Fairmont State University - Mound Yearbook (Fairmont, WV)

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Students play on each other ' s Scrupples in the lobby of Pri- chard Hall during a study break. Parking . . . always a problem on campus. 20 Student Life

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K After a 13-hour ride home from the beach, unpacking and repack- ing the car with another long drive ahead of me, I finally made my way to campus. When I drove by the Administration Build- ing, I could see the line of students in front of the Turley Center waiting to The dollar doesn ' t stretch too far when buying textbooks. Students pack the checkout lines in the bookstore, while forking out the cash. Back and Blue pre-register. I did not take the time to unpack my things. I just hauled all the bags and boxes up to my room and raced down to pre-registra- tion. I stood waiting outside on the hard sidewalks in the hot sun for what seemed like days. Eventually I entered the Turley Center only to have to stand in an- other alphabetically di- vided line to pick up my registration sheet. With the sun in her eyes, Ja- net Taylor heads back to her dorm for a needed break during Freshmen Orientation. Ontario, Ctm From there I was shuf- fled into the financial aid line, the meal ticket line and, believe it or not, I finally made it to the computer terminals where my destiny relied on the chips o f an IBM. Next I dashed over to the cashier ' s line, paid my bill and walked out of the Turley Center, so relieved. As I made my way back to the dorm, I looked over at the line outside of the building, longer than it was be- fore. There I saw many of my friends all back and blue! You have to hurry up to get where you are going, but when you get there be prepared to stand in line. Students patient- ly stand in the Nickel lunch line between classes to get a quick bite. Student Life 19

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Same old routine It ' s 10:30 p.m., you ' ve finally time to sit down and re-read (?) the four chapters of history for your test in the morning. But, you know you aren ' t going to compre- hend anything, while the people next door talk about who did what, where and why. The clock hits 11 and you haven ' t gotten past page one. The neighbors finally leave.., you turn the page in your $37.95 book and begin to read about the Gettysburg Address. However, you didn ' t get past what ex- actly your forefathers did, because someone in the room above you is tapping their feet to Walk like a Dinosaur. It ' s 11:45 and you ' ve Students find ample use of the library while studying for mid-terms. decided there is no time to read word-for-word, so you ' ll just skim over the chapters and opti- mistically pray the test will be multiple choice. The next time your red and irritated eyes glance up at your clock it ' s 2 a.m. and time to call it quits. You hit the sack. The next thing you know your alarm is blaring and it ' s 7 a.m. You make your way to the shower, get dressed and grab a quick bite to eat (Oreos and a Dr. Pepper). Believe it or not, you make your 8 o ' clock class on time and the test is multiple choice — Thank you, God! On the way out the classroom door you swear you ' ll never take an 8 a.m. class again (but, of course, you said that last semester too). Luckily your feet re- membered how to get back to your room. You drop your books and hit the bed, not to move again until your room- mate comes in to get you for lunch (we won ' t men- tion the two classes you skipped) and reminds you of the French test you both have in the morning. Oh well, it ' s hard to break out of the same old routine. Student Life 21