North Central College - Spectrum Yearbook (Naperville, IL)

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And afterwards, we gather- drawn together by the fear of loneliness or the search for understanding. Through the commenting, criticizing, complimenting wanders the individual. The football season- hurling spheroid of determination, optimism- Opens with a roar of support: Initial failure followed by game after game of rising success until . . . . . . The dull echo of excitement blends with the church chimes at question 58 of the first bio exam. Followed by aftermath of mood: despair, deflation- kicking oneself hurts- determination. Momentarily, School becomes serious. The search to know, to understand deepens. The mental wrestling match predominates, Until the student is almost pinned- But for the grace of a hayride-soft night nestling around almost-couples, the weekend fling Cbe it what it mayb the understanding grasp of another personas hand, the reassurance of a gentle kiss- Communication created and understood, but never explained And, just when the boundaries seem to be settling, 17

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i ff twiki Wun- not with a whimper, but an Explosion- An outburst of enthusiasm, hope, determination. Chapel starts- a concrete thinker in the Hux of creativity. And we are challenged, freed, The opening buzz of enthusiasm sinks to an almost-drone of lectures, assignments- Until the harsh semi-reality of college existence Is livened and abstracted under the Big Top of Club Carnival. The drone of knowledge is harmonized by the discant of Big-lil Sis-Bro apprehension, Back Porch Majority enthusiasm, Happy 6th to You, College Union- Harbor of our relaxation, Tabs, moments of seclusion en masse. g

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