lyn was the first person that I met when I came to Mercyhurst at our Laker Live-In that we do every year for accepted students that have decided to come to Mercyhurst. She was really really nice and I remember her telling me that she was a dancer and she was definitely excited about her future here. Even though we did not remain close friends I always did see her around campus and in the dance space and I always thought that she was amazing at what she did. A vigil was held for her last night and it was truly outstanding to see the crowd that came to pay their respects. We really are a family here at Mercyhurst and it really goes to show how far students can go to support their fellow students. Jenni-Lyn will surely not ever be forgotten and will remain in the hearts of many.
On a brighter note, classes had gone quite well today and I'm excited about Behavior Modification! I love behavior and I'm really looking forward to learning more about it and being more hands on. There are so many things going on in the next few weeks. A couple of them are Christmas On Campus and Winter Fest. Every year we hold a Christmas event for the clubs and organizations that children are involved in all over Erie, such as the YMCA, and students volunteer as buddies to these children and walk around the Union playing games and making crafts that they can bring home. We also give them a gift and Santa and Mrs. Clause comes to read the Night Before Christmas to them. Everything is run by the students and is sponsored by the Leadership Development and Engagement Office. It's a great opportunity and so much fun! This year I'm Gifts Co-Chair and I'm in charge of wrapping all the gifts and giving them to the kids. It's also a lot of hard work, but it pays off definitely in the end.
Winterfest also is an event that goes on for students as well. SAC and MSG combine to give students a great winter experience with things like horse drawn carriage rides, snowmen building contests and lots and lots of free food!
I'm looking forward to a great term, but definitely not the snow. It actually snowed last Friday night and I woke up Saturday appalled. It's not that I hate snow, but I've been around it my entire life and it's nothing too exciting to me anymore. But I love Christmas!! And I love the holiday season!
On a brighter note, classes had gone quite well today and I'm excited about Behavior Modification! I love behavior and I'm really looking forward to learning more about it and being more hands on. There are so many things going on in the next few weeks. A couple of them are Christmas On Campus and Winter Fest. Every year we hold a Christmas event for the clubs and organizations that children are involved in all over Erie, such as the YMCA, and students volunteer as buddies to these children and walk around the Union playing games and making crafts that they can bring home. We also give them a gift and Santa and Mrs. Clause comes to read the Night Before Christmas to them. Everything is run by the students and is sponsored by the Leadership Development and Engagement Office. It's a great opportunity and so much fun! This year I'm Gifts Co-Chair and I'm in charge of wrapping all the gifts and giving them to the kids. It's also a lot of hard work, but it pays off definitely in the end.
Winterfest also is an event that goes on for students as well. SAC and MSG combine to give students a great winter experience with things like horse drawn carriage rides, snowmen building contests and lots and lots of free food!
I'm looking forward to a great term, but definitely not the snow. It actually snowed last Friday night and I woke up Saturday appalled. It's not that I hate snow, but I've been around it my entire life and it's nothing too exciting to me anymore. But I love Christmas!! And I love the holiday season!
Friday, November 12, 2010
It's Getting Down to the Nitty Gritty
Well I've made it! Theres 2 days until finals officially start and I'm so excited to go home and spend some time with my family! So here is how I'm spending my Friday night: Sitting on my couch, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets on the TV, and doing my Psych Stats final. It's a take home final and I'm so very excited that it's one last final that I have to do in class and I work at my own pace. I spent 6 hours in the library today studying for my Personality final which is Monday at 10:30am. I finished a 12 page paper last night along with a 5 page one as well. My stress levels been brought down a bit because of it, but not much. I am not on duty tonight and I'm very happy about it! But I'll most likely be up just as late as a weekend duty would be going to.
My last program went on last night at my apartment and we made root beer floats and did some finger painting to relieve some finals stress. Hannah (my building partner) and I had about 10 people show up and it went very well! I plan on being in the library the rest of the weekend preparing for the rest of my finals. One good word of advice, when you want to really study and have no distractions whatsoever, study in the Reading Room because it is the quietest room in the entire library and I guarantee you will get A LOT of studying done and no one will ever bother you.
Have a great weekend everyone and a fabulous Thanksgiving!
Carpe Diem!
My last program went on last night at my apartment and we made root beer floats and did some finger painting to relieve some finals stress. Hannah (my building partner) and I had about 10 people show up and it went very well! I plan on being in the library the rest of the weekend preparing for the rest of my finals. One good word of advice, when you want to really study and have no distractions whatsoever, study in the Reading Room because it is the quietest room in the entire library and I guarantee you will get A LOT of studying done and no one will ever bother you.
Have a great weekend everyone and a fabulous Thanksgiving!
Carpe Diem!
Friday, November 5, 2010
It's Narrowing Down to the End
The stress of the term has begun to be more than I can handle lately. If you would really like to get inside a college student's head then you must read this blog.
For an example, this is what my schedule looked like this week, and most of it is not even over yet:/ Highlighted is what I've completed so far...ahhh.
