Georgia Institute of Technology - Blueprint Yearbook (Atlanta, GA)

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as the Seasons Change, So Does the Campus Mood iThe seasons of the year play a major ple at Tech. Each new climate brings with ia change for the students in activities, ourses taken, thoughts and attitudes. lhen a Tech student tells you how their uarter went, they will probably refer to it i terms of the time of the year. Winter as lousy or Spring was fantastic right or might not indicate how they did cademically. Yet each period is unique 'id separate from the others in the ways rat the students act and think. Spring quarter is probably the least roductive tacademicallyj of Tech's four aasons, For once during the year, asses seem to take a back seat to such iversions as frisbee, tennis, and softball. itramurals pick up in pace, shorts :place thermal underwear, and crowds ack to Grant Beach to soak up the rays. nough the studies are ever-present, lost students try to take easy courses ad a minimum of hours so that they can ie it up a little and enjoy a typically sen- ational Atlanta spring. Summers spent at Tech are definitely low key. While an average student never attends a summer session, it is a good chance for some to make up for previ- ously dropped courses or poor grades. Classroom attire is skimpy, with shorts and bare feet being sported by many. The student-teacher relationship seems to be more casual during the summer, and many feel that this air of ease aids in help- ing the students get more out of their classes. Summer almost always seems too short, and fall quarter arrives before most people have a chance to get a good sun tan. Fall is hectic for many students, with football season, rush, and Homecoming keeping people busy. For freshmen, fall quarter means the beginning of a long sojourn at Tech. They are called on early to prove themselves by surviving registra- tion, dorm life, and three meals a day of college food After three months of let- ting their brains go soft, most students find it a chore to get back in the swing of things and concentrate on the books. Between fall and spring quarters, there exists a time at Tech that most people would rather bypass completely - win- ter. Fighting below freezing weather when a warm bed beckons is rough, with Tech's present to winter - 8 o'clock classes - rating the fewest participants. The bad weather does seem to help out in the study department as students can't do much except work or dream of a possible ski trip. The annual snowfall that everyone anticipates evaded the campus this year, but the milder temperatures kept the stu- dents more optimistic about school and made the arrival of spring an important date to mark on the calender. TOP, LEFT TO RIGHT: Winter Quarter means ACC Basketball time, and these students wait overnight to purchase tickets to the Championship tourna- ment in Maryland. inclement weather is typical of fall and a sudden storm turned the Florida-Tech game into a real drencher. BOTTOM, LEFT TO RIGHT: Bob Grabowski catches some rays before heading off to Differential Equations class during spring quarter. An ice cold drink of fresh water makes a summer softball game more bearable. .... lk .- st i - is

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