Muhlenberg College - Ciarla Yearbook (Allentown, PA)

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14 Ciarla Mail time is II o’clock. The daily expectation is usually met with campus information flyers or meeting notices rather than letters from parents , friends, or sweethearts. Anything is better than an empty box, however. Blaring, and loathsome are the alarm clocks which every morning conspire to drag the campus community out of bed. For some the un- godly hour is 6:30; others begin the day at noon, de- pending on when the first class starts, or when last night’s party ended. From the hours of 7-9:30 AM anything can happen from routine oversleeping to finding worms in the shower and no underwear in the drawer both situations being caused by the raids and re- taliations that took place be- tween Brown and Phi Tau. Breakfast and brunches are so predictable, it is diffi- cult to distinguish between a cheese omelette and scram- bled eggs, although there is always the option of sleep- ing through them. If one does make breakfast, bring the tray up before five of nine to avoid the line, un- less, of course, it’s snowing — then don’t bring the tray up at all. Excluding the union, there are other survival spots to which students can turn for victuals. The snack bar serves junk food, the bookstore sells Pepperidge Farm cookies, and George’s is famous for his hoagies among other things. LIVING DEMANDS ORIGINALITY A resident student is faced with responsibilities other than midterms, labs and papers. Washday re- quires a heavy work load. There is an average of three, washing machines and al- most 200 students in each dorm. Also, those on the five day meal plan are left to their imaginations on week- ends. Either Salvatores, Wendy’s, or MacDonalds gain the business, a friend’s meal card is used, or new and exciting cuisine is cre- ated. There are some bright spots to living on campus. One is the lit library dome, another, the new, swank Union lobby. Dorm living is an atypical adventure. In a resident sit- uation, stereos, roommates, killer frisbee games, phone calls, and spontaneous par- ties are all alternatives to studying and make living hectic but never boring. - Cathy Robertson

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The College Life: winter 13 Although the last two weeks of the first semester are often a period of panic, pleasant distractions lead to procrastination! At the top of the Christ- mas list are finding a tree and decorating it, attending the Candlelight Service and eating the fraternity’s Un- ion’s or Christmas dinner. How often do you encounter Dr. Claude Dierolf serving you eggnog with a smile, Tim Romig carrying your tray, Lynn Klein slicing your bread or Bill Thygeson running to refill your coffee cup? Unfortunately for the cum, snow season is a time not only for finals, but also for snowballs in the fridge, skiing, and traying. In De- cember, cafe trays are at a premium. While the pres- sure is mounting, these ac- tivities pull most from their secret study places to relax and release some tension. Mind-boggling finals can alter the character of the seemingly normal person. For Example, Cedar Crest College, a five-minute drive, a ten-minute walk, becomes a getaway as Muhlenbergers move in with their books, hotpots, toothbrushes, back- packs, etc. The wardrobe of a student at this time is also a bit absurb. It usually in- cludes jeans, sneakers top- siders, no socks maybe clean underwear, and a shirt that was slept in the night before. A food fight was again scheduled during the mid- week of finals. Many stu- dents were sent invitations through the mail; however, Dean LeCount, Lynne Klein, Gail Farnam and var- ious other VIP persons at- tended unannounced. Post-final celebration means something different to each person. It may be screaming, burning books, sleeping, blaring your ste- reo, sitting comatose, play- ing pinball at Georges, star- ing at your bong as it beck- ons and then munching out on a banana sundae in the new General’s Quarters. I At the Christmas dinner, professors and administrators manned the punch bowl, coffee pots, bread boards and soup cauldrons. Rich Ri oli takes a break (above) with Tim Teichmann and Charlotte Baker. On top of all this seasonal havoc, falls the hypnotizing snow. The Center for the Arts, the chapel and even the library take on a mystic beauty in their robes of white fluff. We leave tin- seled trees, decorated doors and friends to spend the holidays at home. - Priscilla Halliwell DID YOU RETURN YOUR TRAY TODAY?

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The College Life: room and board 15 Students stand in a half hour line for books they don ' t really want. Above Right: Will Karen Quinn be smiling when the bill comes? Below Left: Dissatisfied with the choice of room colors, Alex Hightower attempts to add aesthetic value to her walls. Below Right: A breakfast tradition is the toaster stop. 1 • Setting a fine example for his freshmen charges, Paul Leodori, a resident advisor in Martin Luther, leads the panty raid against Brown. Left: Cindy Hartman hangs it up on wash day.