Old Dominion University - Troubador Yearbook (Norfolk, VA)

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WAITING for Duses seems like a constant job lor George Delpozz and Dean Elforsi. Flock to Class; the rest nest on campus! What is a commuter? The commuter, a rare species of bird known as the off- campus student, is known to inhabit the campus area of Hampton Boulevard and 49th Street between the hours of midnight and midnight exclusively. Actually, there are a number of species of commuter birds available for indiscriminate viewing. The first of these strange birds to come to mind is the Droopy-Feathered Early Morning Riser. This unique fellow stumbles from the nest at around 5:00 am and fumbles around in search of hot liquids loaded with caffeine for the long — or perhaps not so long — journey to the campus. Upon arrival at the halls of academe, the Early Morning Riser joins his cousins, the Late Night Partiers, in a usually futile attempt to stock their gray cells with enough go juice to survive those fearsome 8:00 am classes. A second species of commuter bird is the Wired-Up Wishful Thinker. who flaps onto campus with only 15 minutes before class, and lives in constant hope that a parking place will miraculously appear just three steps from Webb Center. He. too. has a weird cousin known as the Impossible Dream Bird, who also lives in hope and fervent belief that all the dormitory resident birds will someday decide to consume their noonday meals in their “nests” rather than the Webb cafeteria, thus leaving him the possibility of gaining nutrition and getting to a 1:00 class on time. The final species of commuter is the Rapidly-Aging. Bespectacled Owlish bird. This one does not appear in his campus habitat until after sunset. Struggling to feed the ever-growing national debt, this bird is only able to take pause for learning in the late-night hours. He lives in hope that he will, one day. find that his daytime cousins have left him just a little java and some change in the change machines. In reality, the commuting student does not fit any real pattern. There are all ages and backgrounds: there are traditional and non-traditional fields of study and all points of the compass are included in the commuter student. There are returning adults, working toward the degree they didn’t complete in their youth. There are military men and women, who are studying for degrees as well as professional advancement, and there are the traditional students, who may be living at home or off-campus to save money. They are. indeed, not such rare breed — and a welcome part of the ODU family! by Cheryl McAllister CRUISING lor parking spots is the number one activity tor many commuters. STUDENT LIFE 19

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Birds Of A Feather MAKING sure he's commuting to the right place is Robert Amos. 18 STUDENT LIFE

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J JUGGLING pins during part of his performance. Doug Morrison assured the audience later that his machete was all part of the act. Talent celebrates . . . BLACK HISTORY MONTH Entertainment at its best was found at the Black History Month Talent Show on February 12. 1988. Its purpose was to celebrate the cultural history of the black race during Black History month. Darrel Johnston. President of Fellowship of Minority Engineers and Scientists, was the MC for the show, sponsored by Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity. There were about 13 acts including singers, dancers and a comedian juggler. The participants were from the university and the community. First place went to the Reebok Kids” — three young talented dancers. Second place went to the “Ebony Impact — Male Quartet, and a woman from the Ebony Impact” took home third place. The judges were Mindy Sopher. Coordinator for Greek Affairs, Joseph Wiggins. Chapter Advisor for Kappa Alpha Psi. and Sharon La Forgia, Member of Greek Issues Committee. The enthusiasm of the crowd was proof of the great talent possessed buy all who performed. by C. Joynes 20 STUDENT LIFE SINGING Saving All My Love for You won 3rd place for Sabrina Hendrix. All Photos by K. Wellwer