Troy University - Palladium Yearbook (Troy, AL)

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Frances Gammage and Mark while she works in the Adams Cen- ter Information Booth.

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TDMGW] TJ The world is filled with peo- ple as diversified and as colorful as the rainbow And Troy State is lucky enough to have foreign students repre- senting at least thirty-one na- tions We are able to live side by side with foreign students despite racial differences and sometimes language bar- riers The reasons that foreign students come to Troy State are as varied as the nations represented Troy State has scholarships for students in England and Japan Stu- dents who have shown ex- cellence m academics and character have been chosen by their country to receive a scholarship to study at Troy State for a year Other students who desire to go to college find them- selves studying for a year m order to pass a difficult col- lege entrance exam, which may be taken only once Many foreign countries also have a quota as to the amount of students entering college. Once the school is filled, the student must look elsewhere Schools in the United States provide many more opportunities and areas of study that students would not find in their own country Students who have written away for information on col- leges receive a book with a list of colleges Alabama is usually listed first The cli- mate and reasonable tuition is appealing to most stu- dents On the humorous side, for- eign students are often asked why they came to Troy State One student said that he came because his enve- lope had been stamped as saying. Alabama s Most Ex- citing Campus For most foreign students, coming to study m the United States has been very re- warding And we. as Ameri- cans, were able to get a taste of the world without eve leaving our homes Foreign StixJ -

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Hanging Out Everybody has a favorite place that they like to go. to relax and spend time with their friends. Most people hang out at some time or an- other. Some people stop on the sidewalks and talk, some congregate in the halls, and others visit in their dorm rooms. Hanging out is a great way to waste time between classes or while getting a snack. TSU has a campus full of people who love to talk The Adams Center is always filled with people. Upstairs in the study areas is a great place to get some studying done or just visit with your friends. Downstairs, the Ad- ams Center provides activity in the gameroom or around the mailboxes. The snack area always has a lot of peo- ple who are taking a break and getting something to eat at the same time. Lori Lang- ston enjoyed spending time in the break area next to the Adams Center game room studying, snackmg, and just shooting the breeze Although the library may be thought of as a haven for the studious elite, actually it is a great place for socializ- ing Breaks between study- ing often result m long con- versations SAGA has made more than a reputation for serving food but also as a coed hang- out. Many students arrange their schedule around a 12:00 lunch to take a much needed break from classes Schedules were also ar- ranged to include time gaps for watching favorite soaps TV rooms became congest- ed during times for favorite soap operas such as Gener- al Hospital and Days of Our Lives. Hanging Out is something that everybody does Hang- ing out does not take any preparation or planning, it is something done because people enjoy seeing and re- laxing with other people. Hanging Out 29