College of William and Mary - Colonial Echo Yearbook (Williamsburg, VA)

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QMETHI REAL William and Mary to the first-time visitor appears as .1 well-groomed extension of Co- lonial XYilliamsburg. It sure looks nice on the surface with all these neat old buildings and the seemingly contented looks on the students. Wouldn't it be nice ifglunior could go here one dav?! Underneath this colonial facade the College which likes to proiect itself, has a lot more going for it than a pretty place to go to school. As with everything. there are good and bad points to the College. Good points according to the students seem to be reputation. size. tradition. cost and location. Students were more vocal about the bad points, however. These included the overly competitive nature of the school, grade quality, too much emphasis on sports, no social lite, the food, and housing. not to mention reputation. size. tradition, cost. and location. Slant point out that XX'illi.im and Marv breeds an attitude ofdispair and discontent ami ing Ili students. Xkliether this idea origif 'wateii ami ing the students is not known. but ' its explain the mx th of XYNKI as .1 cam- fit rc suicides are frequent. This prob- ri-ii.ei: discounted. must be frequent f stlioins. Nlost students do find 22 X .fflltlitieil some outlet in order to relieve tension, however. They realize that they have a breaking point and they have discovered means of avoiding it. The one thing that probably characterizes Wahl students to a tee is their individuality. There is little sense of community among the students. Interest in football and pep rallies is nominal. Primarily. there are pri- vate parties, the most popular campus-wide party being the Beaux Arts Ball, where the students are encouraged to be decadent and imaginative. The College does not seem to be characterized by any particular extreme. Each student does his own thing. The Me decade ofthe 'O's is still going strong in the 80's in XX'illiamsburg. Many students here are career oriented and are always looking ahead. Often they are frustrated by the idea that College is not preparing them for the world outside XYQQM. They complain of the Area- Sequence requirements. Many have asked that individual courses be developed to re- late their mayor interests with those ofother departments. Thus. a business mayor who needs an Area I course could take Kafka and ,loint-Stock Investments: A Study in ln- tellectual Certaintyf' A music maior who ,P Q 1 cl- I ABOVE LEF1' : Stephanie Thompson and Sharon Varallo enjoy themselves while supporting the Tribe. Photo by: K. Libucha ABOVE: Dave Scanlon takes a well deserved break from the game. During hLs four year career at William arhd Marv, Scanlon gave it his all. Photo by M. Nikol- ic . needs something in the dreaded Area III could take Mu1tivariabIe and the jazz Age. A physics major who needs a gov- ernment course to graduate could take A'Reagan and the Policies of Independent Molecular Structures. Some day, however, most of us will put aside any feelings of regret and look upon our years here with. . .with . . .we1l. with some sort offeeling, Our memories will be simple, individual. and lasting. Someday when we're all rich and famous. each in our own way, we will undoubtedly feel com- pelled to give something back to William and Mary, - Bill Mears

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That first day was the worst. Arriving on campus. having no idea where Yates was, and finally opening the door to .1 barren room with two beds. thin. rubber covered mattresses, fake wood desks and dressers. and tiny closets, was something ofa shock. Freshman David Koman's first reaction was Oh gosh, is this for real! At this point, many began to question iust how worth- while and necessary a college education really was. During the first few days of orientation, there was little opportunity for activity that was not already on the orientation schedule. Mornings began with walks to the caf in the obligatory big group. a group. ironically. with people who later wouldn't speak to each other. After this miserable meal, came Th Fir t Days hours of dorm meetings which attempted to explain area-sequence requirements, vari- ous placement exams, and the hateful regis- tration. Then came the seemingly endless hours of campus tours. By the time classes started. freshmen had gone through enough meetings and tours to make them feel quite at home in their new surroundings. After classes got started, things began to settle down. ln the words of freshman Laurie Koth, After spending the first week throwing up because of nerves, I found l really enjoyed college. Now began the long period of adjustment. Life would no longer mean staying after school for soccer practice or forensic meetings. There would no longer be the security of coming home to a quiet house, a single room, and a home cooked meal. Now life would mean sharing a bathroom with ten other people, having to do one's own laundry without ruining all those wool sweaters, learning what to risk and what not to touch at the caf, and when to bag it and order a pizza from Paul's. No longer would parents be around to lend money or help select courses for next semester. When freshmen came to college in Au- gust, they had to leave behind many famil- iar people and friends. But what they Two apprehensive Fresh- men load their belongings into the sparse rooms of Yates. Thefirst days were hectic but memorable. Photo bv: 11. Beavers f rin - .l . 1 Q-'tive Q an 1 ,, ,X - 7,1 N l W' il li Fruiit-tit Defitied