Tweet Drills and SpillsAs cheerleaders fly higher, injury rates rise and some falls are crippling, even fatal. New rules could help. By Arian Campo-FloresNewsweekIt was a dream come true for Ashley Burns when the lithe 14-year-old with the blue-ribboned ponytail and squeaky voice learned in July that she’d landed a cherished spot on the varsity cheerleading squad at Medford Vocational-Technical High School in Massachusetts. To celebrate, she and a friend got pedicures and tooled around town in a convertible blasting their favorite tunes. One week after joining the team, Burns was at practice, preparing to perform a stunt called a “double down.” Held aloft by four cheerleaders gripping one of…

Tweet I am coming home this weekend! And I can’t wait! Everyday down is one less till I get to be back with my friends and family! And it’s Angela’s birthday which makes it extra special! I love you girly! But back to Spanish..just thought I’d let ya all know! Amanda

Tweet yes..even at a dry campus you still run into drunk roommates..although of the three drunk people that slept in our room last night, only one of them actually lived there. The other two aren’t quite sure how they ended up there. I was on my way to bed and all of a sudden my friend Jacob shows up with my roommate and our friend–both of them too drunk to walk straight. Then around 2:30 my other friend shows up and has no idea where they are or how they got there. So a broken towel bar, some spilled make-up, several sessions of putting them in bed, and a few…

Tweet I am so excited–it’s 3:00 on Friday and I am done for the week! All my roommates are gone which kinda stinks, but I am going to to to bed early tonight. I am exhausted.. and I have so much to write about..but so many different people read this and for fear of offending anyone I am just going to keep my mouth shut and perhaps start a new blog..well, maybe not..but it does stink to not be able to write on my own blog..although, I hate it when people write on their blog instead of talking to people so I don’t want to be lumped into that category.…

Tweet I don’t know how I am going to survive this week..it’s 4:30 Monday and I am physically and emotionally drained and I have probably the most hectic week I have had since I came to college. Hopefully I will see you on the other side..

Tweet I am sitting here in our computer lab because I can’t get into my room..yeah, I know–weird concept huh? but oh well..that’s part of going to a public college. (for those of you completely lost, it’s ok..) Funny how life is sometimes..you get going on this major high and then all of a sudden it’s like crash and burn. Although I haven’t crashed and burned..I can see it in some of my friends and it saddens me greatly. And even in my own life, I can see areas where I have made compromises and done things that are definately in the gray area. But that’s part of growing up,…

Tweet So much has happened lately and I have had zero time to write about any of it. As it is, I am doing this when I am supposed to be doing a language lab for my Spanish class and I should be studying for the huge test we have on Thursday. But no, I am writing in my blog because the poor thing has been neglected as of late. As I wrote in my previous post, I am Greek! That’s right–I, Amanda, joined a sorority. Now, I know you are all automatically thinking horrible thoughts about me–but please don’t. Sororities are not all bad, in fact mine is amazing.…

Tweet To my fellow blogger friends, I am so sorry I have not written anything lately. Life got crazy and none of it was bloggable material. (I don’t even know if that is a word..but oh well) It has somewhat smoothed out. So here I am in my third week of college! It is amazing!! Everyday I meet new people and make more friends and find that I am slowly getting a little less homesick and a little more excited about USI. Let me see if I can get you a little caught up on my life. I am not taking any exciting classes, all general ed. classes which are…

Tweet That’s how the first few days of college have been! It’s stormed so much-the tornado alarm went off one night. It was crazy and it looks like it’s going to rain again. And then just a few minutes ago the fire alarm went off in our building so we all had to go sit on the sidewalk for twenty minutes cuz some kid burnt his popcorn and the firetrucks and security came..it was crazy! Had my first day of classes today-it was alright. I like some of my profs, and some of them I don’t..but all in all it was a good day.. Now I am going to go…

Tweet I am so sorry I haven’t posted anything serious in so long–so much has happened this summer and I haven’t felt like blogging about any of it. But I am sitting here delaying a much needed shower so I can blog some thoughts. (I ran through the pouring rain last night and was dripping wet by the time I got home so my hair is a mess:) ) I am off to college on Wednesday! I am so excited!! I honestly can’t wait to get away from here. Not that I am not going to miss my friends because I am..terribly. But I am looking forward to a fresh…