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And the end is finally here. Everything we have done to this point will all be assessed through our finals in 3 short weeks. It seems like yesterday the end was so far away.

Anyway, the last couple of weeks have been really hectic. Intramurals have continued to highlight my semester and the final sport of the year is dodge ball which has turned to be one of the most exciting. Just remember, “the training, dodge, duck, dip, dive and dodge.” Hopefully by playoff time I’ll have everything mastered. Next semester should be really competitive as well.

Big Brothers/ Big Sisters came to an end and we parted ways with our littles. The hardest part of the program is seeing them go, but next semester will bring them back with even more excitement and enthusiasm. These kids continue to changes our lives even more than we could ever do for them.

Rigth before Thanksgiving, I went to Morning Star Missions and passed out food baskets for the registered families. Something like 400 families were given meals and this is the most rewarding part of season, giving to those to have none. Also the giving tree’s are up and I selected one of the ornaments; every year they are put up with about 100 gifts.

Finally, right before break, the lighting of Lewis ceremony was the highlight of my semester. We pressed the big red button and the entire school was lit up! Talk about amazing. That’s a wrap for now. Hope you all had a great Thanksgiving!

Until Next Time,
Matt

So today is the infamous first day of flurries here in Romeoville, NOT GOOD!!! Now for me, I love summer and despise winter. Now that the snow is here is not a good thing! I hate being cold and yea, it isn’t a good day in my book. On the plus side,  though, Christmas is near! 44 days!  (Don’t question my logic, Christmas = Epic, Winter = Misery) What happened to this semester??? All the grounds faculty have strung up campus with Christmas lights and I can’t wait until they start lighting them up.

As far as classes go, I can tell that they are starting to wind down. The assignment schedules are getting shorter and the talks of final exams have started. I have just picked out my classes for next semester, and it looks like it is going to be mostly uninteresting gen eds (philosophy, music for listener, Search for Faith). But, on the positive side, this should be the last semester with mostly gen eds, which is very exciting. I also have determined what my minor will be, well actually double minor: Flight Dispatch and Business, so I pretty much have the rest of my time at college mapped out. If all goes well, I found out that I actually might be able to graduate early.

Onto the interesting flying stuff, I just signed up for airplanes for next semester. I am going to be flying Cessna 172′s with glass cockpits. I know that means a lot to you, but its a computer screen that I look at instead of the gauges of older aircraft. I also get to keep my time block of 9:30. Last year, I got stuck with the 7:00 A.M. flight block, which was very early, and I am not a morning person. I was waking up around 5-5:30 getting weather briefings and I resembled the walking dead once 6P.M. rolled around.

That’s about all I have for you, ’til next time!

Now that the weather is starting to get colder (and the days are getting shorter!) it’s starting to seem like the semester is winding down. But that doesn’t mean that the work or the stress is winding down too! If anything, most students (including myself) are working harder than ever on papers, presentations, tests, homework,  etc. With everything once again seeming like it’s due all at once, it’s hard to keep your head up. And sometimes, it feels like your drowning in papers. But it’s extremely important to remember to have some fun. College is supposed to be fun too, right?

So what do I do to make myself happy and take a nice break from studying? Well, I get out of the library. There’s the first step

But in all honesty, I like to spend time with my friends, watching the next episode of our favorite shows (I’m currently ADDICTED to FX’s American Horror Story!) or getting some dinner at the Den or the Courtyard Cafe. And when the weather is gross, and I’m not planning on leaving my room for a while (who really wants to go ANYWHERE when it’s freezing, raining, AND windy?) I have some nice relaxing time to myself, watching a movie with a cup of tea

But then, once I’ve de-stressed a little, had some fun, and taken a decent break.. It’s back to the books. I recommend always taking at least a half hour break when you have a super study session going. Once you’re done with your break, you’ll find that you can focus more and are much more productive once you’ve had a little fun.

Hello again. The school year is already halfway over…but it seems as if we just began? At least the Chicago Bears are finally wining so there is a little less to worry about. There’s nothing like relaxing on Sundays, watching the games in your dorm room.

Flag football is now over and the next intramural sports are beginning. 3 vs 3 basketball, Dodgeball, and Floor Hockey are finally here and the competition is heating up. The intramurals this year definitely topped last year.

Peer Ministry is going really well; I had a pasta social a week ago and this week a scavenger hunt through the building will be so much fun. The year just keeps getting better and better.

Improvements are continuing to blossom and the science center is almost finished; too bad I’m not a science major. Brother James and the rest of the administrators at Lewis are working hard to continue improving the school.

Men’s Basketball is starting up as well and you will probably see me at most of the upcoming games. I’m thinking they are going to be pretty good and hopefully they’ll pull away with a section championship and a bid for the NCAA DII tournament.

Until next time,
Matthew Halick

Well it’s official… I AM A PILOT!!! I took my Private pilot FAA checkride last Friday and needless to say it went well. It has been my dream since I was young to be a pilot and it is still surreal to me. I could go solo flying as a student pilot, but now I can take passengers and I don’t need a flight instructor’s approval when I fly somewhere else. So needless to say, I have been very excited these past couple of days.

With school, I can’t believe that there are only 6 weeks of class left in the semester. This semester flew by (no pun intended), and it still feels like its still the beginning of the year. The workload has started to catch up to me, with a speech for Intro to Human Communications tomorrow and a pretty large presentation for Aircraft Accident Investigation on Tuesday. With that said, I have some research to do. Talk to you later