East Tennessee State University - Buccaneer Yearbook (Johnson City, TN)

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LTJ E i-J F E D B CD I 0 S TUDENT UFE Student life is as hard to describe as the exam schedule is to figure out. Trying to describe and show what stu- dent life is like is akin to having a history teacher say Tell me the world's history from Day One. Ev- eryone has a different idea of what student life is, for instance commuters see a different side from Greeks, an administrator or a freshman. Parents hear rumors that they hope are just rumors about some aspects of the stu- dent life their Jim or Sherre are a part of. What starts Out as a strange way of life to a freshman has often become The Wayof life to a senior. Student life provides us with the memories that are the vivid reminders of our college days, and it can provide not only memories but also valuable lessons. Some people believe that the most valuable lessons are learned outside of the classroom. The lesson can be from student life at its worst. when you discover how hard it can be to stay awake for an 8zl5 class after little to no sleep e thanks to a night out or late nights on the East Tennessean or Buccaneer. You learn that broken hearts mend, life isn't al- ways fair and that easy A's aren't always easy. Student life at its best leaves you with memories of the friends who stand by you when you need them, of good times shared, and the other things that make student life appealing in its own way. Years from now, these memories re- turn. Many will be of nothing special. and often those of the most common sort become the memories most cher- ished and shared with others. Could such innocent faces really be guilty of any wrong. Officer? From left: Officer Carmon Whis- nant, Jim Lyons, Tommy Henson. and Clay Estep. t Picture by Tim Haga l win h w - .- '- a quasi -:z--.'J.2J.mf- run! '

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12 Summertime By Kim Alvis It seems we walt impatiently for months until classes are over in May, so we can enjoy a few months of warm weather and leisure in the summer. When summer arrives, the time races by and soon the treadmill of classes and studying starts all over again. So we must spent this preciOus time care- fully. When we graduate and enter the real world. those long, lazy summer days will be missed. As soon as exams are over, students leave campus and Johnson City by the carloads, headed for their summer destinations. Some students go direct- ly home, while others take a detour to a hot sandy beach to soak up the rays. Summer is the time for perfecting the tan that was started way back in March when the first signs of warm weather began to appear. Summer is also the time for picnics and weekend getaways to the mountains. It is the time to spend with friends and family rarely seen when school is in full swing. It is a time for outdoor recreation -- hiking, biking, softball, Frisbee, horse- back riding, you name it! But summer, however, is not all fun and games for everyone. Students of- ten take advantage of the time away from school to earn money by taking a summer job. Restaurants, fast food places, department stores and shops are all common sites to find the sum- mer worker. Others. either ambitious students who want to get ahead or else gluttons Summer finds many different activities going on at ETSU. Sunbathing atound dorms, volleyball at the med school. wheelchair games and fast friends enjoying each other's company. 5 TUDEN T UFE for punishment, use this time to take an extra class or two. The summer school student usually has little trouble finding a seat. for classrooms are often almost bare. Its no wonder, since most classes meet every day and for longer periods then the fall or spring counter- parts. Many students find it difficult to concentrate on school work during these long. hot days, when there is so much else they would rather be doing. It can pay off in the end, for a student can graduate early tor on timei. thanks to their endeavors. No matter how the college student spends a summer vacation, you can bet that he starts counting the days until May sometime when the ground is still covered with snow and the sky is omi' nously filled with gray clouds. Ron Campbell