Fairmont State University - Mound Yearbook (Fairmont, WV)

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The water beats down on rocks below after swiftly mov- ing through the channels of the once prosperous grist mill site at Valley Falls State Park. Enjoying the early March sun these three co-eds relax on the flat rocks of Valley Falls. 22 Student Life

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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

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Road trips make happy campers Campus and college life is not as bad as most initially believe. Howev- er, overwhelming assign- ments and the same old scene can give students an urge to break away from the monotony and go on a road trip. A spontaneous or planned day out at one of the close-by state parks just may be the cure for those study time blues. A common stomping ground for happy camp- ers is Valley Falls State Park. The park is less than a half an hour drive from campus. Students take picnic lunches, relax and enjoy the sights around them. Whether it be for the day or just an hour, a road trip may just turn out to be the answer to trivial college problems. (Road Trip Warning: no reasons necessary!) While at the state park, the staff photographer snapped senior Tom Owens catching the breaking of the falls. Student Life 23