Fairmont State University - Mound Yearbook (Fairmont, WV)

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TAKING TIME OUT, Rob Mcle looks at the latest edition of the MOUND. STUDENTS CROSS campus on their way to class. m .+ }■ ■ CLASSES CAN BE TIRING for some students, so this student decides to take a nap. A, Getting closer

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Two exceptional athletic teams at FSC helped students. The names of Luc Tousignant, Randy Jones and Mark Waslo, all football stars, were in the NAIA, provided excitement and entertainment for students. The names of Luc Tousignant. Randy Jones and Mark Waslo, all football stars, were in the conversations of many FSC students. The other outstanding sports team, a nationally ranked swimming team, piqued the interest in a sport that received little notice in West Virginia. The aquatic wonders swam their way into the cold winter hearts of many FSC students by setting school swim records, and livening up a winter that was a little colder because the basketball team wound up fourth in the WVIAC rather than in its usual first place. Super frosh, Todd Delzer, Tom Fitsgib- bons, and Mike Perski gave super recruiter Steve Mahaney a successful year and optimism for the future. With the year under way, work was completed on a new technology wing that enlarged the technology division ' s quarters, expanding classroom and work spaces to accommodate one of the largest academic groups of students. Every college year has its own unique clothing AT A READERS ' THEATER, Susan Moore and Mark Isabella perform their award-winning duo. TONY DROWN WORKS with a special education student at the Feaster Center pool. 1 closer (cont.) style craze and 1982 was no exception. With the preppy look going out of style, a new western look took over clothing dominance. The western look consisted of fringed shirts, blue-jeans, cowboy hats, and boots. The look was established as many social styles are — by the rock pop waves — Alabama and The Oakridge Boys. The style seemed to suggest that students were growing closer to the basics of their American heritage. SQUEEZED IN, Donna Merrifield places books in the window display case in the LRC. «■■ A- ■ MAINTENANCE WORKERS repair steps behind the library building. 4 Getting closer

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1 closer (cont.) Perhaps the biggest collegiate craze was the video game Pac Man. Dominating the lives of many col- lege students, this intriguing game was the subject of a top 40 rock song, and the cause of many sore shoulders and calloused hands of FSC ' s video wiz- ards. In early January, the state announced a cut in all state budgets which totaled approximately $360,000 for FSC. The reduction of the budget led to the cutback of first semester summer school. Whether it was money problems or the excite- ment of winning a football game, FSC was a little different then it had been before. BETWEEN CLASSES, English professor George Byers looks up lecture material for his classes. Growing closer to academic goals was important to many students. Others felt the need to get closer to friends and family members. Still others grew closer to complete strangers who became close friends as the year went by. For whatever reason, 1982 was a year for GET- TING CLOSER! BRIAN HAUGH WORKS as a one man band at a Wednesday Night at the Nickel. A MAINTENANCE MAN cleans the sidewalks after a heavy snow. 1 REMODELING WALLMAN HALL was major ROGER NEWSOM eats his ice cream before going to achievement at FSC in 1982. the next stop in the Klondike Derby. 6 Getting closer