I've also been sick this week as well. It started out for me just not feeling well, and it's slowly progressed to some sort of flu. I'm feeling better than I did, but now I just have stomach pains and I feel very weak...and the bad part is that this is the worst week it could possibly happen.
But as I fought through today as best as I could, I managed to complete my first research study timeslot today and I think I did very well! I've never had a liking for research up until this point in my college career. I should like it considering what I will be doing this winter conducting my own study! I hope everything turns out the way that it should! You will be hearing about it as winter term quickly approaches faster and faster. Since I'm sharing with all of you what the end of the term is really like, I thought I would share my things to do agenda. These are things that have to be completed in order to leave campus Wednesday November 17th when finals end!!
Abnormal Psychology- Final Exam (4 chapters + short answer questions)
1 last portfolio
Personality- James Pennebaker 3rd project
Future Self Paper
Final Exam (4 chapters + short answer questions)
Biopsychology-12 page paper on topics since the midterm (as take home part of my exam)
2 more quizzes
one last portfolio
Final Exam
Statistics For Psychology- finish last homework assignment
1 more quiz over ANOVA
Final Exam (which might be take home :) )
So this is what I'm working on this weekend. Papers, papers, papers. There is nothing wrong with papers if you don't have a problem with doing them. I don't but I don't like big one's like the 12 page that must be handed in before my class final. But don't let this discourage you, I quickly adapted my freshman year !
Who is not ready for snow?! I'M NOT! I would be very happy if we lived without snow, but obviously it will never be that way in Erie, Pennsylvania...believe me! You have not seen snow until you've come to Erie. Tomorrow is the last Open House and I am giving a group tour at 11am! I'm also mingling with families in Egan Cafeteria right after and that completes my Saturday morning/afternoon.
Well that's all I have for now, I must get on those papers! Have a great weekend:)
Marleah
For an example, this is what my schedule looked like this week, and most of it is not even over yet:/ Highlighted is what I've completed so far...ahhh.
I've also been sick this week as well. It started out for me just not feeling well, and it's slowly progressed to some sort of flu. I'm feeling better than I did, but now I just have stomach pains and I feel very weak...and the bad part is that this is the worst week it could possibly happen.
But as I fought through today as best as I could, I managed to complete my first research study timeslot today and I think I did very well! I've never had a liking for research up until this point in my college career. I should like it considering what I will be doing this winter conducting my own study! I hope everything turns out the way that it should! You will be hearing about it as winter term quickly approaches faster and faster. Since I'm sharing with all of you what the end of the term is really like, I thought I would share my things to do agenda. These are things that have to be completed in order to leave campus Wednesday November 17th when finals end!!
Abnormal Psychology- Final Exam (4 chapters + short answer questions)
1 last portfolio
Personality- James Pennebaker 3rd project
Future Self Paper
Final Exam (4 chapters + short answer questions)
Biopsychology-12 page paper on topics since the midterm (as take home part of my exam)
2 more quizzes
one last portfolio
Final Exam
Statistics For Psychology- finish last homework assignment
1 more quiz over ANOVA
Final Exam (which might be take home :) )
So this is what I'm working on this weekend. Papers, papers, papers. There is nothing wrong with papers if you don't have a problem with doing them. I don't but I don't like big one's like the 12 page that must be handed in before my class final. But don't let this discourage you, I quickly adapted my freshman year !
Who is not ready for snow?! I'M NOT! I would be very happy if we lived without snow, but obviously it will never be that way in Erie, Pennsylvania...believe me! You have not seen snow until you've come to Erie. Tomorrow is the last Open House and I am giving a group tour at 11am! I'm also mingling with families in Egan Cafeteria right after and that completes my Saturday morning/afternoon.
Well that's all I have for now, I must get on those papers! Have a great weekend:)
Marleah
Thursday, October 28, 2010
" 'Cause This is Thriller, Thriller Night..."
Halloween is Sunday! One of my favorite days of the year! The atmosphere just has an eerie feeling and that's what I love most about it! Does anyone love to watch the 13 Nights of Halloween on ABC Family? If you do, then we have this in common!
Since it is that spooky time of the year, I thought I'd share with you all a few ghost stories that have said to have happened here in the past. Including one of my own that I've had...
Well, it is said that Taylor Little Theatre is haunted (for reasons I don't really specifically know off of the top of my head). The library Great Room sits on top of that theatre and one Friday afternoon I was working on a project for a class that I could only work on in the library on their computers. When I walked in I knew that there were people in the Great Room and I was in 1 room over on the computers. I had my headphones on, but I could hear people and they sounded close. About 5 minutes later I was done and was getting ready to leave. Then I suddenly felt like someone ran right past to me and was really close to where I was sitting. Immediately it startled me and I looked around and no one was there. I got up to leave and no one was in the Great Room either. I didn't know what had just happened, but I got a bad feeling and ran out of there. This was my experience, but a lot of other people have experienced ghostly occurrences as well!
