Marshall University - Chief Justice Yearbook (Huntington, WV)

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Packing it for the weekend Mild, mannerly Marshall students share a life of attending classes, studying late, and examining exams. But when Friday afternoon shows its face in each student ' s weekly reminder book, they join forces to become one of Huntington ' s greatest groups of superflighters, the Mighty Marshall Suitcasers. During the week these superflighters look like any other wandering student, each playing his role with expertise. However, when it is least expected by professors and other students, the Mighty Marshall Suitcaser sheds his studious robe and cap, makes a mad dash for his car or an escape bus, and begins his journey home. Home could be anywhere for a super- flighter, but it is not at Marshall. His presence at the university is just that, a presence at the university. Attending lecturous classes is just a past time for the suitcaser. His real life is beyond the desks and books of Marshall. It ' s at home with his friends and family. Many suitcasers have cut back on their superflights due to a rise in the price of gas and bus fare. They ' ve begun to cope with the much talked about campus weekend. A retiree of the suitcaser life is Karen Boyce, Rockport, senior. I stayed down one weekend my first semester here at Marshall, Boyce said. I stayed down more the next one because of snow. Boyce said she could afford going home more her freshmen year because gas was cheaper and she had people riding with her. She said one reason she stopped going home so often was I couldn ' t get all my work done during the week and it was hard to get any done at home. She said studying all week didn ' t leave any time to enjoy things around campus and Huntington. I missed all the home football games and all the other activities, she said. You miss meeting people on campus when you miss the activities. The suitcase retiree ventures home occasion- ally now to see her family and for special occasions such as birthdays. Boyce said she sometimes goes to get away for a while. She said she goes home lots of times to bring back food because she doesn ' t like eating in the cafeteria. That ' s a reason many Marshall suitcasers give for their superflights home. Boyce said as the years go by college students break away from home. That makes it easier to cut down on the trips. But admitted there is still a little bit of a Marshall Suitcaser waiting to jump up and catch the next superflight home.