Chicora College for Women - Nods and Becks Yearbook (Columbia, SC)

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activities. So, balancing social life with academics makes students view life in a different way. Diane Caldwell carefully prepares her fingernails as she gets ready for a relaxing weekend. Freshmen, Virginia Covington and Nancy Brillant, mug for a pre- party shot. Later they attended the Welcome back mixer in Morrison Dining Mall. A View From Within . student. Living in a world that they make, students have to combine discipline with having fun. Mo parties or mid- night movies before those midterms. But, an occasional lawn concert or a wild night on the town can not be excluded from college life. Students no longer need to have decisions made for them. They are solely responsible for their own n a J9 rf A different world. A world full of friends, new experiences, and an introductory course to reality. Learning to be independent, your own boss; having to deal with stress, successes and failures. This is a general view from within a college. The view from within Queens is a unique one seen from the eyes of students, faculty and administrators. First is the On a warm summer day, Elian Thompson, demonstrates her artistic abilities with sand for a group of curious onlookers at Queensfest. Queensfest was a new type of fund raiser for the college this year. WWW 3

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Learning to cope with the stress of college life can be tedious, but seniors Katie Ives and Tammy Schriefer religiously watch Days of Our Lives ' preparing themselves for life on the outside. College friends last forever. Ho one will forgot all the new things friends try together. Well, college friends also know when to give encouragement. Going to the campus P.O. can be a feat for any student. Here, Jessica Sognier has balanced her belongings and is on the way to an overflowing mailbox (hopefully). 2

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Listening to the Cruis-o- Matics at the Octoberfest lawn concert, KD pledges soak up the sun before going back into the Everret refrigerator to study. riicki Wilson watches as her roommate fixes her hair for her cap and gown. Senior recognition day is the first day that seniors get to strut their stuff. . . . The World next, is the view from the college faculty. The challenges they expect students to meet and also, the friendships students make with the older, mature personnel of Queens. Faculty members encourage, frustrate and laugh with their students. They interject their life experiences along with the subjects that they teach. Students leam and grow from these peculiar relationships. The students grow on the material as well as the faculty leam new things from the student. It is good to know, however, that faculty are human. Especially, at outdoor picnics in Morrison Quad, students see faculty getting a beer or perhaps sitting on the ground eating and it makes students realize that faculty are not Greek gods that have descended from Mount Olympus but, are just like us . . . human. Mary Holland and Leslie Banks, get in last minute drill questions before their test that starts in ten minutes. A