One ghost story that it is pretty popular is that of the young sister that had unfortunately taken her life in the 1940's. A young girl named Dorothy was going here when Mercyhurst was still an all girls college. She had met a young man named Tom and they soon fell in love and planned on getting married. But WW2 broke out and he was drafted over seas. She prayed and prayed that he would return home so they could make a life together, but one day she got a letter while still at school that he was tragically killed in battle. She decided she would never love again and gave her life to the lord and became a sister of Mercy. One day, a stranger approached her in soldier attire and she had realized that it was her long lost love and explained to her that the letter was a mistake and he was missing in action all that time he was gone. He begged her to give up her new life and fulfill her life with him. Shocked and confused, the young girl didn't know what to do and it is said that she couldn't handle anything anymore and went crazy. She placed her engagement on the finger of baby Jesus in the chapel and was locked away in O'Neil Tower for the sake of hurting others if she was left to roam the halls freely. Eventually, the other sisters discovered her one day and it is said that she had hung herself. Now sometimes people say that they see strange shadows at night in the windows of the tower in Old Main. And they think it is the ghost of Dorothy looking down on them.
Some years later after her death another young girl was going here and was hoping that her long time boyfriend was going to propose to her. So, it is said that she took the ring from the baby Jesus statue and got in the car and drove home to see her boyfriend. Along the way she got into a terrible car accident and was killed. People say that it is the ghost of Dorothy that caused the accident because she took her ring. The ring is buried somewhere on the school grounds, but no one knows where, so it could never be found.
One last story that I've always heard is that there was a horrific fire some time ago on the third floor of Egan and a lot of girls lost their belongings as well as their rooms for awhile. But one young girl was said to have been caught in the fire and was seriously burned. When she saw herself in the mirror she screamed in terror and went insane from her burns and broke the mirror. Now a lot of girls have said that their mirror just mysteriously would break on their own. Also, a specific room is haunted for sure. There is a video on youtube if you look up Mercyhurst ghosts. There's like a mist that forms on a girls webcam and you can clearly see it. She also said that her shoes were moved around a lot, things went missing and things ended up on the other side of the room when she knew that she didn't put them there. This is the most creepiest story I've heard and I avoid going on the third and fourth floors of Egan at all costs during night. The day time I sometimes have to because that's where Residence Life is located and my AD's office is up there.
So these are a few stories to get you in the mood for Halloween! And remember, when you come to Mercyhurst, ask your tour guide about some ghost stories and they will surely give you a treat!
Have a great Happy Halloween!
Carpe Diem,
Marleah :)
Since it is that spooky time of the year, I thought I'd share with you all a few ghost stories that have said to have happened here in the past. Including one of my own that I've had...
Well, it is said that Taylor Little Theatre is haunted (for reasons I don't really specifically know off of the top of my head). The library Great Room sits on top of that theatre and one Friday afternoon I was working on a project for a class that I could only work on in the library on their computers. When I walked in I knew that there were people in the Great Room and I was in 1 room over on the computers. I had my headphones on, but I could hear people and they sounded close. About 5 minutes later I was done and was getting ready to leave. Then I suddenly felt like someone ran right past to me and was really close to where I was sitting. Immediately it startled me and I looked around and no one was there. I got up to leave and no one was in the Great Room either. I didn't know what had just happened, but I got a bad feeling and ran out of there. This was my experience, but a lot of other people have experienced ghostly occurrences as well!
One ghost story that it is pretty popular is that of the young sister that had unfortunately taken her life in the 1940's. A young girl named Dorothy was going here when Mercyhurst was still an all girls college. She had met a young man named Tom and they soon fell in love and planned on getting married. But WW2 broke out and he was drafted over seas. She prayed and prayed that he would return home so they could make a life together, but one day she got a letter while still at school that he was tragically killed in battle. She decided she would never love again and gave her life to the lord and became a sister of Mercy. One day, a stranger approached her in soldier attire and she had realized that it was her long lost love and explained to her that the letter was a mistake and he was missing in action all that time he was gone. He begged her to give up her new life and fulfill her life with him. Shocked and confused, the young girl didn't know what to do and it is said that she couldn't handle anything anymore and went crazy. She placed her engagement on the finger of baby Jesus in the chapel and was locked away in O'Neil Tower for the sake of hurting others if she was left to roam the halls freely. Eventually, the other sisters discovered her one day and it is said that she had hung herself. Now sometimes people say that they see strange shadows at night in the windows of the tower in Old Main. And they think it is the ghost of Dorothy looking down on them.
Some years later after her death another young girl was going here and was hoping that her long time boyfriend was going to propose to her. So, it is said that she took the ring from the baby Jesus statue and got in the car and drove home to see her boyfriend. Along the way she got into a terrible car accident and was killed. People say that it is the ghost of Dorothy that caused the accident because she took her ring. The ring is buried somewhere on the school grounds, but no one knows where, so it could never be found.
