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

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INTRODUCTION

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Melissa DiFiore Craig Valenzuela Students relax on West Lawn as a stormy fall sunset brings the day to a close. The lawn by the library was a popular place for students to pass some time. Photo by Scott Burgu

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Indicating to march next, O ' Neil explains a new march formation to 20-year-old clarinetist Patti Kimm and 18- old clarinetist Pogue. (Left) the band O ' Neil keeps them on beat. Being in a group deal with a lot of and The freinds get out of it makes it Photos by Craig Valenzuela he first thing you notice about Brigid O ' Neil is her smile. However, at 10 p.m. on a Wednesday, you might think she would be less than happy about spending the rest of the evening in the band room at Gammage. She seemed to thrive on the sounds of student musicians practicing in the halls and the neverending rush of people working and socializing in the band office. O ' Neil, a 21-year-old wildlife conservation major, had been one of the drum majors of the Arizona State University SunDevil Marching Band for the past three years and also a member of Kappa Kappa Psi, the national honorary band fraternity. She knew first hand how difficult it could be for a student to find their own place at ASU. I would advise a freshman to find something that they like and that they know they want to do and find a way to get involved with it, she said. There are so many places through the Student Services Building that you could just go in and they ' d tell you what to do. Sure, you ' re scared and you don ' t want to meet anybody, but once you start going, it ' ll get better. One way that many students believed gave them their own place was having a support system of good friends. O ' Neil said that her friends were an integral part of her decision to change her major. She had been a music education major for her first two years at ASU, and had a very difficult time trying to decide if she Continued on page 3c Text by Marlene E. Naubert