Davidson College - Quips and Cranks Yearbook (Davidson, NC)

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auditorium, but Varney Houston ' s tombstone in the cemetery tops the list. Drew claims to have spent a most enjoyable Halloween in that secluded spot, asleep and unmolested. For some reason, the academic environment inspires an urge to slumber against which few students win out. A consensus has never been reached as regards a cure for this affliction — although the No-Doze school has many enthusiastic supporters — but the cause is uncontested. As Will Berson puts it, I never have to sleep unless it ' s time to go to class or read a book. Hazards to the GPA are obvious, especially in 8:00 classes and most especially in 8:00 classes with films. During mid-terms and around exams the library becomes a veritable obstacle course, bodies draped over carrels and strewn between the stacks. And as freshman Charlie Tiches has discovered, even a highlighter can become a dangerous weapon when the hand that holds it begins to droop. When queried about the yellow tracks down the front of his shirt, Charlie replies, You should see my sheets! Sleep — boon or bane? You can ' t pass with it and you can ' t pass without it ■ (Counterclockwise from upper left) Perhaps chasing cars is the cause of the dog ' s tired pose, but the rigors of academic pursuits appear to be equally draining. Where one sleeps doesn ' t seem to matter. Lisa Brawley finds rest in the basement of Chambers whereas Russ Summerell dozes in the library. Malcolm Campbell even sleeps in his room. In a pinch any place will do, as is shown by the unidentified student who crashes by the government documents. The serene faces on the girls of Third Rich seem to show that sleeping with friends is the best rest of all.

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s leep, by tradition, is a nocturnal function — the sun sets and so does the body. Not so at Davidson College. Papers, reviews, and parties have little respect for the setting of the sun; consequently the rigors of academia often unite to displace sleep from its normal time slot. A student ' s biological rhythms can get as out of sync as the clocks in Chambers. When I ' m on break I see my parents in the afternoons, explains one senior, too long under the influence of that peculiar entity called Davidson time. We take a meal together but call it by different names. I guess I should be glad our schedules overlap as much as they do. Although many students, especially freshmen, cling to a regular bedtime as a matter of self-preservation, others have come to a truly aesthetic understanding of the act. Junior Drew Davis has become quite a permanent fixture down at PAX. I ' ve made it into an art form, he says. Sleep is like a lot of other things, in that people ought to be more willing to break with normal societal standards in order to enrich themselves. Generally shunning his room in Sentelle, Drew often sleeps at PAX, but enjoys varying his routine from day to day. Favorite haunts include ATO and Perkins

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Library the social center on campus? Only Davidson ' s E.H. Little Library, known simply as the braire by those who frequent its stacks, offers something for everyone — studier and non-studier alike! There is a very definite relationship between where you sit and how much work you do (or do not) get done. While hard core students can seek refuge in the Davidsoniana Room or in secluded carrels in the twenty- four hour study room, everywhere else it is open season for socializing. One organized social club holds regular meetings on the second floor. The Library Club, mostly sophomore Pikes, has leased carrel space among the 830.8H section. Freshman Beth Maczka, the club ' s mascot and social advisor explains, This is strictly sophomore Pikes, except for Mark Morrison. I just make request apearances. Other groups, such as the football players, meet on a more informal basis. When not practicing or entertaining themselves elsewhere, these athletes congregate in the basement. Their main activity seems to be attracting freshman girls, but word has it that some studying is done. Babes reads ten pages an hour. 12 Opening