Indiana State University - Sycamore Yearbook (Terre Haute, IN)

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'P' WHAT IS FUN? Fun . . .Webster described it as something which pro- vided amusement or enjoy- ment; a violent or excited ac- tivity; or an event which in- duced laughter. Usually best found in groups of two or more but had been discov- ered singularly, this enjoy- ment promoted a natural high on life. Though a big test which needed to be studied for, an unfinished project, or sleep lerked in the shadows, fun simply erased the time need- ed to fulfill those tasks. Not always wasteful, sometimes those extra fun times relin- quished the pressures of col- Even doing laundry can break the monotonous strain of the day for Jim Haskell, Greenwood freshman. e Photo by Doug Runyon Afternoon delight comes while sketching on a warm day under shade. - Photo by Kevin Alexander escaping to fun for survival lege life. Norman Lewis, edi- tor of Rogetis Thesaurus, de- fined fun as tisport, frolic, gaiety, meriment, pleasure, or amusement. Certainly this didnit need to cost mon- ey. For sometimes just a walk around the block, a trip across the hall or an after- noon on the sunny quad re- vived the energy left behind in the classrooms. Escaping to our own little corners, true personalities blossomed into fun times. No matter who, what, where or when, fun was a useful tool in life for the college student at Indiana State in 1984. e by Sheila Hoffman .sz- mum Escaping to fun 25