James Madison University - Bluestone Schoolmaam Yearbook (Harrisonburg, VA)

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Seniors go a little hog wild Magin CjROOVin ' . Seniors dance to the music of the popular band Everything. The band was a great addition to the Pig Roast and the dancing was a great way to work off all of the beer and food. Dead soldiers. Empty kegs line the back of the beer truck. As the day pro- gressed, Godwin field was covered with the remains of the Pig Roast ' s kegs. Winter ran unusually long this year, and so it seemed, did the spring semester. But the weather on the last day of April, Reading Day, was so beautiful that no one who hadn ' t seen it could have believed it snowed four days earlier. As it happened, in accordance with tradition, this was also the day of the senior Pig Roast. Sponsored by the junior class, the event consisted of the regionally popular band Everything, a truck full of beer, several tables of food and hundreds of students. Godwin field was divided into two sections for the event, one for those over 21 (they had the beer, the band and the hundreds), and the other for minors (they had the food). This arrangement worked well for Julie Laske who said, I enjoyed seeing my friends, but I would never eat pig. For the seniors it was a chance to have fun before studying for exams. It was an opportunity to attend one last stress free school function before graduation. With saying good- bye still a week away, no one had begun to feel sad, so it was a time to say Wow! We ' re done, let ' s have lunch next week... And it was f a time of reunions, roommates from freshman year together again for the first time in quite awhile. Senior Cynthia Payne said in reflec- tion, there was a sense of unity, everybody who I ' d spent the last four years with was there. I even got to meet a few new people. Pig roast was more than just a picnic: it was the University ' s way of saying farewell good luck to graduating seniors, and having one last blast with their JMU friends. Spirits were high and friends were plenty at Pig Roast ' 93. -Dan Kaufman 18 Pig Roast Magin

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I like going to Spanky ' s or the Little Grill because they give that hometown feel- ing. -Senior Kristi Snvder ity Life students in the hot spots of the Burg This small town offered a lot more than students saw at first glance. There were great places to go to hang out with a college crowd. Spanky ' s, the most popular, drew in many students celebrating birthdays for good food. Luigi ' s was also a favorite for the best pizza in town. For food, fun and games a great place to go was not McDonald ' s, but the Artful Dodger coffee house. Tully ' s was yet another fun place that attracted students with its daily specials: it provided an occasional jazzy atmosphere with After Five, the campus band that shouldn ' t be missed. The Little Grill was an excellent place for a different scene: there were poetry readings, bands, open mike nights and a lot of people having good times. Students were also drawn into the club scene and could go on different nights for different atmosphere to places like Player ' s, the Joker ' s and JM ' s. Senior Rick Armstrong simply says, JM ' s is a must on Tuesday nights. It is an especially cool place for upperclassmen who like the 21 and over crowd. Beyond downtown Harrisonburg is Massanutten Resort, where many students got a taste of recreation in skiing. Skyline Drive was also a place for students to get away from it all. It offered a beautiful land- scape, particularly in the autumn, when the leaves changed. Heading south down some rural roads. Reddish Knobsuddenly appeared. It displayed a breathtaking view of the sunrise or the sunset (your choice) and was easily the most romantic spot in the Valley. When traveling in the ' Burg, students didn ' t limit the places they visited downtown — they explored and expenenced the many other areas in this wonderland called Harrisonburg. -Hani Hong The Burg 17

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WnOSriEXT? Thelinefordrinks seems never ending as everyone pushes to the front. Students grabbed as nnany cups as they could once they reached the front of the line. Pig Roast 19