Belmont Abbey College - Spire Yearbook (Belmont, NC)

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tMttti umn AUTUMN: After the long and quiet summer, the campus of Belmont Abbey suddenly livens up with the arrival of old and new students eager to begin the school year. The weather is hot and humid as luggage is hauled into the resident halls and the first students to make new friends are those with air conditioners - . A 31 h IARIETY installed in their windows. Desks are dusted, floors are swept, clothes unpacked and sorted out, mattresses aired out, stereos connected, curtains are hung and posters are taped to the walls. Resident hall, sweet resident hall. The first few days are hectic with the ordeal of registration . . . what to take . . . who to take ... no classes before 10AM . . . what? Bio lab on Fridays from 2-5?! No way . . . ! Freshmen employ upperclassmen for their help and advice in completing their schedules and then prepare themselves for the long lines to register. Some are up at 5 AM to be first in line and stand patiently all morning waiting for their turn . . . only to discover that they ' ve forgotten their money for I.D. pictures and have to go all the way back to their rooms to get it. Upperclassmen usually know what they want to take , but there are always a few who decide to change their majors in their junior years - much to the distress of their advisors , not to mention those waiting in line behind them! Back at the resident halls , stereos blast, friends are reunited and the balconies of Poellath and R.A. are crowded as the girls in O ' Connell try to convince themselves that the bricks are for their own good . The weather is unbearably hot and the only cure is to down a few cool ones! After the first few weeks , books are purchased, everyone has settled into their new environment and the initial shock of the first FNT had worn off, it suddenly dawns on everyone: Good God - this is college! 22

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The Abbey is still going strong after 100 years and is making many changes and improvements around the campus . There is a new Dean of Students , Landrum L. Cross, and five new faculty members: Brother Robert Hagen, O.S.B., Brother Kevin Canty, O.S.B. , Brother Jan Northcott, O.S.B. , Dr. James Jackson and Dr. Bennett Judkins . Coach Michael Reidy is back and taking over the Athletic Department and Robin Roberts , Abbey graduate of 1976, is back and working in the Admissions Office. The monastery has a new Abbot since last December, Jude Cleary, O.S.B. , and the monastery has been completely renovated and modernized. There ' s a new road in front of the church, which used to be the cathedral, and many new faces around campus, including Paul McFarland, Director of the Student Union. Autumn at Belmont Abbey is characterized by the traditional Beany Bowl Game, this year won by the sophomores . . . soccer games . . . rugby games . . . the brisk morning air as students dash over to the cafe for breakfast before 8:20 ' s . . . beauti ful fall colors decorating the campus . . . and a quiet anticipation for a beautiful winter . . .