Fairmont State University - Mound Yearbook (Fairmont, WV)

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College — the place where I became an adult; the place I came to know and understand me Since arriving at FSC I have come to know many people - others in the dorm, instructors, classmates and myself. Living here has made me more self- reliant. By getting to know others in the same circumstances. I have begun to see and understand myself. I didn ' t know very many students when I moved into the dorm as a freshman. Everyone was so friendly though, that I started talking to complete strangers as if I had known them all my life. I saw that they were just like me, scared. Being forced to make more important decisions on my own than I had ever made before, I depended on myself and had confidence in my own judgment. I grew as an individual. The friends I have made here are not all the long-lasting kind, but most of them I know I shall never forget. I came over 100 miles to live with a person I didn ' t know. I learned to share a room and compromise, in the process found a friend. I ' ve learned from the people I ' ve met and perhaps they have learned a little from me too. College for me is a place of new experiences, new people and sharing. I ' m not saying that I won ' t be relieved to graduate and go home to my family, but I am saying that FSC will always be a special place for me. I ' ll remember college as the place where I became an adult, because I came to know and understand ME.

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The hassles of college: Those eight o ' clock classes, no money, a little homesickness Leaving home, a little homesick. Tired of eight o ' clock classes after only three months of college. I feel all of this after graduating from a small hometown high school and then attending Fairmont State College. Last year, while working for a big union, I had plenty of money to do anything I wanted. I could buy a car, stereo, tools — anything I wanted to spend money on. But this year it is different, much different. I wonder where my next buck is coming from. Where is the money that is going to pay for my shabby apartment ' s rent? Sometimes I wake up at 7 a.m., usually later. But it doesn ' t even compare to last year ' s awakening at 5:30 a.m. or even earlier each day. So much different this college life is. I go home on some weekends, to see the family, family dog. Sometimes I ' m homesick for my family, but not usually, for when I do go home it ' s such a hassle. Maybe after four years I will have learned something. I sure hope so. Maybe I ' ll be elected student body president, maybe not. Who cares? Maybe I ' ll even be a big football star, but I doubt it. But one thing I ' ll know when I ' m a senior, I ' ll still be tired of 8 o ' clock classes. TOP: Todd Jones entertains at Freshman Counselor dinner at the Hardways. CENTER: Bob Jones represents Intramural group three in homecoming parade. LEFT: Steps from Student Center to Locust Avenue.

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LEFT: An FSC student walks toward intersection leading to main campus or Locust Avenue. BELOW: Library Building. OPPOSITE PAGE — TOP: View of central campus. BOTTOM RIGHT: Cheerleaders watch game action during homecoming contest with Glenville State College. BOTTOM LEFT:Wmter at the president ' s home.