Ohio University - Athena Yearbook (Athens, OH)

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r reshmen are people too, as the saying goes, but on the first day of college, they prob- ably wish they weren ' t. Classes aren ' t packed with friends you ' ve had since fourth grade and your teachers are no longer teachers, they ' re profs. The first day of class will leave almost any freshman disoriented and exhausted. One of the biggest fears a freshman encounters is meeting the roommate or mates. You wonder desperately if they will speak English and you have nightmares about their pet goldfish. Jaws. No one can say it ' s easy to walk into a new room, unpack your life and immedi- ately share it with a stranger. Nevertheless, a roommate could be the best thing that happens your freshman year. You help each other with economics over big bowls of popcorn, teach each other how to iron and share special memories of home. On the other hand, roommates don ' t always agree, especially when it comes to music. You may like the dynamic sound of Adam and the Ants, while your six-foot-ten. three hundred pound roommate likes listening to Hank Wil- liams, [r. Learning to live with someone and being compatible are two of the greatest skills ac- quired in college. Your freshman roommate may end up being the best friend you ' ve ever had, and then again, he or she may be your worst enemy. For a freshman, everything seems to change once you enter college. It begins the very mo- ment you kiss mom goodbye and head for the laundry room. Does anyone really know how much Tide to put in a load of clothes? Do we really have to keep track of a meal card and then use it to eat that stuff they call food in the cafeteria? Freshman go through many changes during their first year of college but they eventually learn to adapt, to be independent, and most im- portant of all, they learn about who they are. Almost any freshman can be picked out of a crowd by their clean tennis shoes, new back pack or high school jacket. They will stand in line for almost anything. They are the first ones in class and take chemistry notes with Snoopy pencils. They are the people that walk around with their eyes guled to a map and mutter the unforgettable phrase. What ' s your major? They are very high-strung and filled with excitement of new surroundings. Meeting people becomes a hobby and green and white — a way of life. By the end of spring quarter, freshmen have graduated from innocence and matured into ea- ger upperclassmen. Finding their way around campus is no longer difficult and doing laundry § is no more a chore. They have survived their | first midterms and finals as well as the cafeteria ' J; cuisine. —Kim Walker r reShnden have a year filled with changes, independence, responsibility, and cooking that ' s not quite like Mom ' s 24 Campus Life

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The high school letter jacket is o freshman ' s dead giveaway. Freshmen Jack Bonsky. Jerry Minichiello, Steve Opiinger and Sioblian OHare take advantage of their new inde- pendence. Garth Cooke, a freshman from Beavercreek, Ohio, has his first encounter with the dryers. Freshmen 25