Mississippi State University - Reveille Yearbook (Starkville, MS)

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FRESHMEN: THAT FIRST BIG STEP Freshmen find that watching TV is a great way to after a long day of classes. 20 Freshmen

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here he goes — wandering aimlessly ind campus — yes, for an entire year! never knows for what building all those :ulous abbreviations stand on his dule. He (or she) usually daydreams, ling the campus, taking in all the new acteristics of this new place he or she call home for the next four years. Of se, the eye is occasionally caught by a eous passerby, resulting in an embar- ing trip on the raised cracks in the sidewalks — yeah, you all know the ones — but by the time you ' re a sophomore, you ' ve learned in what places on campus you have to step up! Oh, but not to fear! Each year a few thou- sand freshmen survive that first year of col- lege with only minimal, permanent damage — at least three broken hearts, a failed class or two, and a few extra rolls in the previously flat stomach. The first test — the one the freshman studies for the night before like he did in high school — is usually a rude awakening to the realization that tests are something for which opening a book and reading a few pages is required. Parents of freshmen usually reinforce this new hypothesis as they quote that familiar lecture statement, Joe, if you don ' t bring up those grades, you won ' t live to be a sophomore! Frightened that without good grades in college life will deal him blow after blow, the freshman usually comes to realize that the Mitchell Memorial Library was built for something other than a place to find a date to the football game. During this time, the freshman also realizes that pizza delivery services and all night quick food stores not only have devastational effects on the checkbook, but also ruin the waistline and hip areas. Now, freshmen, don ' t get upset as you read this description of yourselves — we Scott Waller is an excellent way for freshmen to meet new Scott Waller Registration: A great way to kick off your freshman year! heard it in previous years as upperclassmen, wise and experienced, humiliated us. Next year you ' ll be sophomores — carry on the tradition — we wouldn ' t want newcomers to think they will survive their freshman year without having their awkward actions and hardships obser ved by all the mature upperclassmen. R | Marianne Warren Freshmen 21