One last story that I've always heard is that there was a horrific fire some time ago on the third floor of Egan and a lot of girls lost their belongings as well as their rooms for awhile. But one young girl was said to have been caught in the fire and was seriously burned. When she saw herself in the mirror she screamed in terror and went insane from her burns and broke the mirror. Now a lot of girls have said that their mirror just mysteriously would break on their own. Also, a specific room is haunted for sure. There is a video on youtube if you look up Mercyhurst ghosts. There's like a mist that forms on a girls webcam and you can clearly see it. She also said that her shoes were moved around a lot, things went missing and things ended up on the other side of the room when she knew that she didn't put them there. This is the most creepiest story I've heard and I avoid going on the third and fourth floors of Egan at all costs during night. The day time I sometimes have to because that's where Residence Life is located and my AD's office is up there.
So these are a few stories to get you in the mood for Halloween! And remember, when you come to Mercyhurst, ask your tour guide about some ghost stories and they will surely give you a treat!
Pumpkins that my sister and I carved while I was home! Mine is on the bottom. |
Have a great Happy Halloween!
Carpe Diem,
Marleah :)
Sunday, October 24, 2010
Update at the Hurst
So I haven't written in awhile and I think that it's vital I need to talk about what's going on here at the Hurst lately!
Yesterday was our first Open House of the year and it was a great turn out. My job was to take our prospective students into the Baldwin Hall Residence Hall, which is all girls by the way, and show them around. This is an all girls dorm and I lived there when I was a freshman two years ago. To me, it has a great homey feeling and I met a lot of my friends there. It's an older dorm so it's not nearly as close to how great Warde Hall is, our newest dormitory to college, but it gave me a great experience when I was living on the third floor. I had so many interesting families and it's great getting to know the people that could be on campus with me next year.
It was also another home football game yesterday as well! It was an unforgettable game as we won against No. 3 California U with a score of 31-21!
You can read all about on our sports website! http://hurstathletics.com/index.aspx?tab=football&path=football
As the weeks come closer and closer to finals, my schedule is not getting any easier. This week I'm studying for my third Abnormal Psychology exam on Wednesday, a paper in my Personality class due tomorrow, and tons and tons of meetings. Sometimes it's difficult to even sit down and watch an episode of Keeping Up With the Kardashians, my favorite reality show.
Today is the South Lewis All Area Program as well! This is when all the RA's in my area come together and form a program for all of our residents. This term it is a Half Time Fallfest Party. We're having donuts and apple cidar and carmel apples. We're also collecting canned goods for Hunger and Homeless Week. So, you can always expect a good time from your RA's because we're here to make our residents' happy!
If my schedule permits, I will be writing again this week.
Carpe Diem everyone!
Marleah
Yesterday was our first Open House of the year and it was a great turn out. My job was to take our prospective students into the Baldwin Hall Residence Hall, which is all girls by the way, and show them around. This is an all girls dorm and I lived there when I was a freshman two years ago. To me, it has a great homey feeling and I met a lot of my friends there. It's an older dorm so it's not nearly as close to how great Warde Hall is, our newest dormitory to college, but it gave me a great experience when I was living on the third floor. I had so many interesting families and it's great getting to know the people that could be on campus with me next year.
It was also another home football game yesterday as well! It was an unforgettable game as we won against No. 3 California U with a score of 31-21!
You can read all about on our sports website! http://hurstathletics.com/index.aspx?tab=football&path=football
As the weeks come closer and closer to finals, my schedule is not getting any easier. This week I'm studying for my third Abnormal Psychology exam on Wednesday, a paper in my Personality class due tomorrow, and tons and tons of meetings. Sometimes it's difficult to even sit down and watch an episode of Keeping Up With the Kardashians, my favorite reality show.
Today is the South Lewis All Area Program as well! This is when all the RA's in my area come together and form a program for all of our residents. This term it is a Half Time Fallfest Party. We're having donuts and apple cidar and carmel apples. We're also collecting canned goods for Hunger and Homeless Week. So, you can always expect a good time from your RA's because we're here to make our residents' happy!
If my schedule permits, I will be writing again this week.
Carpe Diem everyone!
Marleah
Tuesday, October 12, 2010
Fall Break Is So Close I Can Taste It
Hi everyone!
Midterms are officially done! Well, for me at least and I'm very happy about it. So, it's about that time in the term that registration for the next term starts. I picked out all my classes today and have decided on 3. Here at Mercyhurst we're on a trimester system and because of that we don't have to take a huge amount of classes like you might have to at a school that is on semesters. I think it's a great quality of the college because for me I don't have to be overloaded with homework so much at a time and it balances everything else out that I have going on at school. So for winter term I've decided on:
Behavior Modification
Research Methods 1 (which is a required course for anyone in the psychology major)
British Classics (a distribution core class)
I'm looking forward to starting behavior modification because I love behavior! My least favorite would probably have to be research because I've been dreading this year to come for awhile and conducting my own research is going to be very difficult. Tomorrow starts our Fall Break! I won't be going home until Thursday morning because Wednesday is my usual duty night and I have to stay for that. But I'm very excited that I get to go home. The thing I'm most looking forward to is seeing my puppy, Shiloh. She really isn't a puppy anymore, but she likes to think so. Every time I come home she's the one who is most excited and follows me around for the remainder of the time that I'm home. I know she misses me and I miss her too! We have off until Sunday and I plan on carving a pumpkin with my boyfriend and going to my local apple farm to get apple cidar and doughnuts. And of course spending time with my family.
