West Virginia Wesleyan College - Murmurmontis Yearbook (Buckhannon, WV)

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STRANGE GAMES? Do you know that the worse thing that could happen to a hobbit is? Discovering a bunch of humans roll- ing dice, laughing and carrying on while pretending to be elves and hobbits of all things. How degrading. Of course they were only playing a game called Dungeons and Dragons. We really should clarify something here, hobbits do exist and elves, well some of my best friends are elves. To the subject at hand. Dungeons and Dragons is one of the more off- beat games played around here. Mainly because it is so different than any other game normally played. It has no board, but it does have fairly strict rules and regulations. D D is known as a role-playing game because characters are acted out by the participants. Dice are used to determine just about everything in the game, but the most interesting facet of D D is that almost anything that occurs in real life can be played out, and then some. Dungeons and Dragons is just one of the many games commonly played. Other favorites include Risk, a board game in which players con- trol armies and, well, they take over the world; card games; one of the more popular games. Backgammon; and for the more intellectual, like myself. Chess. There are many others of course, but they all serve the same purpose, to break the monotony of class and the bordeom of just staring at the wall. Ahh, escapism. My personal favorite is the movies, but I always seem to get sat on. 12 Diversions

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DIVERSIONS Well, I hope that I have been able to give you a better understanding of what it is really like here. If you are three feet tall, that is. It is obvious that there is more than enough to do around campus. Class and studies naturally take up a lot of time during the day, but in between, as 1 have tried to show you, you have to work hard at get- ting bored. The top of the SCOW, the gym, the library, the residence halls, and the apartments all have something different to offer. Even if you need a little time away from friends and pressures of everyday life, the college has something for you. The meditation chapel is a great place to be quiet, worship, or like the name says: meditate. Let ' s face it, Wesleyan may be a small out-oftheway school, but it sure seems to have everything. What can I say? I guess that I am proud to be the only hobbit lucky enough to be associated with this fair place. Thank you for letting me take you on a tour of my home and remember, stay calm in the mind and body, and your life will be long, prosporous and very rewarding. What a better way to start such a life, than here. Adieu — say good-bye, Turnstyle. 14 Diversions