Its hard to find friends who you can depend on to be there and listen when you need an ear, when you need a shoulder to cry on, and when you need someone to celebrate a victory with. Well, I have been lucky enough to find such people. I don’t know where I would be without these people. They have all forgiven me when I get mad when I shouldn’t have. They have all seen me break down, as well as on top of the world.

The person that has always been there for me, mainly because he is my brother, is Philip. I love him. He has talked me out of stupid decisions many times. That is the person, that, besides my parents, I owe everything to. I will always be here for him, like he is there for me.

There are two people that I feel like I can talk to about anything here at school. They are my roommate Anthony and my friend John. The three have a lot in common and are all brothers. I tell everybody that when I get married I want them to plan my bachelor party.

The two most important people in my life though are my parents, Chuck & Charlene Prousnitzer. I owe them everything. They have done everything to help my brothers and I get ahead in life. They are the two most important people and I don’t ever want to do anything to disappoint them. I will always be in debt to them.

Well, today everybody finished exams today and most people have left for a month, until next semester. However there are a few small groups that are staying on campus. The Conservatory of Music students are, as well as both Men’s and Women’s basketball teams are staying here. The men’s team is here until the 22nd, and we come back the 26th for practice. While the time we get with our families is short, it will be great. The one thing I learned from last year is that when your away from your family for a good while, you realize exactly how much you love them and miss them.

Tonight we had our first game over the break. We played at Palm Beach Atlantic. The game was a tight game the whole time and our whole team stepped up. Corey Lewis got his first Lynn career points, and had a couple of big boards. Greg Boxell came in off the bench and provided a huge spark, crashing the offensive boards and playing extremely hard. I was extremely proud of our whole team because if something started to go wrong, they banded together and played strong. I hope that our team takes this momentum and run with it.

You said we’re a team. One person struggles, we all struggle. One person triumphs, we all triumph.- from Coach Carter

Well, the year is just about half over and its been interesting.

I started the year off by getting to school early for Orientation Assistant. That was a lot of fun. I got to meet a lot of freshman, and have made long-term friendships with a lot of those.

Then came the start of classes. I had a great schedule filled with fun and interesting teachers.

Then came the start of basketball. Basketball has been great, except the fact that we have lost three straight, but I have a good feeling about Saturday against Eckerd. I have a personal rivalry against Eckerd, becuase my brother went there and before I visited the Lynn campus, I was pretty sure I was going to Eckerd.

This past weekend I was in Valdosta, Georgia for basketball and it reminded me of Arkansas. The leaves were the orange, yellow, and brown you see in the fall and everybody was so nice. The only downside was we lost both games.

On the day after Thanksgiving, Arkansas beat LSU in football. I was so happy, since this was the first time since 1961, I think, that Arkansas has beat a Number 1 team in the nation. Then on the following Monday, Houston Nutt resigned as coach and signed onto coach at Ole Miss, who is a divisional rival. This infuriated me. The main rumor flying around Arkansas is that Lane Kiffin, the Oakland Raiders coach, might come to Arkansas and the old Ole Miss coach would come with him, which would be great, because he is known as a great recruiting, helping recruit such players as Reggie Bush, Matt Leinart, Carson Palmer, and Mike Williams.

Now, its time to study for finals and work until the 22nd when I’ll go home for 4 days, then come back for more basketball.

Gene

Last week was one of mixed emotions for me. One Wednesday the team played Puerto Rico Mayaguez. The team played very well. Hans Schur had a big scoring night, dropping 25 points, while Michael Baptiste had a huge night off the bench scoring 17 points and providing a much needed spark. Coach McMillin moved to 4-0 against Puerto Rico Mayaguez.

Thursday was Thanksgiving, as I’m sure you know. I started the day off with practice. Then afterwards, we as a team went to dinner at Legal Seafood, then after we got back to school, I went to my cousin’s grandmothers for another dinner. I had an amazing meal of turkey, this special cornbread, and sweet potatoes with marshmellows on top! After i left I didn’t think I could eat for days.

Friday we had a morning practice, then I watched the Arkansas-LSU game, or the Battle for the Golden Boot. It was an amazing game. Darren McFadden had a huge day, so did Peyton Hillis and Felix Jones. I screamed for joy so loud when Mattarel Richardson picked off the pass in the back of the end zone to end the game. As soon as the game was over, my dad and I were on the phone talking about the game and how great it was.

Saturday we played Christian Brothers. We started off great, keeping their offense at bay for a majority of the game. At the end of the game, their offense started to click and the hit a fade-away three pointer with 6 seconds left in the game. Randy Jones just missed a long distance three pointer at the buzzer.

 Due to Randy’s performance last week, he was named the Lynn Male Athlete of the Week.

 Well, have a good week and live life to the fullest.

Gene

Well, its advising week here at Lynn, and I have been picking classes. Right now im planning on taking 18-21 credits. 12-15 are classes that I would take for my major and one class would be an elective. 6 credits are for my internship. 6 credits is equal to 300 hours of working, which will be easy for me to do, since with practice alone, I work 18 hours a week, then I have laundry which is an extra 2 hours every few days. Fall of 08 ill take the last three internship credits, which will be another 150 hours. The class I am most looking forward to is Front Office Operation. I think it will be interesting cause then I can learn what goes into running/working in the front office of a sports team.

My internship is going to be the job I currently do, Manager of the Men’s Basketball Team. Now, I’m getting credits toward graduation. Speaking of basketball, the first game is on Thursday at 7 in the DeHornle Cultrual Center against Saint Thomas, located in Miami. I hope everybody reading this comes to the game to support the basketball team. This is your 1st chance to see the Fighting Knights in action at Lynn.