Have a great week!
Carpe Diem, Marleah
Midterms are officially done! Well, for me at least and I'm very happy about it. So, it's about that time in the term that registration for the next term starts. I picked out all my classes today and have decided on 3. Here at Mercyhurst we're on a trimester system and because of that we don't have to take a huge amount of classes like you might have to at a school that is on semesters. I think it's a great quality of the college because for me I don't have to be overloaded with homework so much at a time and it balances everything else out that I have going on at school. So for winter term I've decided on:
Behavior Modification
Research Methods 1 (which is a required course for anyone in the psychology major)
British Classics (a distribution core class)
I'm looking forward to starting behavior modification because I love behavior! My least favorite would probably have to be research because I've been dreading this year to come for awhile and conducting my own research is going to be very difficult. Tomorrow starts our Fall Break! I won't be going home until Thursday morning because Wednesday is my usual duty night and I have to stay for that. But I'm very excited that I get to go home. The thing I'm most looking forward to is seeing my puppy, Shiloh. She really isn't a puppy anymore, but she likes to think so. Every time I come home she's the one who is most excited and follows me around for the remainder of the time that I'm home. I know she misses me and I miss her too! We have off until Sunday and I plan on carving a pumpkin with my boyfriend and going to my local apple farm to get apple cidar and doughnuts. And of course spending time with my family.
Have a great week!
Carpe Diem, Marleah
Friday, October 8, 2010
Long Distance Makes the Heart Grow Stronger
My boyfriend and I have been together since the beginning of my college career. I have plenty of experience with long distance relationships, and believe me they are not easy.
I met my boyfriend, Evan, while I was working as a Sales Associate at an American Greetings store. His best friend was my co-worker's boyfriend and he came with him in the store one day during the summer of 2008. I had just graduated and was getting ready to leave to come to Erie! Evan was just 16 and starting his junior year of high school. Even though we knew it was not going to be easy, we started dating...and the rest is history! NOT!
I wish that I could end the story like this, but everything can't be THAT simple.
If you are someone that is coming to school in a relationship there has to be a lot commitment, trust and patience, because if not it is going to fail. Evan and I went strong for about a year and a half before things started to get really hard on us. We separated for about 2 1/2 months before one day we got back together and we knew that if we were really worth it then we would do whatever it took to stay together. I know that this might sound corny, but you really do learn from your mistakes and realize that certain people in your life are worth taking the plunge for no matter what the situation. We've been together for a little over 2 years and still going strong.
Evan drives to Erie every Sunday to spend time together and I know it's hard on him, especially when I don't have a car to get to him. But I'm grateful everyday for having him there when I need the support and doing what he does for me every week. So my advice to anyone that will be soon in a long distance relationship is to make sure that there is communication, care, support, trust and commitment. There is hope for the future, so don't think that it will automatically fail. There are ways to pull through and I'm a firm believer in that.
Carpe Diem everyone!
Have a great weekend:)
I met my boyfriend, Evan, while I was working as a Sales Associate at an American Greetings store. His best friend was my co-worker's boyfriend and he came with him in the store one day during the summer of 2008. I had just graduated and was getting ready to leave to come to Erie! Evan was just 16 and starting his junior year of high school. Even though we knew it was not going to be easy, we started dating...and the rest is history! NOT!
I wish that I could end the story like this, but everything can't be THAT simple.
If you are someone that is coming to school in a relationship there has to be a lot commitment, trust and patience, because if not it is going to fail. Evan and I went strong for about a year and a half before things started to get really hard on us. We separated for about 2 1/2 months before one day we got back together and we knew that if we were really worth it then we would do whatever it took to stay together. I know that this might sound corny, but you really do learn from your mistakes and realize that certain people in your life are worth taking the plunge for no matter what the situation. We've been together for a little over 2 years and still going strong.
This is a picture of Evan and I on my birthday at the restaurant he works at. He bought me the huge chocolate cake! :D |
Carpe Diem everyone!
Have a great weekend:)
Tuesday, October 5, 2010
Exciting Psychology Concentration!
Hello everyone again!
I'm very excited for today because I'm sitting in the union waiting for my meeting to start about a new concentration in the Psychology department! It's called Applied Behavior Analysis and if you graduate with this concentration you will be able to take the board certification to be a Assistant Behavior Analyst. This is something that I'd like to be involved with. I love working with behavior and I may sound a little dorky saying that, but it makes me feel good that I've found a calling in my life!
Anyway, after the meeting I will update this blog about what this concentration is more about because I don't know a lot considering the faculty have kept it quiet up until now.
