Riverside College - Tequesquite Yearbook (Riverside, CA)

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I HE DAY-TO-DAY LIFE of a college student, with the excitement of curiosity and the thrill of conquest as he seeks to further his education is a challenging experience indeed. At first there is the awakening of the mind and body as the student prepares to meet a world of knowledge, the awareness of a freshman ' s confused, hopeful beginning. This is offset by the insight derived from obscurity in members of the Sophomore Class. Yet, still they must employ their skills and apply themselves to face the terror of an ever changing world ahead. They have gained this preparation through a college educa- tion enhanced by association with faculty, student friendships, social gatherings and — certainly not last — academic accomplish- ment. Determined to make the future worthwhile, the college student faces the world with confidence and hearty enthusiasm. - ' UFE THE ARTIST - Richard McPeak expresses his view of student life in a college of various pastel tis- sue papers and crayons. McPeak, a graduate of Riverside Polytech- nic High, became interested in art in 1961, the year of his graduation. As a student at RCC was nominated for Man of Distinction, he maintained a good grade point average, and he held down a job as a sign painter. His future plans are to become a commercial artist and to get married — not necessarily in that order.

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Light and Shadow A COLLEGE IS PEOPLE, not buildings, but the physical environment is nonetheless import- ant. Attractive and efficient surroundings make for pleasant places to live and work. Although the Quadrangle is desperately over- crowded, and so can scarcely be considered efficient, it is indeed a pleasant spot, almost unique among California junior colleges. Fortunately, the master plan now being de- veloped calls for the preservation and con- tinued use of this tree shaded plot. Familiar though the Quad becomes after a few short weeks, the progression of seasons and the advancing hours bring changing patterns of light and shadow. At noon the campus swarms with students, students pen- sive and gay, silent and talkative, resting and restive. Early in the morning and late in the afternoon, the campus, nearly emptied of students, con- veys a different mood, a mood quieter, less hurried, more reflective. CLOISTERS — These Mediterranean arches suggest a monastic tranquillity quickly dispelled by noontime hordes. PANORAMA — The Quadrangle comes to life in the Photographer Ray Rosales ' camera moves more than 90 remarkable series of pictures spanning these two pages. degrees, from the top of the Pit to beyond the Archway.