Old Dominion University - Troubador Yearbook (Norfolk, VA)

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Showing the way he gets spirited, this f- ' unknown student runs the field during P -.-i hamime. 0i Copelandy 01915111110 5

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We Can Get A Little EXCITED Welcome to ODU! Faces come and faces go but some things never change. The Spirit of ODU carries through from year to year. In fact, it GROWS every year; we get excited and pass it to those around us. Everyone catches it sooner or later we've all been bitten by the Big Blue Beast - and it shows! It shows when we paint our faces with blue and silver paw prints, as well as when we help strangers A student poses as Freddy Kruger from HHightmare on Elm Street during the Met-Life Classici tC. Thomasl The Spirit's Hback and stronger than ever and this stu- dent makes sure everybody knows. tCl Thomasl 2 OPENING find their way around our city. It's also what pushes us over the edge of Hnormal. With it, we stretch possibilities to include those things we never thought of before. We can suc- ceed because our excitement carries us past our previous lim- itations. Boundaries that once closed us in become goals for us to reach and exceed. Spirit is what sustains us when we're un- sure ofthe outcome; we keep on doing our best anyway. Here we're learning new skills. Mistakes are inevitable, but without trying we might nev- er learn what unlimited poten- tial we possess. If we can reach for the extremes ofour abilities, we will take with us more satis- faction than if we had llplayed it safe. This Spirit is what makes us special. It's what gets us excit- ed! Julene M. Fisher

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There's No Shortage of T ALENT Another thing we're excited about is all the talent around here. Excellence is the 80's atti- tude, and we've got it! Its what pushes us to try new things. It gives us encouragement to work hard at what we do. Wheth- er we're playing hard or study- ing hard, ODU offers many out- lets for talent. From the athletic depart- ment to zoology, and every- where in between, faculty and fellow students help each other get the best out of themselves. Professors push us towards ever greater achievements, ex- tra-curricular groups give us a chance to practice our skills and develop new hobbies.-Our athletes are national and re- gional winners - and Olympic contestants as well! Science ex- periments developed here go into space. In some way each of us Dribbling the ball, Jan Wergeland puts a move on a Buckeye defender at a home game. tC. Thomast Students from the Advanced Karate Club demonstrate combat techniques at Main Street. t0. Hansem 4 OPENING adds to this mood of excel- lence. We're proud when we know one ofus is HHumber One. We encourage each other to reach greater heights, to gojust a little farther, or try something new. For some of us this may be our great chance to be recog- nized as one of the best, and we have done it here. Julene M. Fisher