Today I took a statistics for psychology quiz, which is the first class of the series I'm taking for research methods. It was pretty difficult, but I'm hoping for the best! The next two terms I will be learning and conducting my own research project, which will be great for me because it's a wonderful thing to put on a resume. I'm looking to work with personality traits and incorporating behavior into it. I'm not sure what I want to do, but I'm looking into it.
It's been very dreary here in Erie the past week and a half. Which would explain why we all call it Dreary Erie! Rain rain, please go away! It's starting to bring down my mood from lack of sunshine. So, if you're looking into Mercyhurst for a potential college then be prepared for the weather because when it rains, it really rains and when it snows, it really really snows!
That's all I have for today! Time to get back to my homework! I have a huge Biopsychology midterm tomorrow.
Carpe Diem!
Marleah
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Update!
So after a lot of thinking and planning I've decided that I'm going to stay in the direction that I've been going at these past two years and not pursue the ABA concentration. It's A LOT of hard work! This concentration involves an Intense Practicum, which means that you must complete 500 hours of practicum outside of the school. I do not have a car here (bummer :/) and without one I wouldn't be able to get those hours completed. So, it is still an amazing opportunity for Mercyhurst to have! I would definitely recommend it to anyone that wants a career with behavior.
P.S. My midterm went great! My grade will be revealed tomorrow afternoon:) The sun has actually shown itself today and that puts me in an AWESOME mood! Tomorrow is Friday! So everyone have a great weekend.
I'm very excited for today because I'm sitting in the union waiting for my meeting to start about a new concentration in the Psychology department! It's called Applied Behavior Analysis and if you graduate with this concentration you will be able to take the board certification to be a Assistant Behavior Analyst. This is something that I'd like to be involved with. I love working with behavior and I may sound a little dorky saying that, but it makes me feel good that I've found a calling in my life!
Anyway, after the meeting I will update this blog about what this concentration is more about because I don't know a lot considering the faculty have kept it quiet up until now.
Today I took a statistics for psychology quiz, which is the first class of the series I'm taking for research methods. It was pretty difficult, but I'm hoping for the best! The next two terms I will be learning and conducting my own research project, which will be great for me because it's a wonderful thing to put on a resume. I'm looking to work with personality traits and incorporating behavior into it. I'm not sure what I want to do, but I'm looking into it.
It's been very dreary here in Erie the past week and a half. Which would explain why we all call it Dreary Erie! Rain rain, please go away! It's starting to bring down my mood from lack of sunshine. So, if you're looking into Mercyhurst for a potential college then be prepared for the weather because when it rains, it really rains and when it snows, it really really snows!
That's all I have for today! Time to get back to my homework! I have a huge Biopsychology midterm tomorrow.
Carpe Diem!
Marleah
__________________________________________________________________________________
Update!
So after a lot of thinking and planning I've decided that I'm going to stay in the direction that I've been going at these past two years and not pursue the ABA concentration. It's A LOT of hard work! This concentration involves an Intense Practicum, which means that you must complete 500 hours of practicum outside of the school. I do not have a car here (bummer :/) and without one I wouldn't be able to get those hours completed. So, it is still an amazing opportunity for Mercyhurst to have! I would definitely recommend it to anyone that wants a career with behavior.
P.S. My midterm went great! My grade will be revealed tomorrow afternoon:) The sun has actually shown itself today and that puts me in an AWESOME mood! Tomorrow is Friday! So everyone have a great weekend.
Friday, October 1, 2010
The Crazy Life of Being an RA
Being an RA takes a lot of responsibility and work, but there are also great benefits to the job as well!
My freshman year I applied for the job and was given an alternate position, so it wasn't exactly what I wanted, but I knew that if I tried harder I would eventually get where I needed to be. So my sophomore year there were openings for a few positions due to some students going to study abroad. Because there were so many limited positions, I didn't get it that time either. So, I did what I knew I had to do and went to talk with someone in the Residence Life Department and got a few pointers on what they are looking for with potential RA's. When March of my sophomore year rolled around they were looking for RA's again and I took the opportunity by the horns and worked really hard. I was accepted and it was one of the happiest days of my life!
So this year I am living on upper Lewis Ave. in the upperclassmen area (which in Mercyhurst terms is known as South Lewis). My building partner, Hannah, put together programs for our residents to make them feel more at home and have a little fun now and then! Last Wednesday, Hannah and I had our second program which we called "Are You On the Trail to Success?" and we gave a lot of options such as honey comb cereal, reeses pieces, m&m's, nuts, raisins and pretzels. We also made a goal chart where our residents posted their #1 goal for the year and played board games.
I think this is one of the most beneficial jobs you can have on campus because you learn from so many things that you come across when you're on duty and from you're residents. My schedule is always busy no matter what every week and being an RA adds to that craziness. In a general week, this is what my schedule would be. Tuesday's are our staff meetings (this is where we get together as a staff with our AD and talk about things that we might need to bring to her attention, programs, things happening within the week, and building community with each other), Wednesday's are my night that I'm on duty and depending on the weekend I may have weekend duty as well.
