Emerson College - Emersonian Yearbook (Boston, MA)

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School Store Opening A long awaited event — the opening of the Emerson College Store! Stocked with magazines, gum, cards, Emerson memorabilia and other essentials, the store, under the management of Susan Tabano (below right) and Lisa Rosenthal (not shown) kept students, faculty and staff coming back for more. Compendium Events 23

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Organizational Fair The Student Government Association’s annual Organizational Fair gives students an opportunity to find out more about clubs and extracurricular involvement at the school. Here (top photo) Diane DiGioia of WERS offers information about the radio station to prospective staffer’s, while P’orensic Society members (below) display their trophies and exei’cise their speaking abilities. ’ ■ U 22 Compendium Events Don and Gail Gauthier’, Page Sponsors

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“Emersonians adapted extremely well to their spartan lifestyle . . ” Dr. Robert Roetger Scenes from Semester Abroad by Carmen Marusich and Barbara Szlanic Last fall, fifty students and four professors opted to spend their semester studyiny, travel- ing and experiencing different cultures in Europe. The challenges and joys oj this voyage are here recorded through collected journal en- tries and after-the-trip interviews with stu- dents. We arrive at the Chateau de Pourtales late-nip:ht, September 13, weary with travel fatigue and nervous anticipation. Bus rolls up a long, narrow drive, gravel crunching beneath its tires. We crane our necks to see an historic castle glowing in the darkness in the shadow and night of trees. Tall glass doors are thrust open, welcoming, and this castle radiating cheer and warmth becomes our home for two months. The Chateau not exactly in the city of Strasbourg but in Robertsau, a village of farms, cornfields, ferocious dogs and a post office invaded by Americans the very next day. A smoke-and-news store sells postcards of our Chateau and for five francs we hop the bus that takes us into Strasbourg. City of . . . cobblestones, stucco and dark beams, the river Ille and canals, billboards displaying Flashdance and Le Retour du Jedi. fine Alsatian food, German beer and French wine, and, of course, Wliat-a-Burger. Adjusting to the weather — and what happened to the rest of summer? Begging for an extra blanket, mosquito-mashing. No, screens hadn’t been invented when they built the Chateau. Shiver in the darkness. Sleepless nights and early yearnings for the comforts of home. Mom, I miss you. Waiting in winding queues for the latest of Frederic’s gourmet creations. Potatoes again? And again and again . but who can ever get enough French bread? I could KILL for an Oreo! “Adapting so well — not having hoards of junk food and no T.V. — meant that the students could experience things that were more French, like the food and the culture. Dr. Robert Roetger First-thing-in-the-morning classes with Bob Roetger, sleepy-eyed, we yawn, shiver and shift in uncomfortable wooden seats, anticipating the stampede to the mailboxes. Mail from home fast becomes the thing most-looked forward to as days stretch into weeks, then months. Watch the season change; the trees turn red and orange while you think of fall at home. Lazy days and warmth of sunshine. A late “Indian summer.’’ Sunning on a sprawling estate, on endless lawns, on long, stone steps. Late afternoon soccer games. “The soccer program, taken through the initiative of the students, was essential logical carry-over of campus li fe into a European environment. We really got out there and looked forward to it. Playing soccer was great exercise; we worked up good appetites and also developed a spirit of camaraderie . Dr. Robert Roetger Fun, action, excitement filling long drawn-out days melt into magical evenings in the city. Mingling in bars, stammered attempts at francais — some shy, others bold — always resulting in communication of sort s. “The universals were music, dancing, and drinking.” Kelly Gammon Favorite night-time hot-spots: the Turkheim, La France, and the infamous Irish Pub. Friends made and early morning rentrees. Hear the rumble of tires, then doors slam, crunch of footsteps and whispers beneath your window. Taxis deposit Emersonians safely at the doors of the old Chateau. “It wasn ' t a vacation. Jennifer Barbone No hot water again? and when can I pick up my laundry? How long will this mail strike last? A quiz every Friday? “One of the best things about these trips abroad is that the classrooms learning doesn’t end at a particular time. Maybe more learning goes on outside the classroom than inside.” Professor Walt Littlefield i High spirits in a Munich beer hall Jennifer Hirshan, Debbie Rabinowitz and Billy Glasser celebrate Oktoberfest. 24 Compendium Events 1