Belmont Abbey College - Spire Yearbook (Belmont, NC)

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It ' s not every person who gets a chance to act out his favorite rock group before a screaming crowd, wear a sheet to a frater- nity party, or dress in a variety of unmatched outfits for a bas- ketball game but at the Abbey the students are not ordinary people. On any given weekend night, a variety of parties com- mand you to wear your favorite hat, beach attire, the clashiest outfit, your pajamas, or just a white shirt and jeans. And watch out when that weekend night happens to be October 31 or March 17. If all this isn ' t enough, the Abbey student gets a chance to express their alter ego twice a year in the WABY airband contest. So you never knew if your suitemates could be Bruce Springsteen or Motley Crue or, worse yet, the village people. It just goes to show any- thing is possible. It ' s no wonder people don ' t even seem to notice the Golden Heart pledges on dress-up day — well almost. 28

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It ' s a typical day at Ordinary State University (OSU). Cathy College has just gotten up, thrown on her best grey sweats, letter shirt and Reeboks and set off on her day. She grabs a left over slice of pizza from the fridge, takes as- few books as possible and runs to class, naturally late. She climbs the stairs of an old brick building, enters a crowded classroom filled with similar grey sweats and tired faces while one old man in a Hager knit susit begins his lec- ture. After endless hours of en- lightening lectures, Cathy heads to the OSU cafeteria, grabs a nu- tricious meal of yogart and choco- late chip cookies, checks mail and heads home. After a little rest, a chat with the girls next door and possibly a brisk walk around campus with the radio she got for Christmas, Cathy eats dinner and retires for a night of studying, with an occasional Friday night frat party or Saturday afternoon picnic with the captain of the la- cross team, this is a parent ' s typi- cal picture of college. Yet, there is 30