College of William and Mary - Colonial Echo Yearbook (Williamsburg, VA)

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Cutting Apron Strings , More choices, and more hassles l , 7 li, ,lm l 1 . ,F ff .,,f' In a rare flurry ut housekeeping. loel Bass sorts through some dirty ilothes Slice n' bakes in .1 rlorm oven are the closest Doug lsirkpatrit lt can get to home-made L4 H+-lt-Determination ollege cut apron strings. The ser- vices that were free at home ac- quired price tagsg chores that were once taken for granted piled up. Sud- denly everyone fended for themselves. Laundry became a major hassle. Be- sides being time-consuming, laundry was boring. Sorting the clothes, beg- ging for quarters, battling for empty machines - Mom never had to go through that. The water was warm enough to fade colors but not hot enough to clean anything. Everything turned out grey. fExcept the load with the new red shirt - that turned out pink.J Dorm rooms collected dust - big tufts of it under the beds. The sink in the room, the bathtub in the apart- ment, the toilet in the suite bathroom - they all grew fuzzy things. No one liked to clean but it was better than liv- ing in a jungle. The dishes piled up too. Even those dorm dwellers who didn't cook usually had a plate or two from the Caf, often dirty and thrown in the fuzzy sink. Fledgling gourmets found joy in the freedom of cooking for themselves. E, lil .LIJJJ A coin-stealing soda machine has Dave Sacks on the ottensive l They ran out and bought woks, egg beaters and cheese graters. Those without caf cards or culinary skills ate at George's or McDonald's. Those without caf cards or culinary skills or. money waited until a weekend party ' to sneak in a week's worth of nutri- tion. Lazy people with lots of change frequented vending machines. College presented many with the first opportunity to manage money. Checking accounts offered conve- nience - easy money, day or night. The delis accepted their fair share of late night checks for under 75 cents, when a bag of potato chips was man- i 1 K 4 Clothes heaps await their turns to get clean onl OD. basement's laundry machines. 4 datory. When those unrecorded checks piled up, the bank fired off a nasty notice stamped insufficient funds. J lf freedom meant some hassles, it: was still an education in itself. Studying, sleeping, eating and relaxing required tight scheduling and a delicate balance. It was easy to lose perspective when , facing homework, deadlines, social committments, and fuzzy dishes. Where was Mom when you needed her? l

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in the crowd Sinthecrowdinthecrowd lhree motivated students tell their stories hat do a rock-blues vocalist, an environmental activist, and an antique dealer share in common? I'hey're all W8rM students, and they've each learned to juggle schoolwork, so- :ial life, and special interests. Deeme Katson has appeared in the :horus of a few college musicals, but as she explains, I was very frustrated. I wanted to sing. I wanted to be in a Jand - to do other things. So she got together with six musicians and Formed the Katson Blues Band, a lblues-oriented rock group which ap- oears at the Pub, dorm functions, and Fraternity parties. The band represents a middle ground between disco and ward rock, emphasizing a danceable nix of blues, jazz, and rock. Deeme harmonized in a folk group n high school, and has taken classical voice here at school. Although her :raining has helped her to control and :mroject her voice, she finds it 'ldifficult :o translate from the classical idiom to 'ock. Deeme hopes to explore 'lthe sig band type stuff - Billie Holliday, Ella Fitzgerald, although she finds inter- preting newer male vocalists, such as Ioe jackson, more challenging. As for wer vocal reemblance to artists such as Bonnie Raitt, Deeme explains, 'lYou try to make your own style, but you also concentrate on doing it right. A junior English major, Deeme also acts as program director for WCWM. She supervises the material that is put out by the station and aims for a 'Ito- cused, centered sound. Deeme finds that performing makes up for hours of rehearsal - often ev- ery night for a week before a gig. I get psyched, she says. 'Il get a little nervous, too. After-college plans are a little fuzzy for Deeme Katson, but music is an important factor: HI would like to go into music. But I don't know if I'd be lucky enough to get into per- forming. Kathee Myers aimes for a career in uappropriate technology, a new field encompassing physics, economics, ge- ology, and environmental science, as applied to finding alternative energy sources. At W8tM, Kathee works for the Matoaka Alliance, an anti-nukes group, the Seagull Co-op, a natural foods membership store, and VaPIRG Wirginia Public Interest Research Groupl, a consumer research and envi- ronmental protection organization, as- sociated with Ralph Nader. Since coming to W8rM, Kathee has travelled cross-country to Colorado, visited the Dominican Republic, and managed a health food restaurant l'lThe Wild Carrot j in Leesburg, Va. Kathy follows a vegetarian diet, and avoids refined sugar and processed foods. While managing The Wild Car- rot, Kathee and another woman planned the menus fl'Avocado de- light,'f Barley florentine j, cooked some, and baked all the breads. Kathee's visit to the Dominican Repub- lic reinforced her disdain for white su- gar - the natives 'lsuck on sugar cane all day long. Their teeth are totally rot- ted. At the Seagull Co-op, located on Prince George St., Kathee acts as coordinator of the expansion commit- tee, and occasionally subs as manager. The committee encourages members to become self-sufficient, by making their own yogurt, growing their own herbs, baking bread, etc. Kathee herself supplied the co-op with every- thing from homemade cottage cheese to granola cookies. Kathee's enthusiasm for VaPIRG is contagious. The national organization is based in Washington, with local groups at VaTech, Radford, and W8tM. Kathee acts as a liason between Williamsburg and Nader's associates in D.C. VaPIRG's programs vary with each locality: tenant's hotlines, wom- en's health directories, stream-cleaning projects, lobbying for local ecological concerns, and research. The staff con- sists of paid professionals - scientists, engineers, lawyers - who know ap- propriate courses of action. Kathee hopes to gain student approval for a tuition option tsimilar to the reelection contribution option found on tax re- turnsj that would allow students to utax themselves for PIRG funding. Kathee explains - l'This isn't just an- other organization that can feed all other area organizations. Bill Bell, a senior management major, is a 22-year old entrepeneur. As a freshman, Bill and a friend painted houses, and most recently, Bill dealt an- tiques from his home in Fairfax. BiIl's interest in antiques grew from years of attending auctions with his parents. UA lot of people think there's some mystique to antiques, he ob- served, ubut it's a matter of knowing what to buy and who to sell it to. Bill and his partner bought pieces-mostly solid oak furniture-from antique deal- ers and auction houses, then cleaned, refinished, and repaired them for re- sale. Occasionally dealers would con- tact Bill and ask if he'd run across a cer- tain item - Ulf you go often enough tto the auctionsl, they get to know you, Bill found that being sensitive to po- tential buyers was an acquired skill, 'lThere was a lot of human nature in- volved, he admitted, 'You learn to tell whofs going to buy and who's just looking. Although Bill feels he needs to com- plete his management degree, he finds practical experience pretty valuable. As he put it, I don't think book-learning and on-the-job experience can be re- lated in any way. After graduation, he hopes to work in Saudi Arabia, where his father lives, perhaps as a purchasing agent for the military. Success shouldn't be difficult for Bill Bell, As he explains it, 'I guess l'm moti- vated by the intense desire to have money. Self-Determination f 73

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ionked out, these juniors find the pressures of aily life a little overwhelming. Qx Ax 5 , Self-Determination