Florida State University - Renegade / Tally Ho Yearbook (Tallahassee, FL)

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photo bv Jake Winger Students enjoy turning it up at a night club. Spring break was not just about the beach and the sun, true college spring breakers did not sleep. 26 Student Life

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a j i IA u v V March 15, the Ides of March an important day not just for Julius Caesar, but for all students faculty, and staff of the University. This date marked the last day of classes betore Spring Break. It was a long awaited break for all, after toiling in class for two and a half straight months. Students had varied plans for spending their Spring Break, but all were alike in one aspect — they were happy to get away from classes for a week. Many students headed home for the break. This was a great opportunity to relax, recover, and get some good home-cooked meals. Going home also gave students the opportunity to visit with family and hopefully see some friends that they had not seen in a while. Unfortunately, many school, including the University of Florida, had different spring break schedules, so seeing old friends was not always possible. Sophomore Josh Clary headed back to Piano, TX, and really enjoyed himself. It was the first time I ' d been home since Christmas, so it was good to see some family, hang-out with some old friends, and just relax. In fact, I almost did not want to come back, said Clary. Another popular destination amoung University students was Panama City Beach. The attraction of the beach, thousands of students from across the country, and a relatively short drive was enough to attract many students, including freshman Bryan Dahler. I had a great time. There were so many people here and so many things to do, it was impossible not to have fun. I kind of wish I could have gotten home, but I ' m from Cleveland, so this was definitely the next best option, said Dahler. Some of the luckier Seminoles got to head off to exotic Caribbean locations for their spring breaks. Some of the destinations travelled to were the Bahamas, Cancun, Jamaica, or a cruise to some or all of these places. Sophomore Alan Matthews was among these students. He flew to the Bahamas to meet a group of Loading up on sun screen a little too late. Most students were invincible, but occasionally sunburn got to even the most die- hard spring breaker. Spring Break 25

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m mm V photo courtesy of Jake Winger ) £1 m I v j fill fMMMr old friends. I had the absolute best time of my life in the Bahamas. I got to see some old buddies, expenencs a different culture, and sample every kind of rum known to man, said Matthews. Some students, for several different reasons, had to remain at the University for their spring break. While this may not have seemed as fun as some other destinations, it was still a needed break. Brian Lucyk, a junior on the track team, had to stay in Tallahassee over spring break to train. Well, yeah, I definitely would have rather gotten out of Tallahassee for spring break, but it wasn ' t that bad. All my friends on the team were still here so we still managed to have a pretty good time. Just being away from classes for a week is a good enough break for me, Lucyk said. University students did many different things over their spring break, ranging from staying in Tallahassee to travelling to Caribbean beaches. While there was much variance between different students spring break experiences, they all had one thing in common — they were happy to get away from classes and the daily grind for a much needed week of relaxing. Jlorida State and West Point students form a team in the iSud wiser Amature Spring IQreak Volluball Ciassic in the Bahamas. The team was able to beat most of the challenging teams, and were defeated in the finals for second place. Spring Break 27