If I had to give one thing that is the hardest part about being an RA I would say the weekend duties. We're required to stay up until at least 3:00am and sometimes it's really hard to stay awake that long.
If anyone is interested in becoming an RA, my advice would be to go for it! What do you have to lose? Show the Assistant Directors what you can bring to the table and how much of a great personality you have! You have to want it! You shouldn't just apply because you get free room and board. Yeah, it's a perk, but you're part of the college's staff and you have to be a role model to the students and your residents. On a good note, you always have a lot of fun and meet tons and tons of amazing people!
So everyone have a great weekend!
Carpe Diem,
Marleah
My freshman year I applied for the job and was given an alternate position, so it wasn't exactly what I wanted, but I knew that if I tried harder I would eventually get where I needed to be. So my sophomore year there were openings for a few positions due to some students going to study abroad. Because there were so many limited positions, I didn't get it that time either. So, I did what I knew I had to do and went to talk with someone in the Residence Life Department and got a few pointers on what they are looking for with potential RA's. When March of my sophomore year rolled around they were looking for RA's again and I took the opportunity by the horns and worked really hard. I was accepted and it was one of the happiest days of my life!
So this year I am living on upper Lewis Ave. in the upperclassmen area (which in Mercyhurst terms is known as South Lewis). My building partner, Hannah, put together programs for our residents to make them feel more at home and have a little fun now and then! Last Wednesday, Hannah and I had our second program which we called "Are You On the Trail to Success?" and we gave a lot of options such as honey comb cereal, reeses pieces, m&m's, nuts, raisins and pretzels. We also made a goal chart where our residents posted their #1 goal for the year and played board games.
This is Hannah and myself at our first program! Decorating our own cupcakes:) |
I think this is one of the most beneficial jobs you can have on campus because you learn from so many things that you come across when you're on duty and from you're residents. My schedule is always busy no matter what every week and being an RA adds to that craziness. In a general week, this is what my schedule would be. Tuesday's are our staff meetings (this is where we get together as a staff with our AD and talk about things that we might need to bring to her attention, programs, things happening within the week, and building community with each other), Wednesday's are my night that I'm on duty and depending on the weekend I may have weekend duty as well.
If I had to give one thing that is the hardest part about being an RA I would say the weekend duties. We're required to stay up until at least 3:00am and sometimes it's really hard to stay awake that long.
If anyone is interested in becoming an RA, my advice would be to go for it! What do you have to lose? Show the Assistant Directors what you can bring to the table and how much of a great personality you have! You have to want it! You shouldn't just apply because you get free room and board. Yeah, it's a perk, but you're part of the college's staff and you have to be a role model to the students and your residents. On a good note, you always have a lot of fun and meet tons and tons of amazing people!
So everyone have a great weekend!
Carpe Diem,
Marleah
Monday, September 27, 2010
Homecoming!!!
What an amazing weekend it was! I woke up Saturday morning about 8:00am to be over at Tullio Field parking lot to give tours to parents and alumni! I met a lot of really nice families and saw so many of my alumni friends that came back to celebrate the weekend with everyone once again! Myself and other Ambassadors got to babysit one of our sport coaches daughter for a little bit, Sydney! She was adorable and loved Priscilla the most.
Hurstfest was so much fun! Even though the weather was cloudy and somewhat rainy we always make the best of it at the hurst! There were prizes, games, contests, food and so many other activities. Definitely a good time that no one can turn down! Even though I didn't get to catch any of the fun on my camera, check out other student blogs to see what their weekend was like!
On Sunday my parents and my two younger sisters came to pick me up and take me out to lunch and visit with them. I only see my family about once a month, but it's always enjoyable and I love every second. We ate at TGI Fridays, one of my favorite restaurants. If anyone would like to know what I ate, it was a Jack Daniel's Burger and yes, it was delicious!
My highlight of the day was after lunch because for months my computer has been slowly decreasing and we went to Best Buy to look at laptops. I've had my eye on an HP for quite some time, but as my parents always do, they pulled through and surprised me with a brand new Macbook computer! I am so thankful for my parents and I really don't know what I'd do without them.
Here are 2 of my first pictures I took on photo booth! I'm having so much fun on it! You'll definitely be seeing more of my silliness come out in my blogs.
Hurstfest was so much fun! Even though the weather was cloudy and somewhat rainy we always make the best of it at the hurst! There were prizes, games, contests, food and so many other activities. Definitely a good time that no one can turn down! Even though I didn't get to catch any of the fun on my camera, check out other student blogs to see what their weekend was like!
On Sunday my parents and my two younger sisters came to pick me up and take me out to lunch and visit with them. I only see my family about once a month, but it's always enjoyable and I love every second. We ate at TGI Fridays, one of my favorite restaurants. If anyone would like to know what I ate, it was a Jack Daniel's Burger and yes, it was delicious!
My highlight of the day was after lunch because for months my computer has been slowly decreasing and we went to Best Buy to look at laptops. I've had my eye on an HP for quite some time, but as my parents always do, they pulled through and surprised me with a brand new Macbook computer! I am so thankful for my parents and I really don't know what I'd do without them.
