Fairmont State University - Mound Yearbook (Fairmont, WV)

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Working long, hard, alone; trying to reach that one goal; and all for one reason — me One day last winter as I walked to my 8 a.m. class, I began to wonder what I was doing there. Why was I out in such conditions? The temperature was so low I was frozen, the wind so strong I could hardly walk and the sidewalk so slippery it was all I could do to stand. Why had I risen faithfully for the past four years, just like the ever-present mailman, only to find myself trudging through rain, snow, sleet and hail to get to my class? Why had I done it? Many things entered my mind. Was it because all my friends started college with me? Was it pressure from my parents? Both of these were responsible in the beginning. But when I faced the fact that it would soon be over, I realized I had worked hard, long and alone for one reason and that reason was me. I was soon to achieve something that only I was responsible for and I was proud. £• 11

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RIGHT: Three FSC coeds pause for some conversation during the homecoming game. BELOW: Matt Morns (32) gains yardage for the Falcons, with assistance from Jerome Hoes (25). OPPOSITE PAGE —TOP: Flowering tree blooms during spring at FSC. BOTTOM: Administration Building in winter. 10

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A married student reflects: ' I am no different now than I was before ... I stil! fit in ' I fitted in when I was single, but I ' m married now. Before, I was an average, single college student. Now I ' m an old married woman even though my age is still the same. I am no different than I was before. I still go to college. I still have my part-time job. I do the same things single college students do. Those who live away from home have to clean their apartments or rooms. They have to cook meals for themselves and try to find time for studying in between. I do these things but I am considered different and placed in a separate category. I am more like them now than I ever was before. I have a roommate, I have to cook meals and clean the apartment. I have to find a few spare minutes to study. Now I can go out and have fun in my free time without having to spend it with my steady boyfriend or fiance. I go out on Wednesday nights, too. Married people have a social life, even though this realization shocks most single people. I am a married Fairmont State College student and I fit in. Of Springtime flowers add to the beauty of campus CENTER: Hal Langevin prepares for band ' s homecoming appearance. ABOVE: Central campus in summertime. RKiHT: Joyce Hill, wife of Coach Larry Hill. and Colin Cameron, athletic director, enjoy a luncheon at the Hardways. 12