Fitchburg State University - Saxifrage Yearbook (Fitchburg, MA)

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The Muscles Stomach

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THE STUDENT BODY You. the student, are a blood cell in this great big body called college. Embarking upon a new voyage, you are rejuvenated with oxygen, after a restful night in the lungs. Into the bloodstream you travel, to the stomach to pick up energy, to the brain to drop off information (books) and finally to the heart to meet more blood cells. Back into the arteries you travel, out to the muscles and along the way you encounter two hazards. The bacteria are forever mak- ing your life miserable by moving here and there. Then, don ' t forget the blood clots (clusters of talking people) which halt your progress and you must detour to reach your ultimate goal (classes). .After that long and tiresome journey, you begin your ascent back A transfusion holds you up a bit but you at last find refuge in the lungs. You rest and begin your journey again (on the next day). The Lungs Blood Cell The

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ARE YOG A 1, 2, 3. OR 4? If our parents call, we ' re at the library is a frequent message that can be found on most dormatory memo boards, indicating that the library is a popular place to be. Well if popularity is what you seek, if you want a reason not to study, and procrastination is your goal, then the library ' s first floor is the place most students choose to be. This floor offers the best view of who ' s coming or going, and with who; and has the best reputation for being the home of the social hour . Mo week would be complete without one pass through the first floor. As the semester progresses however, and passing is the top priority, the student finds himself moving more quickly through the social area and up into the quieter re- cesses of the building. Overlooking the so- cial area (and therefore also a good view spot ) is the second floor where one can find (if he dares) miles of microfilm and shelves of (dusty) magazines. Here the con- versation is greatly reduced and more directed to research talks. (Most students try to avoid this floor.) Mo one is really sure what happens on the third floor but to the people who inhabit this region, it ' s a jungle. A senior computer science major must combat three fresh- men for every terminal, and (reliable as our computer system is) he often finds the computer down after the battle is won. Here we find grown people yelling at machines and getting lost in piles of paper, with lots of numbers on it. It ' s not a pretty sight. Finally, at the penthouse level of our Hammond Building, we find, nestled among shelves and shelves of actual books, our studious people. This is the floor where academics take over and people re- treat to when a test looms overhead.