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

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Far Right: Having an open shot, Jo, Quinn prepares to hit the ball Kristen Epperly. The effort was vain as the Tribe fell to UVA. el classes grew to accommo- date the extra number, and lines at the Marketplace and Caf extended once again. In the area of administra- tion, everyone had to con- tend with validation and reg- istration problems, as well as survive the add drop period. After the beginning of se- mester problems were over, the students settled into non- pressurized niches that were only disrupted when mid- terms hit. The remainder of the semester consisted of a never-ending catch-up game It did not help to be informed that organization and non- procrastination techinques would have averted the prob- lem from the onset. Finals were the low point in every life. Most everybody drank

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lllj In the Sports Program, thi ' dfbjtf erupted over j contro- verM.il dru ti-stmR policy. Resisting .i trend towards mandator) ' drug ti ' Sting, the College stood apart and opt- ed for a policy stressing edu- cation on the consequences of drug use Athletes were re- quired to participate in a drug education program By taking an independent stance, the administration of William and Mary upheld the liberal arts education based on self determination that is the core of the school ' s phi- losophy. Along with the events un-que to 1987-88, customary occurrences continued at the College. Life was disagree- able, indeed unbearable, at times. Again the large size of the 1986-87 freshmen class created difficulties. Their as- cension to the ranks of non- frosh put a tremendous de- mand on the already weak college housing program. Problems emerged for sopho- mores and seniors alike. The danger of being bumped rose to an all-time high. Ad- ditionalK-. si es ot upper It-v- Left Putting on the RltZ, the sister? Above: Wearing down the Bucknfll of Chi Omega perform their porch defense, Enck Elliott rushes a few routine for enthusiastic rushees more vards to a caneer-high total of 118 vards

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(. hcerinn on the nrw plod(;f Ljuric C.dbig gcl!t rvjdv to hrlp wim-onc thmugh the mavur Some had to tr ' President ' erkuil and Mist ' irf;inia anxiously await the announcomrni of HomocominK Qui-i-n .SBESTO RtSPIRAIOCS ANO OltCIIVf CIOIHINI ARE RIOUIREO I THIS AREA caffeine, lived in sweats, and had that haven ' t slept in weeks look. The classes that students struggled to add at the beginning of the semes- ter became horrifying night- mares at the end. The weather in Williams- urg was not a constant - ' urce of joy. In September the humidity made ever -one wonder how it was forgotten iuring Lotten,-, excluding, of urse, those individuals A ho had the foresight to se- ii ' ct air conditioned dorms. he rain that poured on VVi amsburg was all too com- or and the resulting pud- and mud made students -pair of keeping good . ' es good However, we ' ■re able to take the cold t dn, rainy spurts. As the ivinggoes, if you don ' t like :n ' weather, wait 15 minutes. • II change C n the social side, the rinking age posed a barrier many social lives. The de- se of the grandfather luse in mid-1987 meant I