Oglethorpe University - Yamacraw Yearbook (Atlanta, GA)

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A True Equestrian. Heidi Dawson spends her summer competing in the hunter-jumper classes in horse shows all over the Southeast. The American Tour. Brent Bishop and Kevin Walmsley in Texas on their road trip taken one week- end in luly. Paradise. Zois Spiliotis and Mikako Ono enjoy the scenic view of the Greek Isles. Zois was a Greek nat- ive studying at Oglethorpe. SUMMER 13

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For most, the beginning of tiie sumnier was a welcome relief from the unusually tense period of final exams. Like a house on fire, students vacated the campus faster than you could say, beach. For three months the words library, cafeteria-food and study were in back of everyone ' s mind, like Faded Shadows So where did these young, knowledgeable hounds go to escape the tension and stress that goes along with the pursuit of higher education? Anywhere they could; home, to stay with a relative in the mountains of Vermont, or even to ramble aimlessly through Europe. As long as the adventure took them nowhere near the looming clock- tower on Peachtree Road. For those students who did make the homage home, it was like taking a nostalgic walk down memory lane, as all their high school friends who had gone away to college also retumed for the summer. Senior Ric Ford was among these ranks as he retumed to his home in Washington, Indiana last summer. It was like 1 never left for college, he states. My old basketball buddies and I hung out and partied like we had done in high school. Ric did not go home just for the pleasure, though. Often, he was found on Saturday night till the wee hours of the morn- ing, flipping dough at the local pizza joint, IVlr. Gratti ' s, instead of partying. Sophomore Tressie Roland also went home, to Fort Pierce, Florida, to work not one job, but three! I needed the money and although 1 didn ' t have much ' play ' time, at the end of the summer I had alot more money in my wallet than my friends who bummed around the beach. Finally, for those with an insatiable thirst for knowledge, for those that a mere two semesters could not fulfill — the summer session kept them busy. Many of the students who attended the regular fall and spring sessions, also returned for the summer, — be it to make up lost credit hours, to obtain classes for eariy graduation, or to just fight off boredom. Kevin Southem, a senior, was among those few who stayed in Atlanta to attend summer classes. My town (Wharton, New jersey) is so dead in the summer, so the only thing to do is work and go to frequent family outings. I ' d rather take on the burden of an extra class for the oppor- tunity to live with my friends all summer. Kevin also took on a sales job in the local mall, but he somehow managed to find some spare time to party with his friends — and he did. It ' s easy to see that it didn ' t take the glamour of a two-month Alaskan cruise, or sun-bathing on the Rhine to entertain the modest student for the summer break. No matter how profitable or enjoyable these three summer months were, by mid-August students were desparately awaiting their return to school, daydreaming of the day when they could taste the delicious cafeteria food again, or, perhaps, find a cute freshman sitting next to them in Biology class. LM jw 12 SUMMER

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When the end of the week finally arrived, students refocused their energy to play. Preparations for evening fun began at dusk as girls refined their make-up and tried for a funkier look. Guys put on their dancing shoes, sometimes unwillingly, and donned their drinking caps. Anticipation hoovered in the evening air, for this might be the night TONIGHT...TONIGHT...TONIGHT Whenever students felt the urge to ex- perience Hotlanta on the weekends they found plenty to do. The weekends began on Thursday night (a weekend in the English tradi- tion?) at P.j. Haleys. Many Petrels migra- ted to this Emory area night-spot for an evening of dance and good times. For many of these students, the evening would not have been complete without a stop at that mecca of midnight snacking; Krystai, a place well known for its service and speed. Then came Friday and Satuday (week- end in the American tradition! ) Where did students go...? Buckhead, Virginia High- Suds and Smiles. Rachel Fowler enjoys a Thursday night out at P.|. Haley ' s. Good Times -n- Good Friends. Matt Stein and a fri- end exchange jokes while enjoying a beer at P.l. ' s. lands, and Downtown. Buckhead is a few miles down Peach- tree Road from Oglethorpe, was a popular hangout. Popular nightspots include R ' n R ' USA, Casa Fiesta, Aunt Charley ' s, Churchill Arms, and ofcourse T lunction. Good ol ' Days was perhaps the most popular place in Buckhead, and several professors are known to consider it as a daytime classroom-in-the-field. Lastly, there is Disco-Kroger, in the Limelight shopping center, the playing field for that wonderful sport known as midnight Krogering. Virginian Highlands, another fun destination, allowed adventurous students to conquer a country at Taco Mac, listen to some great bands, and then get fat at The Desert Place. Many topped off their evenings with a greasy burger at The Majestic on Ponce de Leon. Cruising west on Ponce to downtown, the city heat struck with concerts by such musical favorites as Sting and R.E.M., many plays, and special movies. Other attractions in the downtown area include WeekEnds, a place where anything goes, and Club Rio, where individuality rules. Of course.there ' s the Metroplex - but remember, proper leather attire is required! TJ.ph rn 14 NIGHTLIFE