Arizona State University - Sun Devil Spark / Sahuaro Yearbook (Tempe, AZ)

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MADE The older you get, the more you don ' t need so many people A around who you know. You ' ve already got your friends and HOME have yourself established. -SUE ANN O ' BRIEN Continued from page 3e housing fee was paid all at once and not having a car (like herself) was no problem because of the excellent She also stressed the importance of privacy and personal space, that living alone in an atmosphere such as Cholla could allow for. Although she didn ' t keep in touch with any of her roommates from freshman year, she admitted living in the residence halls had opened her up to many friendships. She probably would have missed out on much of this had she been in an apartment or house. O ' Brien said another plus to hall living was how close-knit the people around you became, as you grew accustomed to seeing them all the time. She did admit that she sometimes wished she lived off (in a bigger place). Especially now that she was almost done with school and more serious about her studies, and not particularly active in the usual dorm activities, constant noise and parties which could sometimes get annoying. The older you get, the more you don ' t need so many people around who you know, she said. You ' ve already got your friends and have yourself established. Her concentration was now more on school and receiving the psychology degree she was so close to completing. She planned on moving closer to her roots back East and possibly attending school at Boston College. Looking ahead to her future she admitted to being slightly terrified, but was somehow at the same time. Ever since I can remember, that ' s what I always wanted to do, she added.

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Eklund refills a glass for a customer at Sub Stop like it, (Sub Stop) it ' s fun. (Left) Counting the Eklund spent two years working at Sub Stop and of the benefits of working there. conveient, close to school and it works around my schedule. Photos Craig Valenzuela a person approached the final months of school, a wide range of sentiment had potential to arise. Fear, anxiety, zeal, confusion (or perhaps a combination of these) were probably familiar to those who had been there. For those who had yet to reach this phase, graduation was probably anticipated for reasons of the obvious like an end to all exams. Sometimes the carefree aspects of college life could be taken for granted, but for those who were holding down a job to help put them through school, headed for a specific career in which they were already receiving much hands on experience and basically being a responsible adult the question was: How much more real could it get? No matter what the field of study or intended occupation, it seemed an optimistic attitude was important to maintain. Interactive Computer Graphics major Art Eklund had that part mastered. Beginning his ASU career as an engineering major, he was now glad for having made the switch. My advisers (in computer graphics) were really supportive, he explained. Personal guidance and attention were completely unfa miliar to many in a school of over 40,000. He felt lucky to have had that. With their assistance he was able to take a miscellany of courses, still filling his requirements and thus emerging a well rounded person and not a computer zombie. He mentioned classes like advertising and marketing which were not only Continued on page 5a Text by Jennifer DeCarvalho