Fairmont State University - Mound Yearbook (Fairmont, WV)

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FALCON FANS SHOW their sup- port for the basketball team dur- ing a game held at the feaster Center. A FEW LAUGHS in the parking lot help these two students pass the time away. LESA WILSON, GREG STEVENS, and Mary Binegar take advan- tage of the nice fall weather while discussing an assignment in front of the Administration Building. 14 FSC

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. . . German culture The finalists were Linda Cur- ry, Morrow Hall; Cathy Corral, Masquers; Sue DeGeorge, Sigma Sigma Sigma sorority; Tonya Brion, Tau Beta Iota fra- ternity; Carolyn Gregory, Stu- dent Social Workers Organiza- tion; and Kari Carlson, Theta Xi fraternity. During the halftime festivi- RUNNER UP, Susan DeGeorge of Sigma Sigma Sigma and her es- cort, Tye Tarley await the an- nouncement of the queen. ties on Saturday, Dr. Wendell Hardway crowned Carolyn Gregory, junior social work major, the 1982 Homecoming queen. Homecoming was confus- ing for me this year. One min- ute I wasn ' t in competition; the next minute I was Homecom- ing queen. I must say it came as a shock. I think the best part was telling my family about it. I really have to be thankful for all my friends who gave me confi- dence and supported me, re- plied Miss Gregory, after be- ing asked about her nomination as the 1982 Home- coming queen. Homecoming week was drawn to a close on Saturday with the big game against W.V. State. The Falcon fans who left the game early missed the comeback in which FSC tri- umphed over the Yellow Jack- ets 25-21 to make Octoberfest a success. FEATURE TWIRLER, Stephanie Huffman, performs for the crowd during halftime of the Home- coming game. ■- B PHSS h- .--» - J jpB P iy THIS W.Va. STATE PLAYER, above left, knows what it feels like to be caught between two Falcons. THE LONG HOURS spent work- ing on a float make some people do crazy things, as portrayed here by Denise Gower and Mary Ben- iger, who worked on the Student Publications float. PHI MU ' S Harvest time, theme is displayed through their creativ- ity. Homecoming 13

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Students, faculty and administration blend together •••••• FSC Drum roll, please. Introduc- ing the star of the yearbook . . . Fairmont State College. Think a minute. It FSC weren ' t here, the Mound wouldn ' t be here, and . . . where would anyone SENIOR RANDY OSBURN works diligently on classwork in a sun- ny spot on the Administration Building ' s steps. be? In answer to this guestion, John Stewart, sophomore criminal justice major, said, I don ' t know where I ' d be, but I ' m glad I ' m here because I think the criminal justice pro- gram is the best in the state. Usually during the 1980 ' s, college-age students were thought to be between the ages 00-352-8079 1-AiRttQNT of 18 and 22. At Fairmont State, the average age in 1982 was 1 9 for freshmen and 25 for part-time students. The Fairmont State campus was dominated by West Virgin- ia residents. From this state came 95 percent of FSC ' s stu- dents. This wasn ' t surprising because the primary mission of the college was to serve the community, region, and state. The other five percent of the student body came from 21 other states and a number of foreign countries. I just want- ed to see what West Virginia was like and to travel to another part of the country, said Nan- cy Morgan, sophomore busi- ness administration major from San Antonio, Texas. The fall 1 982 enrollment was 5,210. Most students were full- time. Many of these students also managed to work 20 or more hours weekly while at- tending classes. Statistics showed that the ma- jor reason students attended Fairmont State was to obtain a college degree in one of the college ' s 52 degree programs in 2 1 different academic areas. The top three fields were com- merce, technology, and educa- tion. Paul Benedum, senior civ- il technology major, said, Fairmont State is an alterna- tive to unemployment and it ' s a road to better job opportuni- ties. DUE TO A WATER break causing damage to some of the telephone lines, this repair crew find that it is all in a day ' s work. FSC 15