Muhlenberg College - Ciarla Yearbook (Allentown, PA)

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Michael Z. Abel Stephanie J. Adler Michael J. Agrippine Kelly A. Ahn SEMIORITIS Spring, with flowers blooming and birds chirping, awakens college students from their hibernation. East Beach evolves into a recreational wonderland, complete with footballs, fris- bees, and, yes, bathing suits. For the senior, who for three and a half years labored through books, lectures, obnoxious professors, difficult tests, and the anxiety of deadlines, this is a time of reflection, a time of relaxation, and a time of total avoidance of responsibility. Blowing off classes, increased partying, severe procrastination, and absolute apathy toward everything serious are the symptoms. The disease is seniori- tis. It strikes the innocent students most heavily; those few who would never think of shunning responsibility. Suddenly, they refuse to study, they look back on the good times and the bad, and somehow they do not want to move on with their lives. Their fears of the future cause them to cling to their friends and hope to find security. They try to cram a lifetime of partying into one month. As for the experienced procrastinators, this is a time to advance their enjoyment and make their last push before the realities of the working world turn them into computerized geeks. Senioritis has no cure; its prognosis is that it can be disastrous. But, for the seniors who have realigned their lifestyles, the motto is D is for diploma and they just go and have a good time. -Carolyn Mule Michael Marvin takes in some frisbee golf during finals. 20