Fitchburg State University - Saxifrage Yearbook (Fitchburg, MA)

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YOGR MONEY OR YOUR LIFE? Have you been to the bookstore lately? If you have, you already know that if you ' re going to buy books, you had better take out a student loan. For those of you who haven ' t been to the bookstore (and there are some students who have made it all four years without going in) it offers quite a wide variety of supplies to meet every college student ' s needs. For the freshmen, there is a wall devoted to t-shirts, football shirts, sweatshirts, shorts, hats and jackets all with the school logo on them. For the sophisticated alcoholic, there are beer steins, shot glasses and mugs with the famous Fitchburg State College seal. For those of you who actually like to read books other than those assigned to you, the bookstore can help there too. Best sellers and not so famous books are there for the buying. There are also some very spe- cial magazines made for those of you who just like to look at the pictures and have something to keep them company with on those long and lonely nights. For the graphics major, there is poster board, t-squares, pens, pencils, tape, and much more. Munchies are also available if you can ' t make it to the cafeteria or only have thirty cents in your pocket. On the whole, the bookstore offers a wide variety of products to choose from. So if you haven ' t been inside, take a chance and go in. You might be surprised. Don ' t forget to say hi to Margaret as you leave. As the bookstore cashier, she is a constant source of happiness and good cheer. 12

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RA ' S ARE PEOPLE TOO! R.A. Just what does that term mean? This is a question that many new students ask, but few ever get a good answer. The answer can only be found by actually living the experience of being a Resident Assistant. The R A. is usually the first person that you meet when you come up to Fitchburg State. You are told that this person is your friend and that if you have any problems, you are to go to him. So students go to him when they have roommate problems, fami- ly difficulties, course problems or if they just get locked out of their room. Many students learn early that an R A is someone that will be there 24 hours a day if needed. Students also learn early that an RA is a bad guy . When it comes to discipline, the RA. is the person who tells you to turn down the stereo or to dump the beer out. Besides being a friend and a disciplina- rian, an R A. is a human information center. The RA. gives directions as to where your first class is, o r where to find the library. He knows how to drop and add courses and to who you should go see about it. An RA. is one person who someone can go to with a question about school and if he does not know the answer, he knows where to send you to find it. The most important thing about an RA., the area that most people forget, is that an RA. is also a student. They have course problems, family difficulties, and they have flaws. RA. ' s like to go to keg parties, like to sit around drinking a beer and just shoot the shit. This at times can cause problems. When one night you are at a keg party with someone, and the next night you must write that same person up for drinking in public, can be a very hard to do. The RA. ' s job is rough and not meant for everyone. It ' s hearing other people ' s prob- lems when you have enough of your own or being woken up at 4 in the morning be- cause someone needs to be let into their own room. The job, however, is a way of meeting many great people and a way of growing as a person. The job can be very satisfying and a lot of fun. So in answer to what is an R A , an R A. is a person like you and me. 14