Florida Southern College - Interlachen Yearbook (Lakeland, FL)

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i The administration was armed with name tags, orientation schedules, housing assign- ments, registration, appointments, etc Fac- ulty members prepared for a hectic week of advising and scheduling. JA ' s and RA ' s waited with fluttery stomachs to meet the students with whom they would live closely through the coming year. Freshmen entered with anticipa- tion and eagerness. Parents left with wistful sighs. The freshmen spent the first week becoming oriented and enjoyed such activities as the freshman talent show, a banana split party, a slip and slide party with a peanut boil, and Crazy Campus Capers. The upperclassmen returned several days later and soon the campus was brimming with activity. Catching up with old friends, register- ing, settling in, buying books, starting classes The week ended with the all-campus dance, a picnic , a coffeehouse, and the traditional Friday night SUB Movie-appropriately enough, Breaking Away . And the new year truly began with the open- ing worship service in Branscomb, and we heard our new Bishop speak for the first time. It was an exciting week that drew to a close all too soon. And things were back to normal, back to business.

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s s O Often it seems that our lives here were char- acterized by the constant frenzy in which we survived. But in the midst of it all, we had a need to escape, to find that which was inside and was real. Constant interruptions, blaring stereos and noisy roommates sent us fleeing to the quiet, serious atmosphere of Roux library. Not only was it a place to be alone, but it forced us to concentrate and delve into the studies that brought us here in the first place. Sometimes we just needed a few minutes to gather our thoughts and relax from the day ' s tensions. We left the confinement of stark walls and cluttered desks, reminders of upcoming exams, to stretch out on the grass and enjoy nature. We found comfort in close friends, peace in an afternoon nap. We sometimes allowed our- selves the pleasure of daydreaming or being absorbed by a good book (anything other than a textbook.) We were affirmed and revitalized by our qui- et times, by silent conversations with God. We knew that only by taking time for our own needs could we retain our sanity and give our best. We learned that times spent with only ourselves or those closest to us were some of the most important times of college life. For in those moments we dreamed and we discov- ered.