Miami University - Recensio Yearbook (Oxford, OH)

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Unfortunately it was not the same for her. It seems that she spent more and more of her time daydreaming and talking to me than ever before and her grades took a rather steady downturn. She was upset by this but wasnlt too worried. Her grades were good and her last semester couldnlt make any appreciable Changes in her g.p.a. What in the world are you doing to my grades? she asked once. Before I met you, I had no trouble studying. But now, it seems like Ilm reading the same page over and over again. Its easy to figure out, I said. Youire obviously infatuated with me and more in- terested at looking at me than at Manage- rnent. This earned me a swift kick in the knee as well as one of her smiles that could melt you in a second. After studying during the week, we Spent almost all of our time dur- ing the weekend together. Hueston Woods was one of our favorite spots to go. What with the beach and the lake, it made for many a sun drenched afternoon. It was here that we had many of our by now infamous conversations on everything from politics to beer. I often questioned why she felt the way about some of the things that she did. But she was from such a different background ther father died when she was still young and here mother raised the familyl that we saw eye to eye on very few things. She was very much a free thinker while I often thought very conservatively. The one thing that we always agreed on was that we loved each other. Over the next several weeks, we saw each other as often as we could. We studied together, ate together, went to the movies together, played racquetball together, went drinking together at the Circle and went on a lot of long walks together. But more than any other activity, study- ing took up most of our time. If you want to do well at Miami you have to study. I Right: Hueston Woods and Acton Lake were favorite spots for many Miamians to enjoy a sun- ny day. On nice spring and fall days the beach was crowded with couples sunning and shooting the breeze. Far Right: When Burger King opened in-be-- tween semesters, it proved to be a popular place for all Oxfordians, especially late at night. After a long night of studying, Tony and Maria some- times went up to BK for a pop and a burger. 22 Six Weeks

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Six Weeks The Beginnings Of A Long Relationship didn't get one. While I was flat on my back with both my roommates sitting on me, they reiterated their request. When are we leaving? they asked in unison. Its about time you had some heavy-duty activity with a member of the female portion of this society, Ralph said. Ralph was one of Miamiis Romeois , having what seemed like a girl a day over to the house to engage in his favorite activity, which was not playing backgammon. All right, I said. Let's go to the party, but not until at least ten. After all I fig- ured, no self-respecting girl would show up until at least two hours after the party be- gan. Plus, it was just 8:30 now, giving us plenty of time to finish our newly-opened twelve pack. The hour soon approached and we went across the street to meet our neighbors. We were not the most sociable of house mates, as we lived across from these girls for two years and we didn't even know their names. Here, have a beer, yelled one of the girls, and one of the better looking ones at that. Shortly after handing me the beer, she planted a big kiss on my cheek and once again, yelled Hi? Odd what happens when people start drinking. Their hearing goes fairly quickly and they have to start yelling every word they utter. But that was not on my mind at the moment. This girl had caught my eye for some time, but Iid never really done anything about it. Wanting to get to know the girl, I used one of my all-time classic lines. IIHi, My name's Tony, what's yours? Maria, she said. We sat down on one of the couches and started to converse as I noticed Ralph in the corner with one hand around a beer and another around a good- looking blonde. I never could quite figure out what it was about Ralph. He charmed the girls like nobody else I knew. As I was watching Ralph operate, I sud- denly noticed that Maria had been talking to me for the last five minutes and I didn't hear a word she said. Are you listening to me at all? she asked. Or are you too busy watching Cad- dyshack, which was playing on the televi- sion at the time. It was one of my favorite movies, but that was not what was on my mind at the moment. I was trying to figure out why a girl as nice as Maria was still talking to me. After all, it had been well over half an hour and she was still interested in me. That hadnit happened to me in a long while. The night ended and she was still inter- ested in me. She proved that with a kiss before I left which I was not counting on. Both Steve and Ralph witnessed the scene and were breaking their arms patting them- selves on the back. They had been bugging me of late about my lack of contact with the girls and they were proud of themselves for getting me back in circulation. Way to go, babe, Steve said. Pretty impressive for a first date? I told him what he could do with it. I didnt want him talking about her like that. She was nice and didn't deserve to be in- sulted. Stick it in your ear, I said. She's nice and she likes me. This set off a minor celebration in our house - Ralph and Steve were very, very proud of themselves for setting me up with a girl. Over the next few days I got to see more and more of Maria. Unlike me, she was very studious and spent much of her time in the library. This was where most of our hours together were spent. Being in the library all the time did have its benefits; I studied more than I ever did before and almost immediately started doing better in my classes. Far Left: Since Maria studied hours on end, Tony often joined her later in the evening in the Ze- bra Room. Open 'round the clock, the room was a haven to late night studiers. Left: Although talking to Tony was only a local call, Maria, like many Miami students, ran up a rather large phone bill. a a Six Weeks 21

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