Clarion University of Pennsylvania - Sequelle Yearbook (Clarion, PA)

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ARTS AND SCIENCES — I Hope E. Weckerly, Seneca, PA, MT James D. Wescoat, Titusville, PA, ES Steven C. Wigton, Karns City, PA, ES Katherine J. Young, Whitehouse St., NJ, MATH Joy E. Zelek, Verona. PA, PSY Lisa M. Zelek, Johnstown, PA, MT Carol E. Zelenky, Bellefonte. PA, PS Paul M. Zollinger, Jeannette, PA, PS Leah D.T. Zuch, Dubois, PA, ENG Jane M. Zulovich, Edinboro, PA, MT Richard C. Gordon, Johnstown. PA, SCT Jackie I. Schmitt, Altoona. PA, HUM Fereshta Nasim, Kabul. Afghanistan. SCT Jeffrey W. Schrecengost, Shippenville, PA. SCT Thomas W. Wetherbee, Cuyahoga Falls, OH, MATH Weckerly-Schmitt 199

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ARTS AND SCIENCES Matthew A. Marsteller, Clarion. PA. PHY Wendy M. McSparren, Rouseville. PA. PSY William D. Merchbaker, Meadville. PA. BIOL Timothy A. Miller, Beaver Falls, PA. PSY Leon A. Mosher, Laceyville, PA, BIOL Dana Patrice Murphy, Pittsburgh. PA. SCT Katherine K. Osborn, Lombard. IL, ES Michael A. Palicia, Stoneboro, PA, MATH Renee Ann Poliak, Natrona Heights, PA, MUSM Donna M. Reed, Easton. PA. MT Lisa M. Riddle, Grove City. PA. SOCP Cheryl Lee Ross, Westover, PA, RUSS Drahim A.R. Saban, Sabah. Malay. ECN Mark J. Sadecki, Walton, NY. MT Nicholas B. Shevchenko, Towaco, NY. PHY Carrie L. Smith, Greeensburg. PA, BIOL James R. Snyder, Meadville, PA. GS Diane L. Solinsky, Shavertown, PA, MATH Michael Lee Stahlman, Clarion. PA. PSY Tina M. Straub, Pittsburgh. PA. MT Patricia L. Thomson, Dubois. PA. ES Kelly L. Tower, Latrobe, PA. MT Dennis T. Walker, Monroeville. PA. ES John J. Walsh, Melrose Park. PA, HUM 198 Marsteller-Walsh

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ARTS AND SCIENCES Seniors Reflect On Changing Times College . . . (let ' s see how trite I can make this.) College. When I was in high school I had this wonderful vision of col- lege: of ivy-covered buildings with huge white pillars, dusty professors walking around in herringbone blazers smoking pipes, and fraternity houses rivaling the Vanderbilt ' s summer cottage. When I got to Clarion, what did I find? - huge, ugly metal sculptures that didn ' t look like any- thing but huge, ugly metal sculptures; a pendulum that has not swung once in four years; and weather that makes a man shake his fist at the heavens and say, I ' ll give my left arm for sunshine. ' ' That ' s when I was a freshman. Now I ' m a senior and I say, The sculpture (singu- lar now) is still ugly. ' ' But wait, Perhaps Clarion can ' t be described as ' regal, ' ' dig- nified, ' ' haughty ' or ' exclusive, ' but it can be described as ' homey, ' ' cozy, ' ' rainy, ' and. . . ' cute ' , Yes, cute. Clarion is kind of cute. All the buildings are nestled togeth- er, the autumn leaves create this Grand- ma ' s back yard effect, and when you can sled ride outside your dorm, well, that ' s cute. I ' m not even going to mention the town. How cute can any Main Street be? But I constantly look up to see if there isn 7 a huge Christmas tree towering above us and a little train that rides around the town that puffs real smoke. So maybe we don ' t have pillars, dusty profs, or the Vanderbilt frat house. But what we do have are thousands of leaves to kick up as we walk to class, pigeons that coo as they nest on top of Founders, and people who really make being away from home rather homey. I ' m psyched to be graduating, a littl e scared too. But even though I may be miles away I ' ll think of Clarion and all my friends and get a small lump in my throat. Why, I may even think of that big metal sculpture and say to myself, rather melan- choly-like, I still think it ' s ugly. -Rich Gordon Speech Communication and Theatre Looking back over my four years here, I have to wonder where they ' ve gone. It doesn ' t seem possible that I real- ly could have accomplished much during such a short time, but I really have! In high school, four years at college seemed like an insurmountable challenge, and it was challenging, but one that I weathered it III Linda Harding When I think back over these past few years, my mind becomes flooded with an endless stream of wonderful memories — of people and laughter, disappointments and struggles, heartaches, and friend- ships. In each of them I see myself and am amazed at the change, the growth that ' s taken place in my life. I ' ve come so far — and yet how much more is still ahead. ' ' -Cheryl L. Ross Russian Linda Harding well. Making it through college has been an accomplishment and Clarion has pre- pared me for many other challenges I will face, not only during the next four years, but for a lifetime. -Tammy Ambrose Speech Comm. and Theatre Senior Reflection