James Madison University - Bluestone Schoolmaam Yearbook (Harrisonburg, VA)

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m Though the air was unusually chilly for I m the seventh of May, graduates were warm I m I with excitement GRADUATION H with tasssles turned, the newest JMU alumni pay little attention to the ongoing cerenr onles. A brisk wind swept across the valley as ttie sun played hide and seek behind clouds which spewed an intermittent flurry of snowflakes. These were not the signs of a foreboding win- ter; they were the harsh weather con- ditions for Spring Commencement on May 7. With temperatures hovering in the low forties, proud parents, friends, and relatives of graduates filled the stadi- um, their winter coats fastened snugly and their blankets in tow. The junior marshals who led the graduation pro- fessional, however, did not have the luxury of warm winter garments. Clad only in light colored, summery dresses, originally chosen to provide a unified look on the field, the junior mar- shals shivered through the commence- ment address made by Micheal Gartner, president of NBC news. Michelle Mason was certainly glad that Doris Emsuiler gave me her jacket. She said, I wouldn ' t have been able to stand the cold without it. Another junior marshal exclaimed, I was half way home after the ceremony before my feet thawed out! The wind posed a problem on the Coleman platform, and several members of the organizational committee held things together. We had to hold the back- drop up on the platform until the main- tenance workers could come fix it, said Jean Barnard, who was in charge of planning and implementing com- mencement exercises. Barnard believed that the cold weather was preferable to rain be- cause precipitation would have re- quired an indoor ceremony. While it was very cold and uncomfortable, she said, it was better than taking less than half of our guests to the convocation center. In the end, weather proved to be an excellent memory maker for the grad- uates, for years from now they will re- member their spring commencement in the snow. by Leigh Ann Bowles With diploma in hand, Brian Souie practically leaps from the stage. His enthusiasm displays the feelings of the Class of 1989. As hands are raised in excitement, the cold, wet snow continues to fall. May ' s Graduation seems colder than December ' s. Coleman 26 Grad

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V- .k - ZanettI Spring means going barefooted to some Vil- lage Pillage enttiusiasts. Conversation was a hlghllgtit at the event. Sitting on the grass, pillagers listen to the featured bands. Aminlnov Tile, The Furlies, and Tamerlane all performed. Coleman Village Pillage was a lot of fun but it should have been on a Saturday. -Rusty Jordan ZanettI Village Pillage 25

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