Fairmont State University - Mound Yearbook (Fairmont, WV)

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RIGHT: Cecelia Graves and Kim Helmick research a debate topic. BOTTOM LEFT: Lvnette Shields and Dave Helmick share thoughts during the Holly Ball. BOTTOM RIGHT: An FSC coed watches her opponent closely during an air hockey game. 22

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LEFT: Connie Heaster utilizes the weight machine as part of her swim team practice. BELOW: Three FSC students walk from the CB building. BOTTOM LEFT: A student makes a necessary purchase in the campus bookstore. BOTTOM RIGHT: Becky Laughlin gets into the spirit of freshman orientation OPPOSITE PAGE: Chemistry major Frances Taylor completes a laboratory experiment. 21

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Involvement: Playing in the band - a temporary escape ( Upon entering college, I decided to continue my musical interest by playing in the FSC marching band One could say it is a temporary escape. Sure, I feel frustration when I play a wrong note or mess up a rhythm. Yet, music can soothe me, and, in this case, create a challenge. Then, there are other benefits, such as meeting new people who laugh, dance, sing and watch old movies. On the road, going Greyhound, we eat, sleep, make noise and give bus tours. Performing in rain, snow, heat and mud has always been in the contract. Yet, it is done in determination — to be the best, to be known, to be professional. 1 My legs and arms hurt and fingers become stiff and sore. My eyes set upon overtures, suites and marches that look hopeless. But why? Why do I, along with other musicians, sit grueling, squirming, pushing week after week? Applause? Recognition? It could be. Music is universal, played in harmony, a language understood by all. TOP: Band members Linda Elmer. Janis Alt. Trish Hamlin. Robert Hunt and Terry Summers await the signal to begin playing. CENTER: Tammy Akers. Eric Wentz. Carla Handley and Becky Shawhan talk between classes in the Nickel. LEFT: Norm Celashi and John and Lou Geary attend a Student Government coffee house. 23