Centenary College of Louisiana - Yoncopin Yearbook (Shreveport, LA)

Page 21 text:

more, Fogelberg in Hurley ' s 300 seat auditorium proved to be a very spe- cial performance and an enjoyable break from the routine drudgeries of college life. FOREIGN STUDENTS Why anybody would travel thou- sands of miles from home to live in Shreveport is an open question. Still, Centenary boasts a rather large pop- ulation of students from other coun- tries. The main disadvantage of the foreign student is having to be stuck here over Thanksgiving break, along with trying to cope with the language barrier (i.e. Rip off? Got burned? I do not understand. ). The only alter- native is to study a lot and wait for a letter from the girl back home. FORUMS Forums has become an institution at Centenary, although its worth is questionable. It has always been dif- ficult to secure good speakers on the limited budget of a small liberal arts college, and all too often, speakers turn out to be worth considerably less than what they cost. Still, Forums linger on year after year, mainly due to the efforts of people who don ' t understand that you pay for what you get. FRESHMEN For the upperclassmen, it ' s another batch of high school seniors coming to find out the reality of the college experience. For the incom- ing student, it is definitely a unique experience. After the bombardment of Orientation, the freshman soon 19

Page 23 text:

rfKrtU2fetU» .jUb V , -» ' ' . .»rf: • , V. u finds out how hard Freshman Eng- lish really is, discovers new people, and usually wakes up to the fact that college just isn ' t what he expected it to be. Freshmen usually have to be told things quite a few times until they learn where Mickle Hall is and that the library does have a base- ment. FRUSTRATION Frustration is one of the most common experiences of the Centen- ary student. It can occur at any time and for almost any reason: the 25 page paper that ' s due and the library ' s closed, the B that somehow comes out a C, that gorgeous chick who won ' t even speak to you, or finding out in the spring of your sen- ior year that you need one more course to graduate. It ' s enough to make you wonder why you ' re going through it all, anyway. G GRADUATION You can always tell a graduating senior — he ' s the only one still smil- ing during exam week. The gradua- tion ceremony itself is something of a letdown, however, compared to what it took to get there. After four years of hard work the little white paper becomes a reality, and the problem changes from how to make an A in that English course to what to do with your new degree. If you ' re lucky, you ' ll get a job in your field; if not, well, you can always wait tables or sell shoes. 2)