Evangel University - Lancer Yearbook (Springfield, MO)

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Danessa Williams Panic at midnight The realities of mid-terms IIOh no, it can't be! I'm just not ready! But, yes, that second most dreaded time of the year is here again. That horrible scourge of the semes- ter . . . MlD-TERMS! The third week in October caused a panic surpassed only by the worst of the worst . . . Finals. Like all true college students everywhere, most of us were 'not prepared. How did it happen? , we asked ourselves. It was just September and the next thing I knew, five tests had creeped up from behind and pounced on me! Ah, yes, we know the feeling, don't we? The heart- rending fear of realizing you have a science mid-term tomorrow and it's already midnight. You can't remember where your book is, you haven't taken notes in three weeks and you skipped the last two classes. What's worse, your room- mate is one of those prepared types. He, or she, not only knew about the test, but had already studied and is prepar- ing to go to bed. M: Md: No!, you all but scream, You've got to help me! I'll do anything . . . what, what, what do you want? 1' clean out your hot chocolate mug every day. I promise not to use your records and I'll be forever in your debt. OK, so your roommate agreed and you made it through another test e bleary- eyed and much worse for the wear, but you learned your lesson, right? Wrong! Somehow it hap- pens again, and again and . . . well you knOw what I mean. How many times during that awful week did you hear someone with a desperate look in their eye and a trace of quiver at their mouth say What do you mean there are 15 chapters on the test tomor- row there they grab you by your shirtl, what chapters, what test, what ,class? I'm gonna die, I just know it! Yeah, we all know it's going to happen but we just don't seem to do anything about it. Sigh Who can explain it? . . -Iohn Russell 8 Tests, projects and papers due duting mid-term week in- creased studying to the point where going out at night was almost unheard of. Sharon Pratt, freshman, chose to study in her dorm room. Denny Duran, head football coach, assists joel Lynn, fresh- man, as he studies for his mid-terms. Football players were required to spend regular study periods in the library and were checked by the coaches. Mid-terms 49

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.. n E :'-. '.- yum -.,' am e ,:-:, h , wn r'fnur' J4 late nights and early mornings take their toll. Kelli Holmes, freshman, tried to study on her bed but, as usually happens sleep took over. , h 43 Midterms 7 Panic The reali II n 09m that second mosh of the year is he horrible scourge ter . . . MID-TE The third we caused a panic 1 , by the worst of Finals. Like all students everyw us were not pr4 How did it asked ourselves September and I knew, five test up from behind on me! Ah, yes, V feeling, don't u rending fear of have a scien tomorrow anc midnight. You c 5 where your 1 haven't taken I weeks and you 5 two classes. What's wor mate is one of 1 types. He, or knew about thh already studied ing to go to b

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Dark glasses don't quite hide the identity of Russ Kinney, sophomore. Russ completed his Hey-Baby outfit with a baseball bat and an apple. 50 Halloween em mm mam item Hallo ween f fem Quick umpkin carving, apple bob- bing, roller skating, and candy eating kept students in touch with the spirit of Halloween. Activities, planned and unplanned, filled the weekend, giving students a chance to escape the books. Festivities began Thursday evening with a skating party and an intradorm open house. Crea- tures, both old and new, spent two hours wheeling around the skating rink. Prizes were given for various categories of costume design, giving imaginations incentive to be creative. Lewis Hall celebrated with an open house and party. Residents of the hall visited each other's rooms, taking time to chat and relax from studies. traditions celebrated in good style Later in the evening, repre- sentatives of each floor gathered upstairs for a pumpkin carving contest. First place, a check for $10, was presented to Lewis Second South. Friday evening was full of fun, food, and films as Spence Hall sponsored a party on the second floor lobby and the Student Union celebrated with several traditional activities. Girls in Spence Hall furnished refreshments and spooky movies for a couple of hours of exciting entertainment. At the Student Union, more ghastly, comical, and original costumes assembled for some appIe-bobbing, pie-eating, and costume-judging contests. Live music was provided by student- Ghoulish Ruth McDonald and Faye Robarge, freshmen, converse with a gorilla at one of the Halloween parties. Students took advantage of the planned activities to use their creativeness. - vamm-mm egg, . twwi Strange and grotesque faces are not limited to made-up students. This pumpkin, carved and painted, added to the eerie decor of the Student Union at the party held Friday night. iom Quit;