Fairmont State University - Mound Yearbook (Fairmont, WV)

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Returning to graduate after ten years away — the computer still had me ranked as a freshman Driving a 60-mile round trip to FSC each day sometimes makes me wonder if a degree is really worth the effort. I finished my junior year at FSC and then dropped out to get married and raise a family. Now, 10 years later, I have returned to complete the 33 hours I still need for graduation. My first semester since returning has not been entirely roses. Schedules have to be juggled, meals must be prepared and occasionally homework deadlines have to be met. Knowing that it will be over in a few months is sometimes my only incentive to maintain the pace. My morale hit an all-time low recently when I discovered that the computer had me ranked as a freshman. I realized that the error would not prevent me from graduating. However it had the potential to cause me problems in getting the classes I will need to complete my degree. Perserverance won and I convinced the computer that I am actually a senior. Admitting its mistake, it agreed to change my rank. Reflecting back . . . 10 years ago at FSC we did not have computers . . . and we did not have this type of problem. ABOVE: Betsy Robb represents Tau Kappa Epsilon fraternity as homecoming candidate. LEFT: Colebank Gymnasium. 15

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Changing a major: ' It just wasn ' t me or what I wanted to do ' Changing a major is nothing new to many college students. It certainly is not new to me. At the start of my freshman year I was majoring in the field of education. I went through the classes required of all education students for two and a half semesters before it hit me that I didn ' t want to teach. It just wasn ' t me or what I wanted to do. So, by simply talking with Dr. Peters, I switched over to business, a major I was sure was right for me. Before I made the big switch, I went through some terrifying experiences, such as realizing I had practically wasted a year and a half of my time in classes that had nothing to do with my new major. But even without the credits toward my major, I realized that these classes had offered me something more important — experience in college education. I had matured over my freshman year so that I had a better idea of what I wanted to do with my life. Choosing a major is no small matter, considering that I was deciding what to do with the rest of my life. That ' s a long time and I guess that ' s why it took me a long time, a year and a half, to make up my mind. Now, I am satisfied with my classes and am looking forward to a career in business. TOP: Cathy Williams completes a graphics assignment. LEFT: Graphics major Betty Neely works on an outside painting project. OPPOSITE PAGE — Fine Arts Building in winter. 17