When the ball dropped in Times Square it started the domino effect of celebrating of the new year 2006 across the United States.

Throngs of people celebrated with their friends, blew noisemakers and when it was all said and done, woke up the next morning committed to their New Year’s resolutions.

There was a promise to change, improve or develop something that was lacking in their lives, a promise for the next 12 months to stick to a goal.

It’s been nearly a month and Scroll wants to know how you’re doing on your resolutions.

Angel Viveros, a junior from Leon, Mexico, made the New Year’s resolution to get all A’s in his classes and do well in his job as managing director of the BYU-Idaho Activities Program.

“I’m feeling I’ve been having a good start; it’s a good year, and I’m feeling good about [my New Year’s resolution]. I’m still working on some planning I have to do,” Viveros said.

Annette Jensen, a sophomore from Preston, Idaho, is part of the 46 percent of people who have made it into the first month.

Jensen made a New Year’s resolution to improve her dating life by resolving to be more honest about her feelings with the boys she dates.

“A lot of it is knowing how I feel, which is probably the first step is keeping my New Year’s resolution and probably the hardest,” Jensen said. “Second is telling [boys] how I feel and third is being okay with it.”

For some students, having a New Year’s resolution just isn’t enough.

Brianna Whiting, a freshman from Logan, Utah, made her New Year’s resolution to worry less about school and become more involved.

“If I could learn one thing this semester it would be to strive to remember who I am and gain confidence and feel comfortable with who I am,” Whiting said.