Millersville University - Touchstone Yearbook (Millersville, PA)

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Finding the Right Atmosphere Though there are the so-called conventional places such as the library, dorm-rooms, and study rooms, students are continuously discovering new and unusual study places. The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania has provided MSC with an environment unique to state colleges. This environment is commonly Known to students as the pond. ’ The pond not only provides a home for Ralph and Fred the resident swans but also serves another purpose. It is employed by many students. residents as well as commuters, as a refuge from the humdrum library. Also it provides a refreshing change of scenery for study breaks. With the approach of warm weather, many of the female students spend the afternoons on dorm beaches such as Lyle, Lenhardt. and Hull beaches, to name a few. Though many attempts are made to study on the beaches, they are futile. Often the sun creates a glare on the pages: therefore, an important decision must be made: to give up the sun or to give up studying. The latter Is usually the most predominant choice. An extra few minutes, or hours, of studying can be grabbed now and then by students waiting to obtain an empty washer. Compared to the noise level of many of the dorms, the noise of the washers is soothing. Besides the laundry rooms and pressing rooms. Lyle girls have access to soundproof practice rooms. These practice rooms are not only used by dedicated music majors but by anyone desiring a quiet place to study. Finals bring about new study habits for the students while cramming twenty-four hours a day. On seventh floor Lenhardt. their lobby becomes a living room for a week with the girls supplying their rugs and chairs. A common practice in many dorms is to relocate mattresses Into the hallways in order not to disturb roommates. People who have never been In the library all semester suddenly appear in the library for the first time during finals week. Some of these places may seem unique and unusual to us now. but who knows In semesters to come what places students will find to study. Kelly Byrnes Leah Scharff Qanscr Library provides a quiet refuge for those seeking relief from their pounding eardrums. Photo by Wally Brown. exercising mind as well as body, this student pulls out the books In the weight room. Photo by Bruno Van Steen berghe. Junior Earth Science major Brenda Miller finds her room an appropriate place for her to do her work. Photo by Jean Will. 20 Study Places

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tickets to ballets, speakers, drama presentations, comedy shows, weekend trips to Mew York and Wildwood N.J.. and rock concerts at Franklin and Marshall College as well as NSC. Providing Tor more ' out-doorsy' recreation, the center maintains a bicycle room where lor a small fee per hour students can rent bikes, including ten-speeds and two seaters. The ground surrounding the SMC is perfect for pic-nicing. with a number of trenches and picnic tables, grilles and even a swing set. Last but not least, the SMC contains an all-purpose room with a stage. Providing seating for three hundred, this room is the setting for many class lectures. seminars, and speakers, as well as orientation registration, classical plays the annual dance marathon, and weekly films sponsored by CUB and the Cultural Affairs Committee. The Student Memorial Center is certainly more than a memory It Is the major gathering place of MSC students, faculty, and guests providing educational as well as recreational experiences. Steven DIGulscppe Susan Milter Rich Ycdnock Dolls, cowgirls, and monsters swarm the Galleys food services for lice munchics during the Halloween birthday party. Photo by Lori H mm iritis. The Galley s cushioned booths provide a comfortable study nook. Photo by Richard One o( the numerous centers advantages are the on and off Ycdnock. campus telephones. Photo by Darrin Mann. SMC 19

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Resident aquatic scholar Ralph the Swan, provides helpful advice to pensive students. Photo by Andy Hoff. Plame a quiet place, with hundreds of choices, partitioned with carrels, and you have one of the largest studying atmosphere. Helen A. Qanser Library. Photo by Wally Brown. Even offices, like that of Bard Mall provide a In the battle of books vs. students combat fatigue is often common. Photo by Bruno Van Steen- good atmosphere for studying as senior IA berghe. M jor. Allen Browcll completes a paper. Photo by Bruno Van Steen berg he. Study Places 21