Here are 2 of my first pictures I took on photo booth! I'm having so much fun on it! You'll definitely be seeing more of my silliness come out in my blogs.
By the way, anyone interested in research will be happy to know that there is a new Social Psychology Research Group that's just been developed! Dr. Surawski is taking on student's anyone interested in research. I'm sure it will be continuing in the years to come, so please look into it if you're a student looking for psychology research at Mercyhurst! It's a great way to gain experience and add to your resume!
That's all I have for now! Thanks for tuning in!
Carpe Diem, Marleah
Friday, September 24, 2010
Wednesday, September 22, 2010
Just an update!
Today is the first day of fall?!? As you will come to find out, I hate the snow and I hate the cold, long winter, but fall to me sets the atmosphere of the fall term.
Well, today was my first Abnormal Psychology exam. I'm hoping for at least a B! (fingers crossed). When your in college, there is no such thing as slacking off. It's sad to say, but if you want something you have to go out there and get it just like I'm doing and trying to get the best grade I can on my test. I studied for hours all week and I feel pretty confident in myself.
After my 9:30 exam I waited for my Personality class to start and went to Biopsychology after, which is my last class of the day. :-D It's a very interesting class, I recommend it to all psychology majors!
After my classes were over, I went with my roommate to update the communications board for the Ambassador Club, went to lunch at the Laker and I did some homework in the Student Union Great Room while waiting for my Leadership Executive Board meeting to start. We are in the midst of planning a lot of fun things for the members of LCP!
It's now about 5:30 and I need to get some homework done and eat some dinner. Not a very busy day for me, but many more are sure to come!
Carpe Diem!
Marleah
Well, today was my first Abnormal Psychology exam. I'm hoping for at least a B! (fingers crossed). When your in college, there is no such thing as slacking off. It's sad to say, but if you want something you have to go out there and get it just like I'm doing and trying to get the best grade I can on my test. I studied for hours all week and I feel pretty confident in myself.
After my 9:30 exam I waited for my Personality class to start and went to Biopsychology after, which is my last class of the day. :-D It's a very interesting class, I recommend it to all psychology majors!
After my classes were over, I went with my roommate to update the communications board for the Ambassador Club, went to lunch at the Laker and I did some homework in the Student Union Great Room while waiting for my Leadership Executive Board meeting to start. We are in the midst of planning a lot of fun things for the members of LCP!
It's now about 5:30 and I need to get some homework done and eat some dinner. Not a very busy day for me, but many more are sure to come!
Carpe Diem!
Marleah
Monday, September 20, 2010
Hello Everyone!
Hi everyone! My name is Marleah and I'm a new blogger for the student bloggers website! I'm going to tell you a little about myself and why I came to Erie, Pennsylvania to become a Mercyhurst College Laker.
Well for starters, I'm a junior Psychology major and I'm from a little town just about 40 minutes west of here in Ohio called Ashtabula. In high school I always knew that I belonged in a huge state school and that school for me was THE Ohio State University, but little did I know that after visiting I felt like a small fish in a huge lake. And I knew that it wasn't for me. I found Mercyhurst after looking for schools with Forensic Science programs and we have an awesome one here. So after contemplating where in the world I will be carrying on my education I picked Mercyhurst because of wonderful people that were already here, the great community and of course the forensics program.
My freshman year was amazing and Mercyhurst had kept it's word on how awesome everything would be. But sometimes you find out that a major just may not fit you or you find out that it isn't the path you thought you wanted to take in life. And this is when I found the world of Psychology and I knew it was my calling. I'm now fulfilling my dream and as this blog continues, I'll be letting you know what the Psychology program is like for anyone interested in pursuing a career in this field.
So, I hope you all will continue to read my blog as the year goes on and you'll be able to get a taste of what a Mercyhurst College student's life is like!
P.S. This weekend is Homecoming Weekend for us, so expect an update next week!
Well for starters, I'm a junior Psychology major and I'm from a little town just about 40 minutes west of here in Ohio called Ashtabula. In high school I always knew that I belonged in a huge state school and that school for me was THE Ohio State University, but little did I know that after visiting I felt like a small fish in a huge lake. And I knew that it wasn't for me. I found Mercyhurst after looking for schools with Forensic Science programs and we have an awesome one here. So after contemplating where in the world I will be carrying on my education I picked Mercyhurst because of wonderful people that were already here, the great community and of course the forensics program.
My freshman year was amazing and Mercyhurst had kept it's word on how awesome everything would be. But sometimes you find out that a major just may not fit you or you find out that it isn't the path you thought you wanted to take in life. And this is when I found the world of Psychology and I knew it was my calling. I'm now fulfilling my dream and as this blog continues, I'll be letting you know what the Psychology program is like for anyone interested in pursuing a career in this field.
So, I hope you all will continue to read my blog as the year goes on and you'll be able to get a taste of what a Mercyhurst College student's life is like!
P.S. This weekend is Homecoming Weekend for us, so expect an update next week!
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